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Interiors
Dezeen's A-Zdvent calendar:
Ciop Ciop by Martynas Kazimierėnas
and Paulius Vitkauskas
Students at this cooking studio in Lithuania can prepare meals at worktops with knife-shaped legs, before sitting down to eat in a dining room carpeted with fake grass. More »
Dezeen Book of Ideas: Recovery Lounge
by Priestmangoode
A hospital lounge for recovering patients is the next extract chosen by Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs from our Book of Ideas. More »
Velcro Headquarters
by Eslava&Sauras
Eslava&Sauras of Valencia has redesigned the European headquarters of Velcro in Barcelona, using the brand's handy hook-and-loop fasteners to construct flexible screens and lampshades (+ slideshow). More »
Takeo Kikuchi Shibuya by
Schemata Architects
The new Tokyo flagship store for Japanese fashion brand Takeo Kikuchi has been specifically designed by Schemata Architects to offer a richer experience than online shopping, with spaces for relaxation as well as display (+ slideshow). More »
Tube Tank TRIWA pop-up shop
by Mode:lina Architekci
Polish studio Mode:lina Architekci built a tank out of cardboard tubes to make this pop-up shop for Swedish watch brand TRIWA (+ slideshow). More »
V'ammos Restaurant
by LM Architects
Spectators at the stadium of Greek football team Olympiacos can dine overlooking the pitch at a restaurant with an undulating ceiling and a bar made from cooking pots (+ slideshow). More »
Speedshop Type One
by Torafu Architects
Japanese firm Torafu Architects renovated this auto repair shop in Tokyo to make it look as sleek as a car showroom (+ slideshow). More »
Donassy Open Atelier
by Vanja Ilić
Rubber-coated fabric is pinned to the walls and ceiling of this fashion boutique in Zagreb, Croatia. More »
Höst by Norm Architects
and Menu
Norm Architects of Denmark used industrial pendant lights, woollen blankets and reclaimed wood to create rustic Scandinavian dining rooms at Höst, a new restaurant in Copenhagen. More »
Shang Xia Beijing Store by
Kengo Kuma and Associates
A lattice of extruded aluminium sections evokes images of the brickwork in Beijing's old neighbourhoods at this luxury boutique by Kengo Kuma and Associates (+ slideshow). More »
Sotto Sotto by
HRC Design Works
Architecture and design studio HRC Design Works has transformed an ageing warehouse beside the HuangPu River in Shanghai into a leisure and shopping destination with a plant-covered cafe and a cave-like shoe store. More »
Una's Kitchen by
Nordic Bros. Design Community
Translucent polycarbonate sheets screen off the kitchen and office of this baking school in Seoul (+ slideshow). More »
Aesop Newbury Street
by William O’Brien Jr.
Cornices are commonly used to decorate the junctions between walls and ceilings, but at the new Boston shop for skin and haircare brand Aesop, cornices cover the walls and form shelves for the brand's signature brown bottles. More »
The Locker Room by
Belsize Architects
The locker room at the London School of Economics is now a village of cabinets with house-shaped profiles and bold graphics. More »