Designed by NC Design & Architecture, the new Hong Kong located restaurant is disguised with an entrance that draws from a traditional Thai grocery store. The restaurants interior also draws on themes of film sets, shops houses and traditional Thai architecture.
This New York loft conversion by local architect Ali Tayar is divided using bespoke prefabricated panels based on a Swiss modular housing system from the 1960s.
The system is separate from the shell of the building, allowing for all the panels to be dissembled and put into boxes for removal.
For more information about that designer or design please follow the link here.
Located in Montauk, New York, the area is known for its unpredictable weather patterns, and Genius Loci was built to capture the “Spirit of Montauk”.
The site used to be home to a horse ranch with a lush green pasture, the building is clad in cedar shingles that will naturally weather over time. And a wood screen bridge to connect the two structures.
The interior utilizes large sliding glass doors that make you feel as if you’re outdoors.
Warm woods, balance out the white walls giving it a beach house feel.
More information and the full gallery here.
Located in the Cha-Am Beach resort, Thailand, Bear House by Onion Architects was built for the Sahawat family who needed a place to showcase their collection and passion for Bearbrick. Wall art by Thai artists MMFK and P7 add a playful atmosphere to the rest of the houses neutral tones.
View the full gallery and more work by Onion Architecture here.
Höst’s rustic Scandinavian design, with accents of modern industrial fixtures, makes one feel as if they are dining in someones kitchen rather than in a commercial restaurant.
View the full gallery here.
Scandinavian chain IKEA has been awarded the Gold Booth Award at this year’s 2013 Interior Design Show.
IKEA Canada was given the award for its kitchen and bathroom design, which incorporated a variety of antique features enclosed in warehouse windows. Other designs such as an eclectic grand fireplace and an embossed brick wall were also deemed award-worthy.
http://designbuildsource.com.au/gold-for-ikea-at-2013-interior-design-show
18 of the coolest bookshelves.
http://sobadsogood.com/2013/01/20/18-insanely-cool-creative-bookshelves-youll-wish-you-had/
In a new exhibit, the Museum of the City of New York looks at the most innovative design solutions for tiny living spaces, as well as real-world examples pioneered in other cities around the world.
http://www.businessinsider.com/interior-design-of-ny-micro-units-2013-1?op=1#ixzz2Isbvtkeo
Andrée Putman, the Parisienne who rediscovered and reissued early Modernist French furniture and then went on to a renowned global career as a designer of interiors, died on Saturday at her home in Paris. She was 87.
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/21/arts/andree-putman-global-interior-designer-dies-at-87.html?_r=0
