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The domestic grind: How Foolscap turned a neighbourly bond into Allpress’ latest outpost
In Brisbane, Foolscap Studio continues a longstanding relationship with the coffeemakers at a new cafe-store featuring calm tones and coffee waste materials.
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One Two Five by Hub expands flexible work in Perth
A 10,000-square-metre flagship by Hub Australia and Hassell at Brookfield Place reframes the co-working office as a hybrid of workplace, events venue and lifestyle destination.
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Blurring the line between konbini and café
Suupaa in Cremorne reimagines the Japanese konbini as a fast-casual café, blending retail, dining and precise design by IF Architecture.
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Disuko channels 1980s Tokyo nostalgia atop a Melbourne rooftop
Located in the former Madam Brussels rooftop, Disuko reimagines 1980s Tokyo nightlife through layered interiors, bespoke detailing and a flexible dining and bar experience designed by MAMAS Dining Group.
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Matcha delight in Malaysia evokes the natural transformation of matcha as it is whisked
Spacemen Studio foregrounds fabric and colour in a hospitality project inspired by the ritual preparation of matcha.
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Growing space: grovve by FARM and WY-TO reimagines youth wellness with design empathy
grovve sets a new benchmark in youth mental wellness design – an empathetic, biophilic sanctuary where mental wellbeing is nurtured through choice, comfort and co-creation.
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An emotional connection
Chinese handbag design firm, Songmont, has seen ARCHSTUDIO transform a disused factory into a space of great engagement and joy.
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More than just a transitional space: Perth’s Palace Tower receives the Woods Bagot treatment
Woods Bagot has completed a lobby refurbishment inspired by the historic architecture of the Palace Hotel.
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Brewing up a Milanese-inspired storm
Coffeelin Fortress Hill by JJ Acuña and Bespoke Studio is a contemporary ode to the Italian osteria.
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A simply beautiful design by HAS design and research
Simple Art Museum is art itself with a breathtaking white, light and linear design.
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Coffeelin’s coffee-to-cocktail concept grows in Hong Kong
JJ Acuña / Bespoke Studio partners with Coffeelin to inaugurate locations in Central and Fortress Hill.
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The Joy of Books
In his seminal essay, Stéphane Mallarmé famously wrote: “Everything in the world exists to end up as a book.” Wutopia Lab embraced this ideal, conceiving Shanghai Book City as, quite literally, a vertical city made of books.
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In Addition took the word Lune literally when designing this Sydney flagship
The delectable bakehouse franchise has expanded its oeuvre with the addition and arrival of dual Sydney locations; here, we take a look at the flagship in Rosebery.
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Repurpose with purpose: FK at 500 Bourke Street
The $160 million transformation of 500 Bourke Street in Melbourne’s CBD has revitalised a 1970s Brutalist icon, originally designed by Godfrey & Spowers.
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WAM puts sport on playful display at Oran Park
Warren and Mahoney’s (WAM) design for the newly opened Oran Park Leisure Centre (OPLC) celebrates the facility’s unique location – promoting an active lifestyle at the literal core of this thriving community.
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Towers of senior living
Architectus Conrad Gargett lead the way in design for health and wellness for seniors with this latest project in Brisbane.
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Much more than four walls and an office: Flack Studio adds cafe and reading room at The Commons
Designed by Flack Studio, Commons Coffee on Wellington Street is the latest addition to the portfolio of the increasingly popular co-working space.
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Going off the rails in Melbourne CBD
Merging heritage, hospitality and education design, Gray Puksand has restored a retired W-class Melbourne to become the CBD’s newest cafe.
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Total luxury at ACME’s newly opened Brisbane health club
Designed by ACME, Brisbane’s Total Fusion Platinum aims to set a new benchmark in luxury living and fitness facilities in Brisbane.
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Ms. Elliot at Hock Bee, where past meets present in Malaysia
JUJURWORK has created a stellar destination to meet, drink and eat. Through adaptive reuse, this heritage venue has once more come to life in a fashionable and timeless design.
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Community, adaptability and a proud heritage at Hayball’s Scientia Terrace
With emphases on context, place, STEM and social value, Hayball has created a thriving educational environment in North Sydney.
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Dining in the wilderness with Pig Design
With a material palette limited to stone, exposed aggregate, recycled wood board, metal and paint, there is a poetic simplicity to Pig Design’s realisation of Wild Back that ties it succinctly to nature.
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SJB designs the ‘Rolls Royce’ of boutique hotels
A beacon of glamour and golden-age hospitality, The Royce hotel has given Melbourne’s original Rolls Royce showroom new life as one of the city’s most exciting new boutique hotel destinations.
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TAG Espresso flagship cafe by Kaizen Architecture fuses nature and nostalgia
At TAG Espresso’s latest cafe, Kaizen Architecture has combined plywood, concrete and aluminium to create a stylish yet welcoming environment for coffee lovers.
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LOAM cafe&bar: From art exhibition space to a coffee shop and bar
Delve into a transformative journey from a porcelain house in the heart of the West Bund, Shanghai, to LOAM cafe&bar. Designers STUDIO8 have cultivated a blend of openness and privacy while paying homage to the original structure and its surroundings.
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The green oasis amidst the urban jungle of Shanghai: LOAM cafe&bar
Delve into a transformative journey from a porcelain house in the heart of the West Bund, Shanghai, to LOAM cafe&bar. STUDIO8 has cultivated a blend of openness and privacy while paying homage to the original structure and its surroundings.
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Wilma Wu melds fine dining with a casual café vibe in La Savoir
Wilma Wu Design Studio creates an elegant yet welcoming restaurant where the owner’s private collection of Hermès wallpaper and tableware takes centrestage.
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One year in Bundanon: A retrospective on The Bridge and Art Museum by Kerstin Thompson Architects, part one
Kerstin Thompson Architects’ work at Bundanon recently marked its one-year anniversary. Having garnered such international attention, and with Thompson having recently been awarded the AIA Gold Medal, it’s a fitting time for a mini-retrospective on this architectural success story.
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Living the latte life in this outstanding café
Once a kindergarten, now a Katinat Café in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, this project by Module K and Soulroom celebrates excellent design coupled with the love of coffee and eating out in a beautiful new contemporary space. It’s latte living at its best.
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Once a kindergarten, now a hip cafe
Designed by Module K and Soulroom, Katinat Cafe in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, celebrates excellent design coupled with the love of coffee and eating out in a beautiful new contemporary space. It’s latte living at its best.
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A ‘gravity-defying’ garden cafe by Karv One
In Fuzhou, China, Karv One has combined terrazzo, gridded metal and greenery to conceive a whimsical cafe.
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Cafe and workshop come together in PAGA Microroastery
PAGA Microroastery leads the way in delivering fine coffee and beautiful design at a purpose-built coffee roastery and café in downtown Bangkok.
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Coffee and matcha in the void
Studio SKLIM draws upon concepts of emptiness and negative space to optimise space in a micro café located along River Valley Road, Singapore.
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Minimalist And Modern: Kaizen Coffee’s Fusion
Going against the grain of the typical minimalist, modern café atmosphere, Arnun Wattanaporn worked with Space+Craft to create a feeling of cosiness for Kaizen Coffee Co. in the heart of Bangkok.
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Studio SKLIM Designs A Café With Functional Voids
Studio SKLIM draws upon concepts of emptiness and negative space to optimise space in a micro café located along River Valley Road.
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Soft-Edged Mid-Century Modern At PPP Coffee By Foreign Policy
Designed by Foreign Policy Design Group, the PPP Coffee store at Funan offers a multisensorial coffee retail experience in a setting that feels at once nostalgic and new.
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Industrial elegance and Italian heritage in Melbourne’s east: Bicycle Thieves by Pierce Widera
Inspired by the 1984 film masterpiece, Bicycle Thieves is a light-filled eatery that celebrates Italian culture and creates captivating food with a contemporary twist.
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MOC Design Office Shines Light On Tea Drinking At HEYTEA
An evocative setting is as addictive as a good drink and the dreamy, sci-fi atmosphere of the new HEYTEA store in Clarke Quay by MOC Design Office is set to have customers returning.
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Café Oriente By Labotory: Seoul’s Semi-Underground Coffee Shop
Finding the perfect balance between two distinct architectural concepts is always challenging. However, Labotory successfully harmonises Korean aesthetics with minimal charm in Café Oriente.
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The Tranquil Practicality Of Yu Teahouse
We find out how Studio Adjective created a peaceful teahouse in Hong Kong’s busiest shopping district.
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Café Oriente Is Seoul’s Semi-Underground Coffee Shop
Finding the perfect balance between two distinct architectural concepts is always challenging. However, Labotory successfully harmonises Korean aesthetics with minimal charm in Café Oriente.
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At Little Cove Espresso, Studio Adjective Looks To The Sea
For Little Cove Espresso, Studio Adjective draws inspiration from the relaxing seaside locale with natural materials and a design language communicating flow and continuity.
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The hardest working little café in Randwick
Architect Ricci Bloch makes the most of High St Society’s compact site, ensuring the high-traffic café offers patrons easy accessibility, clear circulation and a welcoming ambience.
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Modern Izakaya Fukuro By A Work Of Substance Is Brimming With Mystery And Character
Patrons can escape from the cacophony of Hong Kong’s bustling streets at Fukuro, which offers the intimacy of traditional izakayas but with a modern twist.
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AlvinT Uses Colour To Define Social Zones At Ottoman’s Coffee In Jakarta
Seeking an inclusive café experience for Sopo Del Tower, AlvinT Studio makes a colourful interlude in the Mega Kuningan business district.
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Can design help change perceptions and inspire action? Naim by The Stella Collective steps in the right direction
Designer Hana Hakim of The Stella Collective hopes the food and design at Middle Eastern café Naim will inspire curiosity and help bridge cultural divides.
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Telok Ayer Arts Club: FUUR Designs A Hybrid Community Space
Driven by 1970s utopian visions, FUUR designs a hybrid venue that invites white-collar workers and dreamers alike to consume food, drinks and art in unexpected ways.
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The Budapest Café: Wes Anderson eat your heart out at
Whoever said blue and green should never be seen? The Budapest Café is inspired by Director Wes Anderson’s distinctive visual style and Melbourne’s signature café culture.
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Can A Good Interior Take A Brand From Good To Great?
Elana Castle interviews Maebe Tetlow-Stuart about Studio Tate’s sophisticated interior for Toby’s Estate Coffee Roasters in Darling Square. As expected, their interior is as elevated as the Toby’s Estate coffee-drinking experience itself.
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When Clichés Become Cool Again: Workshop Bros By Studio Esteta
Studio Esteta’s design of Workshop Bros Glen Waverley will refresh your memories and challenge your perceptions of nostalgic Chinese eateries.
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Domesticating the Café
JJA / Bespoke Architecture’s second project for Hong Kong hipster coffee shop Elephant Grounds continues the indoor-outdoor and home-inspired approach of the previous locations, while offering a little something extra.
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Recline into Luxury
Designed with a sense of luxury, elegance and comfort in mind, Punt brings us the Amor Cortese sofa and chaise lounge collection, designed by Monica Armani
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Coffee for the Common Man
The new Kuala Lumpur outlet of Common Man Coffee Roasters shuns the typical hipster café concept in favour of a welcoming space, where everyone and anyone can come to enjoy really good coffee.
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Enter the Modern Italian Coffee House
A Renaissance coffee shop and exhibition space for electronics giant Philips opens in Beijing, China.
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New Stomping Grounds On Star Street
The Elephant Grounds coffee shop in Wan Chai has navigated Hong Kong’s stringent planning laws and unpredictable weather to create a community café that opens up to the street. Rik Glauert writes.
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Indesign Specifies: Furniture for Cafe Fit-outs
Finishing touches are important in any space, and today we look at a selection of furniture perfect for a cafe space.
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The Making of INCEPTION: a collaboration for Melbourne Indesign 2014
Café Culture +Insitu with Hot Black and DKO architects create a time lapse video of their installation for The Project at this years Melbourne Indesign.
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Cafe Culture + Insitu shine at MID14’s The Project
As if a showroom brimming with beautiful product wasn’t enough, Cafe Culture + Insitu’s installation for The Project at Melbourne Indesign was bright, bold and engaging.
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BEHIND THE BRAND: DARØ
Since 1969, the Darø vision has been to design lamps which create value and arouse enthusiasm. Design is determined by light, and light is determined by function.
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BEHIND THE BRANDS: AUSTRALIAN DESIGNERS
Reflecting the burgeoning talent of local designers and Cafe Culture + Insitu’s commitment to supporting Australian design, the fourth instalment of our Spotlight series explores the philosophy and designs of Christel H, Savage Design and Luschia Porter.
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Behind the brand: Zeitraum
With roots in Germany, Zeitraum combine a rich knowledge of local timbers with expert workmanship to produce furniture that is both beautiful and durable.
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Behind the Brand: HUSSL
The HUSSL collection draws inspiration from one of the world’s most beautiful natural environments, resulting in a seamless fusion of top quality workmanship and stunning organic forms.
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BEHIND THE BRAND: CASAMANIA
Celebrating 30 years of innovative, adventurous design, Casamania has built its reputation on strong collaborations with designers and a clear vision of the company’s values.
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PLANK AT MILAN FURNITURE FAIR
PLANK is known for producing distinctive furniture pieces with universal appeal. At Milan Furniture Fair 2014, we meet with PLANK’s General Manager, Michael Plank, who reveals some of the thinking behind the products. Alice Blackwood reports.
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Didier’s Fables
With a slew of successful products, collaborations and accolades under his belt, the Melbourne-based designer has reached maturity in his craft, and with it he has achieved a deeper understanding of what draws him to design. Now, in collaboration with Café Culture + Insitu, he is expanding and re-launching three of his key collections.
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CAFÉ CULTURE + INSITU MILAN HIGHLIGHTS
Café Culture + Insitu present their picks from the Milan Design Fair – heading for Australian shores later this year!
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CAFE CULTURE PARTNER WITH INSITU
Café Culture has joined with Insitu Furniture, merging to form a single enterprise known as Café Culture + Insitu.
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CAFE CULTURE CELEBRATE SUMMER
To welcome the summer months, ‘like’ Café Culture on Facebook for your chance to win an outdoor setting including an illuminated bloom pot, Talenti Pretty chairs, Talenti Roy table and Savage Design place mats.
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Gradisca from Insitu
Billiani is the latest addition to the Insitu collection, offering traditional Italian furniture.
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Miniforms from Cafe Culture
Clean forms and primary colours from Italian family-owned production house
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Ida from Café Culture
Colourful timber tables inspired by the craft of hand thrown vessels