New York-based Selldorf Architects has unveiled the renovation and expansion of a historic Upper East Side mansion that houses The Frick Collection of art. Designed by Selldorf Architects with Beyer Blinder Belle as executive architects,… Read More »Selldorf Architects completes The Frick Collection renovation in New York
London practice ROAR Architects and design studio Nina+Co have wrapped a 1970s house in Tottenham in cork, turning a “passive facade into a community touchpoint”. Designed for Nina+Co‘s founder and her family, Nina’s House is a… Read More »ROAR Architects and Nina+Co swaddle London house with cork cladding
Traditionally reserved for cafes and restaurants, banquette seating can dramatically transform home kitchens. Our latest lookbook collects eight examples, from Australia to the Netherlands. Named after the French word for a bench, a banquette is… Read More »Eight residential kitchens enhanced by banquette seating
Architect Massimiliano Locatelli and former Prada design director Fabio Zambernardi have developed a method for “embroidering the impossible” – using hacked sewing machines to embellish wooden furniture and surfaces with metal threads. Their project was… Read More »Embroidered wooden furniture decorates Nullus Locus installation
US brand Design Within Reach has enlisted British fashion designer Paul Smith to furnish an iconic mid-century home in Palm Desert that can now be rented out by guests. Miles C Bates house, also known… Read More »DWR and Paul Smith outfit historic Wave House with striped and plaid furniture
Dezeen School Shows: a proposal for a US embassy in Tokyo, Japan, which addresses the city’s natural hazards, is among the projects by students at the University of Kansas. Also featured is a design for… Read More »US embassy in Tokyo among architectural proposals by students at the University of Kansas