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    Commune designs gluten-free BreadBlok bakery in California with creamy interiors

    Los Angeles studio Commune has used plaster walls, wood built-ins and terracotta tile floors to create a rustic feel inside this bakery in Santa Monica. BreadBlok is a bakery founded by Chloé Charlier that only serves up gluten-free products. Commune designed the project with a combination of limestone, plaster, wood and terracotta. The materials are intended […] More

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    Francesco Pierazzi Architects delicately clashes materials inside London maisonette

    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

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    Eight new London restaurants where design is as important as food

    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

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    Pink-tinted kitchen appears in Copenhagen's Designers Remix showroom

    The rosy hues of a make-up palette partially informed the colour scheme of this pared-back fashion showroom in Copenhagen, which has been updated by Danish brand Reform. The showroom belongs to Danish fashion brand Designers Remix, which was founded in 2002 by married duo Charlotte and Niels Eskildsen. The brand uses existing resources to create its […] More

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    MYT+GLDVK completes eclectic food court Cocina Abierta in Mexico City

    Architecture studio MYT+GLVDK has created an upscale food court inside a Mexico City shopping mall with elements that take cues from Japanese and Mexican design traditions. Cocina Abierta, or Open Kitchen, comprises several restaurants offering different world cuisines, and a variety of seating options in which to enjoy different foods. Among the variety of dining options […] More

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    Melina Romano fills São Paulo apartment with earthy elements and muted hues

    Creamy brick walls, terracotta tiles and tropical plants feature in this São Paulo apartment by Brazilian designer Melina Romano, which is intended to feel “modern and bucolic”. The project’s name, Hygge Studio, refers to the Scandinavian word used to describe a sense of cosiness and contentment. The apartment contains a living room, kitchen and a […] More

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    Sāransh combines concrete, blue tiles and teak inside India's MD Apartment

    Architecture studio Sāransh has used an array of materials to define the different living zones of this open-plan studio apartment in Ahmedabad, India. Designed for one of Saransh’s company partners, the apartment has been transformed from a two-bedroom home into an open-plan studio. The studio removed all of the partition walls so that upon entering […] More