Sid Lee Architecture were commissioned to create something a little flashy for Red Bull’s new headquarters in Holland. A former shipbuilding factory, the 875 square metre space is about as far away from your average open-plan as you’d imagine. This is very much a ‘yeah, we hate the rules so don’t try and stick us in a box Grandad’ kind of project.

It’s showy, intent on being ‘rebellious’ but still, undeniably an incredible piece of design. A ‘crash room’, skateboard ramps, geometric caves, mosaic tiled walls, rude toilet signs and airplane wing desks. No doubt the famous beverage on tap, it’s hard to imagine anyone dosing off at work here. More over at Yatzer.

images: Ewout Huiber

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SL faves Velour just opened up shop in Amsterdam. We could rave about the affordable, well made clothes that strike a good balance between fashion forward and fusty but we won’t (although we kinda just did). Instead we’ll just focus on this new store, the brand’s fourth store since launching in Gothenburg as deadstock store in 1997. Located in the De Negen Straatjes area of Amsterdam, this now sees Velour in Copenhagen, Gothenburg and, of course, Amsterdam. Go check out the store for yourself at Huidenstraat 14.

There’s another look at the store after the leap.

Here’s an interesting take on the bar scene – MiniBar, a new establishment in Amsterdam, looks to take the wait out of bar socializing with a self serve deal. Whether there is a control to check on intoxication of the patrons is another issue, but damn, this is Amsterdam. How does it work you ask? “Customers leave a passport or driver’s license with a staff member and are given an ice bucket and a key to their bar. The numbered mini fridges fill an entire wall, and vary in size and content—guests can choose from beer bars, champagne bars and mixed bars. Like anold-fashioned food automat, the mini bars are stocked from the back, making for easy restocking and out-of-sight logistics.” (springwise)