
In 2005, Kresse Wesling and James Henrit launched Elvis & Kresse*. A certified B Corporation, their sustainable luxury line of bags and accessories is made from genuine de-commissioned … Read More ›
In 2005, Kresse Wesling and James Henrit launched Elvis & Kresse*. A certified B Corporation, their sustainable luxury line of bags and accessories is made from genuine de-commissioned … Read More ›
Surrounded by breathtaking mountainous scenery is the Alila Yangshuo, a converted 1960s sugar mill turned luxury resort hotel. Part of the Alila hotel group, the … Read More ›
New homes and interiors book There are many reasons to be joyful about finally entering March 2017. Snowdrops and daffodils are now gracing our London … Read More ›
San Sebastián based architectural firm Estudio Beldarrain have created a new extension to the Municipal Library in Azkoitia, Spain using reclaimed railway sleepers. The library itself is a … Read More ›
An architect with offices in Brazil and Portugal has created a 12m high periscope out of a shipping container. Superiscópio by Pedro Barata took just over a … Read More ›
Dutch architects MVRDV are to design a High Line style park in the South Korean capital. Plans are now in motion for upcycling the neglected 938m … Read More ›
Featured in February 2015 Elle Deco UK, the beautiful interior of Anahi, an Argentinian restaurant in the Marais district of Paris. Once a charcuterie built at … Read More ›
This month, a new art installation was revealed on a quiet street in Liverpool. A large fish tank full of serene jellyfish was installed behind the shutters … Read More ›
The jury’s still out on this one. Would you eat your coffee and cake in a converted mens public toilet? Attendant in Fitzrovia, London was … Read More ›
Come September, artist Doug Aitkin will be turning a train into a kinetic sculpture (as per the rendering above), a moving cultural studio for a … Read More ›
Loving this installation by Mike Hewson. The work pays homage to the Christchurch Normal School which was destined for demolition after being badly damaged in the … Read More ›
The Kraanspoor building in Amsterdam is a three-storey office building which has been built directly on to an 885 ft concrete crane way by Ontwerpgroep … Read More ›
Manifesto House is by Chilean architects Infiniski, a home made from premade materials that allow for quick, cost effective and sustainable construction. It’s made from … Read More ›
Stephen Glassman of Urban Air believes billboards could be turned into lush bamboo sky gardens. He has designed all the elements of a unique system … Read More ›
Andrew Anderson has built a home out of re-purposed shipping containers in one of New York’s wealthiest areas, the Hamptons. The Beach Box is made … Read More ›
Haworth Tompkins‘ ‘Dovecote Studio’ is a weathered steel dwelling built inside the existing structure of a Victorian dovecote in a state of ruin. Situated on … Read More ›
Books have often been considered sacred objects but with their possible extinction looming, a bookshop constructed inside a converted Dominican church does seem strangely appropriate. … Read More ›
Jumbo Stay is exactly what it says on the tin – a redundant Jumbo Jet with a new lease of life as a stylish hostel, … Read More ›
A shoe shop like no other? Designers Pinkeye upcycled an entire classroom to create a retail space for Shoe Supply in Antwerp, Belgium. The brief … Read More ›
Having recovered from a white wine fuelled weekend celebrating birthdays and catching up with old faces, I can now write coherently about our excursion to … Read More ›
Containers of Hope is a project by architect Benjamin Garcia Saxe. Clients Gabriela Calvo and Marco Peralta dreamed of living in a fantastic property outside … Read More ›
The High Line is an elevated railway that was built on Manhattan’s West Side in the 1930s between Gansevoort Street in the Meatpacking District to … Read More ›