Shanghai-based interior design practice Kokaistudios has designed a bookstore in Ningbo, China, which encourages people to linger. The Altlife bookstore’s design is based on organic geometries and the notion of circulation as a journey: the idea is to encourage people to move around the expansive space and keep a constant flow of people in the building. […]
 Luchetti Krelle has drawn on the refined glamour of the 1920’s golden days of grand hotels to create a luxe and immersive dining at the Four Seasons-owned Mode Kitchen & Bar in Sydney. The interior design practice was tasked with creating an intimate dining venue within a challenging and disconnected space. The original restaurant was […]
American online custom beauty product company eSalon tasked ShubinDonaldson with renovating an existing guitar-amp manufacturing warehouse for their growing multifaceted needs. The primary focus was to establish a fully-functioning manufacturing line, salon, and an office environment that promotes team collaboration. “The design resolved eSalon’s program with a clear spatial orientation, maintaining the connective tissue between […]
Hong Kong-based LAAB Architects has designed a photography gallery which harnesses smart technology to deliver a kinetic entrance way. Designed in collaboration with Carlow Architecture & Design, f22 foto space offers exhibitions, a photo book shop, a camera boutique and café. To create a ‘cinematic’ entrance, the design team studied camera development and used design elements […]
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