The Grade II-listed BAFTA headquarters in London‘s Picadilly have received an overhaul from local studio Benedetti Architects, who raised the roof to squeeze in a new top floor while unifying its disparate interiors. Constructed in 1883, the building originally served…
London-based studio EBBA Architects has channelled the environmental ethos of fashion rental platform Rotaro for its pop-up boutique at department store Liberty. The project aimed to show that beautiful and interesting spaces can be created for temporary use, while still…
Fashion brand Loewe has opened a store in Osaka that, for the first time, is specifically dedicated to the repair and preservation of its leather goods. The opening of Loewe ReCraft continues the “obsessive focus” that the brand has had on…
Rental website Airbnb has unveiled Barbie‘s Malibu Dreamhouse, an all-pink California mansion with an outdoor disco, infinity pool and Western-themed bedroom. Located on the oceanfront in western Malibu, California, the lifesize dollhouse is being rented out by the Barbie’s partner…
Interiors studio Atelier Caracas has brought industrial influences and offbeat materials into this apartment in Caracas, designed around the restrictions posed by Venezuela‘s recent political and economic crisis. Set in the capital’s Campo Alegre district, Apartamento N.1 belongs to a…
Dog-friendly private members’ club George in London has been refurbished by restaurateur Richard Caring with David Hockney murals and Mayfair’s largest dining terrace. The revamped club was designed to be dog-friendly throughout as well as displaying a large collection of dog-related…
Design firm Studio Kiki has created warmly-lit interiors for an Italian restaurant in London to mimic the decadent but familial atmosphere of a 1980s Italo-American trattoria. Located on Marylebone High Street, Carlotta is the latest project by the Big Mamma…
Brooklyn studio GRT Architects has designed an Italian restaurant in New York City where a visual cacophony of colour, pattern and materials combine for a maximalist aesthetic. Bad Roman is the latest venture from the hospitality group Quality Branded, for…
Statement wardrobes with red-leather doors and bright yellow shelving feature in this lookbook, which proves clothes storage does not have to be a blight on the interior. It’s not unusual for wardrobes to be pared-back and concealed in residential interiors,…
London studio Alex Cochrane Architects has created a trio of museum shops at the recently revamped National Portrait Gallery in London. Completed as part of a wider three-year refurbishment of the Victorian Grade I-listed building by Jamie Fobert Architects and Purcell, the retail…
