Interior Design News
Cooper Hewitt Announces 2017 National Design Award Winners
Cooper Hewitt has announced the winners of the 18th National Design Awards. The accolade recognizes design excellence & innovation in 11 categories, and aims to promote design as a vital humanistic tool in shaping the world.
NeoCon 2017
This June 12-14, the MART in Chicago will be the nexus for 50,000 international architects, designers, and C-suite executives who attend NeoCon for the definitive first look at new products and prototypes transforming commercial design.
The Studios by Graham Baba Architects
Designed by Graham Baba Architects, The Studios is a 10,000-square-foot venue dedicated to the disciplines of acting, dance, and music.
INSIDE Awards 2017
Submissions are now open for the 2017 INSIDE Awards. Comprising the most original and exciting interiors from the last 12 months, projects can be entered across nine diverse categories: Bars and Restaurants, Display, Hotels, Residential, Retail, Creative Re-use, Offices, Culture, and Education.
JIDK Renovates Intent Media's NYC Office
When Intent Media, a five-year winner of Crain's New York Business' Best Place to Work, needed to renovate their 25,000 square foot office to reflect their values, they called on JIDK to transform the traditional, segmented office space into an open, non-hierarchical space complete with the unique touches in line with contemporary office ideals.
Rocky Pond Winery Tasting Rooms
SkB Architects recently completed Rocky Pond Winery Tasting Rooms. Located in downtown Chelan, Rocky Pond Winery is designed to bring a heightened sense of awareness to the winery's story and their wines.
City Villa by ARRCC
ARRCC has recently completed City Villa. Designed as an iconic family home, with modern natural design direction, the villa is an interplay of rectangular forms, perpendicularly opposed with cantilevered concrete elements to create a powerful and sculptural composition.
The Emancipation of Everything: IIDA NY Lecture to Analyze Impact of Societal Trends on Design
On Monday, May 8th, the New York Chapter of the International Interior Design Association (IIDA NY) will host Pioneering Design: The Emancipation of Everything, a lecture that will analyze the consumer attitudes, lifestyles, and economic trends of 2017 impacting design.
WRNS Studio Transforms 70's Era Tilt-Up into Net Positive Workplace
WRNS Studio was commissioned by Kevin Bates' Sharp Development to transform Pastoria, a low-slung, decades-old vacant warehouse located in Sunnyvale, Calif., into a net positive, design-forward workplace.
Penthouse by Jonathan Mizzi
Jonathan Mizzi recently completed a penthouse, tucked away inside a huge building on an industrial estate overlooking a highway in Malta.
Inside Knowledge: 2017 BIID Business Success Conference
The British Institute of Interior Design's sixth annual conference, 'Inside Knowledge,' will take place at 30 Euston Square, London, on June 8.
Good Design Award 2017
The 2017 Good Design Award is now open for submissions. Good Design Award is one of the world's leading design promotion system that aims to discover good design in various fields that develop industries and enrich our lives and to publicize them to society.
lauckgroup Designs Ideal Office for o9 Solutions
lauckgroup has recently completed a cutting-edge workplace for tech start-up o9 Solutions. Rooted conceptually in o9's tag line "Smart, Simple, Fun," the buildout integrates minimalism and efficiency while encouraging productivity by catering to a variety of different work styles.
iF Design Award 2018
The 2018 iF Design Award is now open for submissions. Agencies, architects, designers and companies from all over the world are invited to put their products and services to the test.
Morpholio Launches Ava: Design Your Entire Home on Your iPad
Morpholio has added a brand new feature to its Board Pro App. Short for Automated Visual Assembly, Ava was invented to package images and information more intelligently - optimizing beauty, clarity, and ease - and allowing designers to navigate seamlessly from process to presentation.
Park Hyatt Washington Unveils Renovated Guestrooms and Lobby Designed by Tony Chi
Tony Chi returned to Park Hyatt Washington, D.C. to make design enhancements to the hotel's guestrooms and lobby. Chi last completed a full redesign of the entire luxury hotel in 2006.
MKCA Completes Interior Design Project in New York City
MKCA recently completed Attic Transformer, a gracious and multi-functional home in the West Village with a 5ft tall storage attic space.
La Cardinale by L. McComber Architects
For a long time, this semi-detached house built in the 1950s in Montréal's Ville-Saint-Laurent neighbourhood was home to a family of three young children.
IIDA NY Explores Virtual Reality at Pioneering Design Event
On Monday, April 3rd, the New York Chapter of the International Interior Design Association (IIDA NY) hosted its 19th annual "Pioneering Design" lecture series, led by Caitlin Burns, a transmedia producer and the Vice Chair of the Producers' Guild of America.
First Look at Residences Inside Zaha Hadid's 520 West 28th Street
Related Companies has unveiled the first look inside the residences of Zaha Hadid's 520 West 28th, which was designed inside and out by the revered architect, as well as the unveiling of the building's first finished residences.
CIN Releases 2017 Color Trends Catalogue
CIN has released its 2017 Color Trends Catalogue, 'Color Revelation.' The catalogue brings together a total of 40 colors chosen to reveal the beauty of the house and its walls.
Meakins Road Residence by B.E Architecture
B.E Architecture recently completed the Meakins Road Residence, Flinders. Set on 100 acres in coastal Victoria, this site was bare of vegetation except for a 100-year-old row of Cypress trees.
Penthouse in Palermo by Studio DiDeA
Studio DiDeA recently renovated a two-storey penthouse in Palermo, overlooking the city harbor, for a young couple.
Design Haus Liberty Completes New HQ in Clerkenwell for Global Digital Creative Agency
Design Haus Liberty has completed the London headquarters for independent global digital creative agency, AnalogFolk.
MBH Architects Married History with Modern Design for Peet's Coffee & Tea
MBH Architects collaborated with Peet's Coffee & Tea on their new location in the colonial Georgetown neighborhood of Washington D.C.
NYC's Upper East Side Gets First Co-Working Space
New York City's Upper East Side recently welcomed its first co-working space to the area. The Commons, conveniently situated on East 86th Street - just steps away from the 4-5-6 and 2nd Avenue Subway lines - sports a contemporary interior, designed by local firm JIDK.
Morah by Navigate Design
Navigate Design recently completed Morah, a 140-seat restaurant located in a stunning two-story space on the 71st and 72nd floors of the world's tallest hotel - the JW Marriott Marquis Dubai.
BuckleyGrayYeoman Completes Fred Perry HQ at Mount Pleasant
BuckleyGrayYeoman has completed the new headquarters building for Fred Perry, the iconic sportswear and street fashion brand founded by Wimbledon triple-champion Perry in 1952.
Stantec Designs Headquarters for Valley Forge Fabrics
Stantec has completed the interiors for Fort Lauderdale-based Valley Forge Fabrics, the global leader in hospitality upholstery fabrics.
IIDA NY Lecture Series to Explore Virtual and Augmented Realities
On Monday, April 3rd, attendees at the New York Chapter of the International Interior Design Association's (IIDA NY) 19th annual "Pioneering Design" lecture series will get to engage in one of today's hot topics: virtual reality.
Surface Travel Awards 2017
The inaugural Surface Travel Awards are now open for submissions. The competition aims to recognize and honor the world's best, most thoughtfully conceived projects and products, as well as the architects, designers, and other innovators who inspire, empower, and connect travelers.
Studio RHE Designs Contemporary Neighbourhood Italian Restaurant, Palatino in Clerkenwell
Studio RHE has recently completed Palatino, an iconic Italian restaurant on Central Street in Clerkenwell.
DoubleTree by Hilton Kingston by DesignLSM
DesignLSM has recently completed work on the launch of the new DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel in Kingston-upon-Thames.
Rocky Pond Winery Tasting Room
SkB Architects recently completed the Rocky Pond Winery Tasting Room in Chelan, Washington. The space is designed to bring a heightened sense of awareness to the winery's story and their wines.
Designing the Glass Ceiling
Race, culture, and gender are influencing the makers of the design community and the International Interior Design Association's (IIDA) New York Chapter, wants to shatter the status quo at the upcoming Residential Forum: Designing The Glass Ceiling panel discussion.
2017 SBID International Design Awards
The 2017 SBID International Design Awards is now open for submissions. The competition recognizes, rewards and celebrates global interior design excellence, from the ultra-luxurious to new and innovative, and brings even bolder and more outstanding projects to the forefront of design.
Microsoft and Steelcase Introduce Office for Creative Work
Microsoft and Steelcase have unveiled jointly-designed Creative Spaces - a range of five technology enabled spaces designed to help organizations foster creative thinking and better collaboration.
Humanscale RE:CHARGE Café by Todd Bracher
This April, Humanscale will bring an engaging and innovative RE:CHARGE Café concept to the Fuorisalone during Milan Design Week.
Adam Grooming Atelier by Eray Carbajo
ADAM, the grooming atelier brand that brings a timeless barbering experience, opened its first location in Canary Wharf Station, London.
AKQA Wins World Architecture Community Award
AKQA has been awarded the prestigious World Architecture Community Award, for their creative office space in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
El Curry Verde by Hiruki Studio
Hiruki Studio recently completed El Curry Verde, a vegetarian&vegan restaurant located in Hondarribia, Spain.
Trend Micro Taps lauckgroup to Design Interiors for San Jose Location
When Trend Micro, a global leader in cybersecurity solutions, sought to transform its San Jose workspace, it turned to Dallas-based interior architecture firm lauckgroup, alongside AOR OMNIPLAN, to provide a design and strategy that would optimize staff performance and markedly increase innovation.
Universal Design 2017 Conference NYC
Universal Design Conference, an inaugural event bringing together leading professionals from the fields of architecture and design, technology, healthcare, education and government, is being hosted to promote accessibility and ensure inclusion and equality for people of diverse abilities and backgrounds, no matter their size or age.
Belmond Mount Nelson Reveals its Guestroom Redesign
Inge Moore and her London-based design team have completed the refurbishment of 48 guestrooms and suites in one of the world's most iconic hotels - Cape Town's Belmond Mount Nelson.
UXUS Designs Kebaya: A New Pan-Asian Brasserie at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
UXUS has designed Kebaya, a new Pan-Asian brasserie, positioned as the highlight of the new Departure Lounge 2 at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol.
Tilemark Trace by Form Us With Love
Form Us With Love has recently unveiled Trace, the first ever collection for new Swedish tile pattern printer, Tilemark.
MCM Architecture Completes Fit-out of Bird & Bird's New London HQ
MCM began working with Bird & Bird in 2012 when they began developing a forward-looking property strategy for their London accommodation based on the expiry of several lease obligations in 2016.
De Bijenkorf Restaurant by i29 Interior Architects
i29 has recently completed 'The Kitchen,' a new restaurant located in De Bijenkorf Utrecht, a high quality department store. The brief was to create a unique dining experience which seduces and inspires.
Adelphi Hospitality Group Partners with Glen & Company to Reimagine The Adelphi Hotel
Glen & Company is revamping the interiors of the famed boutique hotel, The Adelphi Hotel, scheduled to reopen in Spring 2017.
Coroflot Unveils Innovative Mobile Workplace
Coroflot has recently unveiled its Mobile Work Unit (MWU). The concept for the trailer-office grew from a desire to create a space solution that referenced both the mobility and creative talent of the Coroflot community, as well as the future of the site.
align Designs Exciting New Bar and Concert Venue Omeara
London has a new late night bar, live gigs and events venue called Omeara, designed by align and bringing 'The Low Line' of railway arches between Waterloo and London Bridge back to life.
Steadfast Chicago by Parts and Labor Design
Steadfast is a new brasserie-style restaurant in the heart of Chicago's Financial District that brings an innovative and chef-driven concept to the ground floor of The Kimpton Gray Hotel.
Artefact Headquarters by Graham Baba Architects
Graham Baba Architects designed the new headquarters for Artefact, a Seattle-based high tech/industrial design firm.
ASID Foundation Opens 2017 Transform Grants
The ASID Foundation is now accepting proposals for its sixth annual Transform Grants. This year, the foundation will award up to $100,000 to evidence-based research projects that address interior design or policy solutions that use space to enhance one or more elements of well-being for all. The ASID Foundation considers the five elements of well-being to be physical, social (mental/emotional), financial, career, and community.
2017 AAP Firm of the Year Award
Submissions are now open for the inaugural AAP Firm of the Year. The new program aims to honor the lifetime achievements of architecture, interior and landscape design companies.
Be Original Americas Announces Second Annual Summer Design Fellowship
Be Original Americas is calling for applications for its second annual Summer Design Fellowship, an unparalleled opportunity for two college students to gain real world, hands-on experience about all it takes to make, distribute, and sell great design from industry leading companies across the country.
DesignLSM Completes Redesign for Queens
DesignLSM has recently completed work on the redesign and relaunch of the iconic Queens ice-skating rink and bowling alley.
The Curve Completes in Heart of Slough
A dynamic team of architects, designers and consultants have recently completed the £22m cultural hub project, The Curve, located in the centre of Slough, Berkshire, UK.
MBH Architects Turns Former Laboratory into New Office Space
MBH Architects has relocated to a new office just a mile away from its previous space. Located in the Marina Village Parkway area with panoramic views of the San Francisco Bay, the firm created a one-of-a-kind workplace, which is housed in a former biological manufacturing laboratory.
2017 Radical Innovation Award: Call for Entries
The 2017 Radical Innovation Award will open for entries on January 17. With an expanded interest in moving ideas from concepts to reality, Radical Innovation is asking participants to submit hospitality concepts that provide not only new meaningful travel experiences for consumers, but also new revenue growth opportunities for owners, investors, operators, contractors and vendors.
Cloud Room: A Co-working Space and Lounge
Graham Baba Architects and Brian Paquette Interiors have created a co-working space in Seattle called Cloud Room.
2017 Restaurant & Bar Design Awards
Call for Entries are now open for the 2017 Restaurant & Bar Design Awards. The Awards is open to UK and International projects launched or renovated in 2016.
Nemo Unveils Three Dimensional Tile Collection
Nemo Tile has unveiled its new Imprint collection, featuring varying three-dimensional tile depths (7, 10 or 13 millimeters) to create intricate 3D patterns suitable for residential, commercial and hospitality settings.
Hospitality Design Exposition & Conference 2017
The 2017 Hospitality Design Exposition & Conference will be held May 3-5 at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. The 26th year of the premier show will host interior designers, architects, purchasing agents, owners, operators, brand executives, and other hospitality design professionals.
The Principal York by Goddard Littlefair
The Principal York, designed by Goddard Littlefair, has won the Gold Award for Hospitality Interior Design at the London Design Awards 2016, to be presented at a ceremony in March of this year.
M+M Creative Studio Wins 2016 International Space Design Award for EdQuarters
M+M Creative Studio was recently awarded a 2016 International Space Design Award for its work on the new corporate headquarters of Edmunds.
SI Restaurant by 5 Star Plus Retail Design
5 Star Plus designed the interiors for the new Simply Italian Restaurant in Hong Kong. The restaurant offers antipasti, pasta, main courses and desserts prepared by their executive Chef Massimo Santovito in an open kitchen, and houses its own bar.
Paf Unveils New Headquarters
Paf recently unveiled its new headquarters in Åland. The facade and roof of the building is covered with solar panels to ensure that the head office is completely self-sufficient in terms of energy.
Interior Design Show Releases 2017 Design Trends Forecast
The Interior Design Show curators have released their forecast for some of the top trends for 2017 inspiring the direction of design for the year to come.
JOI-Design Creates a Spirited Sanctuary at a 13th Century Pilgrimage Site
JOI-Design has recently completed the refurbishment of a 13-bedroom annex to the Altenberger Hof, a bijou boutique hotel looking onto the 13th century Altenberg Cathedral and the verdant meadows and forests of Bergisches Land in central Germany.
Lauckgroup Creates Family-friendly Workplace to Empower Women in Need
lauckgroup designed a custom space for WiNGS, Women in Need of Generous Support, a Dallas-based nonprofit dedicated to providing Dallas women and their families with a path to better life through financial management classes, micro-enterprise coaching, and women's health assistance.
Mountain View Double Gable Eichler Remodel by Klopf Architecture
Klopf Architecture, in partnership with Outer Space Landscape Architects, Sezen & Moon Structural Engineer and Flegels Construction updated a classic Eichler open, indoor-outdoor home.
Kobi Karp Designs Nautical Project in Yachting Capital of the World
Miami-based Kobi Karp is the architect for the new oceanfront Four Seasons Private Residences Fort Lauderdale.
2017 Interior Design Show Toronto
From January 19-22, the 2017 Interior Design Show will return to Toronto for its 19th year, showcasing hot-topic design trends and the most innovative of international and Canadian design.
What Clients Want: Volume 3 Explores Retail Design and the Consumer Experience
What Clients Want: Essential Conversations about Retail Design, the third in the acclaimed series focused on the unique relationship between clients and designers, is now available.
Guestroom Designs for Global Tribes: Sleep Set Competition Reveals New Ways of Looking at Hotel Design
Five uniquely imagined guestroom concepts were constructed for the hotel community at Sleep in November when designers from Europe and Asia unveiled their Sleep Sets in response to this year's 'Science of Tribes' competition.
align Completes New Workspace Interiors for Eden McCallum
align recently created a sophisticated, grown-up workplace scheme for Eden McCallum in London's west end.
The Warehouse: Airbnb's New International Headquarters in Dublin
Airbnb's in-house Environments Team has partnered with Dublin-based heneghan peng architects to design a space that cultivates collaboration, interaction and a sense of community.
Lume Beauty Atelier by ARRCC
ARRCC recently completed Lume Beauty Atelier, a boutique, high end salon located in the vibrant De Waterkant district of Cape Town.
SkB Architects Redesigns Wild Ginger Restaurant at Lincoln Square
SkB Architects has unveiled its designs for the new Wild Ginger restaurant to open in the Seattle area early next year.
île Blanche Residence by APPAREIL
APPAREIL Architecture recently renovated the interiors for the île Blanche Residence. The studio refined, optimized and modernized the space.
National Bank of Canada's New Montreal Trading Floor by Architecture49
Architecture49 has designed the New Montreal Trading Floor for National Bank of Canada. The trading floor is the financial institution's nerve centre, where traders complete transactions for the bank and its clients.
Miami's First Annual Hospitality Design Awards: Call For Entries
Submissions are now open for the inaugural Miami Hospitality Design Awards. The awards will showcase the design and architecture of Miami's hospitality sector, which have elevated the city's industry.
New Monotype Office by Ben Adams Architects
Ben Adams Architects, with the collaboration of SEA Design, designed the new HQ for Monotype, located in London's centre of tech and creativity: Shoreditch.
Havre 77 by Francisco Pardo Arquitecto
Francisco Pardo Arquitecto, in collaboration with Julio Amezcua, transformed a derelict XIX century house to invigorate Mexico City's central neighborhood.
Ubisoft Quebec City
Coarchitecture designed Ubisoft's new workspace in Quebec City. The lighting of these new spaces, designed to encourage creative projects, was at the heart of the conception and LumiGroup's expertise was called upon to achieve all the of the project's objectives.
Amandira Yacht by Deirdre Renniers
Deirdre Renniers recently completed the interior design for the custom-built 52 meter Amandira yacht for Aman Resorts.
Red's True BBQ in Newcastle by DesignLSM
DesignLSM has recently completed the eighth site of the leading smokehouse brand Red's True BBQ in Newcastle's intu Eldon Square.
Huniford Design Studio Wins Prestigious Global Award for Eco-Friendly Penthouse
Huniford Design Studio was honored by the Americas Property Awards in the Interior Design Private Residence - New York category for its' 7 Bond Street residential project.
IIDA 2017 Interior Design Competition and Will Ching Design Competition Now Open
Submissions are now open for the International Interior Design Association's (IIDA) 44th annual Interior Design Competition and the 25th annual Will Ching Design Competition.
PANTONE Color of the Year 2017: Greenery
PANTONE has revealed the 2017 Color of the Year, Greenery, a fresh and zesty yellow-green shade symbolizes new beginnings, evoking the first days of spring when natures greens revive, restore, and renew.
A Sneak Peak of Modern by Dwell Magazine
Target has collaborated with Dwell Magazine to launch a home look book, Modern by Dwell Magazine, to be released on December 27. The book features more than 120 items, including furniture, decor, tabletop and accessories.
Main Street at eBay Headquarters by ESI Design
eBay's corporate campus in San Jose has unveiled a new "front door" to the company with Main Street, a 20,000-square-foot hub designed by ESI Design that brings the brand to life through massive interactive installations and displays in a bright, airy setting.
Emma Maxwell Designs Revolutionary French Restaurant in Hong Kong
Emma Maxwell recently completed 12,000 Francs, a revolutionary French restaurant specialized in in-house preserved dishes, located in Elgin Street, Hong Kong.
4th International Green Interior Awards
Entries are now open for the 4th International Green Interior Awards. The competition aims to showcase world leading, innovative and inspirational interior spaces that are packed with interior products that have a positive affect for people and environment.
Fence House by mode:lina
Mode:lina Architekci recently completed 'Fence House,' located in Borówiec, Poland. The singular house consists of two blocks with a pitched roof and an asymmetric cube for the garage.
Paramount by The Office Space Wins Best Office at 2016 WAF INSIDE
Paramount by The Office Space, designed by Woods Bagot, has been awarded the best designed workplace at the prestigious World Festival of Interiors (INSIDE), winning the competitive Office category in Berlin.
La Casa by MXMA
MXMA designed the interior for a duplex, located in the heart of Montreal's Plateau-Mont-Royal borough, to create an innovative living space with abundant wood surfaces.
Boos Beach Club Restaurant by Metaform
Metaform recently completed the Boos Beach Club Restaurant located in Bridel, Luxembourg. The new structure, interwoven around the existing house, is inspired by the Japanese art of origami.
Equinoxe Residence by APPAREIL Architecture
APPAREIL Architecture recently renovated a young family's Montreal town house and gave it a nordic and green signature.