A Journey Punctuated by the Sense of Discovery As Each Space Unfolds Into the Next

by Emilie Froment | Oct 3, 2022 | Art & Galleries, Bedrooms, Climate Control, Design & Architecture, Featured (Slider), Furniture, Home Decor, Kitchens, Lighting, Posts, Smart Homes, Walls, Floors & Windows

With an owner’s vision for a refined retreat notable for fluid spaces and artful details, this centrally located Austin residence makes the most of its steeply sloped, leafy site in an established neighborhood. Throughout the 492-sq-metre house, the flow of spaces is...

Playful Ideas in Art, Reflection & Subtle Linking

by Emilie Froment | Sep 26, 2022 | Art & Galleries, Bathrooms, Bedrooms, Design & Architecture, Featured (Slider), Furniture, Home Decor, Kitchens, Lighting, Posts, Travel, Walls, Floors & Windows

Smac Studio and Van Rooijen Meyers Architects combine to craft a home of considered detail and refinement, capturing the personalities of those who live there. This is the third project that SMAC Studios and client have worked on together and is a double-storey duplex...

Be Transported into a Rich & Emotional World Anchored in a Spiritual Language Spoken Through Artefacts Belonging to a Lineage of Ancestors

by Emilie Froment | Sep 25, 2022 | Art & Galleries, Design & Architecture, Events, Posts, Travel, Walls, Floors & Windows

The Seabranano and Seabrina installation comprises a myriad of inherited objects, heirlooms, organic matter and curiosities composed inside cabinets as an intimate echo of the artist’s family. ‘The feminine plays a very important role in this exhibition,’ says artist...

All About Creating Vistas: Pitlochry House Captures the Essence of Contemporary Living

by Emilie Froment | Sep 19, 2022 | Art & Galleries, Bathrooms, Bedrooms, Design & Architecture, Featured (Slider), Furniture, Home Decor, Kitchens, Lifestyle, Lighting, Posts, Walls, Floors & Windows

Fabian Architects and Make Studio (FAMA) were recently contracted to breathe new life into this home in Bakoven, Cape Town through an intervention that culminated in a complete renovation and an extension. The project saw the existing home transformed from an old and...

Clay, Concrete, Plaster, Earth, & Flora: Up & Coming Thai Artist’s Pieces Explore the Intersection Between the Natural World & the Man-Made Structures Inside It

by Emilie Froment | Sep 1, 2022 | Art & Galleries, Design & Architecture, Events, Garden Design & Decor, Home Decor, Posts, Travel, Walls, Floors & Windows

San Francisco-based multimedia artist Sasinun (“Sasi”) Kladpetch is carving out a name for herself in the art and design world. At the kinetic intersection where SoMa, Union Square and Tenderloin converge, the LINE HOTEL SF aims to reflect the complex history,...

Material Durability, Passive Energy & Wildfire Resistance Beside an 8,000-Foot-Tall Extinct Volcano

by Emilie Froment | Aug 29, 2022 | Bathrooms, Bedrooms, Climate Control, Design & Architecture, Featured (Slider), Furniture, Garden Design & Decor, Home Decor, Kitchens, Lighting, Posts, Travel, Walls, Floors & Windows

Dubbed CAMPout and designed by Faulkner Architects with NICOLEHOLLIS, this 353-sq-metre house is a courtyard driven, earth sheltered, insulated concrete ground form. Outdoor furnishings use materials and tonal qualities that further reinforce a quiet presence to allow...