Paul Smith looked to expert furniture crafters George Smith of London to craft the brand’s Maharam Sofa ($9,300). Using a frame of beech and birchwood with boar bristle and duck feather stuffing, the brands finalized the look by wrapping the sofa in Maharam Plaid. Link

Seeing that the home is built into a slanted hillside, the only way to gain access is the nearby wooden Graubünder shed, which connects to a tunnel running right through the mountainside. Check out more photos of the Villa Vals Mountainside Residence here!

The home takes on contemporary design elements, constructed from steel rectangular tubes for sturdy support, and a vaulted roof that was inspired by the sailboats surrounding the property. Check out more photos of this stunning Sailboat Inspired Floating Home here!

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Maldives is the quintessential paradise vacation destination. One of our personal favorites is the breathtaking W Retreat and Spa on Fesdu Island, Maldives.

As with the most of the resorts on these islands, the entire retreat is made up of water bungalows and villas that allow for stunning panoramic ocean views. The villas are also equipped with clear glass floor panels to remind you that you’re in paradise at all times.

Check out this great restaurant – ‘Jamie’s Italian’ is a collection of site-specific Italian restaurants by British celebrity chef Jamie Oliver, located in major towns and cities around the UK. Blacksheep created a new outlet for ‘Jamie’s Italian’ at the Bullring in Birmingham, combining new design thinking and material treatments relevant to the site with elements generic to the brand. The project design language was informed by the heritage of Birmingham as an industrial powerhouse and its history of specialist workshops and engineering factories. The space was conceptualised as a bold, vertically-planned composition, with the insertion of a new freestanding mezzanine structure based upon elevated site offices.

Residing in South Africa are some of the most extraordinary homes in the world. The area’s inhabitants have a fascination for contemporary design, utilising plenty of large glass windows found all over the home’s facade.

This is exactly what you get with the Nico Van Der Meulen Architects designed Glass House located in Johannesburg, South Africa. This massive home spans nearly 27,000 square feet providing not only enough space for a single family, but perhaps the entire family tree.

According to Nico Van Der Meulen Architects , “the shape on the south side is a half circle, forming a horseshoe on the north side. The porte cochere is a suspended glass and stainless steel structure, with view into the house and a stainless steel and glass staircase, suspended over a heated pond, (which in summer acts as a temperature stabilizer, and in winter as a giant heater) with a circular, raised glass water feature in the background, framed by a beam two storeys high”.