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Elegance

An overview of projects, products and exclusive articles about elegance

Project • By Another Design InternationalApartments

Casa E, Interior Design with Tailored Furnishing

For Casa E in Hong Kong, our role extended beyond architecture and interior design — we curated the full interior style to reflect the client’s lifestyle and taste. To achieve this, we sourced and selected furniture exclusively from Minotti, one of Italy’s most renowned luxury brands, known for its timeless elegance and craftsmanship. Caption Caption The result is a residence that blends modern luxury with refined comfort. Every detail — from spatial proportions to material palette and curated styling — creates an atmosphere of discreet sophistication. Guided by Chief Creative Officer Pal Pang, the project embodies a dialogue between East and West, turning Casa E into more than a home: a personalised... More

Project • By Studio Turani e AssociatiCoasts

Eleganza minimale

VILLA ON THE COMO LAKE SHORE – ART AND NATUREMINIMAL ELEGANCEProject signed by Arch. Stephane Bones and Massimiliano Nutricati, interiors managed by Dario Turani Gianni Basso "In a villa on Lake Como a large magnolia crosses the floors and becomes the unprecedented trait d'union between the various rooms of this residence characterized by a single refinement. Five floors in which original combinations of materials are enhanced, in a skilful play of affinities and contrasts." Gianni Basso The first thing that strikes you about this villa on the Lario is the view of the lake, splendid, wide, generous. A view that embraces from the large terrace overlooked by the living room and kitchen. The second thing that captures attenti... More

Project • By Cerâmica Vale da GândaraCity Halls

Trofa City Hall

In the heart of northern Portugal, a new City Hall rises in Trofa—a building designed to represent transparency, permanence, and civic identity. The project was conceived not just as a functional space, but as a landmark that honors public service and community values. Duccio Malagamba The architects chose fired clay brick not only for its performance, but for its symbolic resonance. They sought a material that could endure generations, remain elegant over time, and anchor the institution in its local context. Duccio Malagamba That’s where La Paloma Cerámicas played a part. Our facing bricks were selected for their timeless appearance, strength, and textural honesty. The deep, warm tones provided contrast and... More

Product • By INSIDHERLANDNiemeyer II Armchair

Niemeyer II Armchair

The Niemeyer II armchair is named after the Brazilian architect Oscar Niemeyer whose architecture was spread likes sculptural poetry in the history of Humankind. The rounded lines of the armchair are influenced by the remarkable ‘Casa das Canoas’ designed by Niemeyer in 1951. The flat roof offers its flowing forms to the round seat. The backward movement of the curve that frames a large granite boulder is recreated by the location of the seams in a meticulous upholstered work that flows all around the arms of the armchair.   The Niemeyer II modern armchair is an artistic design with a sense of comfort that can be used as a lounge chair in luxury hotels and chalets or as a distinctive design in the most creative interiors... More

Product • By Alumil S.ASMARTIA ZIP Screen

SMARTIA ZIP Screen

An innovative range of external electric fabric rollers with ZIP technology seamlessly integrated into various aluminium boxes (70mm, 100mm, 120mm, 160mm). Designed to provide efficient shading, this versatile solution offers precise control over natural light, ensuring optimal thermal comfort and elevating the aesthetics of any building. Experience the perfect blend of functionality and style with our advanced shading screens.  Caption Caption Caption More

Project • By OZA DesignHousing

Cranleigh Lodge

“A new definition of luxury and calm in the centre of the city.’’ Project Brief and LocationIn Cranleigh Lodge every detail is designed to distil the project to its essence, to emphasize balance and harmony rather than a superficial shine. The feeling of a peaceful sanctuary is provided by emotional design and its application with ultimately sophisticated detailing. The house stands behind a door framed by a distinctive classical stone portal. Although it is invisible from the bustling street, it lies as a hidden gem at the heart of Chelsea. Edvinas Bruzas As soon as you enter the garden, you are taken to a tranquil oasis, far from the commotion and chaos of the surrounding metropolis.Originally built as a smal... More

Project • By LuceplanOffices

EAAB office

At the headquarters of EAAB, a construction company based in Uppsala, Hope pendant lights elegantly illuminate the executive meeting rooms, while Mesh pendant lights create a striking theatrical twist in the large double-height hall. Lasse Olsson Lasse Olsson Lasse Olsson   More

Product • By A-Class Marble1st Tile : Deep Ebony

1st Tile : Deep Ebony

· Rugged and edgy, Deep ebony porcelain stoneware creates an urban contemporary design. It is perfect for any residential, commercial wall or floor application that requires durability and low maintenance. 1 st tile Collection stands for comfort and modern design. · Ideally used for façade cladding, available in honed finish and eye soothing colours. · These tiles have a fixed format but can be segmented on the site easily into any size depending upon the usage.  · Ideal for use in interiors and exteriors of hotels, residences, hospitals, airports and more.  · Extremely light weighted which makes them more flexible, anti-bending and crack free as compared to conventional tiles.   More

Project • By ED Design LtdHousing

Hill Paramount House

This 4-storey garden villa showcases a classic elegant style with modern details and decoration, creating a luxurious yet stylish home for a family of four. We blend together marble and velvet materials with metal details and simple color palette, for a timeless sense of elegance.  Garden and roof terrace are decorated with wood elements and green plants, creating a relaxing and soothing vibe. Synchronizing with the interior space, the wood deck, lawn, and floor tiles are designed with geometric lines and shapes, for a smooth flow between indoors and outdoors.  More

Product • By HOOKL und STOOLLipa Armchair

Lipa Armchair

Lipa armchair is characterized by exceptional lightness, transparency and tenderness. Hence the name of the collection by the type of the tree linden-Lipa, which is exceptionally soft and gentle wood. The characteristic of this armchair is the three-dimensional armrest bent at the elbow section, which is modeled in such a way that it accepts the hand in its entirety and creates a sense of complete relaxation.  The armchair has accented sculpturality in space and is equally interesting observed from any angle. Besides the dominant armrest, a characteristic fine element is the "lower elbow" which forms the element of the connection of the front and dynamically accented back leg and supports the seat part of the armchair. Looking at th... More

Project • By Atelier PECLAT+CHOWApartments

Santos Apartment

Santos apartment was undertaken for a young couple in their late 20’s. They requested a timeless, elegant and serene home. The 1950’s apartment is located in the trendy neighborhood of Jardins, São Paulo. The renewal of it’s 120sqm was designed to integrate the living space fully, while clearly defining three different functions: kitchen, living room and home office, whose rhythm is given by a thoughtful sequence of volumes and voids.   The wooden entrance tunnel in Pau Ferro wood intends to guide and intensify the sensorial experience of those who enter from the dark hallway to the bright and clean living spaces of the apartment. The terrazzo floor, widely used in Brazil during modernism, with its opaque sur... More

Project • By Taller GOffices

Revolución

This project was developed in a 600 sq. m area located in San Angel, in the southern area of Mexico City. In this Taller G team designed a 3-level building above the sidewalk that consists in a vertical volume that stands with ease from the avenue.   The main shell is glass, giving transparency and natural light through its 4 sides to the offices inside of the building. The box rising above the street tucking from the two first levels, create an English courtyard that gives access to the visitors. The tucking and different level of its adjoining allow to avoid aggression to the surrounding context opening the views towards San Angel.   On the ground floor the control access lobby and commercial are located, the first level has... More

Project • By DIN interiorismoHotels

Hotel Tatami

This Love Hotel designed by DIN interiorismo´s team took as starting point for the development of the concept the tatami —these traditional Japanese mats that were used to cover the floor of the main rooms— for the purpose of rescuing the close connection that should exist between the space and the person who is going to inhabit it, referring to the sensibility of human beings.   For ambiance we search for the sensuality and eroticism of the drawings in the traditional Japanese books that describe the amatorious arts. The center of the color palette is the signature color red that defines the nation of the rising sun and was combined with mustard shades related to the golds that stand out in the ornaments of temples... More

Project • By DIN interiorismoShops

Kassel

Kassel is a Mexican furniture brand with a solid market presence in different parts of Mexico City that looked for DIN interiorismo design team to develop the project their flagship store on one of the main avenues of Anzures area, so taking advantage of this privileged location was the main focus.   The concept was defined after analyzing the brand´s offer: home furniture and accessories. Therefore it was decided to start from the famous and simple gabled roof house, that is not part of our country’s idiosyncrasy, but it is a simple element that refers without fear of overstatement to the home.   At the shop entrance we are greeted by a wood partition that continues with a gabled double height plafond emphasizing... More

Project • By DIN interiorismoHotels

Hotel La Venta

One of the most important abilities of interior design is to create a new image for the spaces taking advantage of what you already have injecting an updated productive atmosphere to prolong wedge life. Hotel La Venta needed to leave behind its 80s style taking a quantum leap into the new millennium supported on DIN interiorismo´s experience.    The project´s target revolved around a new spirit joyful and fun so they started to play with its name. It was in its basic definition and synonyms that they found the concepts that marked the guidelines to add into the love hotels family.   The common thread is the uninterrupted exchange of strokes, shapes and colors imprinting dynamism to the walk between the rooms f... More