Jennifer Hahn

Eight chocolate-brown interiors that look good enough to eat

March 31, 2024 Jennifer Hahn 0

In memoriam of the many chocolate eggs that will be consumed this Easter, our latest lookbook rounds up eight homes with tasteful cocoa-coloured interiors. Chocolatey brown might be the unofficial colour of Easter as the biggest driver of chocolate sales – second only to Christmas. But the rich, earthy hue is also proving increasingly popular

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Buildings “biggest lever” for improving global resource efficiency says UN report

March 25, 2024 Jennifer Hahn 0

The built environment is the fastest-growing consumer of materials in the world – but it also offers the most potential for improvement according to Julia Okatz, advisor on the UN’s landmark Global Resource Outlook. Making buildings and neighbourhoods more efficient could reduce the global need for raw materials by 25 per cent by 2060, the

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Eight living spaces that go heavy on metal furniture

February 17, 2024 Jennifer Hahn 0

Although more commonly associated with industrial applications, furnishings made of cool-toned steel, aluminium and chrome are infiltrating every room of the home. This lookbook rounds up eight living spaces that show how it’s done. In recent years, a growing cohort of young designers has been experimenting with humble, industrial metals – often using only one

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Eight interiors where burl wood provides natural texture

January 21, 2024 Jennifer Hahn 0

This week’s lookbook rounds up eight interiors with furnishings and surfaces finished in burl-wood veneer, allowing its swirly, psychedelic graining to serve a decorative function. Burl wood is a rare and expensive wood, often only available in thin sheets of veneer. That’s because it is derived from the knobbly outgrowths of tree trunks and branches

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Zaha Hadid Architects skyscraper nears completion on world’s most expensive site

January 8, 2024 Jennifer Hahn 0

New photographs reveal the sinuous glass facade of The Henderson office building by Zaha Hadid Architects as it takes shape in Hong Kong’s Central Business District. The 36-storey skyscraper is nearing completion and is already being hailed as a new landmark for the city, occupying a prime spot next to Chater Garden alongside IM Pei’s

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De Durgerdam hotel takes over 17th-century sailor’s inn on dyke outside Amsterdam

December 11, 2023 Jennifer Hahn 0

Dutch hospitality company Aedes has pushed Amsterdam’s building restrictions to their limit to convert a heritage-listed tavern into an all-electric hotel. De Durgerdam hotel occupies one in a row of almost identical gabled buildings perched on a seawall on lake IJmeer, which together make up the small village of Durgerdam near Amsterdam. Constructed in 1664,

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De Durgerdam hotel takes over 17th-century sailor’s inn on dyke outside Amsterdam

December 11, 2023 Jennifer Hahn 0

Dutch hospitality company Aedes has pushed Amsterdam’s building restrictions to their limit to convert a heritage-listed tavern into an all-electric hotel. De Durgerdam hotel occupies one in a row of almost identical gabled buildings perched on a seawall on lake IJmeer, which together make up the small village of Durgerdam near Amsterdam. Constructed in 1664,

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Diébédo Francis Kéré named among Time’s 100 most influential climate leaders

December 4, 2023 Jennifer Hahn 0

Several architects and designers have made it onto the inaugural Time100 Climate list, which recognises “true changemakers” who are making “measurable, scalable” progress in fighting climate change. Compiled by Time magazine in collaboration with a panel of 10 prominent climate experts, the list includes business leaders across different industries ranging from singer Billie Eilish to

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Local cedar forms snow-cooled rice warehouse in Niigata Prefecture

November 25, 2023 Jennifer Hahn 0

Japanese studio Kei Kaihoh Architects has completed a timber-framed storage facility in Joetsu City that offers rice farmers a way to refrigerate their harvest without relying on gas or electricity. Instead, the Yukinohako facility is naturally cooled using snow – an abundant local material in this mountainous part of Niigata Prefecture, surrounded by ski resorts

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Five interiors with furry walls that beg to be touched

November 5, 2023 Jennifer Hahn 0

Faux fur is liberated from the realm of fashion and used to cover entire walls in this lookbook, which rounds up five interior projects including an igloo-shaped children’s room and a surreal Prada set by AMO. Rendered in grabby colours, furry textiles are increasingly being used by interior designers to make retail environments feel more

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