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Ashiesh Shah creates “visually soft” restaurant interior in Mumbai

June 29, 2021 Ali Morris 0
Sequel restaurant interior by Ashiesh Shah

Textured surfaces and sinuous forms populate this outpost of vegan restaurant chain Sequel in Mumbai, which was designed by local architect Ashiesh Shah. Located in an office development in the city’s Bandra Kurla Complex, the interior was conceived as a calming antidote to the busy business district beyond. “The restaurant alludes to a timeless charm, celebrating the

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Studio Four opens up “dark and compartmentalised” 1970s residence in Melbourne

June 27, 2021 Ali Morris 0
Cunningham Street residence by Studio Four

A series of portal openings improve connections between rooms and bring extra light into this 1970s residence in Melbourne renovated by Australian practice Studio Four. Studio Four aimed to renovate the home, which was designed by Australian architect Wayne Gillespie in 1972, to improve the internal plan and bring it up to date for contemporary living. “While

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Studio Edwards conceals “jewel-like” eyewear store behind perforated aluminium facade

June 25, 2021 Ali Morris 0
Vision Studio interior by Studio Edwards

Cool-toned industrial materials such as aluminium and concrete are paired with marble surfaces and translucent pastel shelving in this eyewear store in Melbourne, Australia. Designed by local firm Studio Edwards, the first flagship store by optometrist Vision Studio is housed in a shopping centre in the city’s Glen Waverley suburb. Half of the store’s 3.6-metre-high perforated

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I IN overhauls 80s Tokyo apartment to change perception of renovations in Japan

June 21, 2021 Ali Morris 0
The Life concept apartment by I IN

Reeded glass partitions, stucco walls and red walnut joinery feature in this renovation of a compact apartment in Tokyo by local studio I IN. Created for Smarg, the renovation arm of Japanese real estate firm Goodlife, The Life concept apartment was designed to reframe the way that Japanese homeowners perceive renovated apartments. “There is a

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LUO Studio uses rotating walls to create flexible Beijing bookshop

June 20, 2021 Ali Morris 0
Mumokuteki Concept Bookstore by LUO Studio

Translucent rotating walls pivot to transform the interior of this bookshop in Bejing by Chinese architecture firm LUO Studio. Located in the 479-square-metre basement space of a shopping mall in the Chinese capital, the Mumokuteki Concept Bookstore sells books as well as design objects, flowers, food and coffee. The shop occupies the mall’s former equipment

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Studiopepe draws on Milanese stations for La Rinascente womenswear department

June 17, 2021 Ali Morris 0
Rinascente womenswear department by Studiopepe

Design and architecture agency Studiopepe references Milan’s offices and metro stations in its revamp of the fourth floor of the city’s renowned luxury department store La Rinascente. The fourth floor, which is home to the store’s womenswear department, has been reimagined by the Milanese studio using bold graphic elements and pop colours. Studiopepe, founded in Milan

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Keiji Ashizawa builds Blue Bottle Coffee’s Tokyo outpost around volcanic-ash counter

June 14, 2021 Ali Morris 0
Blue Bottle Coffee Shibuya by Keiji Ashizawa Design

Brick-like tiles with a volcanic ash glaze created by Formafantasma and textured concrete walls feature in this coffee shop in Shibuya, Tokyo, by Japanese studio Keiji Ashizawa Design. Located a short walk from Tokyo’s busy downtown area, this Blue Bottle Coffee outpost was conceived as an urban retreat sandwiched between two parks. It serves coffee

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Child Studio channels peep show booths of London for Soho glasses shop

June 13, 2021 Ali Morris 0
Cubitts eyewear store by Child Studio

Featuring linoleum floors, Formica-clad walls and a deep red basement, Soho’s peep show booths served as inspiration for the atmospheric interior of this London eyewear store by Child Studio for spectacle-maker Cubitts. Perched on the corner of Marshall Street in London’s Soho neighbourhood, the store occupies one of the early 19th-century buildings that form the

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Ferrari unveils glossy lifestyle concept store designed by Sybarite

June 11, 2021 Ali Morris 0
Ferrari Maranello store interior by Sybarite

London architectural studio Sybarite has paid tribute to Ferrari’s legacy in the car brand’s lifestyle concept store, which features a scarlet glass wall that recalls a racetrack and a terracotta facade that nods to its Italian heritage. Revealed here in photographs shared exclusively with Dezeen, the store is arranged across a single open-plan floor in

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Hollie Bowden channels the ambience of dimly lit gentlemen’s clubs for London office

June 8, 2021 Ali Morris 0
Mandeville Place London office by Hollie Bowden

London’s gentlemen’s clubs informed the rich material palette of dark stained oak, aged leather and natural textiles in this London office interior by Hollie Bowden. Spread across two floors of a stately Georgian townhouse in the centre of Marylebone, the office features a subtle blend of textures, classic furniture design and bespoke furniture. It includes

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