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  • Canterbury School of Architecture students imagine interiors for fictional embassies 

    Eight interior architecture and design students from Canterbury School of Architecture present their visions of fictional embassies in dystopian futures in this VDF school show. The futuristic proposals were conjured up by students in their final year of studies on the BA Interior Architecture and Design course at the school, which forms part of the […] More

  • Martin Skoček contrasts contemporary facade of House V with rustic brick interiors

    Salvaged time-worn bricks line the interiors of this gabled house near Bratislava, Slovakia, designed by local architect Martin Skoček. House V replaces a property that had been built on the site nearly 80 years ago, but over time had fallen into complete disrepair. “The structural analysis showed that the load-bearing parts were not in good […] More

  • Providence's art-deco Superman Building reimagined as vertical farm and senior housing

    Seven graduate students studying adaptive reuse at RISD have reimagined uses for the art-deco Superman Building in Providence, Rhode Island. The art-deco building was built in 1928 by Walker & Gillette and George Frederick Hall as the Industrial Trust Building. It has been vacant for almost eight years and is listed by the Providence Preservation […] More

  • 10 interior design projects by University of Huddersfield graduates that offer a “glimpse at the future”

    The University of Huddersfield’s School of Art, Design and Architecture presents the work of 10 of its award-winning interior design graduates in this school show for Virtual Design Festival. All 10 featured projects were completed by students in their final year of study on the Interior Design BA(Hons) course, during which students are invited to […] More

  • Bronze chainmail curtains add drama to Qualia restaurant in Mumbai

    Undulating chainmail curtains lend a stage-like quality to the open kitchen of this Mumbai restaurant designed by Serie Architects. Qualia is set on the ground floor of Mumbai’s Lodha World One skyscraper and has been designed to let diners “feel part of the entire practice of cooking”. To achieve this, Serie Architects orientated all of […] More

  • Back to our Spaces by Arper reimagines airport and office designs after pandemic

    Dezeen promotion: these visuals by Italian brand Arper show how its modular furniture and room dividers could be used to promote social distancing in offices and airports amid the coronavirus crisis. The Back to our Spaces project is intended to show how Arper designs can be used to modify public spaces, as lockdown measures ease […] More

  • Kink restaurant in Berlin is dominated by a red-neon light installation

    A tangle of red neon tubes hangs at the centre of Kink restaurant and bar in Berlin, which has been designed by owners Oliver Mansaray and Daniel Scheppan. Kink was created by Mansaray and Scheppan to blend contemporary art and gastronomy “with a touch of nonsense”. It occupies a restored industrial building in Pfefferberg, a […] More

  • Atelier Caracas models Venezuelan day spa on 2001: A Space Odyssey

    Formica panels with circular oculi form the walls of the suites in 2020: A Spa Odyssey, a day spa in Venezuela that Atelier Caracas has based on the sets of a Stanley Kubrick film. Modelled after the film 2001: A Space Odyssey, the spa is located on a busy street in Caracas, Venezuela. The clients enlisted local studio Atelier Caracas to […] More