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Windowless facade conceals “quiet grandeur” of Woodend bungalow in Victoria

October 20, 2025 Natasha Levy 0

Living spaces richly finished with varieties of Italian marble lie behind the opaque facade of this house in Victoria, Australia, conceived by designer David Hicks. Woodend house is located in Macedon Ranges, a region of Victoria characterised by sprawling forests and rolling hillsides. Inspiration for the home’s design, however, stems from European vernacular architecture, in

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Omhu Projects creates colourful Oslo studio for podcast platform Podimo

October 20, 2025 Amy Frearson 0

Oslo studio Omhu Projects used colour to channel different moods in the Norwegian office and recording studio of Scandinavian podcast platform Podimo. The interiors studio led by design duo Jenkins&Uhnger developed two material and colour palettes for Podimo’s Norway headquarters, to cater to the different people using the space. Vibrant colours bring energy to the

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Connected Classroom by Danish Kurani allows teachers to reach rural students in Alabama

October 19, 2025 Dan Howarth 0

Architect Danish Kurani has developed a prototype for a “connected” classroom, designed to enable expert teachers to remotely provide lessons to students in rural communities. Kurani completed the first iteration of the Connected Classroom at Robert C Hatch High School in Alabama’s rural Black Belt region, in partnership with nonprofit Ed Farm and the State

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Eight hair salons that are a cut above

October 19, 2025 Cajsa Carlson 0

For our latest lookbook, we’ve collected hair salons that are as aesthetically pleasing as they are functional, including a salon with a galvanised-steel sound wall and one with a “dripping shampoo” ceiling. Located all over the world, from Stockholm to Beijing, these salons have all been decorated in striking colours or materials. Their designs range

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“Understated nostalgia” defines Montreal sandwich shop by MRDK

October 18, 2025 Dan Howarth 0

Bright yellow upholstery and formica pops against a 1970s colour palette inside this sandwich shop in Montreal, designed by local studio MRDK. The architecture and design firm, also known as Ménard Dworkind, designed Renzo Sandwich in the city’s Mile End neighbourhood as a throwback to retro diners. Measuring 1,275 square feet (118 square metres), the

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