Individuality, boldness and understated elegance were strong themes among the winners of the 2023 Australian Interior Design Awards, announced on 2 June. “Projects […] also displayed sensitivity and a modesty that speaks to a revitalized sense of confidence,” said the jury. “This is a year where design was truly celebrated through projects, relationships and collaborations […]
Continue ReadingAustralian multidisciplinary design firm SJB has claimed three awards at this year’s Inside World Festival of Interiors as part of the World Architecture Festival in Singapore. 19 Waterloo Street won both the Interior of the Year and the Residential Single Dwelling Award. The jury praised the modestly-sized residence for being “like a wardrobe for the […]
Continue ReadingBangkok, Thailand Architects 49 House Design have created the new, modernist office building for Pine-Pacific Corporation, located between the company’s former mineral warehouse and its current headquarters. Warehouse 12 as it is known is comparable to a central connecting link that merges the various working functions together, housing offices, laboratories, a cafeteria, and meeting rooms. […]
Continue ReadingThe experimental midcentury-modern architecture of the Hamptons has long been a source of fascination to many in the design world — including Timothy Godbold, an interior designer based in Southampton, NY So in the fall of 2019, when he noticed an unusual modernist house in town listed for sale, he was intrigued. More intriguing still: […]
Continue ReadingQhere are two stories in this month’s news that illuminate the strange relationship we currently have with housing. One is about an artist who’s decided to live in a skip for a year to raise awareness of the terrible cost of living in London and the other is the story of a designer who created […]
Continue ReadingNew York, USA Architects: KARIM RASHID Inc. Lead Architect/Concept designer: Karim Rashid Project Description Dubbed “The Disk House,” the design of this circular, see-through residence, came as a response to the Covid lockdown. The concept of the Disk House is to have 360 degrees views, with no sharp corners and no obstructive columns. “Being locked […]
Continue ReadingThe Essential Homes Research Project has been unveiled at the 18th International Architecture Exhibition in Venice, Italy. The housing concept was designed by the Norman Foster Foundation to meet the essential human needs of displaced communities while utilizing sustainable building techniques and materials. The number of displaced individuals and families continues to grow and settlements […]
Continue ReadingNo matter how many ideas you might have had before, you would certainly start getting confused right before you start the construction of a new home. This is especially true in case you are in two minds about the theme for your new home—you like more than one theme and are not sure which one […]
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