Sometimes you might have any problems to organize your huge DVDs/books collection, especially if you just have a small space for living. Here’s the Johan’s creative works to hack the small room to accommodate his DVDs collection which more than 1200 pieces. Johan’s using affordable pieces of IEKA LACK components is how he’s arranged certain items for aesthetic and space saving purposes. He converts his bedroom wall into shelves and the empty space under his bed, also he’s mounted a slim DVD player underneath the shelf, giving him more usable storage space. Let’s see all the photos I’m sure you’ll get some inspiration to store huge DVDs or books collection if you have lives in small home/apartments.

So, where do we start? Brands-wise, we’re looking at Castle, Infinity, Focal, and Audio Vector – all mainly European brands, but some can be found over here if you look hard enough. Everywhere you look, there’s an infusion of personal detail. From the decals on the walls to the modern lighting choices, nothing is ignored and everything seems updated to an almost exaggerated extent. Not a bad thing, really, but man – just look at that DVD collection! Let’s just hope there are no earthquakes in his area…

Source : Minhembio.com

Sultan Lounge is one of luxurious lounge at the mandarin oriental, Kuala Lumpur Malaysia designed by Stephane Dupoux. The interior decorate with entirely sheathed in a decadent golden hue and the roof is using luxury Arabian tent.

The Designer said “I tried to harness positive energy to minimize the feeling of being underground by choosing very flattering lighting to make patrons feel comfortable, for example. My overall aim was to create a party space that is functional also since this is a place of business after all.

Source : Dupoux Design

Here’s new office design by Iwan Baan, the Selgas Cano architectural offices, its an amazing design concept, this building have the low impact into the landscape, and look like a modern cave. Personally I like this office design, its sleek, simple and have stunning interior with minimalist furniture and yellow white color combination, very inspiring.

Source : archdaily, Iwan Baan

Behind the Scene of the SUBU project, SUBU is the new Johannes Torpe designed concept restaurant from South Beauty Group(SBG).

The concept is brand new and will bring SBG into a new era of restaurant design. The first restaurant is located in one of the finest malls in the new financial district of Beijing, and will share location with the finest brands from around the world. Johannes Torpe is designing everything from the glas to the chairs and will here answer some simple questions in this pre-interview to get the idea un-covered.

How did you meet the client?Well, it started with a lot of phone and email conversations some one-year ago. And in the beginning we thought; “China, naah they will just copy our ideas and feed us off with  some dim-sum…” But Xiaofei kept on pushing us to meet and was a very nice guy to talk  to so in the end we succeeded and meet up in Beijing. And the impression from the phone was right, both Xiaofei and his mother Mrs. Zwang are passionate and very serious about  bringing Chinese cuisine to the next level. But the best part is; they are lovely and fantastic fun people to hang out with, and that is most important to us… This gonna be fun!

What was the brief from the client?The brief was pretty open, and when you enter a room for the first time, you analyze the room quickly and the first impression lasts. But they also did a fantastic project with Philippe (Starck) in 2006 with great success, so automatically you know that they want something completely different from that. But to cut it easy, they wanted something more of a concept that will stand out completely and open people’s eyes to the max, something with an edge and something that creates an experience in the room.

What was your answer / concept to the brief? And why?The answer was clear; we want to look forward and not backwards. We want to create an experience where details are everything, from the food to the tableware, from the lighting to the ambiance, from the music to the uniforms, from the chairs to the toilets. Also we feel that it is important to renew the way guests are served, we are more to a personal level where the waiter steps into character and serve with pride, instead of the classic Chinese  “serving robots”. So our concept is always to have a personal chat with a staff who knows how to serve.

What is the fun part of this project?For sure that is the people behind the project, but also to work on a project with such detail and dedication from the people are really great indeed. I think we will have a long time and long distance relationship going on here, haha! Not to forget, it is nice to be the next designer after Starck they make a project with, at least for the ego

What is the challenging part of this project? And how did you solve it?The challenge has been the time, not the design. We used 3 weeks from the first meeting until presentation in Beijing, and luckily everybody loved the project. After that we used 4 VERY intensive weeks to make technical drawings of the complete project, that was a very hard nut simply caused by the complex solutions we have chosen all through the project. With an opening date of mid October (2007) we needed to move very fast.

Source : dezeen, Johannes Torpe Stodios

We’ll be wrapping up our winter stay in Denmark and heading back to NYC in a week. We’re starting to miss our own East Village digs and was delighted to see our neighbor’s apartment featured on Apartment Therapy. Kid America a.k.a Frank Sisti Jr. and his partner Melia Marden gave a walk through of their palatial pad to The Selby.We would expect Kid America to have a massive toy collection and we’re not disappointed.

What an eclectic group of toys!

Dig the pumpkins on the top shelf. Do we detect a Halloween fetish? Me thinks so.

Source : theselby.com

The brief from Peter Mark CEO Barry Dempsey and Founding Director Mark Keaveney was to deliver a completely new ‘concept  salon’ which would push the boundaries of design. The company was founded in 1961, 47 years ago and the Directors are aware of the fact that in the fashion arena you must define yourself by constant innovation.

A new style is born that takes Punk, Japanimation, New Wave, Memphis, Classical Design and a lot of imagination mixed with a 21st century twist. It is refreshing to see Ireland in the lime light creating a new innovative ‘Dublin’ design style.

Entering the salon feels like falling into Alice in Wonderland, where this time she is a ’punk rocker’. It’s real eye candy. Patterns clash and work at the same time. Colours collide that should never go together, and yet somehow work. Shapes and forms that don’t belong with each other are living happily side but side, it’s ingenious. Everywhere you turn is a new experience. It’s as if you are in a new space at every angle you turn.

There is a definite fashion-forward feeling in the space that is so cutting-edge it is not even on the charts yet. It’s your imagination gone wild. You have transported yourself into the centre of style and fashion and you are the show.

Whether you want to admit it or not, it is an amazing design with the highest standards of detail and finishes. There is real sophistication in the project: thing clash and work all at the same time. There an understanding of proportion and balance of color.  This is not something that can be easily been achieved and the STYLE CLUB succeeds with flying colors.

Whether you like the design or not, once you walk into the STYLE CLUB you cannot help but put a smile on your face.

Source : Douglas Wallace Architects, Wallpaper

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Icelandic graphic artist Katrin Olina has completed two new projects: the interior of Cristal Bar in Hong Kong and a multimedia installation at Reykjavik Art Museum.

Cristal Bar, Hong Kong: 9/F, 33 Wellington Street,The Loop. An interior based around graphic art and the application of a visual language in an entire space. In this project, of an interior of a Bar, Katrin Olina exploits the film and printing technology of 3M to create a huge seamless painting that expands throughout the bar’s four interconnected areas that cover a floor area of 1200 square feet.

The bar countertop is encrusted with more than 300,000 Swarovski crystals, which are illuminated from above by a ripple projector, and below by multicolored LEDs, in that way the counter’s surface changes hues while shimmering in undulating waves over the course of the night. Furniture was designed specially for the project by Michael Young’s Hong Kong Office.

At the Reykjavik Art Museum, large-scale installation Eulenspiegel (85-square-meter work) scatters images across the walls and floor.

Source : Katrin Olina, Dezeen

Two stylish new additions to the dining and partying scene are -5 supperclub and -5 icebar at Amari Nova Suites, which offer fine dining, an ultra-modern lounge and unique clubbing experience.

-5supperclub is a dazzling lounge dining experience in white, where guests can enjoy fabulous fusion food on beds of pure white, with stimulating tunes and changing colour lights.

Deeply cool, -5icebar is kept at –5 degrees all year round, with the bar, glasses and furniture made of crystal clear ice. A starry ceiling, rocking music, changing colour lights and 20 minutes of free shots, per access, set the ambience for celebration!

Source : Minus5Pattaya

A Bathing Ape or BAPE is a Japanese clothing company founded by Nigo (real name Tomoaki Nagao) in 1993 The company specializes in urban and hip-hop fashion, operating stores in Japan including BAPE, BAPE Store, Foot Soldier & the Bape Exclusive store which is located in Aoyama, Tokyo. The company also operates Bape Cuts hair salon, Bape Café and gallery, Bape Sounds records. There are stores located in Hong Kong, London, New York, Taiwan and Los Angeles. Nigo also founded the womens clothing lines “APEE” which is the female version of BAPE, and “BAPY” which is the female “couture” clothing line.

This is a compilation of BAPE history. In contrast to the eccentric multi-colored LED lights in the stairway, the rest of the store is simple and plain with at sense of luxury. The brand’s evolution is marked in the experimentation of contrasting ideas.

Source : Wonderwall, Wikipedia