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Cajsa Carlson

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Hotel Hans bridges “two very different parts of Copenhagen”

🏨 Danish studio Norrøn Architects redesigned Hotel Hans, a 91-room hotel in a 1900 building straddling Copenhagen's Frederiksberg and Nørrebro neighborhoods. The hotel’s interior blends industrial and green elements, using terrazzo, polished steel, and green hues. The lobby features sculptures and custom lighting, while the BOLO restaurant offers Mediterranean cuisine. The hotel reflects Copenhagen's craftsmanship tradition, integrating bespoke furniture and art by Petterson & Hein, emphasizing a connection to the city’s history and greenery.
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Athens’ industrial Voulkanizater restaurant features wheel rims and car parts

🎶 Designers George Vlasis Pakalidis and Artemis Valyraki transformed a former tyre workshop into Voulkanizater, a listening bar and restaurant in Athens' Koukaki neighborhood. Retaining the concrete walls, they added wood and metal elements for warmth and an industrial feel. The "box-in-a-box" design features a metal bar with tyre rims as décor. Vintage tyre company logos influenced the space, with acoustic panels ensuring optimal music listening. The dark color palette merges grey concrete, brown wood, and metal.
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Luke Edward Hall blends British and French interior design at Deux Gares Express

🏠 Designer Luke Edward Hall’s Deux Gares Express restaurant in Paris, next to Les Deux Gares hotel, features 1960s and 70s-inspired interiors with antique and custom furniture. The eclectic design blends British and French styles, with hessian wallpaper and trompe l'oeil marble. Restaurateurs Jonathan Schweizer and Frédéric Lesire focus on classic French cuisine. Key elements include a sunflower yellow bar, green and brown color palette, and a centerpiece antique table sourced from a French monastery.
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Uchronia designs celadon-hued suite at Mandarin Oriental hotel as “weird underwater world”

📈 Uchronia showcased British art at London's Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park for Frieze Art Fair, October 15-19, 2025. The underwater-themed suite, featuring celadon-green decor developed with Pantone, is available for two months. Collaborating with UK studios, the suite includes James Shaw’s extruded plastic furniture, Jochen Holz’s glassware, and Govindia Hemphill’s moire fabrics. Uchronia, 2023 Dezeen emerging interior designer, aimed to merge tradition and modernity through these unique designs.
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Flooat and Fredericia design Tokyo showroom as “quiet, plain canvas”

📚 Fredericia, a Danish furniture brand, launched its first showroom in Tokyo's Omotesando area, collaborating with local studio Flooat. Opened in an industrial concrete building, the showroom blends Danish and Japanese aesthetics, aiming for a gallery-like feel. The design incorporates exposed concrete and neutral colors, highlighting Fredericia's wooden furniture. The space emphasizes craftsmanship and a serene atmosphere, resonating with Japanese home sensibilities. This opening follows another Danish brand, Frama, in expanding into Tokyo.
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This week we revealed the Dezeen Awards 2025 shortlists

🏠 Dezeen Awards 2025 shortlists reveal highlights in architecture, interior, and sustainability. Notable entries include House for Julia by Čtyřstěn Architekti, Spain's Isern Serra, and Finland’s mass-timber building. Microsoft unveils its first redesigned Office logos since 2018. Dominic Bradbury's book features iconic post-war homes. SOM completes Milan's 2026 Winter Olympics Athlete's Village. Quay Quarter Tower, an upcycled skyscraper, earns an Earthshot Prize nomination. Foster + Partners to redesign Milan's San Siro stadium. Nicholas Grimshaw and Terry Farrell's passing marks an era's end.
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