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Seungmo Lim Interior Design for Libertango Hotel Korea

Korean interior designer Seungmo Lim envisioned a poetic room that took its inspiration from bull fighting and tango dancers. The room is located in a boutique hotel in South Korea’s Gangnam district, and features stainless steel curving walls leading into the room. Its interior is a burst of bright red, white and black, contrasted against a gold chain curtain. Not only is the room a sight to behold. the curvatures in the walls allow for seamless sound transfer, meaning your music will make an impact. Check out more photos here.

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André Saraiva Opens New Hôtel Grand Amour in Paris

André Saraiva’s latest undertaking see the graffiti artist-turned-entrepreneur present Hôtel Grand Amour, an extension of his empire in the hospitality sector. Located on Rue de la Fidélité, the hotel blends traditional Parisian charm with a modern pop sensibility, as themed rooms are draped with photos by Guy Bourdin, Helmut Newton and Carlotta Kohl, while carpets feature customized artwork by André and Pierre Frey. The rooms are designed to replicated classic European drawing rooms, with quirky graffiti (such as André’s trademark Mr.A) and bold color palates bringing a whimsical feel to the otherwise vintage aesthetic. On the ground floor, a cozy restaurant and bar, soon to be filled with creatives, elbow to elbow with youthful locals, continues the hotel’s charismatic chic. Be sure to check in at the Grand Amour on your next visit to the city.

Hôtel Grand Amour 18 Rue de la Fidélité 75010 Paris, France

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Inside Tokyo’s Pigment Store: An Experimental Art Laboratory

This November, a storefront in Tokyo presented an exciting new concept for supplying art materials. Dubbed “Pigment,” the shop specializes in exactly what it is named after, pigments. In fact, it boasts over 4,000 unique tints. Designed by the masters of space curation at Warehouse TERRADA, Pigment helps breathe new life into the world of art supplies.

The shop also seeks to support the preservation of age-old art techniques with a selection of hard-to-find tools including “washi” paper and “sumi” ink sticks. In the future, the site will also play  host to workshops by art professors and manufacturers that will aim to renew young interest in traditional art methods.

If you’re not in Tokyo you can browse the supply of pigments and rare supplies here.

Case Study - House 8

The Eames House is widely considered as one of the great buildings of the 20th century. Also known as the Case Study house 8, this beautiful piece of architecture was constructed in 1949 using only prefabrications and off-the-shelf materials. This animated short tries to capture the essence of the house, and is in many ways a case study of our own.

Tyler Kingston Wood

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Formerly Yes Store in Los Angeles

Located in the heart of Downtown Los Angeles is Formerly Yes, a husband-and-wife-helmed minimal home store. Right across from the ACE Hotel, Formerly Yes aims to offer items for the space-conscious individual. The couple first lived on a sailboat after getting married, bestowing upon them a sense of space conservation and how to best use space efficiently. With the mantra “buy less, but better,” the store started from a webstore with its new brick and mortar location opening last month.

Formerly Yes 954 S. Broadway Los Angeles, CA 90015 USA

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This Stunning Converted London Church Can be Bought for $15 Million USD

Nestled in the Kenmont Gardens neighborhood of London’s prestigious Kensington area is an expansive church building that is all but a house of worship from the outside, but a stunningly modern yet characterful family home within. Utilizing the full-height sanctuary as a voluminous multifunction area incorporating a dining area, several lounges and the open-plan kitchen, a mezzanine level overlooking the sanctuary hall also holds a reading area. The interior of the church has been whitewashed to enhance the airy atmosphere whilst retaining the physicality of the distinctive arches that denote the building’s past, while exposed marble columns, heated parquet flooring and original stained glass windows add remarkable touches to the otherwise minimalist space. Also containing four ensuite bedrooms, a private patio with waterfall and a gym, the former church is now on the market for a cool £10 million GBP (approximately $15.5 million USD).

Alexander Brodsky - Vodka Ceremony Pavilion (2003)

The building is constructed out of a collection of old window frames from the Butikov factory on Ostozhenka street in Moscow. The ceremony itself is implied by the interior and the distinct lack of furniture and ornament. Inside the Pavilion is a small table, a pair of tin mugs on chains and a large basin of vodka. Two people step in, and stand at the two sides of the table. The visitors pour the vodka into the cups and drink it saying toasts in rounds.

Burberry Opens Its First Cafe in London Flagship Store

Burberry becomes the latest luxury fashion brand to foray into food with the opening of Thomas’s, its first in-house cafe situated in its London flagship store at 121 Regent Street. Joining the ranks of Gucci, Armani, Roberto Cavalli and the like, Burberry’s first dining outlet is named after the founder of the brand, and serves all-day British fare, with items on its “breakfast to dinner” menu including whole lobster and chips, Mersea Rock oysters and Sutton Hoo chicken salad, as well as your choice of afternoon tea or champagne. The new cafe is housed in the gifting section of the flagship store, where patrons can pick from a selection of home furnishings, stationery and travel accessories, and have them personalized on the spot through embroidery or leather embossing.