A flat in Paris with a double nest
Interior DesignCan a couple retire to Montmartre and feel their 36 m.sq. flat as if it were a villa? We created a double nest for them to try and make it
A flat of the north and the south
Interior DesignBeautifully different characters of the big rooms in the south and north. But how do we enlarge the kitchen to become a common space for two students? We designed this
A seaside house for pleasure and tourists
ArchitectureA complete reorganisation of a seaside house has to create a pleasant ground-floor apartment for hosts and another one for tourists on the first floor. The new generation has arrived.
TILTY toy-table
Product DesignTilty, a toy-table labyrinth is a combination of a piece of furniture and a motor-skill toy. The table combines the ancient concept of a labyrinth with the traditional lace patterns
Kitchen, toilet, bathtub... and desk
Interior DesignKids grow up and slowly leave, so mother’s dreams about a kitchen, bathtub, study and a spacious toilet can finally come true. Where there used to be a cramped kitchen,
Light and view in the living room
Interior DesignWe were hired to try and find the optimum compromise between the view out the window, pleasant light, no reflection on the TV, and spaciousness. And maybe another meter of
Perfektfutur notebooks
Product DesignNotebooks you could make yourself explore the relationship between the human-caused ecological crisis and our perception of beauty, order and perfection. “Veljko Armano Linta has devised notebooks in which, as
365-newspaper chair
Product DesignAn easy chair made of 365 newspapers (without glue!) shows the passage of time, as counted by a simple everyday object that is itself a record of time. “Ana Armano
NIT - didactic board
Product DesignNIT facilitates artistic expression by means of a woollen thread that is woven around nails to create abstract images. On the other hand, the NIT board is a didactic game
A flat for students who share...
Interior DesignWe designed a flat for two students. We explored how little and how much they can share, in order for sharing to be nice. Two extremes are shown here. In
Sweet pot accessories
Product DesignHow do we avoid fussing with kitchen rags and mittens when handling hot pots? This design includes magnetic covers for pot and lid handles, and magnetic mats. The design’s material
A flat with a wooden cave
Interior DesignWood helped us create an intimate and warm armosphere in a living room that is often passed through. We were tasked with designing the layout and atmosphere within the living
A living room totem
Interior DesignWe were commissioned to create the place for a TV and electric fireplace in the client’s preferred style. As usual, we found more than one option. In both options of
Balcony tapchan
Product DesignHow did we turn the concrete “bathtub”, i.e. our balcony, into a pleasant place for relaxing and socialising? The presence of trees, a pleasant view, sunshine from the south and
Armano Linta home and studio
Interior DesignInstead of a living room, bedroom, office etc., we have a big lively room and a small quiet room. Two complementary atmospheres, instead of predetermined uses – that’s what we
Monster blocks
Product DesignUnder the motto "100 people, 100 monsters", we designed monster-block gifts. The fir-wood block feature images of monsters that show feelings known to everyone, from the first rush of being
Apartment with unified living space
Interior DesignA complete renovation of this apartment aimed to unify cooking, dining and soicalising in a single space, unlike the original layout. We got detailed instructions from the client, with a
Expressive LED lamps
Product DesignFive lamps combining minimalism with expression tell us how important it is to choose or commission objects that create atmospheres that suit us well. The shape of every object affects
Apartment with an extra room
Interior DesignCreating an extra bedroom for one person with as little construction and shopping as possible. Sometimes one needs to get rid of old furniture, whether inherited or one's own, in
A multi-multifunctional apartment
Interior DesignCan a 55 m2 apartment (+balcony) still be enough for a family of four with very many interests? We were hired to check that out, with the permission for the
Fragrant postcards
Product DesignWe designed the packaging and fragrant postcards for sage products from the Kornati Islands. The fragrant postcards feature photographs and vials with sage essential oil, which is as ecological and
A healthy semi-basement apartment
Interior DesignThe complete renovation of a small semi-basement apartment is actually the search for healthy atmospheric flows, both in the apartment and in the garden and dug-out terrace around it. Potpuna
One two apartments
Interior DesignHow do you turn one apartment into two so that they can easily be reunited into a different one later? Design either follows life or makes it complicated. But the
Croatian honey jars
Product DesignBesides quality, nothing would make Croatian honey more recognisable than a jar in the shape of a cube - the standard Croatian symbol. The cube is made of two elements:
A blue-beige seaside holiday apartment
Interior DesignThe clients gave us precise instructions and wishes, and asked us to fine-tune functionality and aesthetics. The conversation about their wishes was long and fruitful so we produced several pages
Log house in Turopolje
ArchitectureOn the outside, a typical "Finnish" or "Canadian" log house. On the inside, the spatious luxury of a castle. This is a very simple house: Bedrooms and spa in the
Merry Christmas Knežija!
Interior DesignWe gave a Christmas gift to Knežija, the neighbourhood where we live and work. It is a socialist modernist neighbourhood: A lot of greenery, ample space between buildings, and a
A teacher's desk
Product DesignA desk gifted by a fourth-grade class to their teacher as a way to say goodbye. Designed and hand-made by Armano Linta. How can each student build their unique contribution
OPIP & SHUM
Product DesignOPIP and SHUM are tactile and auditory variants of the memory game. The experience of OPIP and SHUM begins by delving into contact with nature: By taking 16 wooden tiles
From a modular wooden cabin to a house
ArchitectureStart with a sauna or a summer kitchen or a garden cabin... And step by step you make a house where everything fits together. This is a system of wooden
Apartment in Zagreb - spatial abundance
Interior DesignWe renovated an apartment for a client who is hedonistic and practical, and we managed to combine both. As usual, we asked a thousand questions. We got beautifully honest and
A delicate cabin renovation
Interior DesignHow can we turn a cabin into a temporary dwelling without making it a cottage? We joined architecture, interior design and product design in the search for a solution. We
Withinwood Candle Holders
Product DesignSometimes attention is all we need... ...to recognise what we can borrow without too much to do, take by force or waste. Knowing all the time that it will return
The kids' domain in the attic
Interior DesignThe attic got two new bedrooms for kids and a playroom. How do we bring them to life by using colours and arranging furniture? We stepped in once the walls
Villa in Dubai
ArchitectureWhat do you do when there is an existing load-bearing structure in reinforced concrete, built to a design that the client dislikes? Everything is possible. The client called us when
School campus in India
ArchitectureDesigning an educational campus in India is education in itself. Classroom buildings, student accommodation, teacher accommodation, sports facilities, canteen, darshan (blessing) hall, playgrounds, gardens… The biggest challenge in putting the
Two-duplex house
ArchitectureHow much privacy and protection can you get from a six-meter-wide plot, between two existing houses, in a crowded street in Trešnjevka? The question is answered by two duplexes. In
"LED Willow Tree" light sculpture
Product DesignThis interactive LED willow tree translates movement into light. When still, only the tips of the flexible falling threads are lit. When moved by wind, the micro-turbines in the trunk
Apartment in Zagreb - living in the kitchen
Interior DesignOne old and dilapidated flat, three potential users: a musician with grey hair / a young married couple / a lady with a carer. So one had to explore all
"Ab Ovo" coffee tables
Product DesignWhat happens when we choose and combine our sensory experiences ourselves, every day, from the beginning, ab ovo? Senses are the primary way in which humans experience the world. They
"Structure" exhibition setup
ArchitectureSome projects are mysteries revealed very slowly… To know oneself. To reach comprehension through analogy. To get to know oneself by recognising how one is composed of smaller units. To
Memorial island for MH17
ArchitectureImagine memmorial speeches, sightseeing, birdwatching, picnics, children's play, open-air concerts, jogging and falling in love all happening alongside one another. Have you imagined it? Then it's possible: APPROACH TO DESIGN
"Table Yourself Acrylic" coffee tables
Product DesignWhen geometry creates wonders... The main idea of this 2d-3d puzzle coffee table is to make a table from one board, with one cut and almost no waste. This creates
"The Girl Who Knew Her Self" - illustrated fairy tale
ArchitectureA fairytale for creating architecture: On the thin line between magical and physical worlds. Architecture is happening on the thin line between the magical world we (can) feel inside us
Lepoglava visitor centre
ArchitectureHow does one add a building to a historic architectural ensemble in a quiet and subtle way, while filling the visitors' hearts with joy Concept Starting points A good public
Row houses in Tartu, Estonia
ArchitectureHow does one design a row house that provides the inhabitants with both privacy and the opportunity to socialise? How does one fuse open-air and indoor living? How does one
Play and Learn Set
Product DesignThis multifunctional didactic set is a good support for teaching, physical activities and play. It inspires teachers and students to come up with new ways of using it. The Play
Prefabricated wooden "House with a little house" in Gorski kotar
ArchitectureIt does not suffice to place a big glazed surface for a person to enjoy the view. It is necessary to design the space on the inside of the glass
Apartment as a Narrow House
ArchitectureIt is so nice to have one's own garden, one's own view of the sky, and everything in between. Here is how it can be done in three-meter width. In
Gallery of the Academy of Fine Arts in Zagreb
ArchitectureZagreb's Lower Town was built with bricks and plastered. In this house of art, the bricks are bare, unyielding and contain the internal world, whereas the plaster is made of
University library in Osijek
ArchitectureIn every library, both the main reading room and the multipurpose hall deserve to be tall, spatious, centrally located spaces. In the University Library in Osijek, the reading room is
"Music Mill" - steam mill conversion in Zagreb
ArchitectureWhile the beautiful old Steam Mill was still standing, we proposed to use it to "mill" multiple creative energies into a musical flour which the city can use to bake
Apartment in Zagreb - organism and surgery
Interior DesignDesigning for a renovation of an apartment is sometimes a matter of surgery. Perhaps it's not a coincidence that the clients are doctors? But it's not about having the built-in
"Badel IN AIR" - conversion of the Badel Block in Zagreb
ArchitectureLet us imagine for a moment that dilapidated industrial architecture can be transformed into a multifunctional city block, economically and socially sustainable and conceived around the art centre "BADEL INternational
Log house in Smrečje, Gorski kotar
ArchitectureFrom the street, a very ordinary log house. From the garden: a peculiar cascading roof. What is not as it seems? Many a thing… This house is designed as a
Wooden house in Šafari, Gorski kotar
ArchitectureWhat do you do to get both a terrace and interior living space on a small surface area? Fuse them, of course. Within the given (small) perimeter, we created a
"Tree Gallery" pavilion
ArchitectureNowadays life is often full of haste and hurry. There are no gradual transitions between spaces, moments, and our activities. That is why this design consists of one gradual transition.
Student centre in Rijeka - conversion of the "Hartera" factory
ArchitectureBeside the sea: the city of Rijeka, in Rijeka: the river Rječina, beside Rječina: a factory, in the factory: emptiness. Beautiful emptiness we are going to fill with life. "Hartera",
"Table Yourself" coffee tables
Product DesignYou have a board of some material or other, and would like to turn it into a little table as simply as possible, with as little waste as possible, and
Stilt house for flood-prone areas
ArchitectureBelieve it or not, the best thing to do with high approaching flood water is, generally, to let it pass through the house. But it cannot be just any house.
Urban furniture for Tvrđa, Osijek
Product DesignNew life can sprout from ruins. We wanted to permanently capture the moment of sprouting in the urban space of Osijek's Tvrđa. The competition for the urban furniture in Tvrđa
"Trix" coffee tables
Product Design3 planks + 1 board = a table in 4 moves The structure of this coffee table is the main datum of both its function and its visual character. It
House for J. S. Bach
ArchitectureTo listen to Bach's music and to view the world through a caleidoscope: Everything keeps changing and there is a regularity in everything. Entry published at: http://icarch.us/bach/linta_veljko The house for
Wooden house in Fužine
ArchitectureJust as the Fužine Lake sits amidst mountains, there sits a conservatory amidst a house. Two voids in dialogue, creating a fulness. This beautiful plot of land with a considerable
Chair
Product DesignTo become aware of the movement we perform thousands of times and to condense it into solid form. The relationship between sitting down and being seated is the main trait