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  • Bad Roman Beverly Hills by GRT Architects

    "Exuberant" tiled facade fronts Bad Roman Beverly Hills by GRT Architects

    Brooklyn studio GRT Architects has completed a second location for maximalist restaurant Bad Roman, creating an "evolution" of the New York original in Beverly Hills. More about "Exuberant" tiled facade fronts Bad Roman Beverly Hills by GRT Architects

    Dan Howarth | 29 May 2026 | Leave a comment
  • Colour-drenched Poznań apartment highlights "powerful and poetic" Polish design scene

    Wrocław-based COI Studio chose swathes of vividly-coloured wood, velvet and silk to create this "sculptural, sensual, slightly surreal" apartment in Poznań, Poland. More about Colour-drenched Poznań apartment highlights "powerful and poetic" Polish design scene

    Jane Englefield | 19 January 2026 | Leave a comment
  • PoMo exterior

    India Mahdavi completes first museum project in Norway

    Iranian-French architect India Mahdavi has put her characteristic maximalist spin on PoMo, a contemporary art museum in Trondheim, Norway, with a salmon-pink gift shop and a mandarin-hued staircase. More about India Mahdavi completes first museum project in Norway

    Jane Englefield | 18 February 2025 | Leave a comment
  • Et Hjem/Chez Soi at Musée d'Orsay

    Kirsten Visdal explores the maximalist side of Norwegian design at Musée d'Orsay

    Designer and curator Kirsten Visdal has filled a former smoking room at the Musée d'Orsay in Paris with Norwegian furniture, objects and sculptures. More about Kirsten Visdal explores the maximalist side of Norwegian design at Musée d'Orsay

    Amy Frearson | 6 January 2025 | Leave a comment
  • Self-designed home and studio by Masquespacio

    Masquespacio founders create home and office where "everything revolves around play"

    The founders of Spanish studio Masquespacio have transformed a traditional Valencian farmhouse into their self-designed home and studio, with maximalist interiors that nod to the Memphis movement. More about Masquespacio founders create home and office where "everything revolves around play"

    Jane Englefield | 8 May 2024 | Leave a comment
  • Casa Ornella

    Maria Vittoria Paggini gives her home "porno-chic" makeover for Milan design week

    Designer Maria Vittoria Paggini has used colourful wallpaper and murals depicting nude bodies concealed behind peepholes to transform her home for Milan design week. More about Maria Vittoria Paggini gives her home "porno-chic" makeover for Milan design week

    Jane Englefield | 15 April 2024 | Leave a comment
  • Method Architecture studio space

    Method Architecture outfits its Houston office with vibrant mural

    Texas studio Method Architecture has completed an office for itself in Houston with maximalist design, vibrant colours and a mural at its centre. More about Method Architecture outfits its Houston office with vibrant mural

    Kate Mazade | 4 January 2024 | Leave a comment
  • Living room of Palm Beach house in Sydney by YSG

    YSG draws on beach clubs of Ibiza and Cancun for redesign of Sydney coastal home

    Australian interiors studio YSG has updated a holiday home in Sydney's Palm Beach suburb, layering it with a maximalist mix of colours, patterns and textures. More about YSG draws on beach clubs of Ibiza and Cancun for redesign of Sydney coastal home

    Kate Jacobs | 14 June 2023 | Leave a comment
  • Ember Locke hotel in Kensington by Atelier Ochre and House of Dré

    Ember Locke hotel channels Kensington's decadent heyday

    Warm saturated colours and maximalist touches are combined inside Locke Hotels' latest outpost in west London, designed by local studios Atelier Ochre and House of Dré. More about Ember Locke hotel channels Kensington's decadent heyday

    Kate Jacobs | 12 May 2023 | Leave a comment
  • Tacchini Flock project by Formafantasma

    Six key trends from Milan design week 2023

    As the most important design event of the year has come to a close, we look back at the biggest industry trends from Milan design week 2023, including everything from maximalism to algorithmic design. More about Six key trends from Milan design week 2023

    Jennifer Hahn | 26 April 2023 | Leave a comment
  • British designer John Pawson

    Curtains for minimalism as John Pawson goes maximalist

    Minimalist British designer John Pawson has ditched his pared-back aesthetic in favour of full-blown maximalism, Dezeen understands. More about Curtains for minimalism as John Pawson goes maximalist

    Nat Barker | 1 April 2023 | Leave a comment
  • V&A acquires Mae West Lips sofa

    "Maximalism is a manifestation of a desire for a different world"

    A return to the frivolous aesthetics of the British Empire tells us that all is not right in the world, writes Samuel Johnson-Schlee, author of the book Living Rooms. More about "Maximalism is a manifestation of a desire for a different world"

    Samuel Johnson-Schlee | 21 October 2022 | Leave a comment
  • Maximalist interior of Hotel Les Deux Gares

    Ten maximalist interiors that are saturated with colours and patterns

    Clashing colours, statement furnishings and mismatched patterns feature in this lookbook, which rounds up ten flamboyant interiors that embody the maximalist aesthetic. More about Ten maximalist interiors that are saturated with colours and patterns

    Lizzie Crook | 1 October 2022 | Leave a comment
  • Brown armchairs in front of white and yellow painted wall with Dutch master replicas nin VIP centre of Schiphol airport, designed by Marcel Wanders

    Marcel Wanders draws on Dutch history for overhaul of Schiphol airport lounge

    References to Dutch culture and history are woven throughout the VIP centre of Amsterdam's Schiphol airport, which has undergone a maximalist revamp by designer Marcel Wanders. More about Marcel Wanders draws on Dutch history for overhaul of Schiphol airport lounge

    Natasha Levy | 21 March 2022 | Leave a comment
  • Furniture collection by Messgewand

    Messgewand makes maximalist furniture from waste and found objects

    Designers Romain Coppin and Alexis Bondoux, who collaborate as Messgewand, have created a maximalist collection of furniture made from collages of found objects. More about Messgewand makes maximalist furniture from waste and found objects

    Alyn Griffiths | 12 March 2020 | Leave a comment
  • Maximalism book Claire Bingham

    Five designers who show that maximalism is back in fashion

    From millennial pink bathrooms to totems in clashing multi-colours, maximalist design is on the rise, says Claire Bingham, author of More is More. Here she picks out five contemporary designers piling on the pattern. More about Five designers who show that maximalism is back in fashion

    Augusta Pownall | 18 September 2019 | Leave a comment
  • Bob Bob Cité restaurant

    "Ultra-camp meets ultra-luxury" in London's Bob Bob Cité restaurant

    Eight miles of mirror-polished steel trim creates a glistening finish inside Bob Bob Cité, a maximalist French restaurant in the City of London designed by BradyWilliams. More about "Ultra-camp meets ultra-luxury" in London's Bob Bob Cité restaurant

    Sabina Sohail | 9 August 2019 | Leave a comment
  • Studio Job opts for maximalism inside new Antwerp headquarters

    Paint-splattered surfaces, spaghetti-print bed sheets and maximalist wall art all feature in Studio Job's new base in Antwerp, Belgium, in a design that founder Job Smeets describes as being "like a visual assault". More about Studio Job opts for maximalism inside new Antwerp headquarters

    Natasha Levy | 16 August 2018 | Leave a comment
  • IKEA swaps minimalism for maximalism in latest accessories collection

    IKEA swaps minimalism for maximalism with accessories designed by Per B Sundberg

    Skull-shaped vases and horse candleholders feature in a maximalist collection of accessories designed for IKEA by Swedish ceramic and glass artist Per B Sundberg. More about IKEA swaps minimalism for maximalism with accessories designed by Per B Sundberg

    Ali Morris | 11 June 2018 | Leave a comment

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