A++ green design standards

“The need to conform and anticipate present and future regulations relative to sustainability, call for the creation of a new standard of design…” – A++ In line with the increasingly predominant sustainability standards of today’s society, the A++ architecture and interior design firm introduces its own philosophy in the development of green, eco-friendly spaces catered …

The influence of color

“Color provokes a psychic vibration. Color hides a power still unknown but real, which acts on every part of the human body.” – Wassily Kandinsky If we take a step back to look at the world from a faraway perspective, the image we are presented with is a mosaic of infinite color combinations that evoke …

An emerging philosophy of design

Buildings, streets and interiors may seem stable and permanent; however, rarely anything in life is static. Both architecture, as well as design, reflect all the constant changes that individuals and societies undergo and the emerging trends that will transform entire cities. Today we experience a sudden shift in our conception of home, influenced by the …

The design trend concerned with your wellbeing

In an interview with AD, the Global Wellness Institute’s economist, Katherine Johnston linked the rising popularity of the wellness-inspired design to the “consumer demand and lifestyle and partly because of environmental and health crises around the world”. This trend is indeed based on redirecting architecture and interior design towards a simpler, more intimate and humane …

Miami: the modern Mecca of art and design

Cities are regarded as long-standing products of humans’ sedentary evolution and the demands that followed it; however, they are also the outcome of our nomadic excursions and an increasingly globalized world which brings with it the dreams, ideas and creations of people from all over the world. Each city bears the imprint of the inhabitants …