Gracing the pages of Elle Decor this month is the East-Village apartment of model/pilot Jessica Stam. Perfect for the pages of that title, her pseudo-bohemian, Golden-Age Hollywood, periwinkle pad is exactly what you might... Read
Accordia| has won the RIBA Stirling Prize 2008. Six buildings were shortlisted| from the winners of the 2008 RIBA National Awards and European Awards. The winner was announced at the RIBA Stirling Prize Dinner at the Arena and Convention Centre in Liverpool on 11 October... Read
Belgian menswear designer Raf Simons has commissioned german-born, LA-based artist Sterling Ruby to use his tokyo boutique as a canvas. the installation transforms the store from a stark white space into something completely different with large splashes of blue paint. Read
Yohji Yamamoto’s flagship is the latest store to hit Paris’ notorious Rue Cambon. Designed by Sophie Hicks, an architect and former stylist for Alaia, it carries both women’s and men’s collections. Special wood paneling... Read
Our friends over at Canvas Gallery and Boutique were just telling us yesterday about their latest trip to Tokyo and how fabulous the new Niel Barrett flagship store was... Read
Rincon 5, as the current range is known, is 60-ft long and barely distinguishable from a site-build, so meticulous are the detailing and construction standards. The $220,000 fee includes construction costs. Radziner points out that each Rincon takes eight weeks to build in the factory and is delivered to the site complete with tiles, plumbing and even fixtures like dishwashers and sinks... Read
Imagine being a starving artist in New York (x 2). 2 times more expensive rent, 2 times more expensive food (5 times shittier than any option in NY), and just about anything else you can think of, 2 times more expensive! With this in mind furniture designer Auro Foxcroft came up with some urban ingenuity. His idea was to take abandoned subway cars... Read
MVDRV architects recently won the Gwanggyo City Centre Competition with their design of this incredible new city just south of Seoul, South Korea. Envisioned as a verdant acropolis of organic ‘hill’ structures, the proposed complex is a fully self-sufficient city for up to 77,000 inhabitants. Read
Im not sure you guys have picked up on my obsession with shipping containers yet but I have mentioned them in Pre-fab homes and art installations around the world. Dutch designer Sandra Mulder has created a series of interior shelving called Pandora inspired by containers... Read
The 2+ Weekend House is a container house with a difference - it's made with containers manufactured expressly for housing (vs. cargo containers). Designed by Jure Kotnik Arhitekt. I Love it ! Sky high prices of real estate in the contemporary world have stimulated the search for[...] Read
Even in LA terms, the brand new SLS Hotel at Beverly Hills is a networking dream. The brainchild of Sam Nazarian - owner of the flourishing SBE entertainment and nightlife company - it has had iconic designer Philippe Starck, ‘the Ambassador of Spanish cuisine’ Jose Andres and even design maestro and retailer Murray Moss all on board... Read
If you haven't had the chance to see the Louis Vuitton flagship pop-up installation wrapping job up for the holiday season, its not to be missed. The Fifth Ave storefront was wrapped in Murakami’s iconic Monogram Multicolor print last month... Read