Hermès, Paris

The (re)creative spirit of the Hermès world

Owner: Hermès Interior design: RDAI Artistic director: Denis Montel Project interior architect: Nathalie Gonon Interior architect: Joanna Andreassian Lighting consultant: Metis Lighting Furnishings: RDAI design and selections Photo credits: Guillaume Grasset The extraordinary exploratory approach that defines Hermès’ creations come through powerfully...
Digital Economy Innovation Industry Base, Beijing, China

Wellbeing at work

Client: Shaoxing Shuimuwan Science Park Company Beijing BranchInterior design: Qucess DesignStructural consultant: China Academy of Building Research Co.Furnishing team: Hu Kun, Li Tingting, Luo YunBranding team: Li Yuhan, Lele Brand Strategy AgencyPhoto credits: Zheng...
Posti Helsinki 10

You’ve got mail

To wrap, to label, to close, to reopen, to recycle, to send, to return. An open invitation to do things at Posti Helsinki 10, a post office where efficiency and organization meet contemporary style...
EssilorLuxottica, New York

Working in Manhattan

Owner: EssilorLuxottica Contractor: Schimenti Construction Company, Extravega, Lualdi Architecture: Brennan Beer Gorman Architects Interior design: Park Associati Local architect & Executive planning: Phase Zero Furnishings and fittings: Cassina, Kvadrat, Lualdi, Unifor, Vitra Lighting: Viabizzuno Photo credits: Tommaso Sacconi When you enter the...
Ep Yaying, Shanghai

In Shanghai, a house from the 1930s becomes a boutique

Shanghai’s urban fabric is in constant transformation, but every so often one comes across a piece of history. Like Hengshanfang, a group of 11 independent houses with gardens, and two rows of more basic...

Playing with games

“The limit? It’s a game.” This is the creative approach of Emanuele Svetti, who has also designed the latest store for the maison Graziella Braccialini, based on the merger between the art of leather...

Relaxation starts with a good book

Client: New MagsArchitects:
 Jonas Bjerre-Poulsen & Marie Liebhardt/Norm ArchitectsPhoto credits: Jonas Bjerre-Poulsen & Marie Liebhardt All is stillness inside the new flagship store of New Mags, located in an exclusive zone of the historical center...

Nature is architecture

Architecture: Atelier du PontFaçades: SchücoCoverings: Ligno-Trend Akustik, Céramiques du Beaujolais Flooring: Compagnie Française du Parquet, Weber Bathrooms: Villeroy et BochCustomised fittings: Oberflex Pure paperFurnishings: RBC MobilierPaint: Farrow and Ball Photo credits: Vincent Leroux, Takuji Shimmura Everything converges to disrupt the traditional office...

Feet on the ground

The spirit of the brand is livelier than ever. The pathway into the contemporary world taken by Sara, Vera and Mari Giusti, the third generation at the helm of the historic Marches-based shoe manufacturer...

Conjugating the verb ‘to unite’

Owner: YTL Corporation BerhadID Contractor: Quantum One Sdn BhdArchitectural design: Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates, Syarikat Pembenaan Yeoh Tiong LayArchitect of Record: Veritas Design GroupInterior design: Ministry of DesignLighting consultant: Brandston PartnershipFurnishings: Axis Stone, DDG...