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Neri&Hu creates "wooden hut" and "cave-dwelling" interiors for Shanghai stores

Dezeen

Chinese studio Neri&Hu has completed two retail spaces for Shanghai fabric and fashion company Jisifang, using wood and concrete to evoke "a more primitive state of being". In contrast, Neri&Hu created a cave-like shelter made of concrete for the 200-square-metre Woven Moonlight.

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Wood Tops Add Warmth and Beauty to a Wide Range of Spaces

Elmwood Timber

With many great applications from residential homes to commercial spaces, wooden tops are a lasting choice. Adding wooden counters or an island top can be an attractive way to not only enhance the design style but can also add valuable counter space for its inhabitants.

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Interiors inspiration: Design Week’s pick of spaces using natural materials

Design Week

Lake Ontario has informed the material palette – reclaimed timber, native plants, board-formed concrete and local marble all feature throughout the space. 1 Kitchen fuses modernity with vintage, according to the studio, with a conservatory-like space and vaulted ceiling. A living green wall provides a sustainable focal point.

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RMJM Dubai x Masdar City: Innovation Hub has been successfully completed

Design Middleeast

The building includes a dedicated lobby, a separate R&D service entrance and a parking area of 127 spaces. The lighting strategy emphasizes both functionality and aesthetics, ensuring adequate illumination while accentuating the textures and contrasts of surfaces and materials.

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Mooradian Studio sprays London boutique interior with recycled newspaper pulp

Dezeen

Architecture office Mooradian Studio used spray-on paper pulp to create a bumpy texture across the walls and ceilings of north London menswear store Natalino. This lends the space a feeling of cohesion in addition to providing the desired tactility. "I

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

Dezeen

The entry program features wall with a rough texture "Upon entering, you find yourself in our version of a modernist grotto," said Apparatus. This surface treatment has a reflective quality meant to contrast the first space. After the grounding of the first space, this functions as a release."

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Interiors inspiration: Design Week’s pick of nature inspired spaces

Design Week

New York native Ruby Kean has designed a space for Jenki, one of London’s first-ever dedicated matcha bars. Combined together with the traditional Japanese seating, the hope is that Jenki can provide a communal space for patrons to enjoy the drink. Jenki Matcha Bar, by Ruby Kean. Khai Khai restaurant, by Run for the Hills.

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