Slowpoke Espresso Café Review
Melbourne
12-08-2011
Slowpoke is a new cafe in Fitzroy, Melbourne designed by French-born, Melbourne-based designer Sasufi. The focal point of the bright and airy interior is a 12m wall clad with off-cuts of reused timber sourced from local furniture designers.
More...Happy Kitchen Café Review
London
08-08-2011
Happy Kitchen is a new café-come-organic food shop right next to London Fields station. What makes it really special does not immediately meet the eye (unless you read a bit more about them on the blackboards that line the walls), the owners try to source all ingredients locally as far as possible, reducing environmental impact and supporting smaller, local suppliers.
More...Aesop Grand Central Kiosk
New York
29-07-2011
Australian skincare brand Aesop is not only know for its excellent skincare lines, it has also built up a reputation for innovative interiors that make use of unusual materials.
More...Table Cloth Performance Space
Los Angeles
28-07-2011
Table Cloth is a new performance space in the courtyard of Schoenberg Hall at the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music in Los Angeles.
More...The Truvia Voyage of Discovery Bar Review
London
21-07-2011
The rooftop of Selfridges, Oxford Street has been transformed beyond recognition by Jelly Mongers, Bompas and Parr. The Truvia Voyage of Discovery is a celebration of the arrival of Truvia sweetener in Britain that runs from the 21st to the 24th of July, tickets have sadly sold out already.
More...52 Clothing Store
Japan
20-07-2011
52, a clothing store in Shizuoka-shi, Japan, was designed in response to the question: How do garments relate to space? Suppose Design Office decided on separating the space into a section that employs only natural light and one that uses solely artificial light.
More...DIG by Snarkitecture Exhibition
London
30-06-2011
Dig is an exhibition and performance at Storefront for Art and Architecture by Daniel Arsham/Snarkitecture that explores the architecture of excavation.
More...Printed Wikipedia
Book Review
23-06-2011
Not that this is a subject particularly related to interior design, but nevertheless it has become an important tool in most of our lives, so I do think it is worthwhile to feature it: London designer Rob Matthews has printed the full version of all featured Wikipedia articles and bound them into the possibly thickest book on this planet.
More...The Modern Pantry Restaurant Review
New Zealand
07-04-2011
You are always guaranteed a delicious brunch, lunch or dinner in a comfortable, relaxed atmosphere at The Modern Pantry. New Zealand chef Anna Hansen performs magic with fresh ingredients to create original dishes that are as inspiring as their, almost all white, interior.
More...Playtype Foundry Shop
Copenhagen
04-04-2011
In Copenhagen, type has jumped from computer screens and the internet and taken up residence in a type foundry where digital fonts can be purchased in physical space.
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