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Studio Kiki imbues Carlotta restaurant interiors with “old-school glitz and glamour”

June 26, 2023 Jane Englefield 0

Design firm Studio Kiki has created warmly-lit interiors for an Italian restaurant in London to mimic the decadent but familial atmosphere of a 1980s Italo-American trattoria. Located on Marylebone High Street, Carlotta is the latest project by the Big Mamma restaurant group. Studio Kiki, the group’s in-house design team, created its interiors to capture a

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Alex Cochrane Architects designs shops to “embrace the elegant proportions” of National Portrait Gallery

June 25, 2023 Kate Jacobs 0

London studio Alex Cochrane Architects has created a trio of museum shops at the recently revamped National Portrait Gallery in London. Completed as part of a wider three-year refurbishment of the Victorian Grade I-listed building by Jamie Fobert Architects and Purcell, the retail outlets had to be respectful and, where possible, non-intrusive. Alex Cochrane Architects worked closely with

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Craft Not Carbon pavilion topped with woven bamboo canopy

June 23, 2023 Amy Peacock 0

Architecture practice Studio Saar and engineering studio Webb Yates Engineers have unveiled the Craft Not Carbon pavilion in London’s Crystal Palace Park as part of the 2023 London Festival of Architecture. Made in collaboration with timber specialists Xylotek, the pavilion was designed to be a community hub throughout the festival and provide a shaded area

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Asteroid City exhibition immerses visitors in Wes Anderson’s Americana film sets

June 23, 2023 Amy Peacock 0

An exhibition of the 1950s sets, props, miniature models, costumes and artwork used in Wes Anderson’s latest film Asteroid City has opened at 180 The Strand in London. The exhibition was designed to immerse visitors in the film’s fictitious world – a desert town in 1950s America famous for its meteor crater and celestial observatory.

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Serpentine Pavilion creates “a moment of wonder” says Lina Ghotmeh

June 21, 2023 Francesca Tesler 0

In this exclusive video produced by Dezeen for the Serpentine Gallery, French-Lebanese architect Lina Ghotmeh explains how her Serpentine Pavilion was designed to create a sense of conviviality. Called À table, the pavilion takes the form of a glued laminated timber (glulam) shelter that houses a concentric communal table intended to bring people together. “The

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AI-generated engravings feature in Dragon Flat by Tsuruta Architects

June 21, 2023 Amy Frearson 0

UK-studio Tsuruta Architects has combined artificial intelligence with CNC cutting in a revamp of a home in London’s Notting Hill. Dragon Flat features engraved wall panels and joinery incorporating AI-generated images, including a map of the River Thames and a graphic floral motif. A CNC router – a computer-controlled cutting machine – allowed these designs to

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National Portrait Gallery revamp establishes connection to London surroundings

June 20, 2023 Lizzie Crook 0

A public forecourt and entrance gates by artist Tracey Emin have been introduced to the National Portrait Gallery in London as part of a major renovation led by local studios Jamie Fobert Architects and Purcell. The Grade I-listed building just off Trafalgar Square has been transformed to open and connect it to its surroundings, while

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Apple reveals Battersea Power Station shop as latest “evolution of the store”

June 15, 2023 Tom Ravenscroft 0

Technology company Apple has unveiled its latest Foster + Partners-designed store in the recently revamped Battersea Power Station in London, which features an updated fixture set. Set to open later today, Apple Battersea is the brand’s 40th UK store and represents an evolution in its retail design thinking with more of an emphasis placed on

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Walk-in camera obscura features in V&A Photography Centre

June 14, 2023 Jon Astbury 0

British studios Gibson Thornley Architects and Purcell have completed the V&A Photography Centre in London, which includes a double-height library and a walk-in camera obscura. Located in South Kensington, the centre is part of the Victoria and Albert Museum’s extensive Future Plan – a project involving the upgrade of its visitor facilities and galleries while

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Nina+Co uses salvaged materials and biotextiles for Big Beauty’s first store

June 14, 2023 Rupert Bickersteth 0

Design studio Nina+Co has used materials informed by the ingredients used in natural skincare products for Big Beauty’s first store in Hackney, London. For its first retail space, Big Beauty founder Lisa Targett Bolding to create a space that was an extension of the brand’s ethos. She worked closely with Nina+Co, which chose to incorporate waste materials and biomaterials like

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