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Eight interiors where chequerboard flooring adds a sense of nostalgia

October 15, 2023 Jennifer Hahn 0

A cannabis dispensary, a hotel gym and an office in a converted 1930s military warehouse feature in this lookbook, proving that chequered floors aren’t just for kitchens. Alternating squares of colour, a style hearkening back to the nostalgia of 1950s American diners and Victorian entryways, can provide a graphic backdrop to any room. The examples

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Printed textiles are “not just an accessory but something that can create a space” says Marimekko creative director

March 24, 2023 Amy Peacock 0

Bold colours and prints can enhance interiors in the same way as architectural details, argues Rebekka Bay of lifestyle brand Marimekko in this interview. Bay was appointed creative director of the Finnish design firm in 2020 having previously held top roles at fashion brands including Everlane, Cos and Uniqlo. Founded in 1951, Marimekko is known

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Ten maximalist interiors that are saturated with colours and patterns

October 1, 2022 Lizzie Crook 0

Clashing colours, statement furnishings and mismatched patterns feature in this lookbook, which rounds up ten flamboyant interiors that embody the maximalist aesthetic. Maximalism is a style of art and design that rejects the rules of minimalism. Instead, exuberance is celebrated and anarchic use of pattern, colour and texture are encouraged. According to Claire Bingham, author

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Stephanie Thatenhorst bedecks kid-friendly optician in graphic patterns

September 29, 2021 Ali Morris 0
Triangle pattern tiles in Leidmann Eyewear store by Stephanie Thatenhorst

Triangular patterned tiles and an eyewear-dispensing machine feature in Stephanie Thatenhorst’s playful interior for this children’s optician in Munich. Named Rookies, the specialist outlet takes up just 30 square metres in Munich’s city centre and belongs to German eyewear brand Leidmann. Local interior designer Thatenhorst conceived the shop as a “noisy, wild and unique paradise

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Furniture collection Brite Bodies is a “kaleidoscopic nod” to the work of influential creatives

June 7, 2021 Jane Englefield 0
Brite Bodies furniture collection

Interior designers Kate Hayes and Krista Sharif have created Brite Bodies, a debut collection of colourful furniture informed by the work of creatives including Vivienne Westwood and Ettore Sottsass. Brite Bodies comprises 11 designs and is the first furniture range from the eponymous Atlanta-based studio, which was co-founded by Hayes and Sharif. Featuring coffee and martini

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Ten joyful interiors with decorative printed wallpaper

May 2, 2021 Cajsa Carlson 0
Post House Inn bedroom with printed wallpaper

Our latest lookbook takes a look at interiors that have been filled with printed wallpaper to create playful, colourful spaces and bring a sense of joy to the rooms they’re in. Patterned, printed wallpapers are an easy way to revive tired rooms and create interesting designs for everything from guest bathrooms to main bedrooms. Here, we

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Cow-print tiles and Tetris-style orange furniture feature in Russian cafe

November 18, 2019 India Block 0
And Y Cafe by Eduard Eremchuk

Russian architect Eduard Eremchuk used Tetris-like orange modular furniture on wheels to solve the problem of limited space in a tiled cafe in Rostov-on-Don. And Y cafe is on a square next to the Don State Public Library in the city in southern Russia. With lots of universities in the area, the owner of And

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This New Coffee Shop Covered Their Interior With Two Tones Of Wood

April 2, 2019 Erin 0

Photography by Younes Bounhar   Batay-Csorba Architects has recently completed the design of Milky’s, a new cafe in Toronto, Canada.   Photography by Younes Bounhar Once inside the furniture-free interior, there’s a couple of bar height counters for people to drink their coffee as they look out onto the street, while the walls, floor, and […]

India Mahdavi references Bauhaus geometry with patterned interior for Berlin’s KaDaWe

April 27, 2017 Lizzie Fison 0

French architect India Mahdavi has used different shades of quartz to create bold, geometric floor patterns in the womenswear section of historic Berlin department store KaDaWe. Mahdavi wanted to celebrate the cultural history of the German city with her design for KaDaWe, short for Kaufhaus des Westens, which has been open in Berlin since 1907. She chose to borrow from the geometric style of the Bauhaus

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India Mahdavi references Bauhaus geometry with patterned interior for Berlin’s KaDaWe

April 27, 2017 Lizzie Fison 0

French architect India Mahdavi has used different shades of quartz to create bold, geometric floor patterns in the womenswear section of historic Berlin department store KaDaWe. Mahdavi wanted to celebrate the cultural history of the German city with her design for KaDaWe, short for Kaufhaus des Westens, which has been open in Berlin since 1907. She chose to borrow from the geometric style of the Bauhaus

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