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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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Siete’s astronomical aesthetic is all about sculpture and space

Design Wanted

It is also aesthetically pleasing, says Fernandez, “[It] is like a sculpture, it is attractive, simple, dynamic and balanced.”. A contrasting touch-sensitive, stainless steel switch connects the two elements which “ represents the human relationship between Earth and space,” says Fernandez.

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Bottega Veneta creative director Matthieu Blazy combines glass bricks and walnut for first store

Dezeen

The same wood was used in transitional spaces for a spiral staircase , curved corridor and for statement details like a display table and wooden columns. Wool carpets and mirrored clothes rails complete the interior scheme for the open-plan space.

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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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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. Tenacious yet pliant art pieces cut through the centre, forcing an unexpected flow of traffic inside the space. HAUS SHANGHAI provides more than a commercial experience.

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Spacon & X designs "hyper-eclectic" showroom for car dealer Lynk & Co

Dezeen

The studio aimed for the 400-square-metre space to have more of an impact than the cars on show. The Lynk & Co showroom contains a variety of materials Once inside, customers are met by an unusual, cave-like space. The cave space is made of multiple plys of laser-cut sheets of cardboard," Pedersen said. "The

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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.