tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1806737493336717232026-02-10T11:39:35.780+11:00Delectable interior, furniture, product & graphic design from all over the world... all topped off with a dash of breathtaking photography...Biserahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16462839643810950950noreply@blogger.comBlogger168125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-180673749333671723.post-85768284873862265032015-11-02T15:44:00.000+11:002020-07-24T10:52:53.478+10:00

After two years of living in our wonderful apartment I've recently decided that I'm finally ready to move on to phase two of the renovation, or rather interior redecoration to be more precise, as we won't be knocking any walls down. Phase one comprised of the necessary tasks one must undertake when buying an already lived in home, a fresh coat of clean wall paint, a retile of what was a once

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Wow! These are by far some of the most impressive images I've come by in terms of rethinking architecture beyond what we see and know of everyday buildings. Imagined and created by German-based graphic designer Matthias Jung, these beautiful creations are comprised of photo material that the designer collects and re-arranges in unexpected ways. He calls his works 'Architectural short

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'Paris vue depuis les toits', translates to 'Paris, as seen from the rooftops'... These majestic photographs are the work of French photographer Alain Cornu. I recently stumbled across his work, as well as an interview with the photographer, on the Vivre Paris website. It's no secret that I am taken aback by all that is Paris. And, I mean,  'literally' taken aback, to when I used to

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The above image stopped me in my tracks when I came across it. There was something so original in the canvas that hangs on the wall. The subject's eyes are so piercingly beautiful yet gentle, and the softness of her fringe so girl-like. I also wonder what she's listening to on her big head-phones... Beyond the uniqueness of the canvas itself, the photograph of the interior also has a great

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This is the majestic Paris home of fashion designer Eymele Burgaud. It is softly minimalist yet, at the same time, busy with moments of chaos and quirkiness. There are hints of craziness spicing up what is quite a classic foundation, and it's these hints that give us a look into the very unique character of the people that live here. My favourite by far is the cosy armchair, pictured

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This teeny weeny 13 square metre apartment belongs to Polish designer Szymon Hanczar. While it's not his primary abode, as a lecturer at Wroclaw Academy of Fine Arts & Design he does need to spend a fair bit of time in the city. Not wanting or needing anything that was too big, Hanczar did however want to make sure that it was homey. As a result, he is extremely happy with the

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We never really think about just how much work goes into a large theatrical production, and these behind-the-scene photos reveal a world that we don't usually consider. It is the world behind the stage, the world we don't see as spectator while being entertained. Hamburg-based photographer Klaus Frahm is the creative eye behind these images, which are part of his series titled The Fourth

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One of my favourite parts of studying Interior Architecture was making models out of paper and cardboard. Paper is this incredible material that sits there patiently, all plain and white, innocent even, taunting you to grab it and transform it. It is one of few materials that is fairly inexpensive, readily available to all and, most importantly, it let's you express yourself in so many ways;

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This cute attic redesign was a 2013 project undertaken by architecture firm L. McComber, based in Montréal, Canada. The project in question, also located in Plateau Mont-Royal, Montréal, existed under what was a 1.5 metre high structure of two sloping roofs. This structure was made with thick layers of tar and gravel, and was part of an old duplex built in 1880. Replacing this

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Lisbeth Juul and Laust Nørgaard are both the dwellers and designers of this dreamy little home, floating on the canals of Copenhagen, a mere 15 minutes from the city centre. Their story is really quite humble and inspiring. After having lived on the canals of the city for 25 years, they had moved back to living in an apartment on land. They survived this on-land move for a short space

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Painter Kiki Slaughter builds her large-scale abstract artworks in the enchanted ruins of a 377-square-foot studio in Atlanta. The space is set within a 19th-century cotton gin factory converted to contemporary art studios and gallery venues, all sitting on 12 acres of land within the heart of the city. The bare, industrial bones of the artist’s studio space offer big windows,

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Apartment No. 50 is a privately owned apartment in Le Corbusier's Cité Radieuse. Jean-Marc Drut and Patrick Blauwart, the owners of the apartment, open its doors every year and invite different designers to overhaul the interior and create amazing spaces and moments. This is done within some limit of what can be touched and redesigned, as the apartment is historically listed and has all its

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A couple of weeks ago I came back from 3 weeks in Europe, where we had spent most of that time in Paris. It was crazy to be back yet again in the city where I lived for almost six years. I no longer had any consideration for the hardships that created the daily grind, like the metro, the grumpy people, the queues, the dirty streets... Instead all I could see and feel were all the magnificent

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How crazy cool are these photos from the photography team Barbara Metz and Eve Racine! Working under the professional industry name Metz + Racine, the two women founded their eponymous photographic studio in 2000, and to date have enjoyed great success, having worked for clients such as Hermès, Krug and Chanel. Their photography is simply fun, vibrant, refreshing, and so rich with

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Designed by 23°5 Studio, an architectural studio based in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam, BQ17 house is a wonderfully refreshing look into the design and build of a project from scratch. Located within a peaceful and uncrowded neighbourhood of Binh Chanh, BQ17 is the dream home of a couple who spent ten years working and saving hard, in order to be able to realise&

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Ok, so this post has taken me days to put together! And the reason being, is that I came across this spectacular space on a Spanish design site, which of course I understood very little to none of. My French did not come in handy at all here. I then searched for links and clues within that original article, which finally led me to the D-Espacio Estudio website. Founded by&nbsp

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A new, colourful and super dooper contemporary PNY burger joint has opened in Paris in the 3rd arrondissement Les Marias, designed by CUT Architectures. I'm guessing this is only due to the success of the existing two restaurants, PNY Oberkampf and PNY FBG St-Denis, both also in Paris, and both also designed by CUT Architectures. A little bit about the PNY

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Both austere and whimsical at the same time, the interior of the RE-EDIT hair salon in Osaka, Japan, is re-imagined by husband and wife design team Sides Core. The team, Sohei & Sumiko, have given this space nothing short of an atmosphere that bathes in a decidedly frugal aesthetic. This simplicity has one key objective, to reduce the space to its essentials. And while simple, open

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My happiest years in terms of education were by far the four years I spent studying Interior Architecture at UNSW in Sydney. One of the many reasons for that happiness was that we were encouraged to explore space, composition, depth, movement, and the art of what architecture could be, through the making of models. Be it of paper, plastic or metal, these explorations of space were incredibly

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This apartment is the ravingly colourful and joyful home of French stylist, designer and entrepreneur Anne Hubert. Now, if you haven't heard of Anne Hubert before, let me enlighten you in a sentence or two. Starting off as a photography stylist for French magazines and interior design companies, Anne then went on to open her own design company called La Cerise sur le Gâteau (The Cherry on

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I have often said how refreshing it is to find great design in all the corners of the world, and so I'm very excited to have come across this little gem in Serbia. Designed by the Serbian based architectural studio Arhitektura Budjavec, the project is called Stock Coffee. The first coffee shop, in what is to roll out and be a franchise, was a transformation from what used

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Earlier this week, on the 22nd of April, it happened to be the birthday of one of the masters of intricate word-play, Vladimir Nabakov. Nabakov, a Russian-American novelist who passed away in 1977, wrote both in Russian and English, with his most famous work in English being one of the most controversial examples of 20th century literature, Lolita.  In celebration of Nabakov's b'day,

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Located in Chongqing, China, the SND Fashion Store is designed by 3GATTI Architects, with Francesco Gatti as lead architect. At first glance, this space appears to be a museum exhibition, a conceptual space designed with the user in mind, the soul that will weave in and out of the light and shadow created by the thousands of individual fins that hang down from the ceiling. When 3GATTI

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I was quite surprised to read that Taschen's first store in Italy has just opened in Milan. I would have assumed that they would already have a foot-print there... but there you go. And what a store it is!!! If these photos are anything to go by, the interior is well deserving of its very own special Taschen hardcover edition... Launching during Milan Design Week, the Taschen

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Designer and Visual Artist Kissmiklos (Miklos Kiss) is the imaginative and creative mind behind this unique and quirky project completed in 2014. Emmaroz, a women's tailor and clothes store in Szeged, Hungary, is named after the owner's daughter. Inspired by femininity, purity and the traditional atmosphere from salons of another era, this space represents a completely redesigned

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