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Didier Faustino creates shrink-wrapped scenography for Paula Rego exhibition

November 10, 2023 Dan Howarth 0

French-Portuguese architect Didier Faustino has shrink-wrapped a series of wooden blocks to display paintings by the late artist Paula Rego as part of an exhibition in Hanover, Germany. The unusual scenography was created for the exhibition titled Paula Rego: There and Back Again at the Kestner Gesellschaft art association and has been shortlisted in the

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Patricia Urquiola converts historic palazzo into Six Senses Rome hotel

November 8, 2023 Dan Howarth 0

Milan-based designer Patricia Urquiola has converted a palazzo in Rome into a hotel and spa, filled with circular elements and traditional Italian materials. The Six Senses Rome is located within the Palazzo Salviati Cesi Mellini, close to historic sites like the Pantheon and the Trevi Fountain in the city centre. Adjacent to the Church of

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Xokol restaurant by ODAmx and Rubén Valdez celebrates “collective ritual” of eating

November 5, 2023 Dan Howarth 0

Mexican architects ODAmx and Rubén Valdez have designed a restaurant with an ash-coloured interior inside a former mechanic’s workshop in Guadalajara. Now located in the Mexican city’s Santa Tere neighbourhood, Xokol began in 2017 within a small space that housed just four tables and room for 16 diners. In 2020, the restaurant relocated to this

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Kelly Wearstler and Masastudio design California home as a “modern ruin”

November 3, 2023 Dan Howarth 0

This sprawling white concrete house in California is laid out like a “village” of open and enclosed spaces, with architecture by Masastudio and interiors by Kelly Wearstler. The home in Los Angeles was designed for clients who are avid art collectors, and have a deep appreciation for contemporary architecture and design. Having amassed a large

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ICRAVE unveils sci-fi interiors of MSG Sphere Las Vegas

November 1, 2023 Dan Howarth 0

US studio ICRAVE has revealed images of the public spaces inside the world’s largest spherical structure in Las Vegas. Chosen through an international competition, ICRAVE was tasked with designing the interiors of the public spaces within the MSG Sphere Las Vegas by Sphere Entertainment – the giant venue’s operator. The scope included the building’s entry

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Giampiero Tagliaferri lines Aspen coffee bar with green marble and faux fur

October 29, 2023 Dan Howarth 0

Milanese restaurant group Sant Ambroeus has opened a coffee bar in Aspen, Colorado, where Giampiero Tagliaferri Studio has filled the space with vintage Italian furniture. The Sant Ambroeus Coffee Bar Aspen draws references from the Alpine design found across the popular ski town, as well as the heritage of the brand, which was founded in

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César Béjar Studio inserts minimal pink house into Mexican street

October 28, 2023 Dan Howarth 0

Mexican architecture firm César Béjar Studio has sandwiched a minimalist pink house between two buildings in Culiacán, Mexico, while bringing light into its centre via atriums and voids. Completed in 2020, Casa en Tres Rios is covered entirely in a pinkish-red hue, giving the building a starkly different appearance than its white and wood neighbours

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Figure and Studio J Jih perform “stair gymnastics” inside Boston rowhouse

October 22, 2023 Dan Howarth 0

American firms Studio J Jih and Figure have overhauled a historic house in Boston, which now revolves around a sculptural “hairpin” staircase influenced by the twists and turns of mountain roads. Locally based Studio J Jih and San Francisco studio Figure collaborated on the transformation of the four-storey rowhouse in the city’s South End. The

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Studio Tre models Bronx chocolate cafe on Puerto Rican general stores

October 21, 2023 Dan Howarth 0

This South Bronx cafe that serves a chocolate-focused menu is designed by Brooklyn-based Studio Tre to reflect the brand’s Caribbean roots. Bright colours, palm fronds, references to Spanish architecture and wallpaper made of advertisements feature in the second cafe location of the chocolate manufacturer Chocobar Cortés. Chocobar Cortés is a fourth-generation family company that has

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Branch Studio Architects designs student welfare space for Melbourne college

October 17, 2023 Dan Howarth 0

Branch Studio Architects has created a dusty-pink student welfare centre at an all-boys school in Melbourne to provide a space for discussing mental health. Marcellin College principal Marco Di Cesare saw a need to offer a space where students could come together and seek help for mental health issues, particularly after Australia’s state of Victoria

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