Al Faya Lodge and Al Bait Hotel offer hospitality that connects travellers with Sharjah’s history says Khawla Al Hashimi, director of project development at Shurooq, in this video produced by Dezeen for the AHEAD Awards. Shurooq, an investment and development firm based in the emirate of Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates, is behind the […] More
Douglas fir-wood fixtures and furnishings feature throughout this Copenhagen restaurant, which local studio Vermland has designed to have a cosy, familial atmosphere. Hverdagen offers an entirely organic menu and is situated in Kødbyen – a part of Copenhagen’s Meatpacking District which is populated by a host of contemporary art galleries, breweries and trendy restaurants set […] More
A lifestyle brand with “a real soul” has launched in Paris, in a boutique that brings fashion together with furniture and homeware. La Manufacture has opened a venue in the Opéra district of Paris, with a mission to show that design can still survive on the high street. La Manufacture has opened its boutique in […] More
Sneaker brand APL has opened its first store — a dramatically narrow, runway-like space in Los Angeles with an interior designed by architect Bernard Dubois. Located in luxurious retail area The Grove, the APL (aka Athletic Propulsion Labs) flagship store is twice as high as it is wide and ten times as long. APL co-founders […] More
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Cement, concrete and black steel merge to form the Brutalist-inspired interiors of this Sri Lankan restaurant in Soho, London, which Dan Preston Studio has dotted with tropical details. Paradise – which formerly housed another eatery – is located on Soho’s busy Rupert Street and measures just 51-square-metres. Designer Dan Preston was asked by the restaurant’s […] More
A new sleeping mezzanine, a bookcase with a rolling ladder and a sprinkler main painted bright red are among the features in this airy New York apartment that has been updated by local architect Julian King. The project, called Soho Loft, is located in a cast-iron building that dates to 1872 and once housed a […] More
Design studio Waldo Works has completed the interiors of a penthouse apartment inside London’s Television Centre, which takes cues from the “pure geometrics” of post-war British aesthetics. The apartment takes over the top two floors of the ring-shaped Helios building in west London’s Television Centre. Having served as the headquarters for the BBC until 2013, […] More
