Articles by Natasha Levy

Kaan Architecten’s crematorium rejects “pompous monumentalism”

November 22, 2018 Natasha Levy 0

An austere material palette of concrete and grey marble helped Kaan Architecten create a series of calming and contemplative spaces inside this crematorium in Belgium. Comprised of one rectilinear volume made from blocks of unfinished concrete, Crematorium Siesegem is situated on a 5,476 square metre plot of land on the rural outskirts of Aalst – a municipality

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Bella Freud and Maria Speake fashion retro interiors for BBC TV centre apartment

November 15, 2018 Natasha Levy 0

Creative duo Bella Freud and Maria Speake channelled the vibrant 1970s throughout the interiors of this London apartment, which has been designed by architect Piercy & Company inside the former BBC television centre. The two-floor apartment is located in west London’s White City district within a Grade II-listed building that previously served as the headquarters for the BBC and

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Guillaume Terver uses natural materials for Brittany ceramics store and adjoining Otonali eatery

November 14, 2018 Natasha Levy 0

Clay, granite and timber appear throughout the B-Raku ceramics store in Brittany, France, which connects to a Japan-inspired restaurant next door, named Otonali.  The space is situated in the port city of Saint-Malo and is the first dining-cum-retail venture of restauranteur Betrand Larcher, who has already opened a series of cafes under the name Breizh

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10 books that tell you everything you need to know about the Bauhaus

November 13, 2018 Natasha Levy 0

For our Bauhaus 100 series, we’ve picked out 10 must-read books about the most influential art and design school in history, from classic volumes written by teachers, to contemporary titles that reveal its international influence. Bauhaus 1919-1928 by Herbert Bayer Published by MoMA just five years after the closure of the Bauhaus in 1933, this book

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Tokyo’s Inua restaurant blends Japanese and Scandinavian aesthetics

November 13, 2018 Natasha Levy 0

OEO Studio has referenced Danish cabinetry and Japanese gardens for the design of new Tokyo restaurant Inua, which is headed up by an ex-Noma chef. The restaurant occupies the ninth floor of a building in Tokyo’s Lidabashi neighbourhood and is led by German chef Thomas Frebel, who was previously head of research at Copenhagen’s two-Michelin-star eatery Noma. Utilising

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Ace & Tate opens “voyeuristic” glasses store in central London’s Soho

November 12, 2018 Natasha Levy 0

A pair of neon eyes stare out from the back of eyewear brand Ace & Tate’s new Soho store, which creative agency Anyways have designed in reference to the area’s risqué past. The two-storey store is located along Brewer Street and is one of two branches that Ace & Tate has opened in the city

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Seven shops to explore at the Coal Drops Yard in London

November 10, 2018 Natasha Levy 0

Thomas Heatherwick’s Coal Drops Yard shopping centre in London’s King’s Cross contains more than 60 retail spaces under its sinuous roof. Interiors reporter Natasha Levy has selected seven stores with the most striking fit-outs. Bonds by Formd Customers can purchase pieces from independent designers, grab a coffee, and even make candles in lifestyle store Bonds.

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Gianni Botsford Architects tops House in a Garden with sweeping copper roof

November 8, 2018 Natasha Levy 0

A funnel-shaped copper roof and subterranean swimming pool feature in this west London home, which Gianni Botsford Architects has slotted behind a 19th century townhouse. The project – which, due to its location, has aptly been named House in a Garden – is situated at the back of an 1840s brick townhouse in London’s affluent Notting

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Le Corbusier’s Paris home reopens its doors to the public

November 7, 2018 Natasha Levy 0

The Paris apartment within the Immeuble Molitor, where Le Corbusier lived for over three decades, has reopened its doors to the public, following two years of restoration works led by the Fondation Le Corbusier. Back in 2016 Fondation Le Corbusier began the restoration of the apartment, which was designed by the French-Swiss architect and his long-term collaborator

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Johannes Torpe Studio creates laboratory-style store for United Cycling

November 6, 2018 Natasha Levy 0

Johannes Torpe Studio has installed bright white surfaces and grid-like display areas inside this bike store near Copenhagen, to emulate the aesthetic of a “futuristic lab”. The store is located in the small town of Lynge, in Denmark, in a building that since the 1990s has been exclusively used as a storage facility by United Cycling, a distributor

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