Television has infiltrated the hearts and homes of billions of people across the globe and even for those who wouldn’t consider themselves fanatics, the popularity of particular sitcoms is too hard to ignore, but what of the way viewers have infiltrated the homes of these much-loved characters? One unlikely and clearly gifted, interior designer from . . .
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Traditional French Country Home
Dream homes such as this, exist mostly within the confines of our wildest fantasies, but a real-life look inside this beautiful French country villa is provided by JJ Locations. It is possible you might have caught a glimpse of this home before as the agency is in the business of sourcing unique homes for the . . .
Google Offices in Tel Aviv, Israel
In early 2013, Google moved into its extraordinary 85,000 sq ft new digs in Electra Tower, Â Tel Aviv, Israel. Just as with the Google Dublin offices we covered recently, the Tel Aviv offices were designed by Camenzind Evolution. The 8 story high rise complex boasts panoramic views of the city while providing its employees with the . . .
Single Story Modern Cottage in Israel
This stunning cottage (visualized by Studio Aiko and designed by Orly Shrem) caught our eye and won our hearts with its open light-filled rooms, glass walls, interior glass-enclosed courtyards and comfortable mixed modern and contemporary furnishings. The color palette is one of neutrals with touches of rich earthy hues. The exterior boasts enchanting Koi ponds . . .
Four Breathtaking Greek Villas
While there are many luxurious villas in Greece with astounding seascape views, countless amenities and extraordinary architecture all promising days, weeks and months of vacationing and relaxation, we found four that we fell in love with. Villa Begonia, touted as one of the most exclusive and luxurious of the villas in the Mediterranean. Villa Eudokia, . . .
Historical Plantation Home in Paradise
Take a moment to imagine a week of waking up to a view of Half Moon Bay beyond manicured acres and fragrant floral gardens, a maid making her way across the lawn from the servants quarters to the two hundred and fifty year old Plantation Home to make a beautiful tropical breakfast accompanied by gentle . . .
Uniquely Intriguing Interior Spaces by Vic Nguyen
Vietnamese designer Vic Nguyen creates interiors filled with layers upon layers of texture, eclectic elements and opposing design styles resulting in spaces which are highly livable, inviting and always unique. Here we feature a sampling of his living rooms, dining rooms, bedrooms and multi-use spaces.
Corsican Mountain View Villas Visualized
Talented visualization firm Studio Aiko brings this design by Gottesman-Szmelcman into such a state of being that anyone who knows Corsica well could almost smell the famous Maquis plants that make the island their home. An extension of the rocky landscape, the villas are the stuff of stone mason’s and glazier’s dreams. Beset by glass . . .
Tiny Transforming Apartment in New York
Gizmodo has some fantastic coverage of Treehugger.com founder Graham Hill’s apartment in New York. This tiny house, with its eight transforming rooms, packs all the necessities of a full size home into a mere 420 square feet. Appropriately, the hyper-functioning space is called a “Life Edited” apartment. Essentially a square cube, the home features a living . . .
The Glass House: Displaying Furniture In Natural Settings
The Glass House Project literally sheds light (natural and abundant) on this stunning furniture collection by Molteni & C. Even for those designers and enthusiasts who do not subscribe to a modern philosophy, the impact generated by the site and layout is awe-inspiring. The individual pieces lend themselves to minimalist styling and this has been . . .
Boys’ Room Designs: Ideas & Inspiration
Is it a bird? Is it a plane? Is it Superman? No, it’s not! Not anymore. The earth-circling, Lex Luthor fighting hero has been largely replaced by the web-spinning, wall-scaling Spiderman, but such are the preoccupations of little boys: fleeting and ever-changing. What does seem to be eternal however, is an attraction to red, white . . .
A Super-expansive House With Delightful Features
Yakusha Design, borne out of Ukraine and famed for breaking with Soviet tradition is responsible for this Dnepropetrovskian house. Delightfully surprising, the property was inspired by six people; its inhabitants (four of them children), and despite the impressive figure it cuts in the landscape, is a product of eco design, but it isn’t until venturing . . .
Kids Playroom Designs & Ideas
Where interior design is concerned, it is an unfortunate fact that children respond positively to bright and primary colors whereas; adults have a preference for a more sophisticated palette. Playrooms have, in the past, been associated with garishness and mess but a commitment to clever storage and a carefully chosen theme can turn a playroom . . .
Shanghai Apartment With Modern Minimalist Flair
There are few cities more modern than old Shanghai . . . there are few cities more built-up. In such a dense, historic, metropolis this house is revered by the Chinese Interior Design Alliance as a modern oasis. ‘Qi,’ more than just the smallest high scoring play in Scrabble, is fundamental to the integrity of . . .
High Gloss, High Contrast, High Drama Interiors
The finest of finishes, incredibly sharp aesthetics, intense ambiance and perhaps most notably, intelligent design, is exemplified in this collection from Steve Leung Designers. Established in Hong Kong and branching out to four centers in Mainland China, Steve Leung Designers’ decidedly modern approach could not be said to be minimalist nor modest. Often associated with . . .
Edgeland House Returns to the Earth
If Zaha Hadid’s ‘Capital Hill,’ created for Naomi Campbell and commissioned by Russian billionaire, Vladislav Doronin, is the Mothership then Bercy Chen Studio’s ‘Edgeland House,’ overlooking the Colorado River is, at the very least, a Puddle Jumper. Though the size of the Edgeland House project is meager compared to Hadid’s monster (or monstrosity as opinion . . .
Modern Dining: Nostalgic Inspiration
This proudly presented dining collection begins with two perspectives by Aurélien Brion, synonymous with the promotion of innovative yet uncomplicated design. An apparently seamless, edgeless and endless line emanates from the Calla Lilly-topped table throughout this proposed Canadian space, subtly contrasting with the pseudo-industrial chairs and lofty pendant lighting. Experimentation with open space and natural . . .
St.Tropez’s Luxury Villa, Peninsula 1
Amending the time-honored adage, ‘art imitates life,’ to ‘architecture imitates life,’ begins to give one a sense of St. Tropez’s luxury villa, ‘Peninsula 1.‘ Much like the beautiful bodies that frequent the nearby Nikki Beach, Peninsula 1 sprawls in the Southern French sun and gazes beyond a blue horizon to soft Alpine Peaks.
East meets West: An Exercise in Interior Adaptation [100 Images]
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This flawlessly executed selection of interiors may seem mysteriously miscellaneous. The collection of living, dining, bedroom and the odd office space, is clearly influenced by competing continental styles, such as Art Deco, Rococo, Versace and Renaissance, but they have more than one fundamental element in common. Obvious is the precision with which each of these . . .
New Furniture Designs Come Out of the Closet
This unusual set of imagery comes to us from the Engineering and Project Team at Brazilian furniture maker Florense, who have presented their brand new wardrobe range, Camerette, in off-the-wall settings composed by Brazilian architect Henrique Steyer, from Albus Design, and photographed by Italian photographer Federico Cedrone.
Kitchens from Italian Maker GeD Cucine
Italian company GeD CUCINE, founded in 1969 in Biancade, combines tradition with modernity to create their kitchen designs, reveling in en vogue trends and cool new lines like this selection below. In a town historically dedicated to furniture manufacturing, the company has grown and evolved to suit contemporary life, consolidating its approach at the start . . .