Towering Oak Trees in California’s ‘Horse Country’ Inspire a Contemporary Farmhouse Vision that Comes to Be
Woodside is a small town in San Mateo County, California on the San Francisco Peninsula. It’s home to many horses and is among the wealthiest communities in the United States. Turning off one of its busy roads, a pair of house hunters drove over a bridge...
Bathe in Privacy and Blend in on the Edge of an Extreme Hawaiian Landscape
Situated along a rugged stretch of coastline, this getaway family retreat embraces the spirit of Mauka-Makai – the symbolic flow of lava from mountain to sea. This site in Manini'owali Beach, loosely referred to by islanders as Kua Bay in Kona, captures the stark...
Transformable Kitchens-in-Motion Encounter Freedom, Changeability and Individuality
blu_line's sensorline range continues to streamline and to strive for the extraordinary by integrating specialised knowledge and systems into the brand’s design ethos. The focus has its fingers on two central pulses: on the beat of technology; and on the beat of...
Structural Illusions Accent Discretion and Topography in Cape Town
The idea of a pavilion typology informed this boutique project where the structure is kept to the minimum, materiality is celebrated, and spatial boundaries are blurred. The morphology of the cottage is brought to life by two, thin floating planes stacked on top of...
The Sweet Disposition of Nesting with a Golden Syrup Hue
Our homes – their atmospheres, aesthetics and ambiances – are assuming their rightful place at the centre of the stage like never before. Our personal and family spaces are so important as the need to feel good and refreshed in general is essential.Plascon has looked...
A Los Angeles Hillside’s Self-Contained Oasis
Principles were adopted from the site’s neighbour – Stahl House – and the ground-breaking Los Angeles Case Study Houses, which were built between 1945 and 1966. The generous allocation of outdoor space here maximises the potential of the liveable climate, reconnecting...
Memories are Made with Talis M54 – A Wise Asset to our Kitchens
Cooking is more than just a necessity. It brings passion into the kitchen and can be a valuable outlet for creative culinary experiments. The kitchen is a place for impressing guests and expressing love by providing sustenance for the people who matter the most in...
A Home’s Moving Façade Facilitates Intimacy and Awareness
Mobilia has teamed up with Perth-based architectural and interior designer studio, State Of Kin, to furnish Shutter House, a forward-thinking home designed for the modern family and furnished with some of the world’s most renowned and decorated brands; carefully...
Intimate Zones at the Centre of Endless Horizons from 2005
This archival moment we share with you from 2005 issue 190 is, as always, one we’ve chosen that insists timelessness in style. The owner was a young entrepreneur based abroad. He also owned properties on other continents and travelled a lot, yet he selected Cape...
Experiments with Versatile Surfaces: How to Conceive, Select, Complete
Continua are importers of premium surfaces across floors, walls and countertops and provide a special interactive surface selection design service that’s value engineered. To achieve a high-end look at a fair and competitive price, be guided through every detail and...
Family Getaway Between Water and Forest Breathes New Life into Remote Canadian Town
The aesthetic approach that Cape Town-based architecture firm SAOTA took might seem like a radical departure from the traditional architecture in the region, but the architects were conscientious to keep the design unobtrusive and sensitive to its setting, while still...
Easy Access to Bespoke Tiles Aligned with Leading Design Houses
Founded just over two years ago, Decobella has become one of the leading go-to companies when searching for décor tiles. As European decorative tile specialists they distribute products through a chain of reputable merchants in Africa and neighbouring countries....
Yoga’s Transformative Power Entwines with a Design Consultant’s Holistic Practice and Philosophy
Australian interior architect and designer, change maven and yogi Merinda Garrett explains how our residential and work spaces can fulfil several roles in our lives. The roles of supporter, nurturer, leader, motivator – and the list goes on. Our homes, consciously and...
Rimadesio opens new showroom in Oxford
After the recent opening of its London flagship store, Rimadesio inaugurates a new monobrand shop in Oxford. The 111,5 square metre exhibition area is managed by local partner Kitchen Architecture, a family-run business established in 2002 specialising in high-end...
The Rise of Touch-Free Technology
In virtually no time at all, public perception on hygiene has changed around the world. Now more than ever before, consumers are aware of the surfaces they touch and whether these surfaces are putting their health at risk. This is particularly the case in high-contact...