Stark monochrome palette defines Bang Bang Tattoo’s second New York City parlour

January 3, 2019 James Brillon 0
Bang Bang Tattoo by Jesse McGowan

Bang Bang Tattoo, known for its celebrity clients and high price points, has tapped designer Jesse McGowan to create the interiors for its new shop. The two-level shop is located on Grand Street, in the heart of New York’s SoHo. Intended to become the studio’s main location, the parlour seeks “elevate the experience” of receiving

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Okana Centre for Change is a bamboo centre for a rural Kenyan community

December 29, 2018 Jon Astbury 0
Aerial view of the Okana Centre for Change in Kenya, by Laura Katharina Straehle and Ellen Rouwendal

TU Delft students Laura Katharina Strähle and Ellen Rouwendal designed this community centre in the rural community of Okana, close to Lake Victoria in Kenya, which was named Small Building of the Year at Dezeen Awards. Strähle and Rouwendal designed the Okana Centre for Change as a prototype for creating low-tech high quality structures in east Africa. The project was triggered

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Planter Box House by Formzero is a concrete home covered in edible plants

December 22, 2018 Jon Astbury 0
Planter Box House in Kuala Lumpur by Formzero

Large concrete boxes filled with edible plants form the facade of this house in Kuala Lumpur by locally based studio Formzero. Planter Box House is a three-storey house that celebrates sustainable living and self-sufficiency. Designed by Formzero for a retired couple who grow their own foods, the house provides planting space for more than 40 types of edible

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Form Hotel in Dubai invites guests to “curate their own experience”

December 21, 2018 Calum Lindsay 0

Form Hotel founder Tarek Daouk explains how the new boutique hotel in Dubai allows guests to customise their stay, in this movie Dezeen filmed for AHEAD. Form Hotel Dubai, which opened last year, is a new 136-room, four-star hotel located in the United Arab Emirates city’s Al Jadaf neighbourhood. The hotel won the Urban Hotel

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