Medusa Group: a loft office

Spectacular 1400m2 architect office, located in a former factory building, represents a true design manifesto of Medusa Group, one of the most successful architect bureaus in Poland. Przemo Łukasik and Łukasz Zagała, the authors of renovation project aimed to preserve the authentic substance of the interiors and change as little as possible.
The elevations were renewed, the walls reinforced, and only few partition walls added. New windows are protected by old rusted grids, and the wooden planking is original. Even the tattered industrial lamps were re-used! The new contrasts with the old without clashing: black, graphic-style kitchen and bathroom area compliment the surrounding, newly white-painted walls and floors.

www.medusagroup.pl

Miyake lamp by Arihiro Miyake

Intriguing lamp design by Japanese Arihiro Miyake, where the balance has been reversed: the base has become the main interest point and the source of light seems very modest. The right angle can be adjusted by turning the polyhedron-shaped base. Less is definitely more...

Miyake lamp is produced by Moooi Netherlands.

Khai Liew

Khai Liew's career is truly exceptional - it began in his forties, without formal education yet at once with fully formed, mature aesthetic sense and practical knowledge. Before establishing his own design studio in 1996, Khai Liew had worked as a renown restorer of vintage furniture for over 20 years. His first antique shop in Adelaide was filled with early Australian pieces, mid-twentieth-century Danish designs and Chinese antiques.

“Years of taking furniture apart in the restoration process has enabled me to examine and study the techniques of furniture construction from various countries and cultures, from different artistic movements and centuries. This has been the principal factor in the formation and development of my design vocabulary, and has greatly shaped the way I assess what good design is and how I apply this assessment to my own work.”

Chinese-Malaysian Khai Liew incorporates craft tradition from both Asian and mid-century European cultures. And still leaves a lot of space for creative invention. His beautiful, handcrafted pieces were presented in numerous exhibitions including a group show at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London.

www.khailiewdesign.com

photos via: Wallpaper, video via: ABC

Loft love

Living in a loft... I guess I'm not the only one that dreams of it. But if you entered an old woodworker's shop, with all the walls and ceilings covered with thick layer of sawdus, could you imagine your dream apartment there? The couple that lives in this beautiful loft transformed it from the very begining, and had to solve many adaptation problems, like for example a lack of functioning kitchen. Before all was neatly painted white, they had to struggle with cleaning all the dust - it was necessary to hose down the walls and ceilings with a power washer! Furnishing was the pleasant part: a mixture of vintage and new, high and low feels perfectly at home within old brick walls.

photos: Tony Solur, via: @properties

Nika Zupanc - Gone With The Wind

Short reportage from "Gone With The Wind" exhibition presented at Milan Design Week 2010. Slovenian designer Nika Zupanc is talking about her latest project and relationships between design art and fashion. Read more about the designer here: Nika Zupanc.

Selgas Cano office: opening interiors

Unusual office building of Selgas Cano architecture bureau was designed by architects themselves and build in the beautiful forest area nearby Madrid. The tunnel-shaped office with curved windows is a perfect example of uniting interior and exterior space. The interior opens to the surrounding nature, but stays pleasantly enveloping and cosy. And notice the cool, air-suspended writing desks!

photographs by Iwan Baan., via: arch daily

Italian inspiration

Soft greys and luscious colours. Natural wood. Vintage and modern. Isn't it perfect?

photos: Adriano Brusaferri and Alessandro Rizzi, via: at casa