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    Balthazar is a bottle-green bar beneath a market in Kiev

    Rina Lovko Studio has combined bottle-green surfaces with low lighting to create the moody interior of this drinks bar at the heart of Kiev’s city centre. Balthazar is set beneath the bustling aisles of Besarabsky Market – a historic indoor marketplace in central Kiev that sells a variety of fresh produce to locals. Locally based […] More

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    Adam Nathaniel Furman's Nagatachō Apartment is designed to be a “visual feast”

    A bubblegum-pink kitchen and stripey watermelon-green floor are some of the features inside this Tokyo apartment, which designer Adam Nathaniel Furman has completed in a sugar-sweet colour palette. Described by Adam Nathaniel Furman as a formerly “claustrophobic” space, the Nagatachō Apartment had previously contained several cramped rooms that were arranged around a long, narrow corridor. […] More

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    Fosbury & Sons sets up Amsterdam co-working space inside 19th-century hospital

    A Dutch hospital that dates back to 1845 is the unconventional setting for co-working company Fosbury & Sons’ first international branch, which features interiors by Going East. Spanning 6,000 square-metres, Fosbury & Sons’ Amsterdam space borders the waters of the city’s Prinsengracht canal. Until now the co-working company had exclusively operated out of Belgium, with […] More

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    Biasol uses green tones for update of Melbourne's Main Street cafe

    Monochrome tiles and rich-green fixtures pervade this much-loved neighbourhood cafe in Melbourne, which has been revamped by Australian design studio Biasol. Serving up coffee, cocktails and a range of dishes that draw from global cuisines, Main Street has been a go-to dining spot for residents of Melbourne’s Mordialloc suburb for over a decade. Biasol was […] More

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    Hong Kong's Imperfect Residence embraces the values of wabi-sabi

    NC Design & Architecture has applied an array of naturally flawed materials throughout this Hong Kong apartment, which has been designed in accordance with the Japanese philosophy of wabi-sabi. NC Design & Architecture was initially asked by Imperfect Residence’s owners to create a highly functional space that looks beautiful and ages well. The Hong Kong-based […] More

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    Eclectic decor fills Eberly restaurant and tavern in central Austin

    Hanging plants, used books and a bar salvaged from New York are among the diverse elements incorporated into an eatery and bar in Texas conceived by architecture studio Clayton & Little and interior designer Mickie Spencer. The Eberly occupies a 1970s brick building that formerly housed a print shop. The restaurant – which serves up […] More

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    Studio Razavi completes “introspective” Apartment XVII in historic Lyon neighbourhood

    Studio Razavi has abandoned excessive decoration for simple plaster walls and arched niches inside this Lyon apartment, which is meant to channel a sense of calm. Nestled amongst the winding, cobbled streets and Renaissance-era buildings of the historic Vieux Lyon neighbourhood, Apartment XVII has been designed by Studio Razavi to be an “introspective space”. Left […] More

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    Room-sized shower “big enough for two” features inside Montreal apartment McGill 120

    Canadian studio La Firme has turned a former industrial space in a Montreal heritage building into a contemporary home. The local design practice stripped-back a property in a 1820s building, located in the Old Montreal area, to create a loft-like apartment. Brick walls, pipes and wooden ceiling beams overhead are left exposed as a reflection […] More