The meteoric rise of India as an economic powerhouse this past decade comes with an increasingly sophisticated and expanding consumer market and talent pool, and it’s a combo which is slowly changing the country’s leading cities on many levels, including retail and shopping. After graduating from NIFT in Delhi and Milan‘s Istituto Marangoni, Indian designer …
Moored at Rijnhaven port in Rotterdam, Powerhouse Company’s floating office for the Global Center on Adaptation is a building for a new age. Self-sufficient and carbon-neutral, it will float – rather than flood – if water levels rise due to climate change. Fun as well as functional, it also forms a key element in a …
Set within the vast urban regeneration of Scalo Farini, Casa Giardino is a temporary restaurant and social space that transforms a former railway depot into an unexpected oasis of conviviality in the heart of Milan. Designed by Claudio Larcher, the project reinterprets industrial heritage through a contemporary, nature-driven lens, offering a spatial narrative that balances …
If eyewear in the past was consumed primarily for vision correction, today it has come to be recognized as a small fashion item that expresses one’s identity, shifting the direction of the eyewear market as a whole. Following Suwon, the second location—STREAM EYEWEAR Unjeong—breaks away from the conventional image of an “optical shop,” redefines STREAM’s …
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Old buildings always carry traces of time. Rather than erasing them, P·P·Bakery begins by accepting these traces as its premise. The project focuses on deciding what to add on top of what already exists—its structure, materials, and accumulated layers of use.
Wood Syrups from Voikovo are a local product made in the Leningrad Region. The syrups are produced using natural methods from the sap of not only maple, but also birch and beech. The core brand metaphor is the image of a tree from which the sap is born, emphasizing the product’s natural origin and purity.
Continuing its nationwide expansion, the ROOST apartment hotel chain has now planted a flag in Austin. Here in the Texan capital, the hospitality company has secured a location on the premises of Paseo, a modern, 48-storey apartment building in the city’s downtown area. The newly opened ROOST Rainey, designed entirely by Method Studios, the in-house …
“Like water through a river” — a phrase used by SIGMA founder Michihiro Yamaki — describes the Aizu factory’s camera and lens production: continuous, precise, and tightly connected, like flowing water. Restraint and prudence come from logical thinking, while warmth reflects intention carried through time. ONOAA STUDIO sought to translate this spirit into a space …
There’s a new Italian restaurant in London that feels as if it has always belonged here: timeless and warm, yet strikingly contemporary. Martino’s, opened by…
It’s indicative of Japan remaining one of the planet’s leading luxury markets—we’re talking the recent inauguration of yet another Casa LOEWE in Tokyo. Following the opening of Casa LOEWE on swanky Omotesando dori little over two years ago, LOEWE has shifted its focus to Ginza, the other high-end shopping grounds in the sprawling Japanese capital, …
