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Ten outlandish shop interiors that reimagine the retail experience

May 5, 2022 Nat Barker 0
Glossier store in Seattle

A pink furry fashion boutique, a cosmetics store styled like a 1970s office and a streetwear outlet adorned with a chandelier of Nike trainers feature in this roundup of weird and wonderful retail interiors. The past year has seen a growing trend for over-the-top shop interiors, from stores containing surreal sculptures and installations to those masquerading

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Esme Hotel in Miami draws on the “bohemian grandeur” of its past

May 1, 2022 Alice Finney 0
The lobby of Esme hotel Miami

Saturated tones, Mediterranean patterns and decadent furnishings are found throughout this renovated boutique hotel in Miami with interiors by New York studio Jessica Schuster Design. Originally built in 1927 as a cultural hub for artists, the building, formerly known as Spanish Village, is located on Miami Beach’s pedestrian plaza, Española Way. Event planning and design

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Balenciaga wraps London store in pink faux fur to celebrate its Le Cagole “it-bag”

April 28, 2022 James Parkes 0
Interior image of the Le Cagole pop-up at Balenciaga

Fashion brand Balenciaga has transformed its Mount Street store in London, creating a maximalist look to launch its Le Cagole collection by blanketing the interior in bright pink faux fur. To celebrate its popular Le Cagole bag, which references Balenciaga’s maximalist It Bags of the past, and launch the line’s collection of accessories and shoes,

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Richard Rogers’ top 10 architecture projects including Centre Pompidou and Lloyd’s building

December 19, 2021 Tom Ravenscroft 0

Following the news that high-tech architecture pioneer Richard Rogers has passed away aged 88, here are 10 of his most influential projects including the Millennium Dome and Heathrow Terminal 5. Reliance Controls, Swindon, UK (1967) Designed in partnership with Norman Foster, Su Brumwell and Wendy Cheesman while Rogers was part of Team 4, the Reliance

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The Dezeen guide to bio-based materials in architecture, design and interiors

December 9, 2021 James Parkes 0
Hermes Victoria bag in Sylvania mycelium leather by MycoWorks

Thinking of using natural materials in your project? Our latest Dezeen guide includes 12 types of biomaterials commonly used in architecture, design and interiors. The term biomaterials is used to describe building materials derived from living organisms including plants, animals and fungi. Plant-based materials, which we mostly focus on in this guide, are becoming increasingly

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Five Eames Studio highlights from the 80 Years of Design exhibition

November 4, 2021 Jane Englefield 0
Plywood elephant

Eames Demetrios, who is the grandson of Charles and Ray Eames, shares his highlights from exhibition of Eames Office’s work that opens tomorrow to mark its 80th anniversary. Demetrios curated the exhibition of work created by the studio, which was established by industrial designers Charles and Ray Eames in 1941. He is currently director of the studio. The Eameses

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Concrete and travertine form minimalist chapel in northern Mexico by WRKSHP

October 12, 2021 James Brillon 0
Entrance to Monterrey chapel by WRKSHP

This minimalist chapel outside of Monterrey in northern Mexico by WRKSHP was designed with a limited palette of materials that allow natural light to define the spacious interiors. Fuego Nuevo chapel was completed earlier this year, after the firm was commissioned directly by the congregation of El Uro, on the outskirts of Monterrey. The area

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Broadway Malyan completes glazed woodland retreat in the Cotswolds

October 12, 2021 Amy Frearson 0
Night view of House in The Lakes by Yoo, by Broadway Malyan

The buildings of Mies van der Rohe inspired this glass-fronted house in Gloucestershire, England, designed by British architecture firm Broadway Malyan. Yoo Forest House is located within The Lakes by Yoo, a 263-hectare estate of luxury homes in the Cotswolds created through an ongoing venture by property entrepreneur John Hitchcox and designer Philippe Starck. The clients

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Plant-covered mesh panels surround preschool in Vietnam by HGAA

October 10, 2021 Jon Astbury 0

Screens of metal mesh allow plants to climb up the walls of this steel-framed school in Ha Long City by Vietnamese studio HGAA, which has been shortlisted in the civic building category of Dezeen Awards 2021. Called My Montessori Garden, the preschool is designed to support the Montessori education system, which encourages children to develop

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