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Interior design with a special focus on refurbishment and revitalisation.
21-06-2023 - Design
Massimo Imparato for “Local Cultures in Global Settings”
“Local Cultures in Global Settings” is an international contest promoted by the Iris Ceramica Group and its associated Foundation and organised by UAE Modern, drawing attention to creative contributions arising out of the interaction between expressions of identity and universalistic culture. We talked about it with Massimo Imparato, who, with Monica Mazzolani, co-founded UAE Modern, the cultural hub presenting the series of events accompanying the competition.
24-05-2023 - Design
The Zikawei Library by Wutopia Lab in Shanghai
The story of the Zikawei Library in Shanghai is a tale of intelligent reuse, as the building was originally designed as a bookstore by David Chipperfield Architects. Immediately after the completion of the façade and the structure, it remained empty. However, at the city's will and thanks to the intervention of the Wutopia Lab studio, it has recently become the iconic public library of the Zikawei district.
26-04-2023 - Design
Art to narrate transformation, Carlo Stanga for LAND
Beyond words: leaving room for imagination, even when tackling extremely current and urgent topics, such as the ecological transition. This is precisely what the colourful drawings created by illustrator and architect Carlo Stanga deal with. While his works usually narrate cities with "WanderWorld", instead, he explored the new "urban landscapes".
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09-02-2022 - Design
DA Bureau designs a recovery project in St. Petersburg, Russia
The founders of the Russian DA bureau architectural firm have created their home in the historic centre of St. Petersburg. The recovery of a studio apartment in a historic building has given the architects the opportunity to express their design philosophy, in other words to achieve maximum expressiveness with a minimum of means.
02-02-2022 - Design
EQUIPO 01’s ephemeral sustainable space
Spanish studio EQUIPO 01’s pavilion for the international tourism trade fair FIRTUR, held in Madrid, is inspired by the valuable architectural and cultural heritage represented by Spain’s Paradores Nacionales hotels. The entirely recyclable stand aiming to achieve zero carbon emissions has been presented with an award for sustainability.
28-01-2022 - Design
Original Chicken restaurant designed by Nature Times Art Design studio in Shenzhen, China
The Chinese Nature Times Art Design Co., Ltd. studio has designed the first restaurant of the Original Chicken fast food chain in southern China, in a shopping mall in Shenzhen. The design of the restaurant responds to the brand's philosophy of providing ecological and organic food, drawing inspiration from nature and the local territory.
21-01-2022 - Design
GRNDCNTRL, a theatrical nightclub in Shanghai
Located in Shanghai's affluent Xintiandi district, the new GRNDCNTRL nightclub designed by the PIG DESIGN studio, led by architect Li Wenqiang, stands out from other Shanghai nightlife spots. Inspired by the metaphorical concept of a "theatre", the design elevates the hip-pop nightclub to the next level of evening entertainment.
13-01-2022 - Design
Wanmu Shazi designs a Pilates studio in Xiamen
A secluded retreat in a bustling city, is how Chinese designer Wanmu Shazi describes his interior design project for T.T.Pilates, a centre for professional practitioners of pilates, an introspective form of exercise. Despite its location in the bustling centre of Xiamen, the studio is an oasis of tranquillity, a calm place in which organic shapes and warm materials create a rarefied, serene atmosphere.
07-01-2022 - Design
Masquespacio designs its second Resa University Residence in Bilbao
Ana Milena Hernández Palacios and Christophe Penasse’s creative agency Masquespacio came up with the visual strategy of the Greystar Group – Resa, a leader on the student housing market. The agency was commissioned to design San Mamés University Residence, the group’s second such project in Bilbao, in the Basque Country.
