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...We should, where possible, set aside more time for having fun and enjoying ourselves — and that begins in the design of our homes....
...“She’s not afraid of failure or of breaking down the rigid barriers between art, craft and design. Her work is motivated by curiosity about materials and processes.”...
...The spacious bathrooms are alluring and moody, with dark marble and flattering lighting, large rainfall showers, double sinks and toiletries from the eco-friendly DS & Durga....
...Liberal use of wood panelling, subdued warm lighting and a variety of seating — from bar stools to sofas and a range of Scandinavian chairs spread across two levels — make it one of the more comfortable...
...She has incorporated blocks and planes of seamed brown marble and polished limestone, gleaming metalwork, and lots of industrial-chic task lighting....
...Offer has spent most of his career working in industrial design and consulting. Before moving to Volvo this year, he led the design team for the electric-vehicle start-up Arrival....
...“I was after something cheerful that would create an instant garden inside and out,” says Brooks, who has also upholstered their kitchen sofa in one of the new designs, decorated with red peonies....
...The property has been refurbished with hardwood floors, new kitchen and bathroom surfaces and recessed lighting....
...The Faemina marks the brand’s return to the home kitchen, and the highest possible grade of domestic coffee machine, based on one Italian company’s 75-year pursuit of the ultimate espresso....
...Wassel says critiquing large, expensive homes “is fun because these people have unlimited resources” and it shows that, often, “money can’t buy taste”....
...If you have a question for Luke about design and stylish living, email him at lukeedward.hall@ft.com....
...systems design and scientific research and development....
...The private equity-backed company which owns brands including luxury sofa makers Meridiani and Gervasoni, lighting brand Davide Groppi, and high-end kitchen maker Cubo Design, said last week it intended...
...There is a ground-floor kitchen filled with ceramics (from €48); a library complete with the couple’s best-loved books on design and gastronomy; a pale-blue bedroom with a canopy bed; and a simple drawing...
...Drop it into any surface with mains power underneath (most typically a kitchen island) and that’s that; no laborious set-up, just touch the rim to choose the mode (white or red), pop in the bottle and it...
...“In a market like New York, where space is more limited, we have observed a trend among our customers to relocate their wine displays from the kitchen to the living room,” says head of design Sven Baacke...
...Across the UK, living spaces and kitchens have been knocked together and front rooms turned into bedrooms....
..., books, fine art, exquisite kitchen toys and more....
...Ciuffi, whose Studio Vedèt incorporates graphic design and interactive design among its disciplines, also works as a curator for Milanese galleries....
...Vintage Ikea furniture, lighting and homewares can now go for serious money. And it’s not the only type of formerly underloved design that’s being reassessed in the public consciousness....
...It cost €228, and adds a splash of colour to the room. Lighting can be expensive so we fought to keep prices down....
...So the bookshelves are in khaki, the kitchen is in blue, and then tiles in the kitchen and bathroom are khaki and blue. So it’s a very predictable, quiet colour scheme. White walls....
...The lighting is made of organically grown mushroom material combined with hemp. The furnishings and the fixtures are minimalistic and evocative of the natural food and wines....
...An adjacent street-level bar, called Little Blue, has speakeasy lighting and a massive wall of Chinese apothecary-style drawers....
...Local firms Zarch Collaboratives and Asylum recast the old spaces with clever lighting, lots of smoothed concrete and some post-industrial-vibes beams and metalwork....
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