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  • Moody interiors of Le Pristine restaurant by Space Copenhagen take cues from the Old Masters

    Danish design studio Space Copenhagen has used subdued shades of green and grey to deck out the dining room of Le Pristine restaurant in Antwerp, Belgium. Le Pristine, which is headed up by three-Michelin-star chef Sergio Herman, occupies a 1960s modernist building. Years of unfinished renovation works meant that the building’s interior had several patchy
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  • 4Space hopes to create “long-term relationships” between people and spaces

    VDF studio profile: 4Space is a Dubai-based design studio, which specialises in interior architecture with a decidedly human-centred approach. “We seek to integrate the design of an interior seamlessly into the daily lives of its occupants, regardless of style preferences,” said co-founder Firas Alsahin. “This creates tangible, long-term relationships between them and the spaces they […] More

  • Outdoor dining “last chance” for many restaurants says Ben Masterton-Smith

    As a result of social distancing rules many restaurants will have to reduce their indoor capacities when they reopen. Architect Ben Masterton-Smith believes that creating enjoyable alfresco dining areas may be key to restaurants’ survival. Masterton-Smith, who is the founder of Transit Studio, has created Social Soho – a proposal to temporarily pedestrianise pockets of London’s […] More

  • Aino and Alvar Aalto's Savoy restaurant in Helsinki restored after 80 years

    Ilse Crawford and her eponymous studio worked with Finnish furniture brand Artek to carry out a sensitive revamp of notable Helsinki restaurant Savoy. Married architects Aino and Alvar Aalto completed the original interiors of Savoy back in 1937, designing the space to reflect their penchant for natural materials and comfy furnishings. However, after more than […] More

  • Bronze chainmail curtains add drama to Qualia restaurant in Mumbai

    Undulating chainmail curtains lend a stage-like quality to the open kitchen of this Mumbai restaurant designed by Serie Architects. Qualia is set on the ground floor of Mumbai’s Lodha World One skyscraper and has been designed to let diners “feel part of the entire practice of cooking”. To achieve this, Serie Architects orientated all of […] More

  • Kink restaurant in Berlin is dominated by a red-neon light installation

    A tangle of red neon tubes hangs at the centre of Kink restaurant and bar in Berlin, which has been designed by owners Oliver Mansaray and Daniel Scheppan. Kink was created by Mansaray and Scheppan to blend contemporary art and gastronomy “with a touch of nonsense”. It occupies a restored industrial building in Pfefferberg, a […] More