Colour

Naturehumaine revives 1920s apartment in Montreal with contemporary finishes

November 18, 2021 James Brillon 0

Traditional details were kept throughout this ground-floor apartment in Montreal that local studio Naturehumaine renovated to bring in more natural light and create an improved connection to the rear yard. Originally built in the 1920s, the apartment was filled with classical details such as ornamental columns and a stained-glass doorway at the entrance of the

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Saia Barbarese Topouzanov adds spiral staircases during Montreal housing renovation

October 27, 2021 James Brillon 0

Colourful spiral staircases now give direct access to units in the Saint-Michel Nord housing complex in Montreal, which was renovated by Saia Barbarese Topouzanov to update the ageing buildings and include a new pedestrian-friendly street. Located in the underprivileged Saint-Michel neighbourhood, the housing complex was built in the 1970s in the brutalist style. Its 185

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Bright Skies named Colour of the Year 2022

September 14, 2021 Alice Finney 0

A white archway with blue skies Dulux paint

A cool blue paint colour called Bright Skies has been named Colour of the Year 2022 by paint brand Dulux. Described by Dulux as “an airy, light blue” the colour was chosen as it “perfectly captures the optimism and desire for a fresh start that is the mood of the moment”. “The shared experience of

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BAAO and 4|MATIV add bright colours to Mi Casita Preschool in Brooklyn

August 5, 2021 Jenna McKnight 0

House-shaped openings and cheerful hues are found in a New York daycare centre designed by American firms BAAO and 4|MATIV. The Mi Casita Preschool and Cultural Center is located within a new mixed-use development in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighbourhood. The 3,500-square-foot (325-square-metre) space was designed collaboratively by local firms BAAO and 4|MATIV. The goal was to

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ASKA draws on Wes Anderson films for pastel-coloured Cafe Banacado design

July 23, 2021 Cajsa Carlson 0

Swedish architecture studio ASKA has created a pale-yellow interior informed by Wes Anderson movies and the aesthetics of Cuba for Stockholm restaurant Cafe Banacado. The all-day breakfast cafe has a colour palette of muted yellows, brown and cream hues, deliberately chosen to evoke the sun-drenched bars and cafes in more southern climates. The cafe’s painted

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LAN Architecture designs pastel-coloured housing in Strasbourg

June 11, 2021 Cajsa Carlson 0

Paris studio LAN Architecture has created a collection of ice cream-coloured buildings called Nolistra in Strasbourg, France, which are set around a communal garden. Located in the area between the Saint-Urban cemetery and the Parc de l’Etoile, the buildings are each different colours, ranging from dark, greyish blue to pale pistachio green and bubblegum pink. Nolistra sits

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Furniture collection Brite Bodies is a “kaleidoscopic nod” to the work of influential creatives

June 7, 2021 Jane Englefield 0

Interior designers Kate Hayes and Krista Sharif have created Brite Bodies, a debut collection of colourful furniture informed by the work of creatives including Vivienne Westwood and Ettore Sottsass. Brite Bodies comprises 11 designs and is the first furniture range from the eponymous Atlanta-based studio, which was co-founded by Hayes and Sharif. Featuring coffee and martini

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Masquespacio designs colour-blocked burger joint in Turin

June 4, 2021 Jane Englefield 0

Spanish design agency Masquespacio has created the interiors of Italian fast food chain Bun’s Turin branch that combines blocks of pink and green with a blue seating area designed to look like a swimming pool. Bun Turin is a burger joint that takes its bold identity from the first Bun restaurant in Milan, which was also

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Ivy Studio adds pops of colour to Spacial co-working office in Montreal

May 23, 2021 Jenna McKnight 0

Mint green and burgundy are among the hues incorporated into a Montreal co-working space that Canadian firm Ivy Studio designed to “stand out from its competitors.” The office is located on the second floor of a 743-square-metre building in Verdun, one of city’s trendiest neighbourhoods. The space formerly housed a Jiu Jitsu gym and a

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Ivy Studio adds pops of colour to Spacial co-working office in Montreal

May 23, 2021 Jenna McKnight 0

Mint green and burgundy are among the hues incorporated into a Montreal co-working space that Canadian firm Ivy Studio designed to “stand out from its competitors.” The office is located on the second floor of a 743-square-metre building in Verdun, one of city’s trendiest neighbourhoods. The space formerly housed a Jiu Jitsu gym and a

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