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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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Dezeen’s top 10 hotels of 2020

December 3, 2020 Natasha Levy 0
The Tiing hotel in Bali by Nic Brunsdon

Travel may have come to a standstill this year but we still saw the opening of amazing places to stay – as part of our review of 2020, here are Dezeen’s top 10 hotels. Saint Hotel, Greece, by Kapsimalis Architects Kapsimalis Architects dug into a rocky hillside in Santorini to create the Saint Hotel’s cave-like

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Jonathan Tuckey Design updates London apartment with pink and pistachio-green storage walls

December 1, 2020 Natasha Levy 0
Upper Wimpole Street apartment by Jonathan Tuckey Design includes built-in storage walls

Pastel storage walls curve and dip through the rooms of this apartment in London’s Marylebone neighbourhood, which has been overhauled by architecture studio Jonathan Tuckey Design. The apartment is situated along Upper Wimpole Street, occupying the ground floor of a Regency-era townhouse that had a rather poor internal layout and limited storage space. “[The apartment]

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Dolmen Shelter is a fictional boutique hotel with stone-shaped guest suites

November 30, 2020 Natasha Levy 0

Creative duo Davit and Mary Jilavyan created the renderings of this imaginary hotel after seeing an insignificant rock feature near their Moscow home.  Dolmen Shelter would be a boutique hotel composed of guest cabins shaped like rough-hewn stones. The project is meant to be loosely evocative of dolmens – ancient megalithic structures composed of huge upright

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Industrial grating forms display fixtures inside Edition cannabis dispensary in Toronto

November 29, 2020 Natasha Levy 0
Edition X cannabis dispensary in Toronto has display counters made from industrial grating

Architecture firm StudioAC has used sheets of industrial grating to make striking gridded display counters for this minimal cannabis dispensary in Toronto. Edition sells a curated selection of cannabis strains and smoking accessories, including items such as bongs, grinders, ashtrays and rolling papers. Studio AC was, from the outset of the project, keen to reimagine

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Norm Architects creates black-timber retreat near border of Denmark and Germany

November 27, 2020 Natasha Levy 0
Fjord Boat House by Norm Architects features black-timber facade

Inviting oak-lined rooms lay behind the black facade of Fjord Boat House, a lakeside holiday home designed by Danish practice Norm Architects. Fjord Boat House perches on a concrete plinth beside the water and is largely imperceptible from above, thanks to its grass-topped roof. The rest of its exterior is clad with blackened beams of

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TypeO Loft is a shoppable Swedish holiday apartment designed for the “new normal”

November 24, 2020 Natasha Levy 0
Kitchen of TypeO Loft in Sweden

Creative studio TypeO has opened the doors to a shoppable guesthouse in southern Sweden where those wary of holidaying during a pandemic can relax in seclusion. The loft is located on the rural outskirts of the picturesque town of Ystad. It takes over the second floor of a 19th-century farmstead that TypeO’s founders, Micha van Dinther

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Franklin Azzi Architecture completes The Bureau co-working space in Paris

November 23, 2020 Natasha Levy 0
Interiors of The Bureau co-working space in Paris

French practice Franklin Azzi Architecture took tips from the work of Frank Lloyd Wright to design this Parisian co-working space, which features open areas for working, dining and lounging. The co-working space can be found along Rue du Quatre-Septembre in Paris’ second arrondissement, joining two other branches of The Bureau in the capital’s eighth arrondissement.

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Warm beige hues update Résidence Esplanade in Montreal

November 21, 2020 Natasha Levy 0
Guest bedroom inside Résidence Esplanade in Montreal

Design pair Michael Godmer and Catherine Lavallée created a sequence of meditative, beige-tone spaces in the partial renovation of this home in Montreal. Résidence Esplanade is situated in Mile End, a trendy area of Montreal host to various eateries, coffee bars and vintage stores. The property was originally built as two separate apartments, but five

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Eight comfortable living rooms with inviting interiors

November 21, 2020 Natasha Levy 0
Cosy living rooms roundup: Villa Weinberg by Mette and Martin Weinberg

With winter approaching in the northern hemisphere, Dezeen has selected eight snug living rooms with cosy features including fireplaces and wood-lined walls. This is the latest roundup in a series providing visual inspiration for the home. Previous articles in the series showcased colourful kitchens, bedrooms with statement walls and domestic bathrooms designed by architects. Villa

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