Pasir Panjang Road:
ELLE Decoration UK
White Cube
Words Charlotte Abrahams, photography Richard Powers.
‘I wanted to capture the light, the sea views and the breeze, and create an open and tranquil background for my furniture and objects.’
Pasir Panjang Road:
Harper’s Bazaar, Singapore
Quiet Style
Words Lawrence Tan, photography Soon Tong.
‘Interior architect Albano Daminato’s pad is a study in urban peace. Embracing the apartment’s 1950s origins with modernist furnishings makes for a design dream.’
Land+Living
‘There is a duality to Albano’s work; it is subtle yet strong, minimal
yet complex.’
www.landliving.com
Blackjack:
Style shopping, shops and showrooms
Page One publishing
ISBN 981-245-269-9
‘Bright orange walls juxtaposed against its industrial steel fittings, hint at the “industrial” beginnings of the denim jeans sold within, and spark imageries of early industrial manual labour – the work for which jeans were first created’
Pierside Kitchen &Bar:
Wallpaper
City Guide October 05, Daven Wu
‘Interior designer Albano Daminato has wrapped Pierside in Sydney chic: think pale blond timber with double-volume mirrors just perfect for people-watching. From the kitchen emerges seafood platters, fish pies and fried soft-shelled crabs. In theevenings, grab a table outside and sit by the bay.’ www.wallpaper.com
Amankora, Bhutan:
Hip hotels, Orient
Thames & Hudson
ISBN 13: 978-0-500-28513-8
‘Each of the twenty-four suites is true to the Aman signature: luxurious, spacious, uncluttered and streamlined, and designed in a manner sympathetic to the location.’
Marmalade Pantry:
Hip entertaining _ bars and restaurants
Page One publishing
ISBN 981-245-265-6
‘Albano Daminato is practically a veteran designer for the Singaporean food and beverage collective The Marmalade Group. He approached the interior design of Marmalade Pantry - with a sense of subtlety, simplicity and clarity that sees it able to nestle comfortably amongst stores such as DKNY and Prada, yet retain a relaxed, unfussy ambience.’
Amankora, Bhutan:
Architectural Digest, France
Trekking chic, by Marie-Laure Verroust
Amankora, Bhutan:
Travel + Leisure, USA
Design Awards, Honorable Mention: Hotel, fewer than 75 rooms.
‘The rammed earth construction of the Amankora resort in Bhutan is just one of the ways architect Kerry Hill integrated Himalayan influences’
Amankora, Bhutan:
Details, USA
Far and away, by Mickey Rapkin
‘Amankora, a new 24-suite lodge nestled in Bhutan's Paro Valley, comes courtesy of the luxe Aman Resorts - the first international firm allowed to break ground in Bhutan. Rooms feature warm timber paneling and are accented with wood-burning stoves and IMAX views of Taktsang, a imposing 17th century monastery.’
Blackjack:
ISH magazine
Industrial ware: Blackjack, by Ethel Ong
‘Singapore’s new Blackjack boutique is hip, hot and hard, and every bit like the line of clothing it carries... Brought to life by designer Albano Daminato, it was designed to reflect the brand's alternative and energetic style.’
Amankora,Bhutan:
Brutus, Japan
12 hours to Shangri-la, by Kyoko Sekine
Amankora, Bhutan:
Vogue Living, Australia
Sky Kingdom, by Susan Westwood
‘Before arriving at the concept for Amankora, Australian architect Kerry Hill and his team, including designer Albano Daminato, travelled throughout the Kingdom gathering ideas from its buildings - viewing the temples [lhakhangs], the dzongs [fortress monasteries] and their outlying farmhouses.’
Pasir Panjang apartment:
Contemporary Asian living rooms
Periplus editions
ISBN 0-7946-0179-0
‘The living room is at-ease chic; minimal in its design yet speaking volumes about the designer’s impeccable taste. There is an immediate appeal about crisp white roller blinds, while the long fitted bookshelf Albano designed is perfect in its sleek simplicity.’
Pasir Panjang apartment:
Contemporary Asian bedrooms
Periplus editions
ISBN 0-7946-0180-4
‘Albano’s starting point for the design of the bedroom was to keep the space in front of the windows facing the sea open and free of any furniture, tocreate “a space for silence and tranquility”...’
Toast:
Wallpaper
Nicely Toasted, Daven Wu
‘Interior designer Albano Daminato has come up with the concept behind the Marmalade group’s newest eaterie, Toast. It is kitted out to resemble a cake’s pink frosting with wall-to-wall Japanese INAX tiles in baby pink. Gleeming stainless steel, with white Eames plastic chairs and American walnut timber give it an austere feel. The end result is a nice change from the usual froufrou so favoured by Singaporean cafés.’ www.wallpaper.com
Blackjack:
Juice magazine
Big Day at Blackjack
Blackjack:
DestinAsian
Haute Stuff
‘Designed by Albano Daminato, the bright orange and mirror-flecked store features everything from Maharishi and Y3 by Yohji Yamamoto to Chisato Tsumori and Felix Ray bags.’
Toast:
Space
Eating Design, LaurenTan
‘So, you’re there for the food, but the place sure looks good enough to eat as well!’
Pasir Panjang apartment:
Asian apartments
Page One publishing
ISBN 981-4019-95-X
‘Meandering passages and indirect lines of sight create an unfolding process as one proceeds through the space.’
Marmalade:
Within Bars & Restaurants
Page One publishing
ISBN 981-4019-82-8
‘Quiet luxury. Screened off from the street by a wall of frosted glass, luxury is a subtly flaunted asset in this stylish modern European restaurant.’
Marmalade Pantry:
Men’s Folio
Chic Tuck-shop, by Eddy Koh
‘Ladies who do their hair at Casey’s or Passion upstairs would gravitate to The Marmalade Pantry as would shoppers at Prada, The Link and DKNY. The chic replacement to the old Fosters restaurant in the basement of the circular atrium has been abuzz with sophisticates since its opening in early August.’
Marmalade Pantry:
8 days
Marmalade Pantry, Jason Hahn
‘What I still remember when the first Marmalade opened in Purvis Street. The previously-staid restaurant scene in Singapore had never seen anything like it, what with the low spotlighting, dark woods and unabashedly plush and lush setting. Before long, Marmalade clones sprouted everywhere with each copy worse than the last.’
Albano Daminato residence:
Vogue Apartment Living
White Heat, Roger Christensen
‘In tropical Singapore, interior designer Albano Daminato turns an old army residence into a cool sanctuary inspiredby the simplicity of Japanese design.’
Marmalade:
Interior Design, USA edition
Spread the Word, Jen Renzi
‘Singapore’s jet set wines and dines at Marmalade, a bar and restaurant designed by Albano Daminato.’ www.interiordesign.net
Ooi house:
ELLE Decoration UK_January
Up against the elements
‘Perchedabove southwest Australia’s Margaret River and infused with Zen-like calm, this holiday home is the kind of place most of us would dream of living in all year round.’
Pierside Kitchen & Bar:
Asiacusine.com
The Fullerton Choice, Anne Loh
‘Designed by Albano Daminato, who also did Marmalade, the elements around-the light, water and marine traffic have been incorporated to good effect. The laid back uniforms of the service staff are designed by
Song & Kelly 21.’
Marmalade:
Cream
Cult Jam, Jafri Mohamed
‘Not since Labelle’s disco hit has Marmalade been this groovy. Meet the sweet new restaurant that’s perfect for social and gourmet intercourse.’
Marmalade:
ISH magazine
Fine Cut, Michelle Ho
Marmalade:
d. magazine
Tall Order
Marmalade:
Space magazine
Dark Space, Chee Li Lian
‘While there may be inclinations to immediately label this space ‘minimalist’ or ‘zen-like’, those are perhaps not quite accurate, and even detract from the richness of intentions imagined by the design. For me, the scene is akin to an old-fashioned film noir, those black-and white classics when silence filled in for places where sound was inadequate.’
Ooi house:
Aa (Architecture Australia)
Ooi house, Margaret River
Ooi house:
ELLE Decoration Australia
River of Dreams
‘Living room furniture is kept to a minimum – the sofa, foot stool and side tables were made to the architect’s design. The Artek armchairs, used throughout, are designed by Alvar Alto and the dining table is flanked by soap-treated oak wishbone chairs – a Danish classic by Hans Wegner, supplied by Kohseki furniture Japan.’