A U-shaped newly built home
Posted on Wed, 22 Sep 2021 by KiM
I loooove the idea of a U-shaped home with a central courtyard. This home is a wonderful example of this concept. By LyonsKelly. This house is a new build, replacing a 1940s home that had been severely damaged by fire. The new house has a U-form plan with living spaces arranged around a central courtyard. The master bedroom is located in one arm of the U shape; with children’s bedrooms in the other. The front exterior is clad in timber which is used to trail climbing plants. The choice of furniture integrates existing pieces that the clients brought from their previous home as well as pieces specially designed for the space. The aim was that the house appears timeless and relaxed. To that end, we used classic designs as well as more contemporary furniture.
A 17th century Mudéjar vacation home in Spain
Posted on Mon, 20 Sep 2021 by KiM
I found the name of Spanish interior designer Javier González Sánchez-Dalp via Instagram but when I went looking for a website in the hopes of finding his portfolio I instead found this feature in Nuevo Estilo of his renovated 17th century Mudéjar-style home in the town of Carmona in southwestern Spain. It is spectacular – particularly the outside spaces so I had to start off with those photos. (Photos: Montse Garriga)
A Tribeca loft
Posted on Mon, 20 Sep 2021 by KiM
I keep thinking I am over the idea of loft living but then I come across a loft that is sooooo well done like this one designed by Damon Liss and my love for these spaces is rekindled. Especially when it includes exposed brick and a sweet outdoor space. (Photos: Joshua McHugh)
A’ Design Awards & Competition – Call for Submissions
Posted on Mon, 20 Sep 2021 by KiM
Have you entered the prestigious A’ Design Award and Competition yet? Once again we are sharing some of our favourite winners from previous years and more importantly how you can enter your own designs. With over 100 categories the A’ Design Award and Competition is the world’s largest design competition. But it is not just an award. It is an indicator of quality and perfection in design that is recognized worldwide, and your design front and centre before design companies and professionals. Entries will be judged by an international jury panel of scholars, professionals and media members (you can check out the methodology here) and the benefits to the winners are inspiring. The trophy, of course, an invitation to the gala night, a certificate of quality, free sales listing at SaloneDelDesigner, inclusion in the prestigious A’ Design Award and Competition exhibition and World Design Rankings and the yearly ResultBook but even more importantly press, PR, introduction to industry professionals and companies and international exposure.
From the Good Industrial Design Award, to the Good Architecture Design Award. The Good Product Design Award to the Good Communication Design Award. The Good Service Design Award to the Good Fashion Design Award and so many more (check out more categories here). Excited? Inspired? Ready to take on the best of the best design from around the world? The deadline for regular submission is September 30 (yes that soon!) and results will be published on May 1. Of course we will be bringing you the results as well. You can find out exactly what the A’ Design Award and Competition is here and register here. Now on to some past winners…
Oleg Multifunctional Furniture by Andrea Cingoli
Elytra Space Saver Coffee Table by Radhika Dhumal
Aura Minimalist Standing Fan by Marco Gallegos
Transparent Chair by Xuanang Gao
Living The Noom Housing by Sanzpont Arquitectura
Mountain House in Mist Book Villa by Lin Chen
Aurora Lodge Chalet by Snorre Stinessen
Time Holiday Mobile Home by Chester Goh
The Bridge House Private Residential by Soheil Afshar Mohammadian
Slope House Residence by Kyungsik Kim
Peloponnese Rural Residential House by Ivana Lukovic
House On The Cliff Residential Building by Shamsudin Kerimov
Bellda Lampshade by Mehdi Atashfaraz
Stoccolma Flexible Lamp by Giulia Liverani – Olivelab
Adamas Floor Lamp by Francesca Schiavello
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This post is in collaboration with A’ Design Award & Competition
A 15th century restored Irish castle
Posted on Sun, 19 Sep 2021 by KiM
This magical place is Kilcoe Castle, a 15th century castle located on Roaring Water Bay on the south western coast of Ireland. It was purchased by actor Jeremy Irons several years ago and took 6 years of painstaking renovations to get it to the state it is in today. It is absolutely beautiful, filled with art and treasures from the actor’s travels (carpets from Morocco, a Nepalese yoke, an old Roman-style threshing board, a fiddle he had made in Slovakia, a life-size antique wooden horse that he found in the Cotswolds…). Photos by Simon Upton for Vanity Fair.
