Office of McFarlane Biggar (omb) designed the FloatHouse, a floatation center in Vancouver, Canada, that welcomes you into the space with a 17 foot tall screen made from birchwood hexagons woven with colourful hemp twine.
Starbucks has hit New York City with its first express format store located at 14 Wall Street. Designed by their in-house design team, Starbucks have created a compact space that features horizontal wood slats that cover the walls and ceiling.
A floor section of this two-level apartment, designed by Proyecto Cafeina in Puebla, Mexico, is just a net suspended on all sides, so people can lie in it.
El Equipo Creativo have designed the Disfrutar Restaurant in Barcelona, Spain, that features various forms of ceramic throughout the design.
When an old Breton barn in France was converted into an artist studio, Modal Architecture designed the space to include birch plywood cabinetry. The cabinets made by Yvon Le Houerou, a local carpenter, feature a star-shaped cut out in place of where the door pulls would be.
Inglis Hall warmed up this kitchen, by including 14 removable dovetail boxes. Made of black walnut, the boxes add an interesting combination of old world craftsmanship to the otherwise sleek contemporary design.
