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Siete’s astronomical aesthetic is all about sculpture and space

Design Wanted

Last year, they merged to form Siete, which in Spanish means seven, a name they chose because of its symbolic value. It is also aesthetically pleasing, says Fernandez, “[It] is like a sculpture, it is attractive, simple, dynamic and balanced.”. Mexico is a place full of contrast, elements and culture.

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Interiors inspiration: Design Week’s pick of “theatrical” spaces

Design Week

The resulting space borrows ideas from both hospitality and work interiors, as the team sought to balance “function and atmosphere” Adaptable seating was key, the studio explains. These are spaces that “often seem tiny, but have a surprising capacity thanks to clever seating,” the studio says.

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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. Photo credit: The Gantry Tree Bar, by Icrave.

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Gentle Monster opens HAUS SHANGHAI

Retail Focus

Gentle Monster has launched the latest HAUS project, a new vision of “Future Retail” that defies stereotypical notions of commercial space. In addition, various forms of collaged media art and aesthetic furniture provide a distinct F&B experience. HAUS SHANGHAI provides more than a commercial experience.

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Reflecting pool centres XC273 fashion boutique in former Shanghai towel factory

Dezeen

Set across three floors, the XC273 retail space houses designer showrooms and pop-ups alongside a small cafe, as well as providing spaces for temporary exhibitions and events. The building is organised around three voids, which now form the basis of the store's circulation routes.

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WGNB creates minimal monochrome SVRN store in Chicago

Dezeen

The space for lifestyle brand SVRN is intended to highlight the products for sale as artworks and ideas, rather than simply as garments. A muted, monochrome selection of materials creates a serene atmosphere in both of the spaces, while the architectural elements dictate purposeful paths that connect them.

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DixonBaxi’s branding for Canada Water aims to make it London’s “new town centre”

Design Week

The Canada Water Masterplan hopes to make an “active, positive, long-term contribution” to locals’ lives, by building and introducing more homes, shops, office space and public spaces and facilities to the 53-acre area. This meant the place branding for the area needed to capable of evolving with the area, she adds.

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