Articles by Dan Howarth

The Surfrider hotel in Malibu receives refresh from Matthew Goodwin

June 2, 2018 Dan Howarth 0

Architect and hotelier Matthew Goodwin has aimed to capture the spirit of California at this coastal hotel, which was transformed from a run-down motor lodge into a beach house. Overlooking the ocean, The Surfrider hotel is a historic property with ties to musicians including The Doors, Fleetwood Mac and Neil Young. Built in 1953, the

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Morphosis unveils new home for Orange County Museum of Art in California

June 1, 2018 Dan Howarth 0

Architecture firm Morphosis has revealed its design for a swooping, striated building that will house an art museum in Southern California. The Orange County Museum of Art (OCMA) is uprooting from its current location in Newport Beach, and moving inland to the Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa Mesa. Los Angeles-based Morphosis – founded

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Jordana Maisie designs “deco meets industrial” interior for Una Pizza Napoletana in New York

May 26, 2018 Dan Howarth 0

Penny rounds cover surfaces and perforated metal forms partitions at this pizzeria in New York’s Lower East Side, designed by Jordana Maisie. Una Pizza Napolitana opened last month on Orchard Street, amid the throngs of eateries and bars found in the Manhattan neighbourhood. Restauranteurs Jeremiah Stone and Fabian Von Hauske teamed up with Neapolitan pizza

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Zero Waste Bistro installation provides circular-economy model at WantedDesign

May 21, 2018 Dan Howarth 0

A pop-up restaurant that is built from recycled food packaging and that composts all of its leftovers has been set up at the WantedDesign Manhattan fair. Commissioned by the Finnish Cultural Institute in New York, Zero Waste Bistro is open for four days to coincide with the NYCxDesign festival. The temporary eatery builds on the

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Vincent Van Duysen creates contemporary “palazzo” for Molteni Group’s New York showroom

May 21, 2018 Dan Howarth 0

Italian design company Molteni Group has moved into a new home in New York, designed by Belgian architect Vincent Van Duysen and featuring a grand walnut staircase. The Molteni Group Flagship Store at 160 Madison Avenue, close to several design showrooms, opened last week to coincide with the city’s NYCxDesign festival. It marks a major

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Di An Di restaurant in Brooklyn serves Vietnamese cuisine in plant-filled spaces

May 20, 2018 Dan Howarth 0

New York designer Huy Bui turned to studios and brands based in Brooklyn to create the verdant interiors for this Vietnamese restaurant in the borough’s Greenpoint neighbourhood. Bui was responsible for the overall interior design and build for Di An Di, which translates as “let’s go eat!”. It worked with consultant Michael Yarinsky on the

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Architectural renderings are “troublesome and problematic” says Es Devlin

May 10, 2018 Dan Howarth 0

British set designer Es Devlin has questioned the use of renderings to sell property because the glossy images often don’t match up with the completed buildings. Devlin criticised the “weirdly trippy” discrepancies between architectural visualisations and realised projects during an interview with Dezeen last month. “The pictures of buildings before they’re made is something I’ve

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Camilla Deterre blends 20th-century design styles at Primo’s bar in Tribeca

May 6, 2018 Dan Howarth 0

A range of influences, from 1970s Italian design to art deco details, informed designer Camilla Deterre’s interiors for this bar and lounge in Tribeca. Primo’s opened last week at 129 Chambers Street in the Lower Manhattan neighbourhood, as a spot for cocktails and light bites. The concept for the space was created by Aisa Shelley,

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