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London Design Festival 2024

Make the capital your playground at the London Design Festival (14-22 September), where hundreds of events across 11 districts will be vying for your attention. From group shows to one-off installations and hands-on workshops, here’s what to bookmark at this year’s edition

In the Balance

Heavy stone married with a finer touch: that’s how Brooklyn studio General Assembly describe this reconfigured Upper West Side apartment’s carefully put together interiors

Richard Christiansen Q&A

The founder of Los Angeles’ Flamingo Estate tells D/A UK about the launch of a global partnership with JW Marriott and his anti-innovation philosophy – plus what’s next

Monique Faber Q&A

Louis Poulsen is marking 150 years in business with the publication of a book about its history and limited-edition versions of classic products. DA/UK joins the celebrations by talking to its chief design officer about the Danish lighting brand's esteemed history

Resident Revolution

Build-to-rent operators are outcompeting themselves when it comes to the upmarket interiors and sophisticated facilities: north London’s The Sessile, designed by Linda Boronkay, features rich communal interiors and an emphasis on light, nature and wellness

Lie Low at Lilou

Design studio Haddou Dufourcq reworks a French Riviera hotel, blending art deco, Moorish and 1970s influences to create a new classic

Desert Gem

Studio KO collaborate with Le Collectionist on a serene, minimalist escape just outside of Marrakech, where the French design duo have made their mark

Refined and Reinvented

Striking a balance between then and now, this 1940s villa has a new lease of life after a thoughtful overhaul by RMGB Studio

Mother Tongue

Design studio Holloway Li refreshes the ground floor of legendary Shoreditch creative agency Mother – retaining the firm’s well cemented design DNA yet making it a more flexible space for collaboration and original events

Deco Deluxe

Ten years after Mayfair’s architectural masterpiece, The Beaumont, entered London’s luxury hotel scene, a seamlessly considered renovation adds fresh flair to the space

People Centric Productivity

Flexible workspace provider, Fora, collaborates with Nice Projects to reopen Henry Wood House in London's Fitzrovia

3 Days of Design 2024 Preview

Showroom-hop your way around 11 design districts and more than 350 exhibitors at Copenhagen’s annual design event (12-14 June) described as “a collective culture of innovation”

Soft Side

De La Villa Studio was inspired by this Madrid apartment's brutalist architecture when they came to redesign it – but it has also been made welcoming by warm wood and stone

Defined by the Details

Collaboration with artists and artisans, and a sensory approach to materials, make this Parisian apartment by Dora Hart a rare gem

House Warming

London's design landscape has just been upgraded with the immersive and perfectly pitched Gubi House, a Georgian townhouse that’s just become the Danish brand’s first UK showroom

London Craft Week 2024 Highlights

Celebrating its tenth anniversary this year, London Craft Week (13–19 May 2024) will shine a light on the capital’s unique melting pot of creative talent. Read on for what to see

Left Bank Allure

Paris isn't short of new boutique hotels, but Villa-des-Prés – elegantly restored and filled to the brim with contemporary art – is one for your little black book

Authentic Provenance

An abundance of craftsmanship and hand-made objects soften the interiors of this London new build, designed by Banda as part of luxury enclave Chelsea Barracks

Start Small

Shortlisted for New London Architecture’s Don’t Move, Improve award in 2024, Cairn Architects’ renovation and extension of a small Victorian terrace has a pioneering approach to materials

Feast of Flesh

British designer Faye Toogood channels an unapologetic female energy into a Milan exhibition that celebrates the shapes and sexuality of the human body. D/A UK catches up with the designer to discuss her creative evolution

Inherited Wealth

Under the tagline “powered by love,” London-based architect Amos Goldreich launches a collection of furniture in Milan that pays homage to the creative output of his late parents, pulled from an extraordinary archive

Elevating Workstyles Q&A

Following flexible workspace provider Fora's merge with TOG, new design director Guy Smith talks about cultivating the ideal office environment

Andrea Mancuso Q&A

Andrea Mancuso of Analogia Project’s work is a must see in Milan, with new furniture, an experiential culinary collaboration and imaginative interventions within the city’s luxury flagships. DA/UK caught up with him

Milan Design Week 2024 Preview Part I

Italy’s northern powerhouse city hosts the largest design happening in the world in April. From global brands to avant-garde emerging designers, it’s all here – and with D/A UK’s guide to the week, you’ll know where to go. Stay tuned for part II

Milan Design Week 2024 Preview Part II

Part II of D/A UK’s guide to Milan’s annual design spectacular hones in on the best shows, new launches and happenings across the week

A Modern Pastoral

A 17th-century tithe barn, extended and remodelled by architects McLaren Excell, where the historical fabric is in dialogue with an industrial material palette

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