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Holloway Li creates industrial interiors for Coalbrook’s London showroom

Huge boilers, chimney-style columns and chainmail-fringed doorframes feature inside the central London showroom of bathroom brand Coalbrook, which has been designed by local studio Holloway Li. Read more

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Pantone names Very Peri as its colour of the year 2022

Very Peri, described by colour company Pantone as « a periwinkle shade of blue, » has been named colour of the year for 2022. The purple hue was informed by the rise of the metaverse, as well as the impact of coronavirus lockdowns. Read more

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Alison Brooks’ « intriguing and distinguished » farmhouse extension named UK’s best new home

House on the Hill in Gloucestershire by Alison Brooks Architects has won this year’s RIBA House of the Year award. Read more

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Only one of 20 RIBA House of the Year longlisted projects achieved top sustainability grade

Only one of 20 the projects longlisted for the RIBA House of the Year 2021 achieved an A-rated energy performance certificate according to research by British studio Hawkes Architecture. Read more

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Dezeen’s top 10 office interiors of 2021

We continue our review of 2021 with a look at the 10 most interesting office interiors this year, including a workspace that doubles as a wine bar and an office in a former 1960s medical laboratory. Read more

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Gresford Architects adds charred-timber extension to London terrace

Oxford-based practice Gresford Architects has used a stepped stack of charred-timber-clad forms to extend a Victorian terrace in Walthamstow, London. Read more

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Dezeen’s top 10 shop interiors of 2021

As part of our ongoing review of 2021, Dezeen rounds up the top 10 most remarkable and intriguing shop interiors of the year – from a cannabis dispensary made to look like an old-fashioned grocery store to a makeup boutique arranged around a large, mossy mound. Read more

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Henning Larsen draws on domestic interiors for office in Copenhagen

Wood-lined meeting areas that imitate the living room of a house are intended to create a sense of « hyggeligt » or coziness in this office building in Copenhagen, designed by Danish practice Henning Larsen. Read more

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M&S Oxford Street demolition « simply incompatible » with net-zero commitment says C20 Society

The Twentieth Century Society has launched a petition calling on Marks & Spencer to abandon the controversial demolition of its store on London‘s Oxford Street or risk « betraying its own carbon targets ». Read more

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Oxford chair by Arne Jacobsen for Fritz Hansen

Dezeen Showroom: Fritz Hansen has released an updated version of the midcentury Oxford office chair by Arne Jacobsen, which combines a timeless aesthetic with modern sensibilities. Read more

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