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TAG Espresso flagship cafe by Kaizen Architecture fuses nature and nostalgia

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.

LOAM cafe&bar: From art exhibition space to a coffee shop and bar

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.

Once a kindergarten, now a hip cafe

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.

A ‘gravity-defying’ garden cafe by Karv One

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.

Karv One conceives a dreamlike white garden cafe

Karv One conceives a dreamlike white garden cafe

In Fuzhou, China, Karv One Design has combined terrazzo, gridded metal and greenery to conceive a dream-like cafe.

Cafe and workshop come together in PAGA Microroastery

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.

Here’s to the Insta-worthy: where to eat, play and stay

Here’s to the Insta-worthy: where to eat, play and stay

With venues in popular locations boasting high star-ratings these days a dime-a-dozen, there is a new criteria being coveted in the hospitality scene.

Studio SKLIM carves a café out of concrete in Singapore

Studio SKLIM carves a café out of concrete in Singapore

A curvaceous counter connects customers with their barista at Voids Café, a compact café in River Valley, Singapore, designed by Studio SKLIM.

A place to meet: Gumbuya café

A place to meet: Gumbuya café

Gumbuya is an Aboriginal word for meeting place, which formed the concept for the café and restaurant in Sydney.

Splinter Society designs a uniquely local café experience with Project 281

Splinter Society designs a uniquely local café experience with Project 281

This newly-designed café in Brunswick, Melbourne celebrates its neighbourhood’s industrial roots while also working in a contemporary context.

Biasol’s modern bubble tea café in Shenzhen

Biasol’s modern bubble tea café in Shenzhen

Tea drinking may be steeped in tradition but 蜜葉裡 Ambrosia in Shenzhen has been designed by Biasol for the modern, mindful tea drinker of today.

Traditional Chinese Architecture Inspires A Modern Bubble Tea Café

Traditional Chinese Architecture Inspires A Modern Bubble Tea Café

Tea drinking may be steeped in tradition but 蜜葉裡 Ambrosia in Shenzhen has been designed by Biasol for the modern, mindful tea drinker of today.