Deezen

FEBRUARY 24, 2024

In the eight examples below, architects and interior designers used the style in different creative ways to turn staircases into statement pieces made from materials including steel, patterned wood and micro cement. This is the latest in our lookbooks series, which provides visual inspiration from Dezeen's archive.

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Deezen

APRIL 4, 2023

Dezeen Showroom: material brand 3form has launched a surfaces collection named Flare, which features reflective flakes informed by "the inherent beauty of shimmering light". The Flare collection of materials has reflective, shimmering surfaces that are achieved by scattered metallic dust. For more details email showroom@dezeen.com.

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Deezen

MAY 24, 2023

Promotion: an office with plaster walls that looks like rammed earth and a hotel bar with ombre walls, which fade from fiery red to burnt orange feature in this roundup of interiors finished in custom plaster walls by British brand Clayworks.

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Deezen

MAY 10, 2024

Promotion: Italian architect Elisa Ossino has designed a "tactile" showroom in Milan for Swiss home appliance brand V-Zug. This was designed for visitors to "feel at home and experience appliances while enjoying good conversations", the company said.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 11, 2024

It is not always cost-effective or practical for designers and architects to remove preexisting columns from interiors, especially if they are load-bearing and thus vital to the structural integrity of the building. This is the latest in our lookbooks series, which provides visual inspiration from Dezeen's archive.

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BD+C

APRIL 28, 2023

Colorful Metal Inspiration 1 kcichowicz Mon, 05/01/2023 - 00:00 Voice of the Brand PAC-CLAD | Petersen Voice of the Brand Designing with architectural metal provides the opportunity to use a wide range of durable, low-maintenance colors and finishes that don’t dull or degrade over time.

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Architizer

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

As designers imagine the future of educational buildings, the values and materials of today will inform school environments for decades to come. The team wanted to design a new public-facing identity while creating a safe, enduring environment for kindergarten through eighth-grade students. Presidio Knolls School.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Designed for the Greenwich Enterprise Board and backed by the Greater London Authority , the building is intended as a model for high-density, affordable industrial space on compact sites, which challenges traditional "ugly, cold metal sheds", dRMM said. This top-heavy design also provides cover for a central loading bay.

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Hotel Designs

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Atlas Concorde draws inspiration from onyx to create Marvel Onyx : a collection for creating welcoming, evocative spaces thanks to the lightness and depth of luminous colors in impalpable shades, harking back to the protective power that legend and tradition ascribe to this unique material.

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Architonic

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

<p>The priority when it comes to a building’s exterior surface material is durability. On the opposite side of the insulated coin, meanwhile, interior surfaces instead tend to prioritise their finish – with the characterful colour, pattern and texture of materials such as paints, ceramic tiles or wood panels.</p>

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Deezen

JANUARY 22, 2024

This roundup features distinctive university buildings from across the globe that use a variety of different textures, colours and unusual materials to stand out. The Deakin Law School, Australia, by Woods Bagot Woods Bagot was commissioned to design this university building for Deakin University in Melbourne , Australia.

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Architizer

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Get your products in front of the AEC industry’s most renowned designers by submitting today. There are currently thousands of groundbreaking products in development that have been conceived by the minds of radical thinkers, each to help architects and designers make better choices for the planet.

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Archinect

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

The design challenge at Lee Street Lofts was creating a sense of spaciousness within four slender, elegant townhomes tucked against the Queen Anne hillside overlooking downtown Seattle. The inspiration for Lee Street Lofts springs from the pursuit of authenticity. The Lee Street Lofts tell their story through hone.

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Deezen

MAY 11, 2022

In this exclusive video produced by Dezeen, tile supplier Domus showcases its new web app that uses AI and image recognition to help architects and designers find tiles , stone and wood as efficiently as possible. Domus has created a digital tool designed to find finishing materials and products in a matter of seconds.

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Architizer

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Most people who love design also love Japan. In fact, it is impossible to truly appreciate the modern history of Western art and design without recognizing Japan’s influence. It is not just that Japanese design is beautiful. Design is a reflection and enhancement of the human experience.”

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Deezen

JUNE 16, 2023

Raw, tactile materials including clay tiles, earthenware pots and compressed earth bricks define this courtyard home near Chennai, India , designed by local practice Rain Studio. The structure was built from a combination of reclaimed and regional materials, which were left raw wherever possible.

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Archinect

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Switzerland's postal service Swiss Post has released a new concrete-inspired stamp. ” The stamp follows the previous two editions in incorporating their subject’s material in the stamp itself. “Concrete helped art, previously seen by most people as decorative, to attain its independence as an art form.

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Deezen

MARCH 19, 2023

For this special lookbook sponsored by Danish design company D Line, we've selected ten interiors that showcase architectural details by the brand including door handles , taps and drawer pulls. D Line has been designing and manufacturing architectural hardware and sanitary ware since 1971.

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30X40 Design Workshop

MAY 23, 2022

Crafting a set of drawings has become an integral part of my design process. In part, that's because I believe quality drawings directly influence the quality of the finished work. They also naturally select for a team of skilled craftspeople that align with the standards of care our clients expect in a finished home.

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Architizer

OCTOBER 28, 2022

The next report in Material ConneXion ’s insightful series on material trends focuses on the ultra-contemporary phenomena of expressionism among new generations of creators. To see the full trend report and receive new material insights each month, become a member of Material ConneXion.

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Architizer

APRIL 23, 2022

Sotiris Tsergas: Strongly connected with the Mediterranean landscape, Casa Cook Samos proposes a designed archipelagos through the formation of a whole new ground layer, that acts as a water canvas. What inspired the initial concept for your design? What drove the selection of materials used in the project? © Ana Santl.

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Architizer

MAY 29, 2022

Architizer chatted with Jiajun TANG and Rene LIU from HDC Design to learn more about this project. Architizer: What inspired the initial concept for your design? Jiajun TANG and Rene LIU: The inspiration came from the Lingering Garden in Suzhou. © Design aesthetics. © Design aesthetics. © Design aesthetics.

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Deezen

MARCH 7, 2024

A lattice facade and tropical plants wrap around the walls of this home , which local studio Wallflower Architecture + Design has created alongside Singapore Botanic Gardens. Named Touching Eden House, the home was designed to celebrate the surrounding greenery and is enveloped in a dark timber lattice.

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The Spaces

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Though hardly a new trend, ‘raw’ has really taken off in 2023 with material textures playing pivotal roles in interior design. The raw aesthetic leans into the rugged side of minimalism, celebrating the texture and honesty of materials. But what exactly is it? Raw interiors are irregular or rough, weathered and often handworked.

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Deezen

APRIL 15, 2024

Dezeen Showroom: emulating the look of Venetian terrazzo, the Frammento tiles by Italian manufacturer Marazzi feature unique stone chip patterns designed with the help of AI. The Frammento tiles take inspiration from Venetian seminato, an iconic type of terrazzo flooring made by mixing marble chips into cement or lime.

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Deezen

JUNE 24, 2022

A bench sculpted with a chainsaw and a chair made from flooring offcuts were among exhibits at this year's Norwegian Presence exhibition at Milan design week , which explored inventive ways of using raw materials. The exhibition combined the works of emerging designers and brands.

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Deezen

MARCH 4, 2024

Dublin studio Kingston Lafferty Design has transformed the architecture and interiors of this family home in Cork, Ireland , which features 1970s-style shapes and colours informed by the work of designer Verner Panton. When layered with the quartzite, "it sounds like a disaster, but it's a delight," said the designer.

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Architizer

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

Architizer: What inspired the initial concept for your design? The modern design uses insulating monolithic light concrete and engineered prefabricated timber construction. therefore, the building material was used here as in a prototype. this is a contribution to sustainability, as no fossil building materials were used.

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Deezen

MAY 24, 2022

Promotion: architect Hadi Teherani has designed a bathroom concept for Axor based on Middle Eastern bathhouses, imagining the room as a place of retreat and holistic cleansing. It is inspired by Middle Eastern public baths, which would typically have several individual cupolas accommodating different functions. Partnership content.

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Deezen

MAY 13, 2024

Insects are an unlikely "collaborator" in British designer William Eliot's Digested Objects stool , which was shaped by plastic -eating mealworms as they gnawed their way through blocks of polystyrene. The stool is 3D-printed in sand based on models created with the help of mealworms The final piece is 3D-printed in black-coloured sand.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

London-based designer Faye Toogood has joined Dezeen Awards 2024 as a judge. While the founder of the contemporary British brand Toogood identifies herself as a designer, with work spanning interiors , objects, furniture , clothing and art , her practice is often referred to as multidisciplinary. Click here to find out more.

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DesignRulz

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

Whether beginning from scratch or starting a renovation project, designing your home ensures you can shape it to align with your lifestyle and vision. Below, you will find expert tips and creative insights to help you make informed decisions as you design your home. You can also get inspiration beyond designs.

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Habitus Living

JANUARY 10, 2023

As a company, Tongue & Groove let very little go to waste, using up to 70 per cent repurposed materials – material which would normally end up as offcuts, shavings and sawdust. At the heart of Tongue & Groove’s most recent revolution is a commitment to empowering homeowners, renovators and designers across Australia.

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Hotel Designs

MARCH 15, 2024

Hotel Designs Lights by Vaughan shaped by nature Lights by Vaughan shaped by nature Inspired by naturalistic tree forms, these lights from Vaughan function as both sculptural artwork and a practical lighting solution… Designs by Vaughan are brought to life using some of the finest and most durable traditional materials.

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Deezen

APRIL 13, 2024

From guest rooms filled with fashion designer Christian Louboutin's personal antique collection to Ibiza's oldest hotel where handmade masks are mounted on the walls, our latest lookbook features eight eclectic hotel interiors. This is the latest in our lookbooks series, which provides visual inspiration from Dezeen's archive.

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Building and Interiors

MAY 21, 2022

The single floor house design first gained prominence in the 1950s, and currently, it continues to expand in popularity and demand. Another perk of a single-floor house with a simple and normal front elevation design is that it can be designed on a low budget and is suitable for easy construction. Single floor house design #1.

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Habitus Living

MARCH 16, 2022

Steel Profile magazine enters its fourth decade with renewed vitality, with a refreshed design and additional content developed from recent reader feedback. Issue 132 continues this tradition by celebrating the best recent architectural examples using this quintessentially Australian material. Arts West, University of Melbourne.

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