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Alex Cochrane Architects designs shops to "embrace the elegant proportions" of National Portrait Gallery

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We repeated the shape of these soaring arches around the room creating a rhythm so all the arches, both old and new, became of a singular and familiar language," Cochrane said. They have a roughness, a texture that compares well with our metallic finishes." We love how they are framed in the arches," said Cochrane.

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Takuto Ohta’s Deku is a playful, modular furniture set

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Ohta’s Deku collection addresses this trend, if not with a strikingly artistic interpretation. . I don’t think about what I’m making, I feel the laws of physics in the freedom and inconvenience of combination, and I see the forest with the smell and texture of trees,” says the designer. © Takuto Ohta.

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Forte Forte's first US store features golden changing rooms and balancing stones

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Inside, a bright white ceiling is lit at the edges casting light on the textured walls, which create a neutral backdrop for Vattilana's minimal but eclectic designs. Back-lit, circular openings throw light on the boutique, which, according to the designer, also take cues from an existing artist.

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