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LONDON – ‘We’re ditching the tired model and building destinations, not just gyms.’ That’s part of an announcement on 1Rebel’s website. The nascent brand’s second branch is located in the recently redeveloped Broadgate Circle, one of London’s main business districts. Designed by up-and-coming practice Studio C102, the 800-sqm basement – formerly occupied by mechanical systems and storage – looks more like a club than a gym, thanks to poured-concrete flooring and industrial-style detailing. In the words of Studio C102 principal Kyriakos Katsaros: ‘The brief was to make each new 1Rebel gym as individualized as possible, while still keeping to the brand promise of every class feeling like a night out – an event in its own right rather than a means to an end.’ That explains why 1Rebel Broadgate is noticeably darker than its nearby predecessor at 63 St Mary Axe. ‘By responding imaginatively to differences in the sites,’ says Katsaros, ‘we created a distinct sense of place for each. At the s...

Image courtesy of Karim Rashid Unveiled at the ‘mix it up’ event during Milan design week 2016, Pepsico asked Karim Rashid to shape new ‘pepsi premium’ bottles that elevate the beverage company to a whole new level. the collaboration developed a sleek alumnium form and complementary barware accessories – an ice bucket, bottle opener, deluxe display packaging and aperitif tray. the bottles were presented in a tall installation also designed by Karim Rashid. The pepsico bottle with bar accessories Image © Designboom Image © Designboom Image courtesy of Pepsico Image courtesy of Pepsico Image courtesy of Pepsico

We have absolutely fallen in love with the Iridescence trend: Definition  of  iridescence . 1 : a lustrous rainbowlike play of color caused by differential refraction of light waves (as from an oil slick, soap bubble, or fish scales) that tends to change as the angle of view changes. 2 : a lustrous or attractive quality or effect.

This has got to be the most incredible coffee table we have seen in a long time. Mousarris bends reality with wave city coffee table all images courtesy of Mousarris. The 2010 film inception brought viewers into a world where dreams could be manipulated, controlled and coordinated by the dreamer. this scenario allowed characters to build entire cities using their minds, ones which could defy the laws of both gravity and reason. informed by the hit movie, Cyprus based designer Stelios Mousarris has realized the ‘wave city’ coffee table that bends a landscape of buildings in half, using the overlapping surface as the tabletop. made from wood, steel and 3D printing technology, the piece illustrates an urban sidewalk scattered with skyscrapers that seemingly lifts into the air and finally folds back onto itself in a single, continuous curve. a series of meticulously carved buildings add a sense of realism to the otherwise surreal design object, which carefully balances on the low...

Brighten things up with a splash of neon.

Some inspiring retail window displays from around the world.