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Interiors reporter Natasha Levy has selected 10 striking homes in east London that the city’s creatives have designed for themselves. The projects are all from the East London Homes, published by Hoxton Mini Press, which showcases 29 design-focused dwellings that lie in the east of the English capital. Each home included in the book is accompanied by […] More
Multi-coloured walls, geometric floors and a seesaw feature in this west London fashion store, which Yinka Ilori has designed to match the playful nature of the brand’s clothing collections. The 74-square-metre store, which Mira Mikati has nicknamed Happy House, is nestled amongst a row of boutiques in London’s affluent Chelsea neighbourhood. This is the first flagship […] More
A plywood-lined staircase, red-steel beams and exposed-brick surfaces appear throughout this maisonette in west London, which has been overhauled by Francesco Pierazzi Architects. The maisonette takes over the upper-ground and first floor of a brick residential building in the Notting Hill neighbourhood, overlooking another development designed by architects Terry Farrell and Nicholas Grimshaw in the […] More
With new restaurants opening in London all the time, Dezeen editor-at-large Amy Frearson picks out eight where the interior design is just as interesting as what’s on the menu. Photo is by Yann Deret Folie, Soho, by Studio KO Having previously designed the notorious Chiltern Firehouse, Studio KO aimed to resurrect “the sensuality and glamour of the […] More
Chainmail curtains contrast with butterscotch-coloured walls in this hotel created by architecture studio Grzywinski+Pons, which occupies a 1970s office block in London. Situated near the Millennium bridge, Locke at Broken Wharf has been designed by New York-based studio Grzywinski+Pons to reflect the dichotomy of London’s cityscape. The seven-storey hotel takes over a 1970s office building, […] More
Monochrome interiors create a minimal backdrop to artworks by William Klein, Ellen von Unwerth and Bill Viola inside this renovated loft in central London. Designed by architecture studio Originate, Regent’s Park Loft serves as a pied-a-terre for a family of four who are based in Israel, but frequently travel to the UK for business. The 185-square-metre residence […] More
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
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
