Making it as a designer is tough. For our Performance Review series, Dezeen asked 12 successful designers to explain candidly how they got their break, …
Twelve top designers tell us how they made it
“Trump and good design go together like oil and water” says commenter
In this week’s comments update, readers are discussing an interview with Joe Gebbia in which he suggested that the creation of a National Design Studio …
L Architects uses double-bullnose bricks to create flat that “plants would enjoy”
Double-bullnose brick referencing the older parks of Singapore informed the renovation of In a Park, a flat redesigned by architecture studio L Architects. Located in …
Jillian Dinkel turns arts and crafts home into “dynamic entertainer’s retreat”
Interior designer Jillian Dinkel has transformed an arts and crafts house in Sydney, Australia, into a dedicated space for entertaining that combines traditional details with …
Shibanee & Kamal Architects design green-roofed housing community in Texas
Architects Shibanee Sagar and Aadi Sagar explain how they introduced green-roofed suburban housing to foster daily contact with nature in this Texas community, as shown …
Studio Aluc turns 100-year old Kyoto townhouse into hotel
Japanese design firm Studio Aluc “deliberately retained traces of past craftsmanship” to transform a historic machiya residence into a short-stay hotel in Kyoto. Named Nazuna …
Ste Marie designs trio of atmospheric hospitality venues in Edmonton
Canadian studio Ste Marie has created three interconnected yet distinct hospitality venues at the base of a residential tower in Edmonton, Alberta. The Va Caffè …
StudioTamat revamps 1960s villa in Italy’s Castelli Romani
Rome-based StudioTamat has designed eclectic interiors for an Italian villa, blending modernist influences with floral wallpapers and playful shapes. The 1960s villa is set in …
L/O designs Osaka shop to “celebrate artistry and utility” of Japanese knives
A traditional Japanese cladding method informed the overlapping wooden panels used to display knives at Tojiro Knife Gallery in Osaka, Japan, designed by creative agency …
Seven bathrooms with contrasting materials that reject uniformity
This lookbook compiles bathrooms with unlikely textural, material and colour combinations, creating dramatic schemes in rooms renowned for sterility. The bathroom’s rigid function as a …