Archinect

APRIL 18, 2024

Image credit: Moreno Maggi Image credit: Moreno Maggi Set within the Cortile della Farmacia courtyard at the University of Milan , the ‘Amazing Walk’ seeks to “blur the boundary between built and natural environments in a surreal way.” ” Standing 24.6

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Architizer

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Showcase your work through Architizer and sign up for our inspirational newsletters. The evolution of Caribbean modernism in the 21st century is marked by an intentional return to locally sourced materials, passive cooling techniques and designs that harmonize with the natural environment.

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Deezen

MARCH 4, 2024

The Bamboo finish is part of Antolini's Textures+ Collection , for which the stone producer took inspiration from nature and used the latest technology to create textures not seen before on stone. The post New Marquina Bamboo stone finish by Antolini appeared first on Dezeen. For more details email showroom@dezeen.com.

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Hotel Designs

MARCH 20, 2025

The brands latest Nara and Beach House ranges share one commonality: taking nature into the bathroom with organic textures like wood and stone. Organic-inspired tiles The right tiles and slabs can envelop a space and nurture wellbeing with soothing colours, natural textures and organic motifs.

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Deezen

JANUARY 31, 2025

It is designed for "both human and feline residents" "The clients, both writers who love to read, wanted a multifunctional space where they could cook, eat, read and find inspiration in their surroundings," Office S&M co-founder Catrina Catrina Stewart told Dezeen. "We It is unified with the original home by a lilac-tiled plinth.

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Architizer

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Showcase your work through Architizer and sign up for our inspirational newsletters. From the influential Sorbonne in the Middle Ages to the renowned grandes écoles of today, French institutions have been pioneers of specialized education, inspiring generations of creative minds.

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Architizer

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

It’s usually an awe-inspiring, glazed hilltop palace where the fridge orders matcha before you run out, where lighting switches from meditation to movie night with a single word, and the dog has its own passcode for the alarm system. It allows adopters to feel closer to the natural world.

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Architizer

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Inspired by her global experiences, she shares captivating insights into the world’s most extraordinary cities and buildings and provides travel tips on her blog, The Travel Album. Natural stone elements, such as hearths or accent walls, evoke a grounded, timeless feeling, ideal for cooler months.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 12, 2024

The design duo of Prince Carl Philip of Sweden and Oscar Kylberg have designed landscape-like interiors for a hotel in a Swedish nature reserve, featuring their first own-label furniture collection. It is an experience totally on nature's own terms," said Carl Philip Bernadotte. "It

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Deezen

SEPTEMBER 21, 2024

This is the latest in our lookbooks series, which provides visual inspiration from Dezeen's archive. For more inspiration, see previous lookbooks featuring conversation pits , autumnal living rooms and lavish members' clubs. The post Eight home kitchens finished with tactile brick floors appeared first on Dezeen.

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Deezen

DECEMBER 8, 2024

Named Casa Suna, the 700-square-metre home sits between the sea and mountains in La Ribera, and has been finished in a palette of pale stone and timber in order to visually complement the surrounding, sandy landscape. Local stone and beige concrete reflect the natural hues of the sand, while warm wooden accents echo the desert environment.

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Deezen

MAY 8, 2024

Tropical modernism informed the plaster finishes of this extension in Hackney , London , which has been completed by local architecture studio Sonn. We took inspiration from 1970's tropical modernism through a mix of natural stone textures along with colourways of brown, green and beige," Robinson told Dezeen.

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Deezen

APRIL 7, 2025

One version of the chair has pale canework Nordic, meanwhile, has a nickel silver finish combined with white pigmented oak and pale leather seats. In these versions, I took a Nordic design approach, and also let myself be inspired by the sensuality of natural materials," Sander said. "To We created 80 retail spaces together."

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Hotel Designs

MARCH 7, 2025

These 300 x 120 cm tiles provide a striking, uninterrupted finish, ensuring a continuous flow from one space to the next. Additionally, its ability to mimic the beauty of natural stone while providing enhanced performance makes it an ideal choice for luxury hospitality spaces that require both form and function.

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ArchDaily

JULY 21, 2023

Through explorations anchored in local laterite, they have developed the material as a modern finishing technique, investigated its potential as a natural dye, discovered new ways to employ its thermal properties, and now build the research prospect of other local materials. Read more »

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Deezen

MARCH 15, 2025

Given the poor conditions for natural light and views, our main priority was to refine the building's exterior into a clean yet striking presence," said Atelier Itch co-founder Yourim Lee. Throughout the interior, pared-back finishes have been applied, echoing the utilitarian look of the exterior.

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Deezen

MARCH 28, 2025

Clay wall finishes and built-in oak joinery were used to add warmth and facility to this Victorian terraced house in south London , extended by British architecture studio Pensaer. The interplay of warm oak, polished concrete, and natural light creates a harmonious dialogue between textures and tones."

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Seven French designers have made products made from Reishi The seven female designers and artists were each tasked with developing an object that celebrates the unique properties of Mycoworks's Reishi material, which is malleable like fabric but can also be dyed, embossed, varnished or finished like leather.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

"We transformed the remains of an old paper mill into a distillery that places nature at its core," said Heatherwick. Finished in the same blue hue characteristic of Bombay Sapphire bottles, the glasses and larger bottles in Heatherwick's collection are distinguished by pleated detailing and a sculptural hourglass shape.

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Mailen Design and Peter Bradford Architects have completed a barn-like home in Kent "The main concept for Weald House was to create a home that feels deeply connected to its natural surroundings whilst offering a modern, comfortable space for family living," director of Mailen Design Ben Mailen told Dezeen. "We

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Deezen

DECEMBER 26, 2024

square metres, this Tokyo hotel's constrained space inspired its distinctive design. The material palette centres around the use of chukum, a water-resistant and plaster-like finish made from tree resin and limestone, to create "an ambience that is both organic and sustainable".

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Deezen

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

It's a home inspired by its beaches and traditional architecture, adapted to the owner's lifestyle." Textures, natural materials and neutral, calm tones coexist with colour and traditional elements that pay homage to the owner's maritime origins." Nods to different coasts appear in the application of colour, finishes and textures."

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Deezen

DECEMBER 8, 2024

Find out more about La Cime Photo by Riley Snelling Bunkie on the Hill, Canada, by Dubbledam Architecture + Design Nestled into a lakeside treeline in Muskoka, Ontario , this cabin by Dubbledam Architecture + Design was designed as a place of respite and an opportunity to reconnect with nature.

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Deezen

JANUARY 22, 2025

Metal roofing intended to complement the home's natural aesthetic is used to top both of the structures. A kitchen, dining and living area are contained in the extension Inside, the bright open-plan kitchen, dining and living area features pared-back finishes, retaining focus on outward views. The photography is by Will Scott.

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Deezen

JANUARY 19, 2025

From terrazzo-inspired countertops to floor tiling, the kitchens featured in this lookbook go beyond traditional uses of the colour blue. This is the latest in our lookbooks series, which provides visual inspiration from Dezeen's archive. The post Eight kitchens that incorporate bold splashes of blue appeared first on Dezeen.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

"True pioneers in the field, their unwavering commitment to sustainable, user-centred design has quietly blazed a trail for others, setting an inspiring standard for the future of our built environment," he continued. SANAA's extraordinary talent comes from the unusual nature of their practice.

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Architizer

MARCH 20, 2025

Showcase your work by uploading projects to Architizer and sign up for our inspirational newsletters. From timber grids to soaring steel trusses, the way a building holds itself up has long been hidden beneath layers of cladding and finishes. Architects: Want to have your project featured?

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Deezen

MARCH 12, 2025

SoBA has created The Orchestra Park in China "The design carefully respects and preserves the natural landscape, including the mature trees and wetlands, while also addressing the local community's need for recreational space," SoBA founding partner Ruo Wang told Dezeen.

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Hotel Designs

APRIL 9, 2025

Inspired by the oceans scenic vistas and Mediterranean aesthetics, the design team created interiors that are opulent yet inviting. By layering rich textures, sophisticated colours, and custom furnishings, Wimberly Interiors created unique spaces that celebrate the natural beauty of Santa Monica and the polished aesthetic of the Regent brand.

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Deezen

JANUARY 21, 2024

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. Mixed and matched with other patterns, the material is now used to communicate a kind of organic understated luxury, much like natural stone.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 21, 2023

Gym Town 's entryway and reception are finished entirely in an an earthy shade of orange, chosen to reflect the colours of Mars, while moody black workout areas were designed to allow visitors to focus on their individual health goals. The concept of Mars was chosen to represent escapism and a sense of adventure."

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Architizer

JANUARY 20, 2025

Enter A+Product Awards Obi By Expormim USA LLC Jury Winner, Outdoor Furniture, 2024 A+Product Awards Inspired by Japanese tradition, Obis elastic band detail brings a bold, graphic edge to its elegant design. Inspired by natures intricate forms, its Panelex construction ensures both visual and environmental longevity.

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 22, 2025

It has a contemporary yet organic form with natural finishes, including a type of lime plaster known as thappi that coats the home's structural ferrocement shell. The furniture was custom-made to match its organic shape Bangalore-based Earthscape Studio often makes use of local materials for its nature-inspired designs.

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Deezen

MARCH 7, 2025

Architecture studio Loader Monteith has replaced a dilapidated farm building in Angus, Scotland , with a home finished with stone, black-painted pine and a red corrugated-metal roof. These were the forms and materiality that inspired Cairnconon Byre." They are connected by an entrance hall, forming a 112-square-metre L-shaped plan. "The

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Deezen

FEBRUARY 15, 2025

The eight bedrooms below illustrate this concept and some methods for achieving it, such as mixing woods and metals, creating backdrops and using neutrals to bridge the gap between warm and cool finishes. This is the latest in our lookbooks series, which provides visual inspiration from Dezeen's archive.

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Archinect

JUNE 21, 2024

It also embraces passive design strategies inspired by the architecture of the region. The lobby offers a serene atmosphere through the presence of gardens that feature scented flowers, running water, lush plantings, and finishes made of locally sourced granite and western red cedar.

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Deezen

OCTOBER 27, 2024

This is the latest in our lookbooks series, which provides visual inspiration from Dezeen's archive. For more inspiration, see previous lookbooks featuring transparent bathrooms , light-filled homes extensions in London and eclectic pizzerias.

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