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Ivy Studio combines retro colours at Ottawa restaurant Buvette Daphnée
The colorful retro diners of Quebec influenced the interiors of this restaurant in Ottawa, designed by Montreal-based Ivy Studio. Buvette Daphnée wine bar and fine dining restaurant sits in a 1,500-square-foot commercial space within an old industrial building in the city's historic ByWard Market district. "The establishment, led by a head chef with deep roots
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/05/04/buvette-daphnee-restaurant-ottawa-ivy-studio/
Loader Monteith and Studio SJM create woodland school in Scotland
Scottish practices Loader Monteith and Studio SJM have completed The Harmeny Learning Hub outside Edinburgh, which is clad in larch to blend in with its woodland surroundings. The teaching space is located on the 35-acre estate of the charity Harmeny Education Trust, which provides specialist education for children who have experienced severe trauma. Loader Monteith and
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/05/04/harmeny-learning-hub-loader-monteith-studio-sjm/
Ten kitchen design ideas from Dezeen
Working on a kitchen as part of a construction or renovation project but not sure where to start? Here are 10 kitchen design ideas taken from Dezeen's archive of lookbooks, featuring tips for colour, materials and layout. Since 2020, Dezeen has published more than 300 lookbooks providing visual inspiration for all kinds of interiors based
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/05/04/kitchen-design-ideas-lookbooks/
Ervin Architecture unveils expansion of Maine's largest building
US studio Ervin Architecture has unveiled the latest phase of an open-air theatre in Bangor, Maine with wood-clad, sawtooth boxes that flank open-air seating. The Maine Savings Amphitheater is the largest single building in the state of Maine in terms of square footage, with a capacity of 16,500 spectators. It contains 100,000 square feet (9,290
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/05/03/ervin-architecture-expansion-maine-largest-building/
Ervin Architecture unveils expansion of Maine's largest building
US studio Ervin Architecture has unveiled the latest phase of an open-air theatre in Bangor, Maine with wood-clad, sawtooth boxes that flank open-air seating. The Maine Savings Amphitheater is the largest single building in the state of Maine in terms of square footage, with a capacity of 16,500 spectators. It contains 100,000 square feet (9,290
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/05/03/ervin-architecture-expansion-maine-largest-building/
SO-IL to convert Detroit warehouses into multi-purpose art space
New York architecture studio SO-IL has announced plans for the adaptive reuse of a series of warehouse buildings at a marina on the Detroit River as part of the Little Village revitalisation programme in the city. Named Stanton Yards, after the marina it is to be built on, the project includes the conversion of four
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LG OLED presents digital versions of artist Kim Whanki's work at Frieze New York
Electronics brand LG OLED is exhibiting works by the late Korean artist Kim Whanki at Frieze art fair in New York, as captured in this exclusive video produced for the brand by Dezeen. Called We Meet Again in New York, the installation features five animated versions of original works by Whanki, a pioneer of 20th-century
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/05/03/kim-whanki-lg-oled-frieze-new-york/
LG OLED presents digital versions of artist Kim Whanki's work at Frieze New York
Electronics brand LG OLED is exhibiting works by the late Korean artist Kim Whanki at Frieze art fair in New York, as captured in this exclusive video produced for the brand by Dezeen. Called We Meet Again in New York, the installation features five animated versions of original works by Whanki, a pioneer of 20th-century
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/05/03/kim-whanki-lg-oled-frieze-new-york/
Ten products for cutting edge kitchens and streamlined bathrooms
Dezeen Showroom: a bathroom suite made out of wood chips and a kitchen informed by the Shaker movement are among 10 recent kitchen and bathroom products listed on Dezeen Showroom. With the spring cleaning season well underway, we've selected a broad range of cooking appliances, sanitaryware, finishes and furnishings that help to enhance the aesthetics and
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/05/03/kitchens-bathrooms-products-furnishings-dezeen-showroom/
Faneeri folding chair by Jonas Forsman for Nikari
Dezeen Showroom: designed by Jonas Forsman for Finnish brand Nikari, the ultra-slim Faneeri chair is meant to look as elegant when folded flat as it does in use. The Faneeri folding chair is made of lacquered oak, with thin cross-laminated veneers forming the seat and backrest, which are attached to a solid wood frame. Forsman aimed
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/05/03/faneeri-folding-chair-jonas-forsman-nikari-dezeen-showroom/
Parisian office blocks transformed into Ilot Saint-Germain social housing
Concrete loggias overlook a courtyard at this social housing block in Paris, which French studios Francois Brugel Architectes Associes, H2o Architectes and Antoine Regnault Architecture have converted from offices. Named Ilot Saint-Germain, the housing is located in two interconnected blocks previously owned by the Ministry of the Armed Forces in the city's seventh arrondissement. To
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/05/03/ilot-saint-germain-social-housing/
"I wouldn't want to be a young designer today" says Sebastian Herkner
German designer Sebastian Herkner believes there are fewer opportunities for young designers to work with furniture brands today than when he was first starting out in the industry. Herkner told Dezeen that brands are less willing to take a chance on an unproven talent than in the past, making it harder than ever for younger
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/05/03/sebastian-herkner-young-designers/
BOB Split sofa by Thomas Bernstrand and Stefan Borselius for Blå Station
Dezeen Showroom: Swedish furniture brand Blå Station has added a diverging segment to its modular BOB sofa range, created by designers Thomas Bernstrand and Stefan Borselius. Named BOB Split, the Y-shaped segment has a central backrest that allows users to sit back-to-back, maximising the use of the seating system. The piece also acts as a connector for other
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"Less is more is back" says panel during Gaggenau talk at Milan design week
Dezeen teamed up with kitchen appliances brand Gaggenau to host and film a talk about reduction in design with representatives from Zaha Hadid Architects, SOM and Industrial Facility during Milan design week 2024. Moderated by Dezeen's editorial director Max Fraser, the talk explored how principles of reduction and essentialism in architecture and design can be
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Tono Mirai Architects encloses toilet in Japanese park with rammed earth
Japanese studio Tono Mirai Architects has used soil and wood to create Toiletowa, a curving structure in Saitama prefecture containing a public toilet that reuses wastewater. Located in a park in the town of Miyoshi, the building has a wooden frame covered with rammed earth made with soil sourced from construction sites and mixed with
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/05/03/toiletowa-tono-mirai-architects-japan/
Luke McClelland uses stone and oak to overhaul Georgian apartment in Edinburgh
A select few materials appear throughout this apartment in Edinburgh, which architect Luke McClelland has revamped to let its historic features take centre stage. The two-floor apartment is located in Edinburgh's New Town, set within a Grade I-listed building that dates back to the 19th century. Successive years of modifications meant that the home's grand
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/05/03/new-town-residence-edinburgh-interiors-luke-mcclelland/
Takt chair is first furniture piece to receive EU's "more transparent" sustainability score
Furniture brand Takt has begun using a new kind of lifecycle assessment for its products that was devised by the European Commission and considers a product's full impact on nature and human health. The company claims its Cross Chair is the "first furniture product" to receive the European Commission's Product Environmental Footprint (PEF) single score –
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/05/03/takt-pef-single-score-european-commission/
Airbnb creates rentals based on famous places and movies for guests
Rental platform Airbnb has announced the addition of its Icons program, a category that provides a range of international experiences including a stay in the house from Pixar's Up and an overnight in the Musee D' Orsay in Paris. The first 11 Icons experiences include recreations of houses from popular culture, such as the floating
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/05/02/airbnb-movie-houses-up-icons-category/
Dezeen Agenda features Foster + Partners' plans for "London's lowest whole-life carbon high-rise"
The latest edition of our weekly Dezeen Agenda newsletter features the approval of Foster + Partners' 18 Blackfriars Road development in London. Subscribe to Dezeen Agenda now. UK architecture studio Foster + Partners has been granted planning approval for 18 Blackfriars Road, a development that will contain two residential blocks and a 45-storey office skyscraper. The
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/05/02/foster-partners-development-london-dezeen-agenda/
Architects and planners call for boycott of Columbia University after protests
A mix of faculty, students and non-affiliated practitioners in the fields of architecture and design have signed a petition calling for a boycott of Columbia University after its treatment of students protesting the war in Gaza. The petition was launched under the moniker Architects and Planners Against Apartheid and calls "to boycott all academic events
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https://www.dezeen.com/2024/05/02/architects-boycott-of-columbia-university-protests/