Livingstones the pebble system 20 years ! Livingstones, the famous pebble cushions from smarin, celebrate their 20th anniversary in 2023 Their creation started in 2003, when the French design studio developed cushions and seats with massive, biophylic forms that closely imitate the shape of pebbles. Since then, they have [...]

Iceland's Blue Lagoon resort Guests at The Retreat at Blue Lagoon Iceland can look out onto the turquoise water of the famous lagoon from hotel suites nestled into the lava formations. The Blue Lagoon is situated within the UNESCO Global Geopark and comprises a series of pools containing geothermal seawater rich in minerals [...]

Always fan of micro surfaces! A Little Design creates 17.6-square-metre micro flat in Taiwan Taiwanese studio A Little Design has converted a former piano studio in Taipei, Taiwan into a tiny apartment with built-in, space-saving furniture. Formerly a piano studio, the apartment measures just 17.6 square metres and has a ceiling height of 3.4 metres. [...]

Studio Ben Allen inserts pale plywood children's bedroom into Barbican flat. London architecture firm Studio Ben Allen has built a plywood structure inside a flat in London's brutalist Barbican Estate to create a bedroom for two children, featuring archways, steps and a fold-down desk. The resident of the one-storey flat tasked the local architects to [...]