It is no secret that Chinese architecture is undergoing a massive upsurge. Within the last decade, the country has emerged as the globe’s largest construction market, and as a result, many noteworthy modern projects have been built. In today’s post we are focusing on bespoke Chinese bookstores that merge aspirational architecture and interior design with the spiritual world of reading.
We have already explored outstanding examples of contemporary subterranean architecture. This time, we have compiled a handpicked selection of hotels and retreats that are beautifully carved directly into the landscape allowing the visitors to stay in perfect sync with the surroundings.
You must have heard on numerous occasions that good design is a powerful healing tool. We have collected a number of interior design projects that take this principle at face value. These bespoke hospitals demonstrate that asking patients and staff what they really need and want from healthcare spaces can truly transform them from bare and clinical to richer, more welcoming and useful.
Eating out with kids might be a tricky task – toddlers throwing a tantrum or preschoolers running around while waiting their orders is not exactly a picture of a perfect restaurant experience. Despite the many hassles of designing a family-friendly restaurant, however, more interior designers succeed to create a family-friendly dining space, which could meet the needs of both children and parents.
Subterranean architecture exists since the beginning of humankind. Originally used to provide shelter, create protective caves, refuges, and tunnels, underground architecture seems to be having a moment. We have selected some bespoke subterranean properties that blend effortlessly into their surroundings while creating a signature design amidst outstanding natural beauty.
Moving house can be very stressful, so some people choose to rather optimize the current space they have by adding a residential extension to their home. It is not only a great way to gain extra valuable space need for the occupants and adapt the house to their lifestyle, but can also modernize the architecture endowing the design with an iconic, signature look.
The meals we eat frame our day, bring us joy and connect us with others. Sitting around a table of food with friends is a beautiful way to create a sense of community. That is why food is a recurrent theme for many artists. Centered on unusual ingredients, the menu features mixed media meals crafted from paper and yarn, clothing and wood.
Have you ever wondered what food of the future would look like? With science and technologies penetrating deeply into all spheres of our life, researchers develop curious ways to revolutionize the way we eat.
Goethe once asserted that “architecture is frozen music.” Normally, we perceive this quote as a beautiful metaphor. However, some architects really draw on from the amazing texture of ice cubes, simultaneously fragile and solid, transparent and opaque, to design breathtaking buildings that look as if they could easily fit into the world of the Ice Queen.
Disposable razors are made of plastic and contribute heavily to the most critical environmental issues – plastic pollution. According to report Award Catalogue 2020 of BEYOND PLASTIC, about 5,000 billion single-use razors are used per year globally. Product designers are constantly looking for brand new versions of these everyday objects that can help reduce the burden on the environment and stand up to the main principles of good design – comfort, sustainability, beauty and value.
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