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elevated circular veranda and canopy wrap 60-year-old restored japanese house

HAMS and, Studio renovates a single-story residence in Hakone HAMS and, Studio takes over the renovation of a 60-year-old single-story house located on a forested hillside in Hakone, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. The site sits halfway up a mountain, reached by…
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How Fascist Dictators Used Art and Design To Evoke a Sense of Power and Authority

The New Reich Chancellery’s Courtyard of Honor in 1939. The main entrance was flanked by Arno Breker’s two bronze statues Die Wehrmacht and Die Partei. (Photo: German Federal Archives via Wikimedia Commons, CC 3.0 Germany) During the 20th century, several…
Architecture

Inside Heathcliff’s Gothic ‘Wuthering Heights’ Home | Set Tour | Architectural Digest

Step inside the haunting world of Wuthering Heights with Architectural Digest as production designer Suzie Davies gives a behind-the-scenes tour of Heathcliff’s gothic home. Built entirely on a soundstage, the Yorkshire Moors-inspired environment blends period architecture, surreal details, and cinematic…
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Simon Johns Expands his Future Fossils Collection

For the past few years, Simon Johns has been experimenting with a concept called Future Fossils. His pieces appear at once as relics ravaged by time and as sculptures made for this moment. The works, which the Quebec-based artist-designer says…
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Top-Level 3D Printing is Now More Accessible with FibreSeeker 3

Rapid prototyping — now more commonly known as 3D printing — has been around for a while now. At industrial scale, it’s become increasingly agile and refined, harnessing a growing range of materials and replicating manual or mechanized processes. With…
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Loloi Rugs, Pillows & Wall Art for a Thoughtfully Layered Home – Decorilla Online Interior Design

What makes a textile company thrive for two decades in an industry where trends cycle faster than seasons? Loloi has answered that question through consistent craftsmanship, a global network of artisans, and collaborations with designers whose names carry genuine weight.…
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Inside a Modern Family Home Designed to Feel Like an Art Space (House Tour)

A modern family house in Melbourne’s south-east, Atelier House by AXE Architects explores how Australian residential design can move beyond conventional layouts to become an immersive, studio-like environment shaped by light, shadow and materiality. Designed for a family of five,…
Interior Design

Is Your Winter Houseplant Secretly Ruining Your Indoor Air Quality?

Photo Credit: Created by Decoist That lush, leafy plant by the window looks innocent—comforting, even. But during the winter months, some of the most popular “cozy” houseplants can quietly do the opposite of what you want. Instead of fresh air,…
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How to Open a Home to Insane Views — Without Losing PRIVACY or Efficiency

Designed by kt814 architecture, House of Fir in Jackson, Wyoming is not a singular volume but a poetic composition of connected pavilions that gently unfold across a forested site. With privacy, sustainability, and view framing at its core, this home…
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I Finally Found the Prefab Home with the Perfect Exterior!

In this video I’m comparing two small foot print prefab homes built by Bouw Art, a modular builder in Latvia with a wide variety of homes. The first is called the Nordic Iceland, a 430 square foot 1 bedroom prefab…
Architecture

Lisa Kudrow Shot ‘The Comeback’ on the Same Soundstage as ‘Friends’

Lisa Kudrow reflects on shooting the final season of ‘The Comeback’ on the same soundstage she shot ‘Friends’ at Warner Bros. Studios. #LisaKudrow #Friends #WarnerBrothers #ArchitecturalDigest #LosAngeles Read another article:Botany as an Artistic Practice: Anna Atkins’ BlueprintsFeeling inspired? Subscribe to…
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Leibal — 91.0

91.0 is a minimalist residence located in Gulf Islands, Canada, designed by Omer Arbel, the Vancouver–based co-founder of Bocci. The house addresses a fundamental question in contemporary residential architecture: how to inhabit a landscape without dominating it. Rather than clearing…
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Why Kristen Stewart Bought a Movie Theater

Kristen Stewart’s hunger to make movies and preserve cinema culture drove her to buy the iconic Highland Park Theater in LA. #KristenStewart #Movies #ArchitecturalDigest #LosAngeles Read another article:Botany as an Artistic Practice: Anna Atkins’ BlueprintsFeeling inspired? Subscribe to AD and…
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Meet the Modular ARID Wall Lighting by Nahtrang Studio for Bover

It’s always a breath of fresh air when you rearrange furniture. Modularity offers a certain command over a space – you are free to create differing configurations, based on needs and wants you might have at the time. Infinitely interchangeable,…
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Before & After: Cozy Living Room with a Reading Nook

How do you turn an extra-long space into a cozy living room? When a homeowner came to Decorilla with a fireplace to preserve and a dream of a perfect reading nook, the challenge was set. Follow the transformation of this…
Interior Design

The U.S. Is Far From the Happiest Country. Denmark’s ‘Hygge’ Might Explain the Gap

Photo Credit: Created by Decoist Modern homes are filled with noise—not always the audible kind. Harsh lighting, visual clutter, and rooms designed more for display than comfort can quietly add to everyday stress. That’s where hygge, a Danish concept centered…
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A Derelict Mexican Home Transformed Around Water and Light

Most houses place the pool outside the life of the home. This one does the opposite. In San Ignacio House, the water becomes the center of everything — organizing rooms, light, movement, and daily life. A careful renovation that transforms…
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Touring a 750 square foot Prefab Home in the middle of the Forest #hometour

This 750 square foot prefab home includes a detached office. It’s situated in the forest on Salt Spring Island. For more information on the home and the full tour click the link below: https://youtu.be/m5EuvDFEJl4 Read another article:Design Trends for Creating…