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EBBA references modernist architecture at WatchHouse coffee shop

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Architecture studio EBBA has completed a store for coffee brand WatchHouse that draws on modernist design to provide a calming environment in the heart of the City of London. Wooden seating is provided in an adjacent atrium Elements of the shop's design are informed by European modernist architecture.

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Moroni Ciovini and Ana Montero expose textured concrete walls in Buenos Aires shop

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Local architecture studio Moroni Ciovini and designer Ana Montero have preserved the exposed layers of concrete wall for this bookstore and café in Buenos Aires. At just 247 square feet (23 square metres), Medio Pan cafe is just large enough to fit seating, a bar and bookshelves, which are located at the back and front of the store.

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Odami creates textured minty interior for Aesop Palisades Village store

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In the center of the store are stainless steel sinks for testing the brand's products "Aesop Palisades Village takes inspiration from its natural surroundings, as well as the area's vernacular architecture, where local buildings are delicately perched within a cascading landscape of lush ridges and valleys," said Odami.

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Apparatus updates Los Angeles showroom to include a “modernist grotto”

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The entry program features wall with a rough texture "Upon entering, you find yourself in our version of a modernist grotto," said Apparatus. It has an installation featuring multiple of Appratatus' iconic Cloud chandeliers that give the space an airiness when contrasted with the earthy textures of the first.

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Renowned Savile Row menswear brand unveils ‘The House of Richard James’

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David Thomas said, “I felt strongly about respecting the building’s exterior architecture – the only all white building on Clifford Street – and bringing back the interior to its former glory. Restoring the original details, whilst adding elements of modernity through the DTD-designed cabinetry and soft furnishings.”

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Surface Design Show preview 2022

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Chaired by architectural critic and correspondent Aidan Walker, the session will gather together a group of articulate influencers to select and discuss some of the outstanding submissions from the 2022 Surface Design Awards.

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More on the Floor

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T HE FLOORING INDUSTRY continues to evolve and innovate as product developments push boundaries in fiber and materials technology, design, texture and pattern – for both hard and soft surfaces. porcelain tile is specifically designed to repeat for a continuous pattern and rated for high traffic areas. The 12-by-24-in.

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