With the opening of its first store with a plastic-free ethos, Somerset-based natural fragrance brand Ffern reveals a multi-sensory and sustainable space that celebrates the brand’s artisan roots. The doors to the aroma-filled retail space are welcoming visitors in, allowing…
With the design of new restaurant and night-time hotspot Milk Beach Soho, A-nrd studio has combined a pinch of Australian laid-back living with a dash of Art Deco style. Continuing the vibe of the original Milk Beach eatery in Sydney,…
Around Finland’s largest lake, Studio Puisto has designed two black-painted timber buildings to form a new sauna-restaurant at the Pistohiekka Resort. Enshrouded by trees in a rocky cove, the resort comprises two square structures which have been punctuated with circular-shaped…
Kerstin Thompson Architects has scooped the prestigious Sir Zelman Cowen Award for Public Architecture for its Bundanon Art Museum in New South Wales, Australia. A world-class centre for creative arts and education, Bundanon was recognised amongst this year’s most eminent…
Shanghai Library East, a new civic landmark and one of the largest new libraries to exist globally, has opened to the public in China. The building’s monolithic form and monumental shape covers an area of 115,000 square metres, and is…
Snøhetta has revealed its plans to modernise the Natural History Museum of Lille, combining urban renewal and preservation in its architectural ambitions. The major architectural and scientific transformation coincides with the museum’s 200th anniversary, and the striving ambition behind the…
Studio Weave has sustainably extended the Grade II-listed Lea Bridge Library in East London to accommodate a new café and an adaptable community hub. Forming a now revived heart for the Borough of Waltham Forest, the pavilion’s design is the…
Following eight years of transformational restoration, Battersea Power Station is set to open its doors to visitors for the first time in almost 40 years. Architecture studio WilkinsonEyre is behind the industrial landmark’s reimagining, with the aim of keeping the…
Following openings in Milan and London, Rimadesio introduces its first US flagship store in New York City, bringing its contemporary Italian design aesthetic to the forefront. Situated within the lively community of the NoMad Design District on Madison Avenue, the…
Following its successful debut last year, Design London 2022 is returning with bigger impact this September as the headline act in the new Greenwich Peninsula design district. The contemporary fair at Magazine London takes place over four days and is…
One year on from its launch, London’s Design District adds to its thriving creative neighbourhood with the dazzling D2 building by Mole Architects. Sitting on the Greenwich Peninsula, the Design District is a purpose-built ecosystem supporting a community of designers…
For a new museum of land art and media in Almere, Studio Ossidiana have conceived a series of floating circles that form a connection with the reclaimed land they’re built on. Art Pavilion M is a new cultural destination for…
With a move into new minimalistic offices in Stockholm, sustainable brand Asket is focused on tackling fashion’s conventional business model. Founded in 2015, the Scandinavian change makers have already built a reputation as an industry disruptor and the new office…
Emerging design studio Holloway Li has fashioned WunderLocke, a new lifestyle aparthotel in Munich for the sustainably conscious traveller. Due to officially open in August in the up-and-coming neighbourhood of Sendling, the brand-new Locke hotel has a low-impact design that…
The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York has chosen Mexican architect Frida Escobedo to envision a new look for its Oscar L. Tang and H.M. Agnes Hsu-Tang Wing. The wing, which The Met has been seeking to revamp for…
