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Ten residential interiors with cosy conversation pits
Our latest lookbook features ten home interiors with snug sunken lounges and conversation pits, proving that the retro architectural feature is making its comeback. More
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Chengdu's % Arabica cafe is designed to feel like “a small neighbourhood”
The buzzing ambience of Chengdu’s Kuanzhai Alley has set the tone for this cafe by BLUE Architecture Studio, which is centred on a water-filled courtyard for people-watching. More
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Ten self-designed homes by architects and designers
For our latest lookbook, we’ve collected ten homes from the Dezeen archive that were self-designed by architects and designers including John Pawson, Sarah Wigglesworth and Alan Maskin. More
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Reveria Studio revamps villa overlooking Lake Como
Milan-based Reveria Studio has renovated the interiors of an elegant villa at a Lake Como hotel to echo the cinematic but welcoming nature of traditional Italian houses. More
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i29 enlivens 17th-century canal house in Amsterdam with pops of colour
Bursts of blue and green appear inside this centuries-old canal house in Amsterdam that has been renovated by local architecture studio i29. More
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AIM Architecture takes cues from 1970s offices for Hangzhou cosmetics store
Shanghai studio AIM Architecture has transformed the second floor of a business park in Hangzhou, China, into a store that resembles a 1970s office for cosmetics brand Harmay. More
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Xiamen pilates studio by Wanmu Shazi resembles a light-dappled cave
Amorphous windows illuminate the cavernous interior of this pilates gym, which designer Wanmu Shazi has created in the Chinese port city of Xiamen. More
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IE University taught me how to “future-proof” interior spaces says Rasha Al-Tekreeti
Dezeen promotion: studying at the IE School of Architecture and Design encouraged interior designer Rasha Al-Tekreeti to focus on “the process leading up to impactful design”. More
