Articles by Amy Frearson

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StudioTamat transforms Rome “villino” with glass floors and mirror ceilings

November 4, 2025 Amy Frearson 0

Rome-based StudioTamat has used colour, transparency and reflection to bring a sense of spaciousness to a small house in the heart of the Italian capital. Located in the courtyard of a late-19th-century building on Viale di Trastevere, the 80-square-metre RA House provides an urban base for a couple who divide their time between addresses. StudioTamat’s

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Live Berg curates “tasting menu” of Norwegian design in Oslo gallery D142

November 3, 2025 Amy Frearson 0

Oslo-based designer Live Berg has curated Chef’s Kiss, the opening exhibition in a new concept store dedicated to Norwegian art, design and culture. D142 is a shop and gallery located in Oslo’s Grünerløkka neighbourhood, founded by Iranian-born photographer and stylist Neshat. Billed as “a vibrant meeting point where art, design and culture merge”, D142 offers

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Atelier Vago transforms Tuscan chapel into “house for art”

October 25, 2025 Amy Frearson 0

Carlotta Di Sandro and Cecilia Marcheschi of Atelier Vago have added pops of bright blue and yellow to the Pailunga creative space in a deconsecrated chapel near Pisa, Italy. Located in the countryside surrounding the village of Fauglia, Pailunga is a creative space offering residencies for artists, particularly musicians. It is the first completed project

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Omhu Projects creates colourful Oslo studio for podcast platform Podimo

October 20, 2025 Amy Frearson 0

Oslo studio Omhu Projects used colour to channel different moods in the Norwegian office and recording studio of Scandinavian podcast platform Podimo. The interiors studio led by design duo Jenkins&Uhnger developed two material and colour palettes for Podimo’s Norway headquarters, to cater to the different people using the space. Vibrant colours bring energy to the

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Mason & Fifth offers short and long stays in canal-side building by AHMM and TiggColl

October 17, 2025 Amy Frearson 0

London studios AHMM and TiggColl have completed a 12-storey building near Notting Hill, combining hotel stays and residences under the same roof. Mason & Fifth Westbourne Park is located beside the Grand Union Canal, on a site that once housed the headquarters of London’s Licensed Taxi Drivers’ Association. It is the third property for operator

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Chilean rock library forms centrepiece of Mareida restaurant by DAW

October 14, 2025 Amy Frearson 0

Forty-eight rocks were handpicked from a Chilean mine to form the centrepiece of Mareida, a London restaurant designed by Macarena Aguilar Izquierdo of Santiago-based studio DAW. Mareida is the brainchild of owner Prenay Agarwal, who wanted to bring Chilean food, design and culture to London. The rock library is one of several custom pieces inside

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Sheila Man transforms own Bali home into design-led guesthouse

October 7, 2025 Amy Frearson 0

Bali Interiors founder Sheila Man has opened Bi Design House, a five-bedroom guesthouse showcasing art, design and craft talents from across Indonesia. Bi Design House was envisioned as an alternative to the typical hotel; every room has its own style and character, thanks to the careful curation of locally sourced art, furniture and objects. The

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Emil Eve Architects uses mid-century colours in homey office for Drama Republic

October 22, 2024 Amy Frearson 0

Distinct shades of green, orange and blue give character to this workplace, designed by Emil Eve Architects for the production company behind TV shows including the BBC’s Doctor Foster and Netflix’s One Day. Drama Republic gave Emil Eve the task of refurbishing its office in London’s Holborn. The redesign gives the company a more homey

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Bernadotte & Kylberg unveils own-label furniture in nature-inspired Arken hotel

October 13, 2024 Amy Frearson 0

The design duo of Prince Carl Philip of Sweden and Oscar Kylberg have designed landscape-like interiors for a hotel in a Swedish nature reserve, featuring their first own-label furniture collection. The Bernadotte & Kylberg founders have created three unique suites at Arken, part of the Eriksberg Hotel and Nature Reserve in Blekinge, southern Sweden, which

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A Studio Between takes cues from Jane Jacobs for Frieze London redesign

October 11, 2024 Amy Frearson 0

The Frieze art fair in London has unveiled its biggest redesign in over a decade featuring a layout inspired by city planning by design office A Studio Between. A Studio Between founder Richard J McConkey looked to the theories of late urban theorist Jane Jacobs when planning the pop-up venue for the 21st edition of

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