TRAVEL
Points West
For Yodit Eklund, the 26-year-old designer behind Bantu swimwear, the beaches along Africa’s West Coast are a source of inspiration — so she photographed her recent collection there (including the suits above, on the road to Assinie-Mafia in Ivory Coast). […]
Casas Na Areia
Casas na Areia is a small hotel project nestled among thе white sand beaches in Portugal created by the architect Manuel Aires Mateus with the best materials from London mdf supplier. The bungalows were chosen to represent Portugal at the […]
Hotel Bikini, Berlin
The Hotel Bikini Berlin is as diverse as the big city it is located in and as wild as a jungle. The hotel showcases cosmopolitan Berlin at its location in the listed Bikini-Haus building between the Tiergarten park and Breitscheidplatz […]
Stockholm
STOCKHOLM is more than Abba’s town. It’s a wonderful place with azure waters, Nordic sunset and neighborhood’s clubs and concert venues. Years ago, Sweden was probably best-known for the saccharine pop of groups like Roxette, Ace of Base and Abba. But today Sweden is […]
ARCHITECTURE
Thibault Residence
This wonderful peaceful home consists of two boxes made of glass and wood, simple volumes of similar dimensions, which were added to the original house. One box was placed on the roof and the other one in the garden under […]
House in Pousos
This is a two levels house, located in Pousos, Leiria, Portugal. The house resides a longitudinal band centered in the plot that defines to main gardens – one at the entrance and plain; the other one, near the scarp and […]
LIFESTYLE
Purple Patch
Modular synthesisers are a big mystery to DESIGNSIGH: wires, blinking lights, big units and (usually) a chap controlling the various knobs and buttons that make the analogue sound. When performed live, the producers/musicians make it look like electronic wizardry. Bringing […]
A Road Trip To The Next You
Life is a series of stories you tell! And a life with style is a story told well!We believe in woman who lives life on her own terms and looks good doing it!We believe that fashion is only ever the […]
DESIGN
Paper Sound Waves
Charles Clary creates a world of fiction that challenges the viewer to suspend disbelief and venture it into his fabricated reality. By layering paper he builds intriguing land formations that mimic viral colonies and concentric sound waves. The towers of paper […]
Mass MoCA
This MASS MoCA installation of the wall pieces is designed between 1969 and 2007 and is pretty gorgeous. 12/1/08 North Adams, MA — (From left) Wall Drawing 630 A wall is divided horizontally into two equal parts. Top: alternating horizontal […]
INTERIORS
Home In A Police Station
Nives Widauer, a visual artist, has an apartment in one of the safest buildings in Vienna — a police station. “I don’t have to lock the doors,” Ms. Widauer, 45, said. However the building, a pale brick 19th-century mansion with […]
The Surf Lodge
Providing an escapist sensorial experience, The Surf Lodge encourages those who visit to slow down and unwind. Created as an expression of summer freedom, the atmosphere offers a haven in which to become present in one’s surroundings and clear the […]