Rich Reloaded 2011: Artistic Café-Bar-Restaurant by Ismini Karali

Conceptual interior designer Ismini Karali and her team launched the design of the Rich Reloaded 2011 café-bar-restaurant recently at Glyfada, Athens, Greece. The new project focus on art, optical illusions through different shapes and the love of reading books. Continue

How designLSM Puts Together a Sophisticated Interior Design that Fits Waldorf Hotel’s Image

designLSM were asked by their client Hilton to redevelop the reception within the Waldorf Hotel. The design team’s mission was in essence to add sophistication and glamour into the reception’s appearance as the Waldorf Hilton is internationally known for these two things. Continue

This is Why You Must Become an Exceptional Storyteller

Let's say you knew everything about your end-user, from religion to her favorite singer. Would you take the time and effort to translate her beliefs into one design that mirrors her life?
Yes, or No? Continue

Why Understanding Your Client is of Great Importance

Design, can be a very personal and meaningful art for many individuals. Hence, it’s of great importance to understand the true wants of the client and what emotions the design must bring to him/her. Continue

Kitchen Mimicking the Natural Design of a Landscape

Landscape Kitchen 2.0 by Architectures David Tajchman. The miniature landscape concentrates in a single object of the needs of a kitchen. Hybrid technology, like a concept car this concept kitchen contains some innovative features both in appearance and its internal workings. Continue

Not the “Typical Houseboat”

”Loup de Mer” is a conceptual houseboat for students or people with a fluctuating need for permanent residence in Oslo- or other urban harbors. Continue

2010 Shanghai Expo Hong Kong Pavilion Concept Design

The theme of the 2010 Shanghai World Expo is “Better City, Better Life”, and the special theme for the Hong Kong Pavilion is “Hong Kong - a city with unlimited potential“. Continue

Grandmother’s Chair: Combining the Past with the Present

Designer Satoshi Itasaka has redesigned his grandmother's antique chair with the help of new material. Though, it was an attractive chair with a beautiful silhouette, he says. Continue

Kimono Inspired Architecture

The client is a traditional craftsman who puts the crest on Japanese traditional clothes. The workshop area and the living area are separated but also connected. The client and his daughter need to have their work and home under the same roof. The crest making is a delicate work and also a business. Continue

Making a Building Flow with Nature

This construction by TAKAO SHIOTSUKA ATELIER is a banquet hall, along with a marriage ceremony hall, in Oita-city, Oita, Japan. The client requested that the ceremony hall should at least be able to consist of 40 people. Continue

How Light Transforms Perception: PATRICK COX’s Interior in Tokyo

The interior design of the PATRICK COX shop was structured with the task to highlight its bags, leather goods and accessories. The shop is within a 17-story building, inside of Tokyo’s fashion-centric in Aoyama district. It is only a few steps inside the building’s main entrance. Continue

Hyper Desk: Solution to a Contemporary Phenomena

The Hyper Desk project will be published at the event Roma Design Più _ Design After School _ European Creativity, organized by the University La Sapienza, Rome, Italy. Hyper is an innovative working desk with high technological features. Continue

Single Sofa + Heels = The Heel

This is a great example of how two completely divergent things can be mixed into one cool design. In this case, Seoul based designer, Yangsoo Pyo, has designed a single sofa that takes inspiration from the form of shoes that're cut in the back end. Continue

The Exterior Giving the Interior its Appearance: Garden House in Tokyo

Kochi Architects Studio has constructed the Garden House in Tokyo. Their strategy here was to not seperate the interior with exterior. Continue

Keep on Trying, Everything Eventually Gives Results: Philippe Cramer

Philippe Cramer is a product designer, born in New York and grew up in Switzerland. Continue