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Custom design

An overview of projects, products and exclusive articles about custom design

Project • By Firm architectsApartments

A MATTER OF PERSPECTIVE

This project operates on the interplay between matter and perspective. When is something a space between rooms and when is it a room. Is something a floor or a kitchen. Is it inside or outside. A Matter of Perspective transforms a two-level apartment into a narrative about perception of space. Matte glass panels diffusing light and shadows, referencing the steam state of matter, and sliding partitions shifting the occupant’s perspective. Through sightlines and openings in walls the ordinary becomes extraordinary.  Giovanni Nardi The design unfolds as a sequence of shifting perspectives. Matte glass panels diffuse light and shadow throughout the apartment, while carefully positioned openings and sliding partitions continuous... More

Project • By Kirsten Johnstone ArchitecturePrivate Houses

Bay Pearl

Light, soft interiors and tactile brick walls — Bay Pearl is a new renovation and second storey addition to an existing Brighton family home. Sitting less than 1km from Port Phillip Bay, this significant renovation has reconfigured the orientation to enjoy the protected north facing garden and the new internal courtyard. Tatjana Plitt The external metal shell protects the lofty internal spaces. Expressed raw, silvery brickwork and inky, black charred-timber cladding lend a honed refinement to the built form. Internally, our lustrous palette includes soothing light, oyster tones. Finely detailed steel elements contrast with lush wool carpet. Tatjana Plitt Locally sourced timber is wrapped and folded for tactile warmth. Larg... More

Project • By YODEZEENRestaurants

Dragonfly Restaurant

The client requested a unique Asian restaurant in Dubai, blending authenticity with hyper-modern elements. They wanted to incorporate traditional Asian elements while infusing the space with a contemporary feel. This project aimed to strike a balance between audacity and restraint, aiming to create an unforgettable dining experience while avoiding overwhelming the guests. The fusion of seemingly incompatible styles, departing from the conventional Japanese restaurant archetype, required careful execution through artistic design choices. Caption Caption Caption The restaurant's design concept draws inspiration from its name, "Dragonfly," as well as the play on words with "dragon" and "fly." It embraces the symbolism of dragon... More

Project • By Décors VéronneauRestaurants

Madame Bovary Restaurant - Laval

As part of the interior concept for Madame Bovary, a contemporary restaurant located in Laval, Décors Véronneau's commercial team was commissioned to design and install a custom tree to serve as a distinctive feature within the space. Built entirely by hand, the tree structure uses authentic natural tree trunks, carefully assembled by our artisans to ensure both aesthetic integrity and long-term durability. Décors Véronneau The bright orange foliage, integrated with lighting, adds vibrancy to the space and enhances the overall atmosphere. Its presence brings both texture and contrast, contributing to a dynamic and memorable dining environment.  Décors Véronneau This project shows o... More

Project • By YODEZEENPrivate Houses

Ashen Villa

Ashen Villa is a contemporary villa project designed for a client based in Riyadh, specializing in stone products. The goal was to create a space that blends cutting-edge architecture with the client's business, highlighting his company's products and reflecting cultural sensitivity to the region. The project involves both architecture and interior design, built from scratch by YODEZEEN with a turnkey solution. Caption The core idea behind Ashen Villa was to integrate functional adaptability within the living spaces. The client was given the flexibility to choose how each room could evolve over time. For example, bedrooms can be converted into offices or children's rooms, depending on future needs. The design emphasizes fluidity, with... More

Product • By Canaan Site FurnishingsCAB-305 Recycled Plastic Park Bench

CAB-305 Recycled Plastic Park Bench

Recycled plastic park bench CAB-305 is a minimalistic styled wooden bench for parks, gardens, shopping centers, outside buildings, bus stops, etc. It’s made with wood-plastic composite and electro-coated steel, 100% recyclable, great for both indoor and outdoor applications. Caption More

Product • By BegoluxInfinity Slim Surface

Infinity Slim Surface

Surface-mounted luminaire in aluminum profile, with a smooth and elegant appearance, highlighting its modern design, of small dimensions. Available in versions with matte or microprismatic diffuser. Of great versatility, it is equipped with LED PCBs. Homogeneous and uniform light line over the entire surface. Its straight and sober lines, of standard or other lengths, produced upon customer’s request and space requirements. Ideal for individual or continuous line applications. It fits in all environments, from housing to business. More

Product • By ONIXPixel Art - ONIX -

Pixel Art - ONIX -

Images and Designs in Glass Mosaic, in which each tile represents one pixel. With this technique, we capture your images or designs in glass mosaic, turning each pixel into a tesserae thereby creating highly attractive personalized compositions that will make your space original and unique. More

Product • By ECLISSEFlush-to-wall Paintable Collection

Flush-to-wall Paintable Collection

A new way of imagining and interpreting the wall: an uninterrupted, homogeneous surface with a single finish from floor to ceiling, in which the geometric cuts of the openings and skirting boards define the space.Not only plays of colour, but also plays of light to define rooms and delimit spaces. Neutral shapes to be painted or wallpapered, in the name of total freedom. ECLISSE has developed a wide range of products that allow entire walls to be transformed into a single canvas, allowing you to give the space the style, colour or surface effect you want (and without interruption!), perfectly integrating sliding and hinged doors, hatches and skirting boards into it. All products can be painted like a wall, with the same colours and texture... More

Project • By PLUS ULTRA studioApartments

PCN | Almost Nothing, Nearly Everything

An apartment for a young couple of professionals in the world of art, designed to integrate some period furnishings, a large library and some works in a welcoming and bright container. A project that through new colors, furnishings and finishes has completely redefined the atmosphere and the perception of space, adding a room but without drastically changing the existing one. Federico Villa Studio The elements that characterize the living area are the new entrance and the three thresholds that define the space between the kitchen and the living room. The entrance is separated from the study by a new equipped wall, decorated with Cole & Son "Secret Keys" wallpaper by Fornasetti and some historic glass knobs recovered from the old... More

Project • By PLUS ULTRA studioApartments

ALM | Domestic Jungle Apt

Two levels for a young family of four: the project has been an opportunity to experiment with new combinations of materials, colours and textures, creating different scenarios within the same apartment. The reuse and refurbishment of the large space of the attic allowed to experience an unconventional layout with the living area extended on two levels: on the lower level a cosy and spacious entrance area in continuity with dining area and kitchen; on the upper level a large living area characterised by sloped ceilings and a large terrace. The lower floor plays on the presence of greenery, real and illusory: in front of the entrance a large wall covered with a "palm jungle" motif wallpaper, by Cole&Son, hides the door towards the sleep... More

Project • By Kensit ArchitectsPrivate Houses

Carrick Residence

This rural residence is located in NSW, Australia. Set on a large rural block of land looking down on a lake views and orientation informed the architectural form so that all living zones maximised its views and exposure to the warm winter sun.   More

Project • By Liqui GroupShops

Brown's Natural Pet Store

Liqui undertook the shop design and build for Browns Natural Pet Store with the aim of creating an environment more like a retail experience than the usual pet shop design. To this end, there is a focus on custom items throughout, such as the bespoke counter and shelving units, as well as the dog grooming salon interior design. Together with custom manufactured slat walling, subtlety branded crates and bespoke trolley units, it all adds up to the perfect retail design that accentuates the client’s brand while displaying a wide range of merchandise in a way that is commercially effective, visually attractive and uncluttered. Everything was manufactured in the Liqui workshop and constructed from dark stained sustainably sourced Birch p... More

Project • By Liqui GroupTrade Shows

Nuova Simonelli

Liqui’s exhibition stand designers set out to create a Nuova Simonelli & Victoria Arduino trade stand with a strong presence to outshine the competition. This design led trade stand achieved the goals set out for it and as a result is set to be rolled out and utilised in the US as well as the UK. The trade stand comprises three coffee brewing areas allowing visitors to interact with baristas and view each coffee machine on display. With giant lamp clusters illuminating each of the three areas of the trade stand and drawing attention to what’s on show it brings vivid detailing that further enhances the high-end aesthetics of the branded environment.This is a trade stand that is predominantly material led in its design. It ut... More

Project • By Liqui GroupTrade Shows

Brita Trade Stand

Brita showed at Amsterdam Coffee Festival in 2015 with Liqui as the consultancy behind their exhibition stand design and manufacture. In 2016 Brita showed again. The original trade stand designed by Liqui performed so well that they wanted to go even bigger – capitalising on their success. With this goal of making an even bigger impact at Amsterdam Coffee Festival than the year before Liqui looked at Brita’s new logo and took a sculptural approach to the stand. For the 2016 Brita trade stand Liqui created a huge Birch Ply canopy over the bar – setting the branded environment apart from their competition. The exhibition stand design takes curves to its heart with its curved white back wall and its Birch Ply curved seating.... More