July 2017

Many design concepts are born on a sheet of paper, but far fewer are developed from a sheet of paper. The Nuez chair by Patricia Urquiola is one such design, with its original concept born from the idea of a gently folded sheet of paper. Nuez is Urquiola’s second collaboration with Andreu World and it’s enveloping form and defined folds...

Bernhardt Design and Andreu World have done it again, taking out a number of Gold and Silver awards at the Best of NeoCon 2017 Awards. Held on June 12 at the Renaissance Hotel in Chicago, the annual awards ceremony hosted by Contract magazine recognises innovation, quality and attention to detail in contact furnishing for commercial environments. A total of six...

12-Micron is a casual, modern and elegant venue that offers a lounge, restaurant and late-night dessert bar where both the cuisine (which offers the best produce from earth, ocean, land and air) and the design is inspired by Australian elements. SJB describes the restaurant, which sits at the top of Tower One in Barangaroo, as “a celebration of the juxtaposition between...

Yonoh Studio is a multidisciplinary design practice in Valencia, Spain, that’s producing simple, original and functional designs for LZF, Sancal and other European brands. And while there is no excess or extravagance to their creations, there is still a playfulness or whimsy to many. Clara del Portillo and Alex Selma founded Yonoh Studio in 2006. Having trained as industrial designers...