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    Renesa uses terracotta-brick walls to carve up interiors of Indian showroom

    Room dividers composed of hollow terracotta bricks frame the products within this home decor showroom in the northwestern Indian city of Amritsar. Designed by New Delhi-based studio Renesa, the 1,300-square-foot showroom belongs to homeware brand Rustickona. The brand, who has named the showroom The Terramater, wanted a retail space that felt homely and welcoming – […] More

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    Roman and Williams Guild New York boasts flower shop, boutique and French cafe La Mercerie

    Robin Standefer and Stephen Alesch, the husband-and-wife team behind design firm Roman and Williams, have created a lofty two-storey emporium in Manhattan’s Soho district. Named Roman and Williams Guild New York, the 650-square-metre flagship houses an art studio, flower shop, gallery and boutique, and a restaurant called La Mercerie. “When we founded Roman and Williams […] More

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    Architecture and design events in February 2020 from Dezeen Events Guide

    Modernism Week in Palm Springs, Stockholm Design Week and the Collect crafts fair and Surface Design Show in London are among the architecture and design events taking place this month and listed on Dezeen Events Guide. Other events taking place in February include Madrid Design Festival, Nomad St Moritz and Object Rotterdam. Stockholm Design Week […] More

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    Balthazar is a bottle-green bar beneath a market in Kiev

    Rina Lovko Studio has combined bottle-green surfaces with low lighting to create the moody interior of this drinks bar at the heart of Kiev’s city centre. Balthazar is set beneath the bustling aisles of Besarabsky Market – a historic indoor marketplace in central Kiev that sells a variety of fresh produce to locals. Locally based […] More

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    Adam Nathaniel Furman's Nagatachō Apartment is designed to be a “visual feast”

    A bubblegum-pink kitchen and stripey watermelon-green floor are some of the features inside this Tokyo apartment, which designer Adam Nathaniel Furman has completed in a sugar-sweet colour palette. Described by Adam Nathaniel Furman as a formerly “claustrophobic” space, the Nagatachō Apartment had previously contained several cramped rooms that were arranged around a long, narrow corridor. […] More

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    Fosbury & Sons sets up Amsterdam co-working space inside 19th-century hospital

    A Dutch hospital that dates back to 1845 is the unconventional setting for co-working company Fosbury & Sons’ first international branch, which features interiors by Going East. Spanning 6,000 square-metres, Fosbury & Sons’ Amsterdam space borders the waters of the city’s Prinsengracht canal. Until now the co-working company had exclusively operated out of Belgium, with […] More

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    Biasol uses green tones for update of Melbourne's Main Street cafe

    Monochrome tiles and rich-green fixtures pervade this much-loved neighbourhood cafe in Melbourne, which has been revamped by Australian design studio Biasol. Serving up coffee, cocktails and a range of dishes that draw from global cuisines, Main Street has been a go-to dining spot for residents of Melbourne’s Mordialloc suburb for over a decade. Biasol was […] More

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    Hong Kong's Imperfect Residence embraces the values of wabi-sabi

    NC Design & Architecture has applied an array of naturally flawed materials throughout this Hong Kong apartment, which has been designed in accordance with the Japanese philosophy of wabi-sabi. NC Design & Architecture was initially asked by Imperfect Residence’s owners to create a highly functional space that looks beautiful and ages well. The Hong Kong-based […] More