Sunken living rooms, a distinct architectural feature that gained popularity in the mid-20th century, are experiencing a revival. Here’s a dive into their history, their decline, and the reasons behind their modern resurgence. The Heyday of Sunken Living Rooms The sunken living room, or the conver
Elizabeth Metcalfe considers how a movement that began in the late nineteenth century is still relevant today and highlights how its distinctive designs for fabrics, wallpapers and furniture continue to inspire interiors.
Image 22 of 38 from gallery of Restructuring and Safety Works of Saint-Jean’s Schools / Dominique Coulon & associés. Photograph by David Romero-Uzeda
My parents were in town the other week, so on a particularly beautiful September Sunday, my mum and I headed to Hyde Park to visit this year’s Serpentine Pavilion. The yearly structure is an event in the architecture world, as well as in the London cultural scene. (I previously wrote about London’s 2013 Serpentine Gallery Pavilion and, I must say, it’s still my favorite one.
It's photographs like this that stop me in my tracks when I'm browsing the internet, and I'm always saving them away in some folder that I never do anything with– until today! The time has come to unload my favourite art nouveau stunners on you. Let's start with this flower-shop in Brussels, designe
Bij toeval liepen Anouk en Yves tegen deze Antwerpse art nouveau parel aan. ‘Als ik wakker word geniet ik zó van het glas-in-lood, de hoge ruimte en het zachte licht.’
Following outposts in Hollywood and Downtown Los Angeles, NeueHouse opens a third co-working space in Los Angeles, and this one’s […]
Mosaic art can be featured in any room in your home. You can decorate your furniture with it, your walls and floors...The applications are only limited by your imagination.
First-year architecture and urban planning students at the Estonian Academy of Arts have designed and created READER, a shelter based on the concept...
Birds, butterflies and beetles are among the many vibrant creatures adorning the walls of this Victorian house in west London.
Inspired by her imaginary inner world, this French tastemaker’s surreal designs are influencing the interiors of today
Not even a resident ghost could dissuade artist Sergio Roger and his partner Fernando Ansorena from creating a heavenly home in this hilltop apartment overlooking Barcelona
1. Chinese ghost town of mansions reclaimed by farmers Cattle wander between the concrete shells of half-finished mansions in Shenyang, northeastern China, some of the only occupants of a luxury complex whose crumbling verandas and overgrown arches are stark symbols of a housing market crippled by its own excess. Found on France 24. 2. A…
L’esprit hyper-créatif de la designer, architecte, illustratrice et plus encore Charlotte Taylor a récemment rencontré celui du studio digital d’Hannes Lippert, donnant lieu à un projet original et audacieux. En effet, la Tiled House est une maison virtuelle, imaginée construite presque entièrement en carreaux de faïence… Découvrez le projet de la maison de demain. Dtile, un matériau étonnant Non pas que la venue des carreaux de faïence soit une grande nouveauté dans le milieu de l’architecture d’intérieur – ledit matériau ayant été remis sur le devant […]
The AD100 designer, whose client list includes Dakota Johnson and Leonardo DiCaprio, created a space with unique flair for her family of four
In Ireland everyone needed a castle. Here we roundup our favourite castles in Ireland for a UK family break from Lismore, Ballybur, Ballyfin and Ballyportry.
How influential was Frank Lloyd Wright? UNESCO inscribed eight of his sites to the World Heritage List. See why his work is worthy of this global recognition.
Soothing palettes or stylish art decor ideas, choose your favorite bedroom design to decorate. A quirky guide to transforming your personal space into the best bedroom!
Before she founded her own museum, sculptor and heiress Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney worked in this space she built on Long Island.
Wuji Studio has designed Rêver, a modern French cuisine restaurant located on the South Bank of the Pearl River in Guangzhou, China.
Spotted (and admired) in the UK Guardian: The Sessions Arts Club in London, a restaurant, bar, art, and performance space. "Decadent, a bit sexy, and defin
Meet the latest maverick of the architecture world to steal our hearts, Bruce Goff. Lesser known amongst design laity, but just as groundbreaking as his fellow Midwesterner and mentor, Frank Lloyd Wright, Goff's work was quite simply jaw-dropping. Case in point? The domed, technicolour house above.
A Sensory Concentration Space (SCS) is soft microcosm that lets you and/or a group concentrate on your senses with LED lights and scents to ground you.
In the bathroom, the teal mosaic tile hug the curves of the walls, ceiling, and built-in shelving. Tagged: Bath Room, Tile Counter, One Piece Toilet, Mosaic Tile Wall, and Ceramic Tile Floor. Photo 9 of 10 in There’s a Jungle Inside This Wild Apartment Just Outside Mumbai.
I’m in the market for a another work space. Our makeshift dinning room office is not only driving Abe crazy, it just isn’t sustainable anymore. And now that Coco is just half a year away…
Pieces of furniture are an essential aspect of any home, and extraordinary furnishings can help add a unique sense of taste to any place. It seems to us that the world is full of clever people designing and inventing wonderful things.
Our Paper Bag Gong pendant comes in our clean Sheer Milk Linen matched with a bespoke, oversized forest green ceiling rose. The shade has a humble elegance and is finished with a whip stitch to give the hem a little structure. The structured shade beneath covered with a fabric skirt atop is much like a crinoline for a petticoat. This pendant works particularly well over a table and in a hallway. The Paper Bag collection is inspired by the relaxed, soft shades first created to cover and diffuse the harsh light of early versions of the Edison bulb, as popularised by the Wiener Werkstätte movement of the early 20th century. Materials Brass, steel, aluminium, 100% linen shade. Lead Time Orders to despatch mid-May. Spec Sheet Download PDF Spec Sheet Additional Information As the outer skirt of the shade is 100% linen, it may require a couple of days once installed for any creasing that may have occurred in transit to drop out of the fabric.
Affordable, stylish luxury right in the heart of Paris! This review of the Hoxton Paris includes all the instagram-worthy pics, insider tips, and things to know about this latest Hoxton opening.
AD100 designer Nicole Hollis describes the storied manse as “Grateful Dead meets Burning Man meets Marrakech meets Victorian posh”
The 17th century estate is hauntingly alluring.
Stained glass is having a moment, and these spaces show how to do it right.
I gradini in cemento color caramella diventano l'elemento caratterizzante di un eclettico appartamento nel Marais, dove décor, suggestioni etniche e pezzi di design d'autore convivono sotto lo stesso tetto. Un progetto di Manuelle Gautrand
Lotus flower wall art is the perfect way to create a relaxing refuge in your own home. In fact the lotus flower has always been a symbol of purity
Los Angeles, nightpalm.com Before launching her interior design studio, Howell started out as a music video director and head of fashion photographer Herb Ritts’ music video agency. Music — and, perhaps, Ritts’ glamorous photographic eye — still informs everything she does. Howell’s interiors are lush, moody, filled with both iconic and obscure pieces of vintage — often European — and with a special eye for art. She’ll often say things to clients like “I want your house to feel like David Bowie,” or “I want the house to feel like a Stan Getz song.” And you know what? Every time it works, from the Hancock Park project she recently landed on the cover of Elle Décor to the hammam-inspired partnership she debuted with Studio Kohler at Design Miami. What is American design to you, and what excites you about it? There is no one single design aesthetic standard here. It’s a melting pot of global influences where we extract various cultural ideas and implement them with a fresh perspective, and I feel there is a real freedom because of that. I also have always felt that American design acts as a marker for what is going on socially/politically and it feels quite reflective and storytelling in that way. These narratives inspire me personally as I romance the idea of the story. What are your plans and highlights for the upcoming year? 2023 is shaping up to be very busy year for us with multiple residential projects on both the West and East coasts (let’s just say there might be a skating rink involved) and several other commercial projects. We are also working on design collaborations with some very cool and creative brands — for example, a Night Palm tile and flooring line with Concrete Collaborative. And finally, we’ve been busy dreaming up on our own furniture and lighting lines that I hope to debut in late 2023 plus an art show experience which I’m hoping will launch in the late summer. What inspires or informs your work in general? The mystery and romance of things drive me. I always try to sit in the unknown when I am conceptualizing and before I enter the flow of any project. Next, I dive into the questions and motivation behind the space. I am so deeply interested in the depth of our emotional landscapes and how to bring that alive through the aesthetic. I often … Continue reading Tiffany Howell of Night Palm
