Best Interiors of 2024. Above: French Kitsch III café by TOUCH Architect – Photo by Metipat Prommomate.
Interiors. Our ‘Best Interiors of 2024’ round-up includes a Thai café inspired by Parisian cathedrals and pink French bulldogs, a stunning house breathing with the Brazilian jungle and the in-wonderland scenography of the Academy Award-winning movie Poor Things.
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Miami-Deco, pistachio and ice cream
‘Amiko Gelato’ ice cream shop by Masquespacio in Barcelona – Photo by Masquespacio.
For the Amiko Gelato ice cream shop in Barcelona, Masquespacio has mixed and matched tasty colours, surreal shapes, and the famed Miami Deco style. Exuberant vegetation takes over the space, creating a tropical oasis in the heart of Barcelona. Large plants throughout the corners thrive in a vibrant dialogue with harder materials such as ceramics and metal. Read more…
Women-empowering yoga and barre studio in Kyiv
STAN yoga and barre studio by Dubrovska Studio in Kyiv – Photos by Yevhenii Avramenko, courtesy of Dubrovska Studio.
Natalie Dubrovska of Dubrovska Studio has created STAN, a yoga and barre studio in central Kyiv for people identifying as women. The Ukrainian word STAN means physical posture or state, as a feeling of yourself. “Nothing was available due to the war,” explains the designer. The project was completed using locally sourced materials. Read more…
Croissants, cathedrals and pink French bulldogs
French Kitsch III café by TOUCH Architect – Photo by Metipat Prommomate.
French cathedrals and pastries are behind the architecture and interior design of the French Kitsch III café by TOUCH Architect in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand. Imperfect arches of different scales define the building’s volume. Furniture, decorations, and LED lights emphasise the imperfect arch curves within the tunnel space. Throughout the cafe, TOUCH Architect also placed decorative pink bulldogs, the symbol for the French Kitsch brand. Read more…
Canopy House in the Brazilian jungle
Canopy House by MK27 Studio – Photo by Fernando Guerra.
Canopy house by Studio MK27 in Guarujá, Brazil, was meticulously designed not to disturb its surrounding nature while respecting the strictly permitted footprint. The interior design explores Brazilian culture, combining contemporary design with traditional craftsmanship in every texture and object. Read more…
Inside the surreal world of Poor Things
POOR THINGS movie – Courtesy of SearchLight Pictures anf EPK-TV.
Director Yorgos Lanthimos and Academy Award-winning production designers James Price and Shona Heath explain the in-wonderland scenography of Poor Things, the surreal ‘coming-of-age’ movie starring Emma Stone, Daniel Defoe, and Mark Ruffalo. The production designers built some of the most imaginative sets, recreating a dreamlike London, Paris, Alexandria, and Lisbon. Read more…
Shanghai Gen Z fun park
XBOX Family Sports Center and Gen-Z fun park by FUN CONNECTION in Shanghai – Photo by @Aqi, courtesy of Ningnuo Investment.
Giant slides, transparent tunnels, a zip-line, trampolines, and more. Fun Connection has a 3,000 sqm Gen-Z fun park in Shanghai that challenges traditional aesthetics. The creative and imaginative wonderland space merges industrial, street culture and space-age styles. “From a bird’s-eye view, the well-organized functional zones operate like a futuristic factory, autonomously and efficiently.” Read more…
Interiors from Arrakis
Arrakis Palaces by NKey Design Studio – Photo by NKey Design Studio.
Inspired by the sci-fi movie DUNE, NKey Design Studio has harnessed Artificial Intelligence to create otherworldly architecture and interiors for imaginary palaces on the fictional planet of Arrakis. Luxury interiors contrast with otherworldly wilderness, organic shapes with earthy tones dialogue with modernist-like elements and soft, cocooning furniture. Read more…
Teenage interiors
Still Life of Teenagers – Photo by Barbara Marstrand.
The DAC–Danish Architecture Center in Copenhagen—presents the Teenage Dreams exhibition, which explores how digitisation, sustainability, mental health, and social media affect and transform teens’ lives and personal spaces. The exhibition focuses on the bedroom, a safe space where teenagers can get a good night’s sleep and be themselves. Read more…
Choreography dances with design
If You Could Swallow The Sun dance performance choreographed by Omar Román De Jesús. John Harnagage dancing – Photo by Ron Thiele.
For the If You Could Swallow The Sun dance performance, choreographer Omar Román De Jesús devised a flexible scenography made of lightweight paper accordion walls. During the show, dancers moved, folded, and unfolded flexible paper walls to create surreal and emotional scenes. Read more…
Nouveau Mondes
‘What’s New In Decor’ exhibition by Elizabeth Leriche at Maison & Objet 2024 – Photo by ©Anne-Emmanuelle Thion, courtesy of M&O 2024.
Aquatic Edens, flamboyant graphic patterns and tropical forests. At Maison & Objet 2024, trend hunter Elisabeth Le Riche explores new interior design trends with the What’s New? In Decor exhibition. “Immerse yourself in the warm tones of the earthy desert, the flowing serenity of the ocean, and the vibrant heat of the tropical primaeval forest.” Read more…
