Italian designer Luca Nichetto has opened the first physical store for ZaoZuo, the Chinese startup furniture brand for which he is creative director (+ slideshow). (more…)
Luca Nichetto designs first ZaoZuo showroom in Beijing based on grid paper
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Six homes that use nets to create suspended play spaces for children
STPMJ completes rural cabin with a swivelled roof in South Korea
From one side this wooden house in South Korea looks like a typical gabled cabin, but from the other side its roof appears to be misaligned (+ slideshow). (more…)
Jamie Wolfond designs minimal glass smoking pipe for Tetra
American designer Jamie Wolfond has designed a simple glass pipe for smoking accessory brand Tetra, which will debut at fashion store Opening Ceremony. (more…)
Tea room and veranda provide socialising space in Katsutoshi Sasaki’s Wengawa House
Translucent curtains surround a mezzanine tea room in the heart of this home, designed by Katsutoshi Sasaki + Associates for a retired couple in Japan’s Aichi Prefecture (+ slideshow). (more…)
Dining area “grows” from California artist studio by Mork-Ulnes
Mork-Ulnes Architects has completed a barn-inspired artist studio in northern California, which includes a white volume that looks it like is growing out of a reclaimed timber-clad building. (more…)
David Adjaye’s African American history museum nears completion in Washington DC
The final touches are being added to David Adjaye‘s museum of African American history, a project that “felt like a bloodbath at times” according to the British architect. (more…)
Richard Meier’s Leblon Offices in Rio feature horizontal louvres and vertical gardens
American studio Richard Meier and Partners has completed its first project in South America: a white and concrete office building with hidden vertical gardens in Rio de Janeiro (+ slideshow). (more…)
Ikea responds to Kanye West collaboration request
Ikea has responded to US rapper Kanye West’s request to collaborate, after he publicly declared his desire to work alongside the furniture giant. (more…)
