At the Royal Ontario Museum, architect Janna Levitt and artist Myfanwy MacLeod construct an information kiosk that calls attention to the declining population of European honey bees.
By Nina Boccia |
December 10, 2013
Section: Curiosity
Tags: Exhibition, Installation
A burst of cherry blossoms – as a graphic motif – makes the intimate dining rotunda the focal point of Kumi, a Japanese restaurant by Toronto firm Munge Leung at the Mandalay Bay luxury hotel and casino.
By Nina Boccia |
December 2, 2013
Section: Interiors
Tags: Hospitality
Shinola, a leather accessory brand, leads the pack of start-ups setting up shop in the Motor City.
By Nina Boccia |
December 2, 2013
Section: Interiors
Rap mogul Jay Z collaborates with digital projection studio Christie to create interactive window displays – and launch his new fashion and fragrance line – at Barneys’ Madison Avenue flagship.
By Nina Boccia |
November 21, 2013
Section: Design
Tags: Commercial, Installation, Retail
The Skidmore Owings & Merrill tower has been deemed the tallest skyscraper in the United States, knocking Chicago’s Willis Tower out of the top spot.
By Nina Boccia |
November 19, 2013
Section: Architecture
Tags: Commercial
For a health food eatery, multidisciplinary studio Ippolito Fleitz Group worked wonders with mauve accents and a winter-white communal table sprouting branches.
By Nina Boccia |
November 13, 2013
Section: Interiors
Tags: Hospitality
Last week at the annual fundraiser for Toronto’s Design Exchange, food, art, design and music merged to create a culture club, and four imaginative installations wowed the crowds.
By Nina Boccia |
October 25, 2013
Section: Design
Tags: Art, Installation, Lighting
The Canadian artist re-imagines discarded Styrofoam packages as beautiful ceramic sculptures that capture the ghostly presence of consumer goods.
By Nina Boccia |
October 18, 2013
Section: Curiosity
Tags: Exhibition
David Kohn Architects’ dramatic overhaul of an apartment in Barcelona’s Gothic Quarter has won World Interior of the Year at Singapore’s interior design festival.
By Nina Boccia |
October 15, 2013
Section: Interiors
Tags: Commercial, Competition, Cultural
The Auckland Art Gallery, by Australian studio Frances-Jones Morehen Thorp, has been crowned World Building of the Year. At the festival, which took place last weekend in Singapore, over two dozen other built projects received awards for their architectural brilliance.
By Nina Boccia |
October 11, 2013
Section: Architecture
Tags: Competition
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