Restoring Normality
The slightly retro, amazingly inspired designs of Strangely Normal are back on the retail shelf.
Paradise Regained
Luxury brand Bvlgari’s second foray into hotels has resulted in resort that’s as much of a treasure as its signature diamond necklaces.
The Suite Life
From the offbeat to the discreet, we’ve assembled a fleet of suite treats to suit every travelling aesthete.
Long gone are the days where the design-savvy traveller had to put up with the chintzy bedspreads and bad art of the chain hotel. So long gone in fact, that even solution to the problem – the “design hotel” – has had time to experience a nasty backlash of its own. Criticisms range from the gouging prices charged for the boutique-brewed spirits in the mini bar to the way comfort and service seem to have given way to provocative art or...
Shore Thing
Simple at first glance, Sean Godsell’s award-winning beach house on Australia’s Mornington Peninsula gradually reveals layer after layer of complexity.
Since forming his eponymous Melbourne practice in 1994, Sean Godsell has devoutly followed one line of architectural research. “What I decided to do,” he begins,“ was deliberately describe a particular architectural context within which to work that wasn’t predominately about form, that was about the destruction of the box.” This pursuit sees his work easily underestimated, and operating with this seemingly straightforward approach is dangerous ground. “If you don’t pull it off,” Godsell offers, “you run...