Stillness A book by Norm Architects
A new publication from favourite Norm Architects highlighting the centuries-old connections between the distinct design cultures, emphasizing mutual respect and shared philosophies. At once an ode to Japan, a personal travelogue, and an aesthetic manifesto, On the blog I share Norm Architects work from when I first entered their office in Copenhagen in 2013 where […]
Fossilized Future by So Koizumi
‘Fossilized Future’ by Japanese Designer So Koizumi was an exhibition I visited at Alcova Milano earlier this year. Where he presented new furniture pieces born from imagining the fossilized form of the future. By viewing fossils not as relics of the past but as metaphors linking the past and future, he considers that things created […]
Enter the Salon with Karimoku Case & Origin Made
One of the exhibitions I was really looking forward too was Enter the Salon in the traditional Copenhagen town house, called The Conary. Furnished with items from Karimoku Case, the beautiful Origin Made and other brands I heard of before or learned about while wandering through the building. It was one of my highlights of […]
Origin Made unveils new designs at Lisbon by Design
You. might remember Origin Made from the beautiful Still Life exhibition curated by Gabriel Tan in the Milanese apartment I showed on the blog last year. Now the brand unveils the first part of its new 2024 collection during Lisbon Design Week at Lisbon by Design, which takes place from 22 to 26 May 2024. […]
Japanese hemp textile brand majotae | Milan Design week 2024
Japanese hemp textile brand majotae showed its first product line ‘majotae 9490’ at Milan Design Week 2024. I visited their installation at Berta, an elegant nineteenth-century palace with courtyards on Via Cesare Correnti. Not only the location but also the sneak peek into the archive of the brand made me want to find out more. […]
Maana Homes | Kiyomizu suites in Kyoto
When I saw a glimpse of one of the suites at Maana Kiyomizu I was immediately curious to see more and find out about Maana Homes. Maana Kiyomizu is one of the three projects, part of Maana Homes and born out of the owners’ dream to bridge the gap between a warm sense of home […]
Bellustar Tokyo by Norm architects and Keiji Ashizawa Design
Norm Architects never disappointed me over all the years I am following the architecture studio from Copenhagen. Whether it is design, collaborations with Japanese brands, homes or hospitality projects like the 5-room luxury penthouse at the new Bellustar Tokyo, a Pan Pacific Hotel at the Tokyu Kabukicho Tower. It is the collaboration between two unique […]