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1 Apr ’13

Iconic Café Artcurial In Paris Revamped By Charles Zana

Filed under: Interiors,Restaurants — Tags: Cafe artcurial, cafe design, champs elysee, charles zana, iconic cafe, Interiors, paris cafe — Sahar @ 11:34 am

During the winter season, the famous Café Artcurial got a revamp by interior designer Charles Zana. The most interesting features of this café are the skylight flooding the space with daylight and the lovely lighting fixtures acting like floating bubbles. The bold patterns on the walls portray a certain evolution in the design concept yet maintaining the historical background. The restaurant offers a menu with specialties and wines from every Italian province, particularly from Piedmont, all served under a glass roof, allowing a view of the elegant private garden.

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28 Mar ’13

Store Design in Milan By Fabio Novembre | Retail Design

Filed under: Famous Designers,Interiors — Tags: 2013 retail design, fabio novembre, interior design, Milan shop design, novembre, shop interior, store design, who's who milan — Sahar @ 5:28 pm

Fabio Novembre, the designer behind one of the most famous chairs, Nemo for Driade, designed the new Who’s Who store in Milan. The design was mainly based on body silhouettes, a subject very dear to Novembre and has been the basis for most of the products and interiors he has designed. The monochromatic interior emphasized the gigantic silhouettes yet allowed the clothes to appear prominent through their vibrant colors. The space is marvelous, the details are so intricate and beautiful. Check out the remaining photos.

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11 Mar ’13

Charming Hotel Wiesergut In Austria | Hotel design

Filed under: Architecture,Interiors — Tags: architecture, charming hotel, Gogl Architekten, hospitaliy, hotel design, interiordesign 2012, Interiors, rustic interiors, wiesergut hotel austria, wood hotels — Sahar @ 8:30 am

This beautiful hotel is located in Austria, designed by Gogl Architekten has to be one of the most charming hotels I have ever come across. I loved the use of stone, matt steel, and raw wood. The combination is just amazing creating a beautiful rustic balance. Many of the items were custom made by the architects for the project. I will leave you with these beautiful photos that speak for themselves. Project was realized in 2012.

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9 Mar ’13

Changsha Meixihu International Culture and Art Center By Zaha Hadid Architects

Filed under: Architecture,Famous Designers — Tags: architecture, art center, Changsha, changsha meixihu museum, china, culture center, museum design, Zaha Hadid — Sahar @ 9:00 am

At 115,000 sq.m in Changsha, China, The International Culture & Arts Centre embodies a unique variety of civic nodes and spaces: A Grand Theatre, a Contemporary Art Museum, a Multipurpose Hall and supporting facilities. The central plaza is generated by the relative position of these separate buildings and offers a strong urban experience whereby the flow of pedestrian visitors that come from all sides of the site intersect and meet. In parallel it also stretches outwards to the neighboring streets with unfettered and phenomenal views across Meixi lake with access towards Festival Island.

The Grand Theatre is the focal point of the Changsha International Culture & Arts Centre. It is the largest performance venue in the city with a total capacity of 1800 seats. Designed to host world-standard performances the building contains will contain all the necessary front of house functions, such as lobbies, cloakrooms, bars, restaurants, and VIP hospitality, as well as the required ancillary functions, such as administration, rehearsal rooms, backstage logistics, dressing and make-up rooms, and wardrobe.

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2 Mar ’13

As Aperitivo bar By Nika Zupanc | Restaurant Design

Filed under: Designer Interiors,Interiors,Restaurants — Tags: as aperitivo bar, hospitality, interior design, jaime hayon, magis, maxalto, moooi, Moroso, Nika zupanc, Restaurant design, slovania — Sahar @ 9:00 am

A designer who hasn't been in the spotlight for her interior works because this is her first is non other than Nika Zupanc who is well known for her product designs never the less for top brands such as Moroso and Moooi. I found out about her work back in 2010 when I posted about her feminine range of furniture.

The first think that attracted me in this project was the beautiful chair, I know it's not a new design but something about it reminds me of the elegance of the Harry Bertoia chair but with a more updated twist to the legs since it was designed in 2010 by Jaime Hayon for Magis. The cherry pendants were designed by Nika herself in 2009. The other details however, such as the sinks, were custom made for this project.

I am not usually a fan of strong colors such as black and red together, but here they work magically together. The rippling feminine details of the furniture are mellowed down by the strong black and red. This project is just beautiful.

Enjoy the photos and details below.

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27 Feb ’13

Black And White Apartment In Moscow | Interiors

Filed under: Interiors — Tags: apartment design, black and white apartment, Boris Uborevich-Borovsky, interior design, Interiors, monochromatic, moscow, studio design — Sahar @ 8:30 am

If I were to live in a ” single's” apartment, it would look exactly like this one designed by Boris Uborevich-Borovsky, Irina Selezneva, Oksana Lobanova, and Aleksey Antonov. It is 140 sq.m and located in Moscow. What I loved about it is the lovely application of a monochromatic palette, giving the space an illusion of being larger and very bright. The use of some of my favorite B&B Italia pieces such as the Papilio armchair in the bedroom and the Tufty composition sofa shown here in black. Also used in the apartment is a parquet flooring & Antonio Lupi bathroom fixtures.

This is proof that simplicity can be beautiful when well applied.

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