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Natural Touch: Biomaterials in Interior Coatings

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This shift in mindset has also influenced the realm of interior architecture. The result is the creation of spaces that not only captivate visually but also demonstrate a proactive commitment to the environment.

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Playing with Translucency and Transparency: Balancing Natural Lighting with High-Performance Panels

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© James Steinkamp The question, "How can we control natural light in interior spaces?" Unregulated direct sunlight can cause discomfort such as visual strain and undesirable heat gains. Some design solutions include installing shading devices, planning spatial orientation, and building forms for indirect natural light.

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Unleashing the Beauty of Nature and Transforming Interior Spaces

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With coatings of onyx, travertine marble, and green marble, the surfaces of the walls acquire a reflective quality and become major focal points of the spaces, engaging visitors in a visually captivating experience. Read more »

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Eight interiors where burl wood provides natural texture

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This week's lookbook rounds up eight interiors with furnishings and surfaces finished in burl-wood veneer, allowing its swirly, psychedelic graining to serve a decorative function. Mixed and matched with other patterns, the material is now used to communicate a kind of organic understated luxury, much like natural stone.

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Neutrals in Interior Design: 30 Homes with an Understated Color Palette

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Closely related to the makeup of materials organically found in nature, the color chorus of whites , grays, and earthy brown tones has played a pivotal role in artistic expression, fashion , interior design , and architecture for millenia. Read more »

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The Rise of Ribbed Panels in Contemporary Interiors: V-Ribbed, Slated, Reeded, Fluted

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© Valeria Montjoy (ArchDaily) Trends always come and go in the ever-evolving, somewhat cyclical landscape of interior architecture. Some fade as quickly as they emerge or resurface in new forms years later, while others endure and stand the test of time through continuous reinvention –often thanks to their versatile and adaptable nature.

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On the mystery and magic appeal of LA's iconic visual language

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In this iteration, the Times ’ style editor Ian Blair waxed poetic about LA’s midcentury typographical elements, best embodied on the facade of Paul Revere Williams ’ iconic Beverly Hills Hotel, that are now synonymous with the visual imagination of Southern California feted by David Hockney and so many others.