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Cavernous restaurant by Spacemen feels like “stepping into a giant pot”

March 25, 2024 Jane Englefield 0

Architecture studio Spacemen has designed the Bar Kar restaurant in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, to resemble the earth ovens historically used to cook and smoke food in the ground. Based between Shanghai and Kuala Lumpur, Spacemen conceived the interiors for Bar Kar “around the concept of primordial community cooking”. Guests enter the eatery through a winding pathway

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Fala Atelier designs Lisbon home with “very Portuguese” materials

March 22, 2024 Jane Englefield 0

Architecture studio Fala Atelier decked out the angular spaces of the 087 house in Lisbon with oversized spots and stripes, which also feature on its bold marble facade. Designed by Porto-based studio Fala Atelier, 087 is a three-storey home in the Portuguese capital with a rectilinear facade decorated with chunky marble shapes. The studio, known

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Ten Mexican holiday homes characterised by earthy hues

March 17, 2024 Jane Englefield 0

From a brutalist dwelling nestled in a pine forest to a beachy weekend retreat with a rooftop swimming pool, our latest lookbook features 10 holiday homes across Mexico. While known for their often vibrant colours, Mexican interiors also include many examples of more muted designs. These earthy hues are often created through the use of

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James Shaw installs jumbo foot in London Camper store

March 12, 2024 Jane Englefield 0

British designer James Shaw has renovated a shop for fashion brand Camper on London’s Regent Street, which features a giant foot-shaped sculpture that functions as a till and a bench for trying on shoes. Located in a ground-level room within a building on Regent Street in central London, the store reopened last week. Shaw redesigned

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Explore all 17 Tokyo Toilet projects featured in Wim Wenders’ film Perfect Days

March 8, 2024 Jane Englefield 0

Designed by architects including Tadao Ando and Kengo Kuma, the Tokyo Toilet project forms the backdrop for the Oscar-nominated film Perfect Days. Here, Dezeen rounds up all 17 facilities. The Tokyo Toilet project brings together 17 public toilets in the city’s Shibuya district, created by architects and designers over the past six years. Commissioned by

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Kingston Lafferty Design includes “sensual” red quartzite kitchen in townhouse renovation

March 5, 2024 Jane Englefield 0

Dublin studio Kingston Lafferty Design has transformed the architecture and interiors of this family home in Cork, Ireland, which features 1970s-style shapes and colours informed by the work of designer Verner Panton. Positioned on Lovers Walk hill overlooking the city of Cork, the townhouse – called Lovers Walk – was renovated by Kingston Lafferty Design.

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Interior designer Iris Apfel dies aged 102

March 4, 2024 Jane Englefield 0

American interior designer, fashion influencer and “geriatric starlet” Iris Apfel has passed away at the age of 102. The death of the multidisciplinary creative, who was recognised for her flamboyant personal style, was announced on her account on Instagram with an image of Apfel in her trademark oversized glasses. Apfel, who worked in the interiors

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Ten highlights from Design Doha exhibition Arab Design Now

February 28, 2024 Jane Englefield 0

A disaster-proof chandelier from Lebanon and a towering sand dune-style stone installation feature in Arab Design Now, the main exhibition at the inaugural Design Doha biennial. Arab Design Now was curated by Rana Beiruti to capture the spirit of contemporary design across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), the curator told Dezeen ahead of

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Hauvette & Madani restores Haussmann-era Paris apartment to its “former glory”

February 16, 2024 Jane Englefield 0

Local design studio Hauvette & Madani drew on the Haussmannian history of this Paris apartment to create a gallery-like interior for its occupant’s vast art collection. Located in the city’s historic Triangle d’Or, the dwelling previously featured minimalist marble surfaces and gilding leftover from a recent renovation. Hauvette & Madani “re-appropriated” the apartment, originally designed

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Oskar Kohnen fills “well-curated” London office with mid-century modern furniture

January 31, 2024 Jane Englefield 0

London studio Oskar Kohnen has outfitted a Mayfair office with mid-century modern furniture and contemporary pieces, which “are so well curated that no one would ever dare to throw them away”. Spread across three floors, the office is housed within a rectilinear building in London’s Mayfair neighbourhood with a gridded facade. “It has a townhouse

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