VyTA Covent Garden
Italian design in London.
A Rome-based firm, created the three-storey restaurant to reflect both the tiled styling of the branches of VyTA in Italy, as well as the kitsch that defined Covent Garden in the ’60s and ’70s.
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Responding to Needs with Elegance: An Interview with Diébédo Francis Kéré
Breezy design.
Diébédo Francis Kéré is a testament to building from the ground up. His is more than an aspirational story, it’s an ongoing commentary on the potentials for continuity, sustainability, and the health of communities.
What to Do at IDS Toronto 2020
Community, Collaboration, and Imagining Otherwise.
Those responsible for building a design-oriented identity in Canada have had to contend with the often-overshadowing affects of European traditions, but with the Interior Design Show, Toronto takes the centre stage.
Vogue Café, Porto: The Restaurant Borne from a Magazine
Off the page.
Vogue Café, a restaurant run by media giant Condé Nast, offers chic decor and exquisitely plated dishes, appealing to guests who wish to step straight into the pages of a luxury magazine.
Has Yabu Pushelberg Created the World’s Best Coffee Cup?
Big thinking, small design.
George Yabu and Glenn Pushelberg, the famous partners behind the interior design firm Yabu Pushelberg explore new territory for their freshly launched homewares line, the appropriately named departo.
House of Wine
Czechs all the boxes.
An eclectic insertion into a 19th century brewery gives a modern outlook to the wine-making traditions of the Czech Republic, and offers a playful take on the wine-tasting cellar experience.
5 Canadian Spas and Hot Springs with Stunning Design
Steamy.
Several designers have picked up on the contemporary need for rest, relaxation, and contemplation, designing spas that satisfy this desire.
ÅBEN: The Gateway to Sustainable Nordic Design
Scandinavian style.
New online studio and retailer, ÅBEN, is providing a digital space for up-and-coming makers in Scandinavia to share designs focusing on sustainability and craftsmanship.
Sitting on the Ocean’s Edgein West Vancouver’s Sea House
Serene living.
The Sea House in West Vancouver is a canvas on which nature paints itself over and over again through each day and night, and through the seasons.
