Deezen

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Dutch studio Francois Verhoeven Architects has completed Villa K340, a house in The Hague formed of interlocking blocks finished with contrasting timber and plaster. Francois Verhoeven Architects designed the villa in the residential district of Vroondaal, which sits close to the beaches and dunes on the coast of the Netherlands.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 11, 2023

Living rooms with tactile brick , concrete and wood surfaces feature in this lookbook , which shows that opting for industrial materials doesn't have to sacrifice cosiness. Typically informed by old and unrefined factories, lofts and warehouses, industrial-style interiors are a go-to for many contemporary designers.

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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. Overlooking Piazza San Marco in the Italian city's Brera district, the space is organised into two areas – one that displays V-Zug 's home appliances and one that functions as an "interactive kitchen".

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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

APRIL 24, 2024

Planted balconies surround open living spaces at this house in Bangalore , designed by Indian studio 4site Architects for a nature-loving family. Named House of Greens, the four-bedroom home is informed by Bangalore's history of green spaces and parks, which have earned it the moniker of the "garden city" of India.

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Deezen

MARCH 25, 2024

A bedroom incorporating a bathtub and a window bench is one of several versatile spaces architect Ulli Heckmann created when renovating this compact apartment in Rotterdam , the Netherlands. Heckmann completely rebuilt the interior spaces using affordable materials.

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Habitus Living

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

A maisonette is an enviable amount of space for two people, especially in Singapore where many live in compact apartments and flats. Presented with such a challenge, interior designer Royston Ho from Oblivion Lab has used colours, materials and decisive space planning strategies to convert the unit into a homey abode.

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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

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Design studio D415 has used standard construction materials such as plasterboard and steel profiles in unexpected ways to create a concept store in Bratislava , spotlighting young fashion designers from Slovakia and neighbouring Czechia.

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Deezen

APRIL 20, 2024

The kitchens in this roundup exemplify how a combination of seemingly clashing materials can create a rich and interesting palette. Here are eight kitchens with eye-catching material palettes made up of contrasting colours and textures.

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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

AUGUST 22, 2023

Michael Hsu Office of Architecture has adorned its studio with wood-and-fabric lined walls and industrial details in Austin in order to create a material "representation" of its work. The spaces are designed to facilitate how we work now – allowing for different modes, sizes, and shapes of collaboration."

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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. With priorities around durability, longevity, cost-efficiency, and ease of installation, metal plays a starring role in high-traffic education spaces. Presidio Knolls School.

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Deezen

MAY 18, 2022

Dezeen Showroom: a stool made from wood sourced through sustainable forestry and a 3D-printed chair made from recycled fishing nets are among the latest furniture designs on Dezeen Showroom that use sustainable materials. Fluit chair by Archirivolto Design for Actiu. Fels stool by OUT. Find out more about Fels ›.

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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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Hotel Designs

JANUARY 18, 2024

Following conversations Hotel Designs initially sparked years ago, to see bathrooms beyond practical spaces , it felt like an apt time to bring together members of the hotel design community to discuss key bathroom trends and how designers are making the bathroom the hero.

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Deezen

JULY 13, 2022

Japanese practice Nori Architects has completed Minimum House in Toyota, Japan , as a "new prototype of urban housing" designed to reduce construction waste and be easily repaired or adapted in the future. Minimum House was designed by Nori Architects. The studio used simple materials for its construction.

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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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Deezen

MAY 26, 2023

Dutch architecture studio MVRDV has created Matrix One, a laboratory and office building in Amsterdam designed to be dismantled into reusable parts. The building contains offices and laboratories According to MVRDV , over 90 per cent of the building's materials can be reused. "In

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 3, 2024

Spanish architect Juan Gurrea Rumeu used a palette of warm, textural materials and carefully positioned voids to create atmospheric living spaces inside this house he designed for himself and his wife in Barcelona. Their bold presence helps to emphasise the volume of these double-height spaces.

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Deezen

MAY 8, 2023

Valencian design studio Masquespacio has completed a dine-in restaurant for takeaway sushi chain Ichi Station in Milan , with interiors designed to resemble a futuristic spaceship. The shapes and forms give the project the futuristic look that it needed," the designer said. The photography is by Luis Beltran.

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DesignRulz

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

The bathroom – it’s one of the most used spaces in any commercial establishment. Yet, it often needs to be noticed and designed. This useful space impacts first impressions, user experience, brand alignment, and professional perception. An investment in bathroom design pays dividends across your business.

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Life of an Architect

MARCH 19, 2023

When you think of a building – whatever scale or project type, the items that go to create that building are most frequently associated with the materials that are selected that define the appearance of the building. Continue reading Ep 121: Material Selection at Life of an Architect. The "Why" jump to 12:51 Why choose the material?

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Deezen

DECEMBER 27, 2023

A curvilinear thatched hut has been paired with terracotta-hued tiles at the Amsterdam store for homeware brand Polspotten, which was designed by local studio Space Projects. The hut provides a meeting space for colleagues, according to the studio founder.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 4, 2022

Architecture studio Polysmiths used cork panels to clad internal and external surfaces at Cork House in east London , which was built using materials available during the Covid-19 lockdown. Cork House was designed by Polysmiths. This material palette gives the interior an earthy and cocooning feel.

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Deezen

APRIL 19, 2024

Dezeen Showroom: a collection of console tables and benches informed by kimonos are included among products on Dezeen Showroom that were presented during Milan design week. Floor and table lights as well as wall lamps are also included in the Pop lighting collection , which comes in a selection of playful colourways and metallic finishes.

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The Architecture Designs

DECEMBER 21, 2022

As the need for durable and attractive paving solutions for residential and commercial spaces continues to grow, the options available to contractors and homeowners alike are becoming more varied. These pavers are made from high-strength concrete and come in a range of sizes, shapes, and colors to suit different design preferences and needs.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Dezeen Showroom: from seating with rounded organic shapes to lighting designed by Frank Lloyd Wright , here are 12 furniture designs and interior products made from wood featured on Dezeen Showroom. As a renewable material with low embodied carbon, wood is a popular sustainable material choice among designers.

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Deezen

AUGUST 25, 2023

Design studio Puntofilipino has created a richly layered interior full of texture and patina for this Madrid apartment , designed to offer an unexpected take on the client's passion for Danish art and furniture. Madrid is a very fast city and his need was to find a place where time stopped."

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Deezen

JULY 8, 2022

Sustainably-sourced timber has been used for the structure, cladding and interior of this mews home in Highgate, London , designed by local architect Russell Jones. The site previously held the garage and rear garden of an adjoining house, which informed the design of the new building. "[The] The photography is by Rory Gardiner.

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Deezen

MARCH 10, 2024

This lookbook compiles seven living spaces where swings show they have a place beyond children's playgrounds by providing a gleeful alternative to static seating. For more inspiration, see previous lookbooks featuring interiors animated by indoor slides , living spaces featuring metal furniture and spaces with oversized windows.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

Charalampous, who is the co-founder and creative director of multi-disciplinary design studio Dedàleo , developed the Ilo+milo system as an alternative to what she calls "the rigid and static nature of traditional kitchens". enables users to rearrange and reconfigure their kitchen layout effortlessly," the Cypriot designer added.

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Deezen

JANUARY 15, 2024

Located on Dublin's southern perimeter, the home by Gró Works was designed to reflect both the nearby Victorian redbrick terraces and the more "utilitarian" quality of the backstreet it overlooks. Two large skylights and an almost full-height window illuminate this space. The photography is by Fionn McCann.

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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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Deezen

JUNE 13, 2023

Danish design practice Natural Material Studio has unveiled its Human Nature exhibition, which featured compostable biofoam seating and biomaterial textiles, at 3 Days of Design. We created a lot of materials for this exhibition, I think around 150 square metres," Natural Material Studio founder Bonnie Hvillum told Dezeen.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 20, 2022

Named Barwon Heads House, the project was designed by Melbourne studio Adam Kane Architects as a contemporary dwelling that embodied a "relaxed, coastal lifestyle". Contrasting colours and materials feature throughout. The extension has a deliberately simple finish. The photography is by Timothy Kaye.

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Deezen

JUNE 5, 2023

Dezeen Showroom: designers Space Copenhagen and furniture brand Mater have expanded their Eternity seating collection, adding a high stool made from coffee shells and e-waste. The composite material has a unique finish "Matek has a depth and materiality reminiscent of stone, terrazzo or marble, but is completely its own," he added.

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