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Senses Beyond Vision
People & Studios, Interview, Art
In our conversation with Ileana, we learn more about her personal aesthetic, delving deep into her affinity of dark colours and abstract forms as she takes inspiration from the world around her.
Abstraction & Empathy
People & Studios, Art, New Norm Magazine Issue 04
Agnes Jonas is an illustrator who creates atmospheric digital artworks, creations that are unconsciously led by her mind and emotions.
Sustainability in Furniture
People & Studios, Interview, Product Design
We had the pleasure of speaking to founder of TAKT, Henrik Lorensen, to learn more about TAKT and its sustainable approach to design and manufacturing.
People & Studios, Interview, Product Design
Meet Alejandro Valencia, founder of Dear Durango, an architecture and design studio, seeking to create projects that stand out for their pure and functional character.
Root of Identity
Where Elegant Design Meets A Playful Soul
Architecture & Interior
Nestled in the heart of Southside, the Arca is a modern contemporary living experience, designed aesthetically with warmth and comfort in mind.
Lane Eight Coffee
Architecture & Interior, Food
We caught up with George Rendall, the founder of Lane Eight Coffee to discuss entry into the world of coffee, maintaining creative motivation, and the opening of their new branch in the South of London, Clapham Common.
Lemon Tree House
Architecture & Interiors
In one of the most distinctive blocks of the Valencian district of Jesus, the Lemon Tree House by Iterare Arquitectos is revealed as a unique project in which some of the most important features of this genuine group of houses are recovered.
Aesthetics of Ordinary - A living minimalist eatery by Yakusha Studio
Architecture & Interior, Food
Designed in live minimalism, the signature style of Yakusha Studio, a modern eatery features a laconic interior primarily made in natural and recycled materials and enhanced with a living spirit of artisanal objects.
Cosmos, Time, Movement
People & Studios, Product Design
A lifelong exploration, Turbina cultivates a dialogue; a constant and evolving narrative that is rooted in all areas of our being – a way of life and understanding.
Manipulating Fabrics
Art & Culture
Atelier Cph unveils their latest collection, Assemble, Photography by a series of 28 art prints inspired by the feminist textile art movement.
Red and white hues
Architecture & Interior, Food
Plyne is a small wine bar located in the Wilda - residential district of Poznan. Designed by wiercinski-studio, the place serves a wide range of world wines with small tapas style snacks.
Architecture & Interior
Taiwanese Interior Designer CA Design, shares their latest project Japandi Spirit, a calming abode with a deep connection to both people and place.
A Return to Simple Life
Instruments of Time
People & Studios, Interview, Product Design, New Norm Magazine Issue 04
We caught up with founders of Instrmnt, Pete and Ross, who spoke to us about their love for watches, the evolution of their brand and what prompted their foray into furniture design.
JP Residence
Architecture & Interior
JP Residence is the first detached house for a family of two who has long been living in a rental apartment. The residence has a quiet and cozy feeling in our new home, fusing an international design sense with Japan’s unique aesthetic.
A Romantic Assembly
People & Studios, Interview, Food, New Norm Magazine Issue 04
WatchHouse was founded in 2014, from a chance encounter between founder Roland Horne. Community Manager of WatchHouse Faye Mitchell, on their Modern Coffee experience in connecting customers and communities with coffee.
Scents of Place - In Conversation with Pneuma
Architecture & Interior, Interview, Product Design, People & Studios
Join Camilla Boccardi Christensen and Diana Lindboe, the founders of Pneuma, in this interview as they dive deep into their universe of creativity, exploring subjects of emotional intelligence and nostalgia.
Translating the beauty in imperfection
Architecture & Interior
Last year, in which we spent months at home, many people have been thinking about what home means for them. Here, in “WS house”, customers can discover the appeal of a slower, more contemplative approach to life.
Living with Nature
Architecture & Interior, People & Studios, Interview, New Norm Magaizne Issue 04
In conversation with the founders of Koto Design, Zoe Johnathan, and Theo; on probing the relationship between architecture, people, and nature.
Vessel of Disparity
Product Design
A collaboration between BeCandle and The Grey Green, designed by Hong Chong Ip from MO-Design, comes a work titled “Vase Candle”.
10 Questions with VAST
Architecture & Interior, Interview, People & Studios
“VAST” means to interpret life experiences without limitations and as a designer we must also feel and experience various aspects in life and to present these experiences in a beautified manner.
Product Design, People & Studios, Interview, New Norm Magazine Issue 03
Immerse yourself in the experimental and mesmerising art of Birgitte Due Madsen, as she reveals her artistic identity and inspiration.
Unrestrained Expression
Kipopo House
Architecture & Interior
études is an architecture and design practice, a place where poetry intertwine with rationality, celebrating an architecture of feelings. Following each other’s steps as childhood friends from afar, Karine and Nicolas met again in Tokyo in 2013, a partnership that evolved through numerous walks and talks challenging their respective practice.
10 Questions with figures
People & Studios, Interview, Art
figures, a functional creative studio, in search of material enlightenment. Works encompass products for the living environment with a high preoccupation for materiality and experimentation. Positioned on the interface between industry and art, figures creates pieces characterized by conceptual design, clean aesthetics, and functional forms.
Botaniczna Apartment
Architecture & Interiors
Located in the city of Poznan Poland, interior designers, Agnieszka Owsiany Studio was commissioned to design a 90sq ft apartment that belongs to a couple of a surgeon and his wife who runs as a medical clinic, serving as a tranquil escape from their busy lives.
Mother Pearl
Architecture & Interior
Mother Pearl encapsulates the deeply immersive bubble tea drinking experience through its magical concoctions, serving as a vessel for the sensations that emerge from sipping bubble tea, its icon evolves with seasonal and flavour changes.
10 Questions with Wen Studio
People & Studios, Architecture & Interior, Photography
Founded by Logan Liu and Chris Lee, Wen Studio is a Shanghai-based photography and design studio. We sat down with the duo for an exclusive interview on their approach to visual solutions; specialising in architectural and interior photography.
Slow Living
People & Studios, Interview, Product Design
In this interview, Vivian Hung, the founder of WOOL, chats with us about Scandinavian designs and brands, the importance of retail, and tips on creating a stylish, contemporary home.
New Norm Magazine Issue 03, Travel Documentation
Colour has never been detached from architectural design, and just like paintings, sculptures, and photographs, applying colours to the environment and architecture is believed to have a profound influence on the emotions on people.
Living Colours
The Curator's Apartment
Architecture & Interior
The Curator's Apartment is an art-Filled Contemporary split-level Maisonette located at the centre of Bath's trendy Artisan Quarter, welcoming travellers and artists to stay.
Reflect & Remember with ISE
People & Studios, Interview, Product Design, Travel Journals
In conversation with Lilian Tran, founder of ISĒ, a sustainable destination for organic Royal quality bed linen and leather throws.
10 Questions with Bec Kirby
Architecture & Interior, Interview, People & Studios
In our latest segment, 10 Questions With, we’ve had the opportunity to catch up with Bec Kirby, a Manchester-based interior designer, who has recently transformed a 1880s terrace with her partner into their new home.
Ren
Product Design
Poppy Lawman (b. 1990, England) is a designer based in Oslo, Norway. Her design practice focuses on transparent process, locality, form, and emotional design.
Reflect & Remember with Hestia
Architecture & Interior, Interview, People & Studios
Hestia is a design and architecture studio based in Amsterdam, founded by Scottish designers Craig Hepburn and Jennifer Campbell. Together, we create spaces, products, and experiences for ambitious businesses and inspired individuals. With an emphasis on sustainability, timeless aesthetics, and uncompromising quality.
People & Studios, Interview, Product Design
Karina Klages Ceramics stands for fine tea ceramics, inspired by traditional Japanese vessels, the technique of wood firing, and nature. The artist dares to interpret Japanese tea ceramics by further developing traditional forms of origin and combining them with a rough surface or a spontaneous glaze impression.
10 Questions with Karina Klages
House of Madison
Architecture & Interior
House of Madison, Hong Kong recently opened its doors to a new showroom in the heart of the city’s Wanchai district. Designed by architecture and interior studio via., the multi-brand flagship space pays homage to the historic shophouses in the neighbourhood with modern and luxurious touches.
Reflect and Remember with Kim Bartelt
People & Studios, Interview, Art
In her work, Kim Bartelt does not paint surfaces; she paints with surfaces. Instead of a brush with paint on it, her painterly work consists of irregular segments of colored and transparent sheets of paper which she applies to the canvas.
In Biblical Lands: Uncovering Jordan
Travel Journal, Photography, New Norm Magazine Issue 03
Photographer Rikke Westesen and Simon Foskjaer takes us on a voyage through the dreamy landscapes of Jordan.
Balancing Artistic Expression & Function
Architecture & Interior, People & Studios, Interview, New Norm Magazine Issue 03
Meet the founders of LAAB, Yip Chun Hang and Otto Ng, as they share insigts on how they built their studio, style, their design process, and the issues and feasibility of combining art with architecture.
Product Design, Interview, People & Studios
This week, we spoke to Samuel Sparrow, a potter and maker based in Scotland, where we had the opportunity to learn more about his background, design process and experiences while working as a creative in Scotland.
10 Questions with Samuel Sparrow
Sirimiri
Product Design
Sirimiri is a British product design company offering lifestyle products to conscious consumers. With backgrounds in high-end property and Interior Design, the founders Lucy Pickavance and Lauren Wood use their considerable experience to design and produce products that are both luxurious and sustainable.
Anna Maria Øfstedal Eng
Product Design
Inspired by morphing shapes in nature, and with a desire to set form to imagination, the emerging Norwegian designer Anna Maria Øfstedal Eng, creates abstract objects that expresses quirky aesthetics with an organic design language.
Reflect and Remember with July Adrichem
People & Studios, Interview, Art
July Adrichem is a Dutch artist that focusses on minimalistic shapes. In her artworks, she always seeks for the ultimate balance in an everchanging environment. Many materials and shapes and colours get involved in the process of creating her sculptures, and that synchronization process, she says, is what it’s all about.
10 Questions with Floortje Roeper
People & Studios, Interview, Art
Meet Floortje, founder of floortje.louise, as she delves deep into her affinity of nature, the main inspiration for her creative studio centred around content creation, styling, graphic design, and photography.
Reflect and Remember with think utopia
People & Studios, Architecture & Interior, Photography
A collaboration between BeCandle and The Grey Green, designed by Hong Chong Ip from MO-Design, comes a work titled “Vase Candle”.
10 Questions with Emilie Van Camp, founder of IyaGallery
People & Studios, Interview, Art
Emilie Van Camp is the founder and artist behind IyaGallery. The essence of her watercolour work is very much inspired by two of the main characteristics of the Japanese wabi-sabi aesthetic: kanso, which means simplicity, and seijaku, which means tranquillity.
Hygge Life
Architecture & Interior
The biggest feature of this case is that it has a 270-degree panoramic view, the design compartment is not close to the window, and the volume is retracted by the back-shaped moving line, so that the lighting and scenery can be seen in every corner of the home, and the best view is retained.