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Ciguë imagines car-free city inside Cowboy’s electric bike shop in Paris

July 28, 2022 Ali Morris 0
Exterior shop of bike hanging in window of Cowboy e-bike shop in Paris by Ciguë

Limestone blocks and crushed earth feature in this electric bike shop in Paris, designed by local studio Ciguë to visualise how a car-free city of the future might look. The store belongs to Cowboy, an e-bike brand aimed at urban cyclists, and is located in the department store Le Bon Marché Rive Gauche. For its

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Studio Modijefsky favours clean lines in renovation of Dutch dyke house

July 27, 2022 Ali Morris 0
Living room of Home Dijkhuis by Studio Modijefsky with green sofa large timber bookcase

Amsterdam interior design firm Studio Modijefsky has created a contemporary family home inside of a local dijkhuis – a traditional Dutch dwelling set next to a dyke. Located in the north of Amsterdam, the house was originally built for a middle-class family in the 1800s. But the building suffered substantial fire damage while serving as

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Studio Modijefsky favours clean lines in renovation of Dutch dyke house

July 27, 2022 Ali Morris 0
Living room of Home Dijkhuis by Studio Modijefsky with green sofa large timber bookcase

Amsterdam interior design firm Studio Modijefsky has created a contemporary family home inside of a local dijkhuis – a traditional Dutch dwelling set next to a dyke. Located in the north of Amsterdam, the house was originally built for a middle-class family in the 1800s. But the building suffered substantial fire damage while serving as

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Frama designs apartment for filmmaker Albert Moya in Renaissance villa

July 25, 2022 Ali Morris 0
Assorted Frama chairs in wood panelled living room of Villa Medicea di Marignolle apartment by Albert Moya

Copenhagen design brand Frama has contrasted modern furnishings against dark wood panelling inside this hybrid apartment and workspace in Florence, which belongs to Spanish director Albert Moya. The self-contained residence occupies a number of rooms inside the Villa Medicea di Marignolle, a Rennaisance villa and estate nestled among the hills of Florence’s southwestern suburbs. The

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Cells in former Berlin prison turned into guest rooms for hotel Wilmina

July 22, 2022 Ali Morris 0
Narrow guest room with small window and white interior scheme by Grüntuch Ernst Architects

German practice Grüntuch Ernst Architects has converted an abandoned women’s prison and courthouse in Berlin into a “tranquil” hotel. Called Wilmina, the hotel occupies a duo of listed 19th-century structures in Charlottenburg that had been forgotten for decades prior to their renovation. The former court, which sits at the entrance on Kantstraße, accommodates the hotel’s

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Fabio Novembre launches first concept store in Milan dedicated to his designs

July 21, 2022 Ali Morris 0
Fabio Novembre stool on yellow display plinth in IoNoi Gallery in Milan

Italian architect and designer Fabio Novembre has opened IoNoi Gallery, a hybrid retail space and gallery in Milan with “strongly postmodern” interiors designed to showcase his work. Located on a street corner a few steps from Novembre’s studio, the shop sells a range of products the designer has created throughout his career for companies including

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Aimé Leon Dore’s London boutique homages modernist architect Adolf Loos

July 18, 2022 Ali Morris 0
Walnut cabinetry in Sarita Posada's Aimé Leon Dore store in Soho

New York interior designer Sarita Posada has layered “lived-in” details and rich textures inside the first London store from fashion and lifestyle label Aimé Leon Dore. Located on Broadwick Street in London’s Soho, the two-storey boutique is the brand’s second outpost and first international flagship, designed in collaboration with London-based West Architecture. Rather than riffing

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Weathered rocks inform interior of Orijins coffee shop by VSHD Design

July 11, 2022 Ali Morris 0
Seating area of Orijins coffee shop by VSHD Design with white couch and black metal chairs

Interiors studio VSHD Design has added a curved ceiling and boulder-like marble counters to this minimalist coffee shop in Dubai. Located on the street level of the Dubai International Financial Center (DIFC), the Orijins coffee shop is sparsely decorated using muted colours and natural materials. VSHD Design, which was founded by local interior architect Rania

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Styles and eras mingle inside “unfinished” diplomat’s home in Rome by 02A

July 10, 2022 Ali Morris 0
Bedroom in 02a's Casa del Diplomatico in Rome with mirror in the foreground

Antique and mid-century furnishings are combined with sleek contemporary cabinetry in this intentionally unfinished apartment in Rome, designed by local architecture and interiors studio 02A. The one-bedroom flat belongs to a stateless diplomat, who asked 02A to turn his home into a sanctuary that he could return to at the end of his frequent work

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Arco Suites is a cliffside hotel in Crete with rooms carved out of the rock

July 8, 2022 Ali Morris 0
Loungers in front of a pool surrounded by cave-like walls in Arco Suites hotel on Crete by Danae and Konstantina Orfanake

Cave-like suites and a yoga studio with an arching bamboo roof feature inside this wellness hotel on the Greek island of Crete, which local hoteliers Danae and Konstantina Orfanake have perched on a rocky precipice above the sea. The Orfanake sisters spent almost five years designing and developing the Arco Suites resort together with Athenian architecture

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