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Cobalt-blue accents brighten interior of family apartment in Thane

January 6, 2022 Natasha Levy 0
Matching chairs in cobalt-blue and nattural wood with circular cushions in living room of Out of the Blue apartment in India by The Act of Quad

The Act of Quad has introduced a smattering of blue furnishings and fittings to this high-rise apartment, renovated by the design studio in the Indian city of Thane. The cobalt touches create a vibrant contrast inside the otherwise neutral-toned 101-square-metre home, which is shared by a middle-aged couple, their two daughters and a pet cat.

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Bricks envelop inside and outside of New Delhi showroom by Renesa

January 5, 2022 Natasha Levy 0
Interior of Indal Mechno Bricks showroom by Renesa with display niches, plinth, walls, floors and vaulted ceilings covered in bricks

Indian studio Renesa has used earthy-hued masonry to form the entire facade and interior of a brick manufacturer’s showroom in New Delhi. The retail space was conceived for local company Jindal Mechno Bricks, which has been producing bricks, tiles and pavers for more than 50 years. Renesa designed the showroom as a celebration of the

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The Whale apartment in Paris riffs on art deco design

January 4, 2022 Natasha Levy 0
White armchair under spherical pendant lights in interior of The Whale apartment in Paris designed by Clément Lesnoff-Rocard

Mirror, brass and simple geometries feature inside this Parisian apartment by local architect Clément Lesnoff-Rocard, which offers an understated take on art deco. The 65-square-metre flat, nicknamed The Whale, is tucked away in the basement of a residential building in the city’s 16th arrondissement. According to Lesnoff-Rocard, the apartment had undergone a renovation in recent

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Cubitts eyewear store in Leeds taps into seminal design movements throughout history

January 3, 2022 Natasha Levy 0
Cubitts store in Leeds by Child Studio with mosail tile floor and wooden cabinetry

London design practice Child Studio has combined Victorian-style joinery with modernist and art deco touches inside the Cubitts eyewear store in Leeds. Cubitts occupies a corner unit of the city’s County Arcade shopping mall, which was constructed in 1898 and retains an array of original detailing from pink marble columns to mosaic ceilings. Child Studio

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BLUE Architecture Studio erects rocky columns inside Zolaism cafe in Aranya

December 27, 2021 Natasha Levy 0
Boulder-like columns surround white chairs and tables in Zolaism Café in Aranya designed by B.L.U.E. Architecture Studio

Structural columns disguised as huge, craggy boulders dominate the interior of this cafe designed by BLUE Architecture Studio in the Chinese seaside resort of Aranya. The Zolaism cafe is situated in a coastal area in the city of Qinhuangdao known as the Aranya Gold Coast, just a few hours drive from Beijing. The coffee shop has

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i29 creates colour-block interiors for Amsterdam dental clinic

December 27, 2021 Natasha Levy 0
Dentista clinic in Amsterdam with white and khaki-green colour-block interiors

Fresh white treatment rooms are contrasted with khaki-green communal areas inside the Dentista dental clinic in Amsterdam, which has been designed by local studio i29. As the clinic is Dentista’s first, i29 was tasked with creating an interior scheme and visual identity that could be easily rolled out to future locations. “Our design strategy was

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The Red Room bar in London is designed to feel like an art collector’s home

December 15, 2021 Natasha Levy 0
Interior of The Red Room bar in The Connaught hotel, London with stained-glass panels by Brian Clarke framing a marble fireplace

Bryan O’Sullivan Studio has conceived the interior of The Red Room bar in Mayfair’s The Connaught hotel to feature artworks by Louise Bourgeois and Jenny Holzer among an eclectic mix of furnishings. Tucked behind a velvet-curtained doorway, The Red Room is the first bar to open in The Connaught in more than a decade and

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Holloway Li creates industrial interiors for Coalbrook’s London showroom

December 9, 2021 Natasha Levy 0

Huge boilers, chimney-style columns and chainmail-fringed doorframes feature inside the central London showroom of bathroom brand Coalbrook, which has been designed by local studio Holloway Li. The retail space is situated in the city’s Clerkenwell neighbourhood, set inside a former tobacco-pipe factory now known as The Market Building. Coalbrook’s products are showcased across the building’s

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Old meets new inside D’Arcy Jones Architects’ studio in Vancouver

December 6, 2021 Natasha Levy 0
Meeting room with long wooden table, exposed concrete ceiling and tiled entrance in D'Arcy Jones Architects' self-designed studio in Vancouver

Canadian practice D’Arcy Jones Architects has mixed modern additions with historical quirks inside its self-designed studio, which is housed within a century-old building in Vancouver. The seven-storey Lee building, where the architect’s office is located, was constructed between 1911 and 1912 as an early example of a mixed-use development, combining apartments, offices and commercial shops.

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DDAA Inc transforms traditional Japanese dwelling into pottery brand office

December 5, 2021 Natasha Levy 0
Artists workshop with wooden flooring in traditional Japanese house converted into office by DDAA Inc

Architecture and design studio DDAA Inc has made minor tweaks to an 86-year-old house in Japan’s Nagasaki prefecture to turn it into an office for ceramics brand Maruhiro. The converted home is situated in Hasami, a historic area that first began producing porcelain pottery more than 400 years ago during the Edo period. As well

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