Mid-century modern
Mid-century modern
"I love mid-century modern but it makes me sad"
Mid-century modern design may meet our needs even more now than when it first appeared, but that doesn't mean we should idolise the style, writes John Jervis. More
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Interiors
Interiors
Neri&Hu creates "urban oasis" for Artyzen New Bund 31 hotel in Shanghai
Chinese studio Neri&Hu has completed a hotel in Shanghai alongside the New Bund Performing Arts Centre, which was also designed by the studio. More
Office interiors
Office interiors
Emil Eve Architects uses mid-century colours in homey office for Drama Republic
Distinct shades of green, orange and blue give character to this workplace, designed by Emil Eve Architects for the production company behind TV shows including the BBC's Doctor Foster and Netflix's One Day. More
Residential architecture and interiors
Residential architecture and interiors
Raúl Sánchez Architects adds colourful details and "kitchen cube" to Spanish home
Spanish studio Raúl Sánchez Architects has renovated the PSM21 house outside of Barcelona, adding an interior staircase to turn two separate apartments into one home with colourful details. More
Interiors
Interiors
Bude Architects uncovers historic clay bricks for Kyiv cosmetics showroom
Ukrainian studio Bude Architects has designed a minimalist showroom and salon for cosmetic company Pleka in Kyiv. More
Libraries
Libraries
Studio Empathy and Praxes design library at Korean Cultural Center New York
Traditional Korean architecture influenced the layout and shelving design in the library at the Korean Cultural Center New York, designed by Studio Empathy and Praxes. More
Lookbooks
Lookbooks
Seven transparent bathrooms for households who share everything
In this lookbook we collect bathrooms with see-through walls, best suited to those who take a more relaxed attitude to privacy in the home. More
Cafes
Cafes
Funamachi Base cafe and sweet shop designed as "extension of the park"
Timber pillars and PVC pipes were left bare to blur the boundaries between the interior and exterior of this cafe and sweet shop in Funamachi, Japan, designed by Schemata Architects. More
Hotels
Hotels
Studio Collective completes The Hotel at The Moore in Miami Design District
Design firm Studio Collective has created a boutique hotel inside The Moore building in Miami Design District, completing the landmark's transformation into a multi-functional hospitality venue. More
Lookbooks
Lookbooks
Eight London house extensions that maximise space and light
For our latest lookbook we've gathered eight London homes that have traded in unused garden space for contemporary and light-filled living areas. More
Interview
Interview
Trauma of Ukraine war "was crucial for me as an architect" says Tallinn Architecture Biennale curator Anhelina Starkova
Anhelina L Starkova explains how her experience of living through the Ukraine war has shaped her approach to curating the 2024 Tallinn Architecture Biennale in this interview. More
Software and web design
Software and web design
Dezeen and SketchUp are launching Design Workshops with Uchronia and Tola Ojuolape
Dezeen is teaming up with SketchUp to launch the Design Workshops video series in which leading designers describe how they created especially commissioned interior environments. More
Retail
Retail
Gustaf Westman hosts Brooklyn pop-up modeled on "museum experience"
Swedish designer Gustaf Westman displayed existing and new objects including a colourful "puzzle" shelf during a three-day pop-up event in New York City. More
Restaurants
Restaurants
Bindloss Dawes converts 18th-century pub into light-filled Michelin-starred restaurant
Architecture studio Bindloss Dawes has renovated an 18th-century pub in Somerset, England, to create an "intimate" new home for the Osip farm-to-table restaurant. More
Mid-century modern
Mid-century modern
Women's contribution to mid-century modern design is "not challenged as much now" says Pat Kirkham
Many female designers from the mid-century modern movement are more celebrated now than when they were producing work, says design historian Pat Kirkham in this interview for our mid-century modern series. More
Renovations
Renovations
Diandra Maselli Architect renovates historic red-brick home in Montreal
Montreal architect Diandra Maselli has overhauled a century-old house in the city for herself and her family, modernising the residence while retaining some historic character. More
Lookbooks
Lookbooks
Eight eclectic pizzerias that take the slice-shop to the next level
For our latest lookbook, we look at the interiors of contemporary pizzerias across the globe, including a pink vegan restaurant in London and a Mexico City space informed by a neighbouring church. More
Furniture
Furniture
Bernadotte & Kylberg unveils own-label furniture in nature-inspired Arken hotel
The design duo of Prince Carl Philip of Sweden and Oscar Kylberg have designed landscape-like interiors for a hotel in a Swedish nature reserve, featuring their first own-label furniture collection. More
Museums
Museums
Office of Tangible Space redesigns Brooklyn Museum Cafe
New York studio Office of Tangible Space has refreshed the interiors of the cafe at the Brooklyn Museum, ahead of the institution's 200th anniversary next year. More
Lookbooks
Lookbooks
Ten living rooms with warming fireplaces to keep the cold out
As the weather gets colder in the northern hemisphere, this lookbook compiles ten living spaces where log burners and fireplaces take the chill out of the air and provide a cosy centrepiece. More