Alice Finney

Esme Hotel in Miami draws on the “bohemian grandeur” of its past

May 1, 2022 Alice Finney 0

Saturated tones, Mediterranean patterns and decadent furnishings are found throughout this renovated boutique hotel in Miami with interiors by New York studio Jessica Schuster Design. Originally built in 1927 as a cultural hub for artists, the building, formerly known as Spanish Village, is located on Miami Beach’s pedestrian plaza, Española Way. Event planning and design

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Meta to open first physical retail shop for virtual reality products

April 27, 2022 Alice Finney 0

Social media brand Meta, formerly the Facebook Company, is opening its first permanent Meta Store for customers to purchase its virtual reality products as a “gateway to the metaverse”. The 1,550-square-foot shop will open on 9 May in Burlingame, California, near the company’s Reality Labs campus – a research and development hub for virtual reality products.

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Space Caviar creates “liquid landscape” inside Uzbekistan pavilion at Venice Art Biennale

April 26, 2022 Alice Finney 0

Steps and hanging plants inside the Uzbekistan pavilion

Italian studio Space Caviar has constructed Dixit Algorizmi: The Garden of Knowledge, an indoor garden with reflective steel steps for the Uzbekistan pavilion at this year’s Venice Art Biennale. The installation at the Uzbekistan National Pavilion mirrors the interiors of the Quarta Tesa, an old shipbuilding warehouse at the Arsenale – one of the international

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Nido adds pale wood and stone furnishings to compact Moscow apartment

February 4, 2022 Alice Finney 0

Russian studio Nido mixed different volumes and neutral sandy colours to add depth to this minimalist apartment in Moscow. Located in the centre of the Russian capital where apartments are notoriously small, the 111-square-metre apartment – called RS_D – features creative solutions to maximise space. The studio aimed to create a multi-functional and “convenient” home

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Beach pavilions for Toronto’s Winter Stations 2022 revealed

February 2, 2022 Alice Finney 0

A winning Winter Station design by Kathleen Dogantzis and Will Cuthbert

A honeycomb-shaped installation and a “winged” pavilion are among the finalists of this year’s Winter Stations competition, which brings together designs for temporary beach stations in Toronto. This year’s brief was to create pavilions that encourage people to explore the outdoors, in response to the theme of resilience. Three student proposals and three proposals from

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Fourteen Black architects and designers you should know

February 1, 2022 Alice Finney 0

To celebrate Black History Month 2022, we asked 12 renowned Black architects and designers to select a fellow Black contemporary who deserves greater recognition. Each of the established architects and designers was asked to nominate another Black creative, as a way of championing Black architecture and design. Some chose to nominate more than one. Some

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AIM Architecture takes cues from 1970s offices for Hangzhou cosmetics store

January 25, 2022 Alice Finney 0

Shanghai studio AIM Architecture has transformed the second floor of a business park in Hangzhou, China, into a store that resembles a 1970s office for cosmetics brand Harmay. The studio reimagined the space as a retro-looking office complete with desk chairs, phoney bookshelves for makeup items and boardroom tables for other cosmetic products. AIM Architecture

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AIM Architecture takes cues from 1970s offices for Hangzhou cosmetics store

January 25, 2022 Alice Finney 0

Shanghai studio AIM Architecture has transformed the second floor of a business park in Hangzhou, China, into a store that resembles a 1970s office for cosmetics brand Harmay. The studio reimagined the space as a retro-looking office complete with desk chairs, phoney bookshelves for makeup items and boardroom tables for other cosmetic products. AIM Architecture

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Five “punk-rock” designs from the Accidents Will Happen: Creative Salvage 1981-1991 exhibition

January 20, 2022 Alice Finney 0

The interior of Creative Salvage exhibition at Friedman Benda gallery

New York gallery Friedman Benda’s latest exhibition, Accidents Will Happen: Creative Salvage 1981-1991, showcases early furniture pieces from designers including Tom Dixon and Ron Arad. Curator Gareth Williams selects his favourites. On show until 12 February, Accidents Will Happen exhibits works from the Creative Salvage movement – an informal design movement that originated in London

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“I would like to think that my ethics may continue” says Richard Rogers

January 14, 2022 Alice Finney 0

In the penultimate video from a series that we filmed in 2013 with Richard Rogers, the late British architect reflects on his career and legacy. Rogers, who passed away on 18 December aged 88 was one of the world’s best-known architects, best known for his pioneering high-tech architecture. Among his most recognisable work is the

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