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Retro design

  • Traditional Hong Kong diners inform interior of Bao Express in Paris

    Design studio Atelieramo has completed a retro interior for a Chinese restaurant in Paris, featuring celadon-green walls and curvaceous wooden booths modelled on those found in Hong Kong diners from the 1970s. More

    Alyn Griffiths | 14 February 2023 | Leave a comment
  • Domhnall Nolan designs modular sex furniture for "any kind of person"

    Irish designer Domhnall Nolan has created the Play Pieces range of modular sex furniture that takes cues from retro gym equipment and aims to be gender-inclusive. More

    Jane Englefield | 1 February 2023 | Leave a comment
  • Ten colourful and comfortable 1970s-style interiors

    Featuring wood-panelled walls, plushy seating and soft fabrics juxtaposed with glossy finishes, this lookbook collects 10 interiors that recall the 1970s. More

    Nat Barker | 18 December 2022 | Leave a comment
  • Life House transforms motor lodge in the Berkshires into hotel

    A former motel in rural Massachusetts has been transformed by American hospitality brand Life House into a hotel decorated with objects influenced by 1970s hospitality. More

    James Brillon | 24 October 2022 | Leave a comment
  • Eight retro electric cars that are informed by motoring heritage

    Electric vehicles have entered the mainstream, but while some manufacturers are developing futuristic concepts, others are looking to the past for their designs. Here is a roundup of eight electric cars with a retro design. More

    Nat Barker | 9 August 2022 | Leave a comment
  • Superette models playful cannabis dispensary on Italian deli

    Green and beige chequerboard flooring, deli props and tomato red hues feature in this marijuana dispensary in Toronto, designed by Superette's in-house design team. More

    Alice Finney | 15 April 2022 | Leave a comment
  • Rawan Muqaddas designs Sloane Street Deli to be a "classic neighbourhood spot"

    Green tiles and bentwood chairs feature inside this deli and restaurant in central London, which design studio Rawan Muqaddas has renovated to complement its local surroundings. More

    Alice Finney | 30 March 2022 | Leave a comment
  • Masquespacio puts colourful spin on traditional Italian restaurant concept

    Colourful marble accents and looming arches characterise this restaurant by Spanish studio Masquespacio, which takes cues from traditional Italian eateries. More

    Jane Englefield | 10 March 2022 | Leave a comment
  • Ten eateries with nostalgic retro interiors

    A decadent 1920s-style restaurant and a pastel-hued cafe informed by the playful symmetry of Wes Anderson movies are included in our latest lookbook, which collects ten eateries featuring retro design. More

    Jane Englefield | 5 February 2022 | Leave a comment
  • AIM Architecture takes cues from 1970s offices for Hangzhou cosmetics store

    Shanghai studio AIM Architecture has transformed the second floor of a business park in Hangzhou, China, into a store that resembles a 1970s office for cosmetics brand Harmay. More

    Alice Finney | 25 January 2022 | Leave a comment
  • Glossier's Los Angeles store takes cues from Hollywood studios

    Oversized signage, large props and pink hues feature in Glossier's new location in Los Angeles, designed by the beauty brand's in-house team. More

    Jenna McKnight | 6 December 2021 | Leave a comment
  • Eight stylish green bathrooms with a retro feel

    Our latest lookbook features eight bathrooms from Dezeen's archive where green paint, tiles and wallpaper have been used to create a stylish retro look. More

    Jane Englefield | 28 November 2021 | Leave a comment
  • Superette cannabis dispensary in Toronto resembles a retro grocery store

    Bold graphics and a checkerboard floor feature in a marijuana shop by Superette in Toronto, which was created by the brand's in-house team in collaboration with Canadian designer Emily Robin. More

    Jenna McKnight | 16 October 2021 | Leave a comment
  • Liang Architecture Studio creates retrofuturistic boutique in Hangzhou

    Grand steel and micro-cement structures, celestial lighting and symmetrical layouts add a sense of ceremony to the shopping experience within this clothing boutique in Hangzhou, China by Liang Architecture Studio. More

    Ali Morris | 24 August 2021 | Leave a comment
  • Lizée-Hugot uses leather and tubular steel to channel the 1970s in Parisian eatery

    Materials typical of a classic Parisian brasserie such as wood, marble and a lacquered ceiling are teamed with tubular steel furniture reminiscent of the 1970s in the Abstinence restaurant. More

    Ali Morris | 28 July 2021 | Leave a comment
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    Sarah Coleman puts a psychedelic twist on the brand's logo at the Fendi Caffe

    Artist Sarah Coleman has added a psychedelic twist to Fendi's distinctive double-F logo for a pop-up cafe she designed for the brand in the Miami Design District. More

    Jane Englefield | 12 July 2021 | Leave a comment
  • Duyi Han creates retro renderings of Italian design objects for virtual exhibition

    Artist and designer Duyi Han has produced a series of renderings featuring objects by 41 seminal Italian designers such as Ettore Sottsass and Enzo Mari displayed in 3D environments borrowed from popular culture. More

    Jane Englefield | 25 March 2021 | Leave a comment
  • Qali hair salon by Studio Roslyn is "the lovechild of art deco and Cyndi Lauper"

    Canadian interiors office Studio Roslyn has created a Vancouver hair salon designed to invoke the mood of 1980s Miami, complete with candy-coloured furniture and nostalgic art deco features. More

    Jane Englefield | 24 March 2021 | Leave a comment
  • Ménard Dworkind creates retro coffee bar in downtown Montreal

    Canadian studio Ménard Dworkind has unveiled a retro-themed coffee bar featuring Rubik's Cube mirrors and a floor tiled to look like checkerboard Vans shoes. More

    Jane Englefield | 14 January 2021 | Leave a comment
  • Rebrand takes Burger King back to "when it looked at its best" says designer

    Burger King's first rebrand in 20 years focuses on the American fast-food restaurant's food and its past says its designer Lisa Smith, executive creative director at Jones Knowles Ritchie. More

    Tom Ravenscroft | 12 January 2021 | Leave a comment
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    Ma Yansong installation

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    Arched London townhouses

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    Energy-saving Barcelona flat

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    Energy-saving Barcelona flat

  • Concrete columns, Ceramic Art Avenue Taoxichuan by David Chipperfield Architects

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    Chipperfield's work "bland"

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    Chipperfield's work "bland"

  • A pavilion by Shahed Saleem

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    Mosque pavilion

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    Mosque pavilion

  • Exterior of a one-storey open-plan home with glazed walls overlooking the sea

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    Chilean beach house

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    Chilean beach house

  • Black and white photo of a brutalist residential and commercial building complex with blocks aligned at different angles

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    Parisian brutalist buildings

    Architecture


    Parisian brutalist buildings

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    Tbilisi hotel

    Interiors


    Tbilisi hotel

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    Modular building system

    Architecture


    Modular building system

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