November 2022
Melisende Oasis by Michal Matalon
Project: Melisende Oasis
Interior architecture: Michal Matalon- Home Maker
Location: The old city of Acre, Israel
Property: A Hotel – 170 sqm
Sanitation Supplier: Mody
Photography: Karin Ravenna
A perfect blend between old and new, along with service and luxury, brings this unique New Mediterranean style boutique hotel to life. Find out how Studio Home-Maker turned a neglected Ottoman house into a high-class oasis in the heart of the beautiful old city of Acre, Israel
The Melisende Hotel, named after the impressive crusader queen Melisende who reigned in the Kingdom of Jerusalem during the time when Acre was its capital,
Australian kitchen trends: The latest high-tech oven and
From the latest high-tech ovens and fridges to hit the market to beautiful stone-look porcelain panels, building the kitchen of your dreams has never been easier.
Artedomus MAXIMUM porcelain panels: An expansion to an existing range, the latest MAXIMUM porcelain panels range from complex and intriguing burgundy veining, to warm, golden tones and earthy textures. Comprised of four new designs (Viola, Damascato, Roccia and Luna), these panels recreate the beauty of natural stone in a highly durable, low-maintenance finish that can be used on walls, floors and surfaces making them ideal for the kitchen.
Tour this gorgeous cedar shingle coastal house on Cape Cod
This spectacular cedar shingle coastal house was designed by Albert, Righter & Tittmann Architects, located at the end of a secluded point in Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Overlooking a protected cove, this new multigenerational family home incorporates an old boathouse that has resided on the property for over a hundred years.
The house keeps a low profile on the horizon. On the driveway side, it rambles along like a cottage that grew over time, while on the water side it is more ordered. Weathering shingles and gray-brown trim enables the dwelling to blend with its surroundings. Heating and cooling are
yuval harel’s ceramic tiles revalue the union of raw clay
yuval harel celebrates the alchemy of metal and clay
In her ongoing research examining the inherent relationship between clay and metal, Yuval Harel unravels the unexpected possibilities and values the materials hold. Celebrating their harmonious aesthetic and functional transfigurations, ‘Terra Alchemy’ reverses the separate manmade states of clay and metal back to their found connections, reducing their relationship to the use of oxides for dying ceramics.
The project culminates as a series of small tiles that reunite metal and clay in different combinations and phases of their life cycle through accelerated processes of corrosion, oxidization, and sintering. The
The Revealing House by Dan and Hila Israelevitz Architects
Project: The Revealing House
Architects: Dan and Hila Israelevitz Architects
Location: Haifa, Israel
Area: 600m2
Completion Date: 2020
Photo credits: Hila and Dan Israelevitz
A house designed by the architect duo Hila and Dan Israelevitz is built on a mountainside in the Carmel region and blends harmoniously into its surroundings. This is a complex architectural project for a number of reasons: the first is the constraint of the complex plot topography and the layout of the building that conforms and blends into its steep slope.
In an aerial photograph, The Revealing House covers a large area of the slope but
Top 5 Christmas styling tips to make holiday hosting easy
As great as the festive season is, for many of us Christmas can be a stressful time with hosting duties expected of us. It’s hard enough to keep the house clean and tidy let alone make it scream Christmas spirit for visiting family and friends! Thankfully with Christmas just around the corner, property stylist Justine Wilson has shared her top Christmas styling tips for 2022:
1. The main event – a tree!
There are so many styles and price points that there is something for everyone. From real trees to real touch trees, to sparse looking, or snow-covered, pre-lit or