TRAVEL
Dirigibles
As the price of the fuel rises, a new generation of dirigibles is being considered by the governments and private companies.
DJ May Kwok Vacation
DesignSigh presents you a colourful spring break inspiration? So just take a quick scroll through DJ May Kwok’s Instagram. She is a very sexy New Yorker dj, who isn’t counting down the days until summer to go on vacation at the […]
Bali, Indonesia
Few destinations have benefited from modern tourism quite like Bali, Indonesia. It makes them so sad: hundreds if not thousands of years of cultural evolution undone by a few decades of modern, Western-style development, much of it of the globalized […]
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA
In Melbourne, Australia, a city of Southern Hemisphere foodies, where fetid alleys reveal the cool cafes and bars, and hip, close-at-hand inner suburbs offer as much life as the heart of the city, everyone thinks they’ve cornered the market on […]
ARCHITECTURE
Ringling Museum of Asian Art
The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art is the legacy of circus entrepreneur and art collector John Ringling and his wife, Mable. The Museum—which features both a permanent collection and temporary exhibition galleries—sits on a historic sixty-six acre estate […]
Tree House
When a 40-year-old pine tree fell over at the rear of a Brentwood estate in Los Angeles, the owner decided to honor its resilience by incorporating it into a 172-square-foot office / guest house. Fence installation is a breeze when […]
LIFESTYLE
Electric Feel
True to the spirit of sunny Southern California, where surf and stars blend in casual harmony, Planet Blue has emerged as an authentic alternative to the fast-paced retail world of mass malls and faceless crowds.
Brazilian Fever
Ana Beatriz sometimes looks like a mere mortal: she postponed the photoshoot because of a fever, is distracted and loves to talk. She goes on vacation once in a year, always in August. The destination is what’s not the same […]
DESIGN
Steven Kolb’s Owls
“The very first owl was a living owl. Eight years ago a guy called Jay was in Gainesville, hiking in the woods, and an owl was straight above him. He had never seen one before, and he was struck by […]
Arnsdorf Temporary Concept Store
Edwards Moore designed a temporary cave-like space, providing an intimate setting and backdrop for Arnsdorfs ‘Opticks’ collection. Inspired by crystalline forms and imagery of rocky landscapes, Edwards Moore reinterpreted an everyday wearable item- stretching and wrapping it to envelop the […]
INTERIORS
Vertical Expansion
FORGET about rules. In her apartment and art studio, Karin Sander, a Berlin-based conceptual artist, decided to blend them instead. “Even a bedroom can double as a studio,” said Ms. Sander, 53. “I wanted each area to be able to […]
Priky Zuccolo’s House
Paintings covering the walls of virtually every environment is just one of the characteristics of those who breathe art every day and at any time – even indoors. This is the case of the artist Priky Zuccolo, who lives in […]