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Bronzed Retro

Design studio Festen Architecture take inspiration from 1930s Paris to reimagine Hotel Rochechouart, the latest address from Orso Hotels

Cultural Co-Dependence

Architectural practice Buckley Gray Yeoman has unveiled Cromwell Place, a 14-gallery arts hub in London's museum district that mixes sensitive restoration and new build

Aesop and the Future of Retail

Luxury skin care brand Aesop recently enlisted London-based practice Al-Jawad Pike to design their latest outpost in Shepherd's Bush

Change of Scenery

A new gallery in the South Downs presents the work of industrial designer Ron Arad as you’ve never seen it before

Deep Blue Sea

This cruise-ship apartment defies the usual conventions of marine interiors, and draws on architect Michael K Chen's experience creating compact, crafted spaces

Interior architect Shiro Muchiri has created a gallery and event space in a Marylebone townhouse with a particular mission – to design and show work that melds contemporary design with traditional craft

London Craft Week 2020 Preview

Rescheduled from May, this 11-day event sees makers show their mettle across the capital. Take in the highlights here

Kinetic Glow

We talk shop with designer and creative powerhouse, Michael Anastassiades

Åben Q&A

Brit David Harrigan founded online design collective Åben in Stockholm in 2019 to nurture the next generation of Nordic talent. Here’s how he’s challenging "blandinavia" and promoting an alternative narrative of the region’s design

Solid Construction

A highlight of London Design Festival 2020, American Hardwood Export Council and Benchmark Furniture have opened ‘Connected’ with Design Museum – an initiative that explores an age-old material

London Design Festival 2020 Preview

Slimmed down but still a creative force, this year's LDF mixes the physical and the digital

Colour Block

In the south of France, designer Pierre Yovanovitch transformed the boutique of Villa Noailles art centre with a bold, eye-catching interior and fearless use of colour

Pearl of Amalfi

One of the hotel highlights of the Amalfi coast, a pink 12th-century palazzo, just became even more alluring thanks to its newly redecorated suites by Cristina Celestino

Respectfully Rebellious

In this composed Le Marais apartment full of street art, classic Parisian architecture is given a modern update by Sophie Dries

Three-Dimensional Thinking

What happens when a firm of graphic designers creates its own office building? Amsterdam studio Thonik found out when it translated its work into a piece of architecture

Artists & Objects Q&A

Adam Watts launched online store Artists & Objects in April, with a goal to support early-career makers in the UK. Here he talks about his own work, the joy of collaboration and why ‘slow’ craft is the future

Captured Movement

Parisian gallerist Alexandre Biaggi and designer Hervé Van der Straeten are celebrating 20 years of collaboration with an edit of new work, inspired by the Italian futurists

Free Form

Italian artist Roberto Ruspoli follows in the footsteps of Picasso, Matisse and Cocteau by reimagining the ancient art of the fresco

Natural Rhythm

We take a virtual look into the first show flat of Cadence Kings Cross, the forthcoming residential development designed by Alison Brooks Architects and Conran and Partners

Collecting Experience

They say that a remote Welsh house beside tempestuous seas helped shape their working relationship, but Barber & Osgerby’s output for the past 25 years is anything but erratic

Soul Sister

Sisters Gwendolyn and Guillane Kerschbaumer – the young design duo behind studio Atelier Areti – reflect life and emotions through their newest lighting collection, Hormè

Daniel Schofield Q&A

With several new launches rolling out over the next few months, the British designer spoke to Design Anthology UK about why simple design endures the best, working on an international scale, and the pros and cons of lockdown

Playful Business

Daytrip Studio's plush and punchy office design for a Clerkenwell media company evokes feelings of nostalgia – for an era when workplaces were never actually this good

A Delicious Evolution

One of the great modernist examples of a gesamtkunstwerk – a ‘total work of art’ – Alvar and Aino Aalto's Restaurant Savoy in Helsinki has reopened following a light-touch reworking by Studioilse

Street Smarts

A RIBA award-winning home in South London that mixes the familiar features of the Victorian terrace with a contemporary approach

The Good Fight

A survey of how art and protest intersect, from the 16th century up to the present day

Step Change

In this three-storey London family flat by Michaelis Boyd, a floating staircase sets the tone for an array of inspiring quirks and design touches

Beach Rose

Kalon’s first furniture collection in two years is an ode to reflection, escapism and sustainable living

Offsite Online

Offsite, Sight Unseen's annual design event in New York, has pivoted to become a digital-only experience this year, with some specially commissioned renders adding a hyper-real touch

House of Sella

Sella Concept’s North London studio is more than a workspace, it's a snapshot of the design duo's journey

Tracing the Line

From vases that come with their own accessories to linear chairs, French designers Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec's latest output is rooted in draughtsmanship

Bold As Brass

This refurbished west London home is a shining example of Astridge Szczepaniak’s collaborative talents

In the Pink

Villa Serralves is a homage to Art Deco style – and the vision of its single-minded creator

Urban Bolthole

On the banks of the River Thames, Locke’s latest aparthotel mixes London grit with home comforts

Design in the time of Covid-19

How has the design industry adapted to lockdown life? When this is all over, what lessons and innovations will we take forward and what will we leave behind?

Tailored Fit

Interior design studio Frank & Faber delivers thoughtful spaces with a distinct identity, from boutique hotel Number One Bruton to private homes

Products Of Our Time

Can personal care brands really be carbon neutral while maintaining efficacy and looks appeal?

Crisp and Dry

British satirist David Shrigley applies his keen observations as champagne house Ruinart’s artist of the year

Personal Expression

Finkernagel Ross' maisonette for a boutique developer focuses on life's pleasures: light, art and comfort

Native Tongue

Discover first hand the secrets to Scandinavian living, with a new initiative that pairs design-centric stays with a personalised roster of activities, from whisky tasting to workshop visits

Too Perfect

Inside The Future Perfect's retail experience, where gallery-quality design is presented in a homely environment – albeit a home with outstanding architectural credentials

Waste Product

New French brand Noma Editions aims to bring engineered waste to the high-end furniture market

Palladian Pop-up

Swedish gallery Modernity's temporary occupation of a Georgian mansion brings the best 20th-century Scandinavian design to W1

A Fine Form

Brussels-based gallery MANIERA explores an architect's approach to design with new furniture by Indian practice Studio Mumbai

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