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Nika Zupanc brings “Alice in Wonderland ambience” to Morela eyewear store in Ljubljana

May 16, 2022 Natasha Levy 0
Powder-blue drawers displaying glasses in Morela eyewear store in Ljubljana, Slovenia, designed by Nika Zupanc

Massive lamps, rotating mirrors and a legion of drawers feature inside the Morela eyewear store, which Slovenian designer Nika Zupanc has completed in Ljubljana. Morela has been offering optician services in the Slovenian capital since the early 2000s and went on to launch its own line of glasses in 2019. Locally based Zupanc was brought

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Sculptural partitions shape blue-tinged interior of Taste of Dadong restaurant in Shanghai

May 8, 2022 Natasha Levy 0
Curved partitions inside blue restaurant

Huge curving walls divide the blue-lit dining spaces inside this restaurant in Shanghai, designed by Chinese studio AD Architecture. Conceived by AD Architecture to deliver an “emotional”, dream-like dining experience, Taste of Dadong is steeped in an inky-blue light that seeps from LED panels in the walls and hidden strip lighting in the ceiling. Carving

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Pitsou Kedem covers Hiba restaurant in Tel Aviv with geometric timber latticework

May 3, 2022 Natasha Levy 0
Gridded timber panels and granite counter in Hiba restaurant in Tel Aviv by Pitsou Kedem

Gridded oakwood panels sit alongside rough slabs of granite inside Hiba, a restaurant in Tel Aviv designed by local architecture practice Pitsou Kedem. Located in the city’s midtown area, Hiba serves a menu of Arab-Israeli fusion food. The restaurant’s use of fresh local ingredients influenced Pitsou Kedem to curate an equally raw, natural material palette for

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Norway’s remote Hotel Finse 1222 undergoes subtle update by Snøhetta

May 2, 2022 Natasha Levy 0
Interiors of bedroom set in gable of Norway's Hotel Finse 1222 designed by Snøhetta

Architecture firm Snøhetta has carried out a sensitive refurbishment of this hotel in Finse, a tiny mountain village in Norway that can only be reached by railway. Built in the shadow of Norway’s Hardangerjøkulen glacier, Hotel Finse 1222 sits 1,222 metres above sea level and started life as a humble lodge for railroad workers before

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Studio McW carves up “post-lockdown” London home extension with darkened oak joinery

April 25, 2022 Natasha Levy 0
Dining room interior of Aperture House by Studio McW with wooden cabinet, table and chairs

Umber-coloured oak joinery divides the interior of this end-of-terrace home in London’s Willesden Green, which has been extended and refurbished by local architecture firm Studio McW. The two-storey Aperture House now features an additional pitched-roofed volume at its rear, that can be accessed via the main home or a second, less formal entrance set at

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Triennale di Milano reconstructs room from Ettore Sottsass’s Casa Lana

February 4, 2022 Natasha Levy 0
Dining area with wooden chairs surrounded by built-in wooden shelving and magenta carpet in living room of the Casa Lana installation at Triennale di Milano, Italy

This video, shared exclusively with Dezeen, shows the living area of a Milanese apartment by Memphis Group founder Ettore Sottsass being dismantled and rebuilt inside the city’s Triennale di Milano museum. The apartment, named Casa Lana, was originally designed by the Italian architect in 1965 for his close acquaintance Giovanni Lana, a lithographer and printer. Now,

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Architecture for London uses natural materials to renovate studio founder’s home

January 31, 2022 Natasha Levy 0
Kitchen inside Low Energy House designed by Architecture for London

Wood, stone and lime plaster pervade the minimal interior of this energy-saving home in Muswell Hill that Architecture for London has created for its founder, Ben Ridley. Architecture for London renovated and extended the three-floor Edwardian home that had gone untouched for close to 40 years and was in a less than favourable condition when purchased by

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Chengdu’s % Arabica cafe is designed to feel like “a small neighbourhood”

January 30, 2022 Natasha Levy 0
White counter and stool seating around % Arabica cafe in Kuanzhai Alley by Blue Architecture Studio

The buzzing ambience of Chengdu’s Kuanzhai Alley has set the tone for this cafe by BLUE Architecture Studio, which is centred on a water-filled courtyard for people-watching. Kuanzhai Alley is the collective name for three parallel roads running through downtown Chengdu, encompassing Kuan Alley, Zhai Alley and Jing Alley. The trio of streets dates back

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i29 enlivens 17th-century canal house in Amsterdam with pops of colour

January 26, 2022 Natasha Levy 0

Bursts of blue and green appear inside this centuries-old canal house in Amsterdam that has been renovated by local architecture studio i29. i29 worked alongside a team of specialists for more than two years to revive the three-floor home, which had been severely neglected since its construction in 1675. It now features a sequence of

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Xiamen pilates studio by Wanmu Shazi resembles a light-dappled cave

January 25, 2022 Natasha Levy 0
Woman sitting crosslegged on floor of T.T. Pilates studio in Xiamen by Wanmu Shazi with light streaming in through rounded windows

Amorphous windows illuminate the cavernous interior of this pilates gym, which designer Wanmu Shazi has created in the Chinese port city of Xiamen. The interior of TT Pilates, which is set inside a high-rise office building, was designed to distance visitors from the hustle and bustle of their urban surroundings. “Pilates is a unique exercise

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