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Dezeen’s top 10 home interiors of 2020

December 20, 2020 Natasha Levy 0
Dezeen's top home interiors of 2020: MA House by Timothee Mercier

Continuing our yearly review, Dezeen has selected the top 10 home interiors of 2020 – including a rustic home in rural France and a multicoloured Tokyo apartment. MA House, France, by Timothee Mercier This dwelling, which architect Timothee Mercier built for his parents, is meant to be aesthetically harmonious with the rural landscape of Vaucluse,

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Linehouse transforms Shanghai swimming pool into office space

December 17, 2020 Natasha Levy 0
Office interior designed by Linehouse

Design studio Linehouse has converted a Shanghai office block’s swimming pool into an additional workspace, using a palette of blue vinyl, peachy leather and light-hued timber. The swimming pool was part of the fitness facilities made for office workers of the Jing’An Kerry Centre, a mixed-use development in Shanghai’s Jing’An district designed by architecture firm

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Freadman White completes Napier Street apartments in Melbourne

December 14, 2020 Natasha Levy 0
Living rooms of Napier Street apartments by Freadman White

Architecture practice Freadman White has created an apartment block in Melbourne’s Fitzroy neighbourhood, finishing its interiors with gleaming brass accents. The Napier Street apartments were designed by Freadman White for property developers Milieu. It is situated directly beside Whitlam Place, another residential block designed by the practice. Whilst Whitlam Place has a green-hued exterior clad

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Meditation chambers by Office Of Things wash workers in colourful light

December 13, 2020 Natasha Levy 0
Meditation chambers feature in Office of Things' Immersive Spaces Series

Fuschia, violet and indigo lighting envelops users of these meditation chambers that multidisciplinary studio Office Of Things has designed specifically for workspaces. The chambers come as part of the Immersive Spaces Series, an ongoing research project by Office of Things which explores how employees can benefit from having calming rooms of refuge within their places

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Defhouse in Milan is a home for Italy’s up-and-coming influencers

December 9, 2020 Natasha Levy 0
Living room of Defhouse for influencers in Milan

Cloud-print floors and glow-in-the-dark walkways are some of the fun features art director John Pentassuglia has included in Defhouse, a home in Milan designed for young social media influencers. Designed to be the “ideal set for producing content”, Defhouse is currently shared by seven influencers – all between the ages of 16 and 19 –

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Pantechnicon store in London infuses Japanese and Nordic culture

December 8, 2020 Natasha Levy 0
Interiors of Pantechnicon in London

Architecture firm Farrells has overhauled a 19th-century building in London’s Belgravia neighbourhood to create a shopping and dining destination that spotlights both Japanese and Nordic craft. The Pantechnicon building was originally built in 1830 as an arts and crafts centre, before becoming a warehouse where the affluent locals of Belgravia could store their excess belongings.

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Still Room in Antwerp is designed to be a “shelter for the mind”

December 7, 2020 Natasha Levy 0

Multidisciplinary practice Studio Corkinho has completed Still Room, a monastic space inside a 19th-century Antwerp building where individuals can escape for peaceful contemplation. Still Room, which has been sparsely finished with a bed and a writing desk, emerged out of Studio Corkinho’s fascination with silence and how it can be exercised to give architectural spaces

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South Carolina’s Post House inn features a mix of old and new

December 6, 2020 Natasha Levy 0
Bedroom of Post House inn in Charleston, South Carolina

Local design studio Basic Projects combined antiques with modern furniture pieces so that boutique hotel Post House in South Carolina “feels like it has always been there”. Host to seven guest rooms and a restaurant, Post House is situated just outside of Charleston in the suburban town of Mount Pleasant. The building was originally constructed

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Studiomama transforms Yotam Ottolenghi’s test kitchen into “happy space”

December 4, 2020 Natasha Levy 0
Yotam Ottolenghi's test kitchen features plywood furniture

Multidisciplinary practice Studiomama has completed a colourful overhaul of chef Yotam Ottolenghi’s test kitchen in London, creating pops of saffron yellow and raspberry red. Israeli-English chef Ottolenghi is revered for his take on Middle-Eastern cooking and has come to own six different eateries across London. His test kitchen – where he develops and trials out

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