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The Red Room bar in London is designed to feel like an art collector’s home

December 15, 2021 Natasha Levy 0
Interior of The Red Room bar in The Connaught hotel, London with stained-glass panels by Brian Clarke framing a marble fireplace

Bryan O’Sullivan Studio has conceived the interior of The Red Room bar in Mayfair’s The Connaught hotel to feature artworks by Louise Bourgeois and Jenny Holzer among an eclectic mix of furnishings. Tucked behind a velvet-curtained doorway, The Red Room is the first bar to open in The Connaught in more than a decade and

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Holloway Li creates industrial interiors for Coalbrook’s London showroom

December 9, 2021 Natasha Levy 0

Huge boilers, chimney-style columns and chainmail-fringed doorframes feature inside the central London showroom of bathroom brand Coalbrook, which has been designed by local studio Holloway Li. The retail space is situated in the city’s Clerkenwell neighbourhood, set inside a former tobacco-pipe factory now known as The Market Building. Coalbrook’s products are showcased across the building’s

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Old meets new inside D’Arcy Jones Architects’ studio in Vancouver

December 6, 2021 Natasha Levy 0
Meeting room with long wooden table, exposed concrete ceiling and tiled entrance in D'Arcy Jones Architects' self-designed studio in Vancouver

Canadian practice D’Arcy Jones Architects has mixed modern additions with historical quirks inside its self-designed studio, which is housed within a century-old building in Vancouver. The seven-storey Lee building, where the architect’s office is located, was constructed between 1911 and 1912 as an early example of a mixed-use development, combining apartments, offices and commercial shops.

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DDAA Inc transforms traditional Japanese dwelling into pottery brand office

December 5, 2021 Natasha Levy 0
Artists workshop with wooden flooring in traditional Japanese house converted into office by DDAA Inc

Architecture and design studio DDAA Inc has made minor tweaks to an 86-year-old house in Japan’s Nagasaki prefecture to turn it into an office for ceramics brand Maruhiro. The converted home is situated in Hasami, a historic area that first began producing porcelain pottery more than 400 years ago during the Edo period. As well

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Td-Atelier erects plywood “stage set” inside Shingu employment centre

December 3, 2021 Natasha Levy 0
Recessed facade with plywood meeting room in Yoridoko employment centre by Td-Atelier

Angular panels of plywood disguise the structural shell of the Yoridoko jobcentre in Shingu, Japan, designed by architecture studio Td-Atelier. Housed within a former clothing shop, the support centre helps young people living with disabilities or mental health conditions to secure employment opportunities. Kyoto-based studio Td-Atelier was brought in to convert the retail space on

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Ste Marie spotlights the art of flower arranging inside Cadine store in Vancouver

December 1, 2021 Natasha Levy 0
Interiors of Cadine store in Vancouver designed by Ste Marie

A floristry counter brimming over with flowers and foliage sits at the centre of this Vancouver lifestyle shop, which has been designed by studio Ste Marie. Nestled along a parade of shops in Vancouver’s South Cambie neighbourhood, Cadine sells a selection of high-end homeware, books, clothing and fine jewellery, as well as fresh floral bouquets.

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Esrawe Studio and Superflex create stripy ceramic facade for Grupo Arca showroom in Miami

November 24, 2021 Natasha Levy 0
Grupo Arca showroom in Miami features stripy tiled facade

Multicolour tiles form graphic stripes across the exterior of this showroom in Miami, which Esrawe Studio has designed in collaboration with art collective Superflex. The showroom belongs to natural stone company Grupo Arca and is located in Wynwood, a former industrial district of Miami where scores of converted warehouses are now covered with vivid murals by some

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Studio Goss exposes concrete shell of converted Melbourne apartment

November 23, 2021 Natasha Levy 0
White Togo sofa and armchair in living room of Roseneath Street apartment by Studio Goss

Hidden off-form concrete walls have come to the fore in this minimalist Melbourne apartment conversion, with interiors designed by local firm Studio Goss. Located in the city’s Clifton Hill suburb, Roseneath Street apartment is set on the ground level of a 1970s commercial building that has recently been adapted for residential use. As the client

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AvroKO creates residential feel inside Chief members club in Chicago

November 22, 2021 Natasha Levy 0
Reception desk with black corrugated base in dark green lobby of Chief Chicago by AvroKO

Design firm AvroKO has used eclectic furnishings, abstract artworks and mismatched rugs to make Chief’s private members’ club in Chicago feel more like a home. Located in the Fulton Market district, the Chicago clubhouse is one of three Chief locations across the US that offer support and networking opportunities for women in executive positions. AvroKO

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Horizontal line cuts through Amsterdam loft revamped by Firm Architects

November 21, 2021 Natasha Levy 0
Living area inside Reflections of the Past loft in Amsterdam by Firm Architects

Firm Architects has carefully organised zinc, mirror and brick elements to form a striking horizontal line around the interior of this loft apartment in Amsterdam’s De Pijp district. The previous owner of the loft, which is shortlisted in the apartment interior category of this year’s Dezeen Awards, had largely used it as an overspill room

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