Furniture

Ten highlights from Design Doha exhibition Arab Design Now

February 28, 2024 Jane Englefield 0

A disaster-proof chandelier from Lebanon and a towering sand dune-style stone installation feature in Arab Design Now, the main exhibition at the inaugural Design Doha biennial. Arab Design Now was curated by Rana Beiruti to capture the spirit of contemporary design across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), the curator told Dezeen ahead of

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Folkform installs The Museum of Masonite at Stockholm Furniture Fair

February 9, 2024 Amy Frearson 0

Swedish design duo Folkform has presented a series of furniture pieces made using Masonite hardboard sourced from a factory that closed down over a decade ago. On show at Stockholm Furniture Fair, The Museum of Masonite centres around a patented type of engineered wood board that is made by steam-cooking and pressure-moulding wood fibres. Folkform

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Karimoku Case lines minimalist Tokyo apartment with local wood

February 6, 2024 Starr Charles 0

Japanese brand Karimoku Case has redesigned an apartment on a hilltop in Tokyo, using wood and a neutral colour palette to create a “calm and serene atmosphere”. Named Azabu Hills Residence, the project was designed by Karimoku Case – a studio developed by Karimoku Furniture in collaboration with design studios Keiji Ashizawa and Norm Architects. The

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Moooi furnishings “tell a different story on every floor” of Art Legacy Hotel says Rebelo de Andrade

January 31, 2024 Calum Lindsay 0

Father and son architect duo Luís and Tiago Rebelo de Andrade explain how they furnished Lisbon’s Art Legacy Hotel entirely with Moooi products in this video produced by Dezeen for the Dutch furniture brand. Lisbon practice Rebelo De Andrade designed the interiors of the five star Art Legacy Hotel, located in the Baixa-Chiado district in

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Eight living rooms where vintage furniture adds an “unknown history”

January 27, 2024 Cajsa Carlson 0

Our latest lookbook features living rooms where vintage furniture and accessories add interest to contemporary interiors, including a concrete apartment in São Paulo and a home in the BBC’s former London headquarters. Vintage furniture can create cosy interiors and add a sense of timeless style to both modern new builds and historic homes. Whether it’s

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San Francisco exhibition features “off-center” Bay Area furniture design

January 23, 2024 Ellen Eberhardt 0

Stools from local designer Caleb Ferris and design firm Prowl Studio were among the works displayed at a San Francisco exhibition centred around contemporary Bay Area design. The Works in Progress show displayed stools, chairs and other furniture from local designers to highlight the diversity in methods and backgrounds of an evolving Bay Area design

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Eight interiors where burl wood provides natural texture

January 21, 2024 Jennifer Hahn 0

This week’s lookbook rounds up eight interiors with furnishings and surfaces finished in burl-wood veneer, allowing its swirly, psychedelic graining to serve a decorative function. Burl wood is a rare and expensive wood, often only available in thin sheets of veneer. That’s because it is derived from the knobbly outgrowths of tree trunks and branches

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Space Projects creates Amsterdam store with thatched hut for Polspotten

December 28, 2023 Jane Englefield 0

A curvilinear thatched hut has been paired with terracotta-hued tiles at the Amsterdam store for homeware brand Polspotten, which was designed by local studio Space Projects. The studio created the store to straddle a shop and an office for Polspotten, a furniture and home accessories brand headquartered in the Dutch capital. Characterised by bold angles and

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Video reveals Michael Hsu’s organic approach to interiors of Austin high-rise

December 8, 2023 Sonia Singh 0

Texas studio Michael Hsu Office of Architecture has designed the common areas for a 50-storey residential high-rise building in Austin, as shown in this exclusive video captured by Dezeen. Called 44 East, the building is located east of downtown Austin in the Rainey Street Historic district. The firm designed the interiors of the building’s common

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41 Corner Desks for a Streamlined Workspace Layout

November 7, 2023 HD Staff 0

A corner desk is sensible solution for anyone who needs to pack as much productivity as possible into the smallest footprint. In this post, we’ve collected our favorite corner desks from across the web so that you can find the perfect fit for your space – large or small. This post spans from super simple […]