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Post Company restores hotel known as birthplace of Apple's Macintosh computer

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New York design studio Post Company has revived a historic hotel in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California , drawing on the building's illustrious past and recent acclaim to inform its interiors. Curvaceous furniture is complemented by modern sconces and original plaster shell pendants by Frances Adler Elkins.

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Stavros Tis Minthis – a modern relic restored

Hotel Designs

Image credit: Woods Bagot Woods Bagot Chief Executive Officer and Project Leader Nik Karalis said the redevelopment was informed by the concept of the “modern relic”, celebrating the anachronisms of a bygone era while boasting the latest in world-class amenity.

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Cho Thompson unearths Boston building's history to inform office interiors

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The team uncovered original terrazzo floors in some areas and worked with experts to restore any sections that were damaged. Brass details including handrails match the building's original mail chute "With a modern sensibility, we developed a language of detail that brought elements of the exterior into the building's core," Thompson said. "In

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"The face of Palm Springs is changing" says Modernism Week CEO

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As well as being a mecca for modernist architecture, Palm Springs is embracing climate-conscious design, says Modernism Week CEO Lisa Vossler Smith in this interview. The face of Palm Springs is changing, it is getting younger and there is more contemporary design," she said. The style we often refer to is desert modern," she added. "It

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Fendi introduces modern furnishings to Rome's historic Villa Medici

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The building's salons had not been significantly modified in some 20 years, leading the academy to initiate a revamp in the hopes of establishing a better connection between the centuries-old rooms and contemporary design. Umbrella pine trees informed the shape of the table in the Salon des Pensionnaires.

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Mikhail Riches restores "original beauty" of brutalist Park Hill estate in Sheffield

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London architecture studio Mikhail Riches has created 195 contemporary homes within four flanks of the brutalist Grade II*-listed building while preserving as much of the original fabric as possible. The project aims to restore the "original beauty" of the brutalist housing estate. Colourful balcony reveals have been added.

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10 design events we’re looking forward to in 2024

The Spaces

Together, both cities will harness design to launch a series of public events, exhibitions and summits to celebrate the region’s plans for green infrastructure, housing, transportation, food security and restoring its shared ecosystem.

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