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    “We're not building a playground for kids,” say founders of Fosbury & Sons

    The founders of Fosbury & Sons explain to Dezeen how their fast-growing roster of spaces offer a more “grown-up” and personalised take on co-working than those of leading competitors like WeWork. Established in 2016 by Stijn Geeraets and Maarten Van Gool, Fosbury & Sons has opened a series of co-working spaces across the Belgian cities […] More

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    Natural tones and textures complement displays at museum of dried fish bladders

    Glossy floors, rough-sawn wood and diffused natural light create a calming atmosphere inside this private museum in Chinese city Shoutou, designed to display a collection of aged fish bladders. Local studio Jingu Phoenix Space Planning Organization, also known as JG Phoenix, designed the private fish maw museum for a client who spent decades gathering a collection […] More

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    Shortlist unveiled for AHEAD Asia 2020 hospitality awards

    A Shigeru Ban-designed boutique hotel in Japan and a resort that hides amongst the Malaysian rainforest are among the projects to be shortlisted in this year’s AHEAD Asia awards. The AHEAD Asia awards honour exceptional hospitality projects that have been launched, opened or reopened on the continent between September 2018 and August 2019. All submissions […] More

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    Kim Kardashian and Kanye West reveal Californian house designed by Axel Vervoordt

    Kim Kardashian has revealed a glimpse of the “minimal style” Calabasas house that Axel Vervoordt and Vincent Van Duysen designed for the reality television star and her rapper husband Kanye West. Kardashian posted several images of her family’s Californian home on Instagram to announce that the property will be featured on the cover of Architectural […] More

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    Watch our talk with Sevil Peach live from Stockholm Furniture Fair

    British architect Sevil Peach spoke about how office design is responding to the changing role of work in society in this livestream from Stockholm Furniture Fair. Peach, who co-founded London-based studio SevilPeach with Gary Turnbull in 1994, discussed how technological innovations, changing lifestyles, and increasing awareness of employee wellbeing are impacting the design of the […] More

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    Berlin's Brutalist Silence co-working space has barely anything inside

    Concrete surfaces and just a smattering of furnishings provide a “silent stage” for members using this Berlin co-working space, designed by Annabell Kutucu. The co-working space – which interior designer Kutucu named Brutalist Silence – is set inside Marina Marina, a creative hub that sits beside the waters of Berlin’s Spree River. When tasked with developing […] More

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    Scott Whitby Studio creates multi-level boudoir for a throuple

    Three people can sleep, practice yoga or drink whisky together in this bedroom designed by London-based Scott Whitby Studio. The clients are a throuple – a romantic relationship between three people. They asked Scott Whitby Studio to create them a bespoke boudoir in their south London home, which also features spaces for other activities. The […] More

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    Yellow desk made from concrete-injected balloons features in Hem headquarters

    Hem has designed its own headquarters at the centre of Stockholm, with interiors by the furniture brand’s in-house design team and Atelier Paul Vaugoyeau. A focal point of the HQ is a three-metre-long edition of Hem’s Puffy Brick counter that’s covered in amorphous, acid-yellow blocks. London-based art and design studio Soft Baroque produced the counter […] More