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De Durgerdam hotel takes over 17th-century sailor’s inn on dyke outside Amsterdam

December 11, 2023 Jennifer Hahn 0

Dutch hospitality company Aedes has pushed Amsterdam’s building restrictions to their limit to convert a heritage-listed tavern into an all-electric hotel. De Durgerdam hotel occupies one in a row of almost identical gabled buildings perched on a seawall on lake IJmeer, which together make up the small village of Durgerdam near Amsterdam. Constructed in 1664,

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Diébédo Francis Kéré named among Time’s 100 most influential climate leaders

December 4, 2023 Jennifer Hahn 0

Several architects and designers have made it onto the inaugural Time100 Climate list, which recognises “true changemakers” who are making “measurable, scalable” progress in fighting climate change. Compiled by Time magazine in collaboration with a panel of 10 prominent climate experts, the list includes business leaders across different industries ranging from singer Billie Eilish to

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Local cedar forms snow-cooled rice warehouse in Niigata Prefecture

November 25, 2023 Jennifer Hahn 0

Japanese studio Kei Kaihoh Architects has completed a timber-framed storage facility in Joetsu City that offers rice farmers a way to refrigerate their harvest without relying on gas or electricity. Instead, the Yukinohako facility is naturally cooled using snow – an abundant local material in this mountainous part of Niigata Prefecture, surrounded by ski resorts

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Five interiors with furry walls that beg to be touched

November 5, 2023 Jennifer Hahn 0

Faux fur is liberated from the realm of fashion and used to cover entire walls in this lookbook, which rounds up five interior projects including an igloo-shaped children’s room and a surreal Prada set by AMO. Rendered in grabby colours, furry textiles are increasingly being used by interior designers to make retail environments feel more

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Customers exchange urine for soap at Het Nieuwe Instituut pop-up shop

October 23, 2023 Jennifer Hahn 0

Cultural centre Het Nieuwe Instituut is rethinking the archetypal museum shop with a pop-up at Dutch Design Week, designed to encourage more ethical, resource-conscious consumption. Instead of offering a straightforward exchange of wares for money, New Store 1.0 offers patrons the opportunity to trade their urine for a piece of Piss Soap and encourages them

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Eight interiors where chequerboard flooring adds a sense of nostalgia

October 15, 2023 Jennifer Hahn 0

A cannabis dispensary, a hotel gym and an office in a converted 1930s military warehouse feature in this lookbook, proving that chequered floors aren’t just for kitchens. Alternating squares of colour, a style hearkening back to the nostalgia of 1950s American diners and Victorian entryways, can provide a graphic backdrop to any room. The examples

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Eight projects by POOR Collective that reimagine co-design as “a two-way street”

October 12, 2023 Jennifer Hahn 0

To mark POOR Collective winning London’s Emerging Design Medal, co-founder Shawn Adams rounds up eight must-know projects by the social enterprise, focused on involving young people in the regeneration of their communities. POOR Collective, which is an acronym for power out of restriction, is a social-impact design studio that aims to engage young people from disadvantaged

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MSG Sphere in Las Vegas opens with bespoke artworks by Es Devlin and John Gerrard

October 3, 2023 Jennifer Hahn 0

The MSG Sphere Las Vegas opened its doors for the first time this weekend with a concert by U2 featuring visuals by designer Es Devlin, artist John Gerrard and more on a 15,000-square-metre wrap-around screen. Designed by architecture studio Populous and completed in July, the entertainment venue is billed as the world’s largest spherical structure,

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Japanese patchwork technique informs interior of Sando burger bar in Geneva

September 4, 2023 Jennifer Hahn 0

Sapid Studio aimed to keep as much of the original fit-out as possible during this renovation project, which saw the Swiss design firm turn one burger restaurant in Geneva, Switzerland, into the home of another. The new burger joint, named Sando after the Japanese word for sandwich, is located near the waterfront in Rive Gauche

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Yinka Ilori imbues Courvoisier bar with natural beauty of Cognac region

August 29, 2023 Jennifer Hahn 0

A wavy canopy emerges like a fountain from this pop-up cognac bar inside Selfridges in London, designed by local designer Yinka Ilori to mimic the glistening waters of the Charente river in France’s Cognac region. The bar belongs to cognac brand Courvoisier and was designed to capture its hometown of Jarnac and the surrounding region,

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