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    Studio Love is Enough designs Japanese restaurant inside MINI creative hub A/D/O

    Velvet green seating is coupled with wood latticework in this Japanese restaurant located inside Brooklyn creative hub A/D/O. Rule of Thirds occupies the rear of the 23,000-square-foot (915-square-metre) MINI-backed space in Greenpoint, which was designed by local studio nArchitects in 2016. Design team Studio Love is Enough developed the Japanese eatery for restaurateur Sunday Hospitality. […] More

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    Bohlin Cywinski Jackson touches up its design for Williamsburg's Blue Bottle Coffee

    Pale wood decorates this Blue Bottle Coffee cafe in Brooklyn designed by Bohlin Cywinski Jackson, which the American practice has updated to accommodate more people. Bohlin Cywinski Jackson created the Blue Bottle Coffee space in New York’s Williamsburg neighbourhood in 2017. The firm was enlisted to return to the project to make more space for […] More

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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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    NeueHouse opens Los Angeles co-working space inside landmarked Bradbury Building

    Canadian studio DesignAgency incorporated “soft and graceful flourishes” into NeueHouse’s latest co-working location that occupies a full floor in a 1890s structure in Downtown Los Angeles. Founded in 2011, NeueHouse describes itself as a “cultural home for creators, innovators and thought leaders”. The company’s new workspace in Los Angeles joins two other locations in New […] More

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    Kelly Wearstler designs relaxed and beachy Santa Monica Proper hotel

    American interior designer Kelly Wearstler scoured vintage shops to source the eclectic furniture that decorates the living room-style lobby of this hotel in Santa Monica, California. Santa Monica Proper occupies the 1920s Santa Monica Professional Building and a curvilinear extension designed by local firm Howard Laks Architects. Located on Wilshire Boulevard in the coastal Californian […] More

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    Terracotta brick and stucco create rustic aesthetic in Mexican restaurant Loqui

    Wick Architecture & Design chose materials “that could be found on a construction site” to decorate this Mexican restaurant in Downtown Los Angeles. Located in the Art District neighbourhood, Loqui occupies part of the ground floor inside a four-storey concrete building that is being converted into office, restaurant and retail space. Local studio Wick Architecture & Design […] More

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    Gucci Osteria da Massimo Bottura opens in Los Angeles

    Fashion label Gucci has opened a restaurant at the top of its store in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, which serves up a selection of Italian dishes. Gucci Osteria da Massimo Bottura occupies the rooftop of the brand’s store on Rodeo Drive, a two-mile-long street in Beverly Hills that is host to a parade of luxury […] More