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Jane Englefield

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Kelly Wearstler wants diners to “feel completely present” at low-lit fusion restaurant

🍴 Kelly Wearstler designed Kappo Kappo, a 25-cover French-Japanese fusion restaurant in the Austin Proper Hotel, Texas. The space features charred cypress cladding using the shou sugi ban technique. A central 15-cover chef’s counter emphasizes intimacy, with custom-made furniture including leathered stone tables and ebonised pine chairs. Designed for chefs Gohei and Haru Kishi, the restaurant integrates vintage elements like a 1970s lamp and a painting by Ever Baldwin, enhancing its eclectic, intimate ambiance.
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AG Studio designs Mexican rooftop bar as a “matriarchal universe”

🎢 Tonana, a rooftop bar in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, designed by AG Studio, is inspired by ancient goddesses. Located on Casa Hoyos, the bar features crocodile-shaped furniture and tezontle flooring, a red volcanic stone. Andrés Gutiérrez drew on Mexican matriarchal history and Aztec mythology, creating a space celebrating female figures like Tonantzin. Tezontle and marble elements add to the design, with custom furniture crafted by Oaxaca artisans and collaborations with Los Patrones.
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Colour-drenched Poznań apartment highlights “powerful and poetic” Polish design scene

🏠 Wrocław-based COI Studio transformed a century-old art nouveau apartment in Poznań's Jeżyce district into "Two Suns," a vibrant, sculptural space. Designed by Monika Rogusz-Witkoś, the one-bedroom apartment features colorful materials such as wood, velvet, and silk. The dining room showcases jagged, multicolored walls, while the kitchen boasts marigold-tiled cabinets. Custom and vintage furniture from the 1960s and 1970s populate the space, reflecting a blend of transformation and Polish design integrity.
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Mid-century Warsaw apartment renovated to “draw on its architectural context”

🏠 Dawid Konieczny redesigned a 55-square-meter Warsaw apartment, originally built in the 1950s by Jerzy Gieysztor and Jerzy Kumelowski. Located in Warsaw's Praga district, the apartment features Alpi veneer and honey-colored oak parquet. Konieczny reconfigured the spaces, including a new west-facing bedroom and an open-plan living area. Crafted details include a custom California Burr veneer shelving unit, angular dining chairs, and a low-slung bed frame. The bathroom features gridded tiles with a crimson-red sink.
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