Rapt studio’s TELL ME MORE installation invites visitors to connect
Rapt Studio has created an interactive installations triggering reflection and conversation between visitors through theatrical pods and a lighting design setting.
Breakfast with Mondriam concept-apartment translates De Stijl into interior design
Red, yellow and blue and geometrical volumes define Brani & Desi’s Breakfast with Mondriam concept-apartment paying homage to the iconic 20th century artist.
Élancourt Music School: from place of worship to creative learning architecture
Brick facades and Mashrabiya envelope the natural light filled interiors of the new Élancourt Music School by OPUS 5 Architectes in France.
Snøhetta has inaugurated UNDER, Europe’s first underwater restaurant on Norway’s southernmost tip
Norwegian firm Snøhetta has completed UNDER, Europe’s very first underwater restaurant which offers a glimpse of the Northern Sea’s marine life.
Ayb Middle School by Storatek Architectural Studio in Armenia
Storatek Architectural Studio’s C building for Ayb Middle School features bare concrete volumes and an interior design with a low-key color-scheme.
A multifaceted wooden blanket wraps the interior design of Buenos Aires’ Mamba bar ‘disruptive’ bistro
Hitzig Militello Architects’ Mamba Bar features a window display with disused broken crockery, an enveloping volumetric wooden structure, a back-lit American bar and a verdant backyard with glowing neons.
Studio 10 designs illusory MC Escher-inspired spaces in a Chinese guesthouse
Maze-like and anti-gravitational stairways, arched doorways and surreal interiors welcome guests in pastel-hued and MC Escher-inspired spaces.
Ya Vsesvit: Yakusha Design creates a monochrome co-working space in Kiev
Folk musical instruments-inspired designs and custom-designed furniture feature in Ya Vsesvit’s monochrome co-working space in the Ukrainian capital. The workspace for young creatives hosts also an architectural studio, a lecture hall and a design gallery.
Modernism Week 2019: 12 not-to-be-missed events and exhibitions in Palm Springs
Modernism Week 2019 takes over Palm Springs with a focus on interior design. Join guided tours in iconic private homes generally close to the public, 1960’s psychedelic-themed parties, an architectural theatre play, a mid-century modern film festival and a vintage trailer show.
Neri&Hu’s UNFOLDING VILLAGE captures the essence of disappearing Chinese villages
Neri&Hu’s UNFOLDING VILLAGE installation in Stockholm invites to meander through sinuous living spaces while bringing to the international audience the issue of disappearing communities and village culture across China.
Spanish colours and flavours blast in SOLERA supermarket in Cologne
Masquespacio blends the colorful vibe of Spain with German practical imprint for SOLERA supermarket in Cologne.
Design visionary Florence Knoll Bassett passes away aged 101
Office Design pioneer Florence Knoll Bassett who contributed to forge the American modern style bringing European aesthetics to the USA passed away on January 25.
DAS HAUS – LIVING BY MOODS: Truly Truly’s concept home is designed around attitudes
What if our living environment was functionally determined by our mood? Truly Truly merges the kitchen with the living room, the bathroom with the lounge area, redefining our way to feel at home.
Orvay wine bar is tinged with the colours behind the art of winemaking
Isern Serra and Sylvain Carlet filled the interior design of Orvay wine bar in Barcelona with colours to pay homage to wine geography, culture and main ingredient: the grape.
JJ Studio’s desaturated kindergarten inspires kids to learn independently
Kids areas are often super colourful, but “the world of children is simple, and anything can be a playground at any time” and everywhere, beside bold colours. That’s why JJ Studio’s desaturated kindergarten is designed to allow pupils of a Montessori pre-school in Taiwan to promote their imagination and learn independently.
PINTEREST: Living Coral… Is it trendy as a Baby Trump floating balloon?
According to Pantone, Living Coral is the colour of 2019. Get inspired by flicking through our dedicated Pinterest gallery which features great interior designs as well as an infamous Baby Trump balloon.
Yumin Art Nouveau Collection by JAC Studios blends Tadao Ando’s architecture with Korean volcanic landscape
JAC Studios’ Yumin Art Nouveau Collection is a poetic glass exhibition nested within the elegant interiors of the Tadao Ando-designed Genius Loci building on the coastal landscape of Phoenix Jeju in South Korea.
BETWEEN TWO WORLDS: Nendo dialogues with Escher’s iconic graphic artwork at Melbourne’s National Gallery of Victoria
The ESCHER x NENDO | BETWEEN TWO WORLDS exhibition brings together the intriguing and deceiving genius of MC. Escher with site-specific designs created by nendo.
2018 INSIDE World Festival of Interiors: 10 great projects on show
An Art-Deco carriage on the Orient Express a molecular pharmacy, a LEGO house and upside-down interlooping escalators… 10 of the best projects at 2018 INSIDE World Festival of Interiors.
Sami Savatli combines East and West in Istanbul posh residence
Merging seductive brasses, darkened hardwood flooring and custom-made furniture define the interior design by Sami Savatli for a 4-story house in Istanbul.
Neri&Hu designs Little B functional and humane convenience store in Shanghai
A welcoming art installation, a vertical pattern of white-glazed tiles and stainless steel display and shelving fixtures define Little B contemporary design convenience store by Neri&Hu which combines Shanghai’s spontaneity of street culture, vernacular functionality and timeless aesthetics.
TIME IS NOW: Baars & Bloemhoff creates 4 stylish design settings
At Dutch Design Week, Baars & Bloemhoff presents the TIME IS NOW exhibition: 4 thematic trend worlds showcase the brand’s new flat packed furniture and materials together with design, fashion and art.
Design House: 24 studios turn an abandoned house in Mexico City into an interior design experimental space
At Design Week Mexico 2018, the Design house exhibition invited some of the country’s most cutting-edge studios to blur the lines between indoor and outdoor, natural and urban for a more intimate and human-based interior design.
ACCENTS: Mutina and OEO Studio redefine the approach to interior design starting from surfaces
Mutina launched ACCENTS, a Shaker-like furnitures and accessories collection developed by OEO Studio starting from the Italian company’s surface-design series.
Israeli restaurant Dizengoff 99 features a Memphis-inspired pattern in Moscow
A black background spotted with white rectangles wraps the exterior of Israeli restaurant Dizengoff 99 in Moscow. Inside, old and new details recreate Tel Aviv’s informal and luminous interiors.
Hawaiian Nature meet Neon colours at the Shoreline Hotel Waikiki by BHDM Design
BHDM Design merged Hawaii’s luxuriant vibe and dramatic landscape and sunsets with a vibrant and contemporary twist for the Shoreline Hotel Waikiki in Honolulu.
PARADISO Ibiza Art Hotel welcomes guests with a Miami-Deco candy-coloured design
PARADISO Ibiza Art Hotel features pastel-hued art rooms, a free ‘transparent’ suite for art residences and a street-art gallery.
Emptiness reigns at Venice Architecture Biennale 2018
Switzerland wins the Golden Lion at Venice Architecture Biennale with a pavilion focused on the average empty apartment while Great Britain gets an honorable mention for a Brexit-themed exhibition and with a hollowed out pavilion too. Is emptiness the key to create free spaces that can improve our lives?
Designing Women II: Masters, Mavericks, Mavens: Egg Collective celebrates female designers’ creativity
The creative power of renown and emerging female designers across the globe goes on show at the Egg Collective’s exhibition Designing Women II: Masters, Mavericks, Mavens.
Galaxy Bar and Bottle Shop by Monoloko Design in Moscow
The blue interiors and pure geometrical forms of Monoloko Design’s Galaxy Bar and Bottle Shop aim to “release of the mind” according to Russian-Avantgarde ideals.