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talented Tucson based architect who takes some cues from Wil Bruder’s palette and sensibilities, which have become synonymous with the South West, but adds flair and a contemporary twist that are all his own

Born in Taiwan, raised in Singapore and gaining his Masters in Architecture from the University of Hong Kong, each of these culturally diverse yet artistically vibrant cities have played their part in fashioning this designer’s unique persective

Nightlife entrepreneur Olaf Krohne bought the run-down, 32-room hotel two years ago and gut-renovated it to create a stylish, hipster-approved respite with Belle Epoque architecture, modern touches and some of the original furniture, like the ornate, gold Venetian beds… The Regina Skybar, pictured is 2161 meters high

this San Francisco based graphic designer has made a reputation for himself through his traditionalist style which conjures memories of Hergé

a highly interesting firm that is working in Portland and NYC to discover and distill the elemental principles that drive each building project. They feel it is this essence, revealed in the architecture which resonates within a culture, creating new experience and understanding which endures through time.

Two young Mexican architects, who are doing some very interesting stuff south of Mexico City and especially in Puerto Escondido where I had the pleasure of staying in a house they designed and touring another they recently completed

If you haven’t had the pleasure, find the time to look through this highly talented photographer’s work… you will find it elegant, transfixing and inspirational

another shatteringly hot Japanese minimalist who uses materials, light and shadow and solids and voids to create amazing spaces. special points also for the website

Examining key pieces from the international collections for 2011, Object Fetish trains obsessive attention onto fashion’s latest not-so-obscure objects of desire. Showcased in the glittering confines of Selfridges department store, 2011’s finest finery is metaphorically unpicked through film and text, laying bare the underlying themes and motivations behind our current sartorial fixations

totally dope ass Chinese firm that is developing a new, gritty and innovative aesthetic that is as Chinese as it is innovative