Projects

Andreu World’s seating and table collections are known and loved for their versatility, comfort and elegance, and they feature in the new workplace of Grupo SURA in Medellín, Colombia. Designed by StudioSUR in alliance with AIA, Grupo SURA’s office is a sophisticated and timeless space that fosters flexibility and interaction, making Andreu World’s Raglan and Reverse collections a perfect choice...

Vondom is known for its versatile and fresh furniture designs, and the new D3 Lounge is using them to great effect both indoors and out. The new cocktail bar in Puerto de Alcudia in the Balearic Islands in Spain, is a multipurpose venue designed by J. David Martinez Jofre of Minimal Studio. The designer’s main objective was to maintain and...

The Mediterranean Sea is known for its beaches, and Ibiza is known for its clubs, but it is Kallis Visby on Gotland Island in Sweden that has been voted the best beach club in Europe. And furnished with Vondom’s Vela daybeds, there’s plenty of opportunity for relaxation and recovery post party. Fifty-six miles off the coast of Sweden, Gotland Island...

When an interior architecture, planning and consulting firm designs its own workplace, you know it’s going to be high on form and function. That’s certainly the case at Gensler’s new office in Oakland, California, which is designed to be inspiring, flexible and responsive to users’ needs. Located on the top floor of a 20-storey tower, Gensler’s workplace has 360-degree views...

Agern is a new restaurant in Grand Central Terminal, New York, and its interiors are a nod to Chef Claus Meyer’s Nordic cuisine, New York’s illustrious Art Deco architecture and the Danish concept of ‘hygge.’ Tucked away between Vanderbilt Hall and the 42nd Street southwestern passageway, Agern is located in what used to be a hairdressing salon and formerly the men’s...

Canadian studio I-V has created a tasty design for Campari Canada’s new Toronto office. Inspired by Campari posters and ingredients, the pastel-coloured workplace pays homage to Italian design. Gruppo Campari, which produces the famous 150-year-old Italian beverage along with a portfolio of other spirits, wines and soft drinks, acquired the Forty Creek Whisky distillery in Grimsby, Ontario, in 2014. The...

A noticeable trend in commercial projects is to combine hospitality and workplace design principles to create highly functional office spaces imbued with the sophistication of a hotel. The New Work Project in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, has jumped on this movement, creating what the design team describes as “a design-led, service-oriented workspace that sits at the crossroads of hospitality and co-working.” Located...

Manhattan meets Melbourne at Kisumé, the Lucas Group’s newest hospitality venue designed by Wood Marsh Architecture with interiors by Fabio Ongarato Design. Kisumé means “a pure obsession with beauty,” and it is evident throughout the Flinders Lane restaurant and bar. Spread across three levels of a former 1950s office building, Kisumé is a moody, sleek and understated space, like an...

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...

Never ceasing to amaze us, Jaime Hayon’s latest interior design endeavour is Valencia restaurant Mar de Avellanas. Established in 2010, Mar de Avellanas was originally located in a narrow street next to the Valencia cathedral. But quickly becoming a firm favourite of locals, the restaurant required a larger location and a new design concept. Enter Jaime Hayón; the Spanish designer...