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    An Aesthetic Pursuit designs shoppable Airbnb in Maine

    Brooklyn creative agency An Aesthetic Pursuit has designed a bold rental house in Maine with furniture and products that guests can purchase. Available to rent on Airbnb, Pieces Homes is a “shoppable stay” experience created by An Aesthetic Pursuit to launch and showcase designs from its Pieces collection. “The first Pieces Homes design-destination concept creates a […] More

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    Amsterdam's Karavaan restaurant has colourful interiors by Studio Modijefsky

    Yellow-tiled walls that recall grassy meadows and swampy purple ceilings appear inside this travel-themed restaurant at the centre of Amsterdam by Studio Modijefsky. Karavaan is an all-day restaurant and cocktail bar situated in Amsterdam’s Kwakersplein square. Dutch practice Studio Modijefsky designed the 357-square-metre restaurant as a journey through five natural landscapes: a meadow, swamp, forest, mountain […] More

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    Anne Claus Interiors puts candy-striped onyx bar inside &C's Amsterdam office

    Pastel-hued surfaces and colourful onyx feature in a hybrid office, store and cafe in Amsterdam, designed by Anne Claus Interiors. Created for media company &C, the 600-square-metre workspace takes over the ground floor of an old bicycle factory in the city’s Pijp neighbourhood. Despite its small footprint, the office comprises a store, coffee shop, kitchen, […] More

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    Browse colourful kitchen designs on this week's Pinterest board

    This week, we’ve updated our kitchens Pinterest board with images showcasing colourful and unusual designs. Follow Dezeen on Pinterest or visit our updated board to see more. Bence Mulcahy chose contemporary finishes for the interiors of this villa extension in Tasmania Projects featured include a candy-pink kitchen with tiles arranged in a herringbone pattern and […] More

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    Ace Hotel Kyoto reveals interiors designed by Kengo Kuma and Commune

    Ace Hotel has revealed the first photos of its new venue in Kyoto, designed by Japanese architect Kengo Kuma and Los Angeles-based design studio Commune. Now open for bookings from April, Ace Hotel Kyoto is the brand’s first hotel in Japan. It is housed within the former Kyoto Central Telephone Company, built by architect Tetsuro Yoshida […] More

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    Palazzo Daniele is a “contemporary place with an ancient structure”

    Architect Roberto Palomba describes his firm’s approach to renovating the Palazzo Daniele hotel in Puglia, Italy, in this video produced by Dezeen for the AHEAD Awards. Palazzo Daniele, which was named Hotel of the Year at the 2019 AHEAD Europe hospitality awards, is a nine-suite boutique hotel housed in a 158-year-old palazzo located near the […] More

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    Red foam blocks turn cramped church room into a play space for kids

    PRTZN Architecture has used upholstered foam blocks to transform a tiny room in a Hungarian church into a children’s playroom. Commissioned by Sacred Heart Jesuit Church in Budapest, the room is used as a space for children to play during holy mass services. Measuring just 12 square metres, the narrow space is filled wall-to-wall with […] More