Best of 2020 – We have rounded up 2020 best interior design including a Canadian cabin, a co-working hub in a former L.A. church and more.
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Yova Yager has transformed a former knitting factory in Kyiv into the new Rose-Mary cafe blending the venue’s industrial heritage with four architectural styles from Gothic to Constructivism. Across deep red walls, wooden and textured materials come in natural shades; living plants dialogue with custom furniture and decorative elements such as neon graffitis. Read more…
“Nowadays you can be a gay architect, but you can’t do queer architecture,” provoked Adam Nathaniel Furman who created an exquisitely camp interior design tuning with queer culture aesthetics and paying tribute to those formerly safe femme spaces. Discover more LGBT+ issues on Archipanic.
I29 reinterprets the the spaces of the historic Felix Mertis palace in Amsterdam with splashes of colour, custom furniture and and contemporary interiors. “The biggest challenge was to bring this old monumental building to the ‘now’, not only in terms of technology, installations and acoustic facilities, but also in appearance and experience.” Read more…
Lourdes Hernandez and Zach Leigh have transformed the historic Highland Park church in Los Angeles into The Ruby Street, a holistic co-working venue an expanded creative community hub. Stain glass windows dialogue with co-working stations, exquisite furniture and pastel coloured interiors – rethinking the way of getting inspired together. Read more…
A cosmic vibe with an underlying brutalist and underground fight-club aesthetic define the ultimate Dubai Warehouse Gym by VSHD Design. “As opposed to the singular, fully-lit environment of a traditional gym, we have created a variety of moods through lighting that accentuates the individual spaces and activities.” Read more…
WJ Design has designed the interiors of the natural light-filled Anshuka Western-style pastry store in Hangzhou blending with the Chinese city’s street-scape. Inside, simple materials echo the pursuit of ANSHUKA in the ingredients with wood and metal materials which create a sinuous interior design. Read more…
Bourgeois-Lechasseur architectes completed CABIN A, a cozy accommodation overlooking some of Québec’s most striking landscapes. The A-shaped building combines nautical communication, naval architecture accents and minimalist interiors. Read more…

CABIN A by Bourgeois Lechausseur architectes – Photo by Maxime Brouillet. Courtesy of Bourgeois-Lechasseur architectes.
Back in January, at IMM Cologne, MUT Design curated the DAS HOUSE pavilion, a full-sized home reflecting on contemporary lifestyle. The Valencia-based studio brought the Mediterranean lifestyle to the German city with a interior design installation blurring the boundaries between indoor and outdoor and featuring furniture by leading Spanish brands such as Diabla, Sancal and Preciosa Lighting. Read more…