Articles by Natasha Levy

DH Liberty redesigns west London hotel to hint at the owner’s love of plants and beekeeping

January 3, 2018 Natasha Levy 0

A rooftop beehive was DH Liberty’s starting point for the overhaul of this boutique hotel in Chelsea, which is finished in rich green and gold accents. The Clerkenwell-based studio, which is led by founder Dara Huang, was briefed to design luxurious accommodation that celebrated the client’s love of plants. The My Chelsea hotel owner –

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Design Society museum in Shenzhen surveys the industry’s development with opening exhibitions

December 29, 2017 Natasha Levy 0

A timber pavilion constructed by a robot and a flat-pack chair from the 18th century are among the objects included in the first exhibitions at the V&A-backed Design Society museum in Shenzhen, within spaces designed by MVRDV and Sam Jacob. Design Society officially opened to the public on 2 December 2017, in a building designed by Japanese architect Fumihiko Maki for

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Shenzhen museum surveys design industry’s development with opening exhibitions

December 29, 2017 Natasha Levy 0

A timber pavilion constructed by a robot and a flat-pack chair from the 1700s are among the objects included in the first exhibitions at the Design Society museum in Shenzhen, within spaces designed by MVRDV and Sam Jacob. Design Society officially opened to the public on 2 December this year in a building designed by Japanese architect Fumihiko Maki for

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Design Society museum in Shenzhen surveys the industry’s development with opening exhibitions

December 29, 2017 Natasha Levy 0

A timber pavilion constructed by a robot and a flat-pack chair from the 18th century are among the objects included in the first exhibitions at the V&A-backed Design Society museum in Shenzhen, within spaces designed by MVRDV and Sam Jacob. Design Society officially opened to the public on 2 December 2017, in a building designed by Japanese architect Fumihiko Maki for

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Curved opening frames reflective pool in London house extension by Tonkin Liu

December 21, 2017 Natasha Levy 0

Rain can fall through a cut-out in the concave roof of this Clerkenwell house extension by Tonkin Liu, animating a shallow pool of water beneath. Rain can fall through a cut-out in the concave roof of this Clerkenwell house extension by Tonkin Liu, animating a shallow pool of water beneath. The extension called the Sun Rain Rooms

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Competition: win a book that showcases futuristic homes

December 19, 2017 Natasha Levy 0

Dezeen is giving five readers the chance to win a copy of Inside Utopia, a book celebrating some of the most innovative architecture and interior design projects from the mid-20th century. Inside Utopia: Visionary Interiors and Futuristic Homes uses colour photography to showcase a range of residences that remain as radical as they were when

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Competition: win a book that showcases futuristic homes

December 19, 2017 Natasha Levy 0

Dezeen is giving five readers the chance to win a copy of Inside Utopia, a book celebrating some of the most innovative architecture and interior design projects from the mid-20th century. Inside Utopia: Visionary Interiors and Futuristic Homes uses colour photography to showcase a range of residences that remain as radical as they were when

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Marcel Wanders uses mismatched patterns and oversized furnishings for Doha hotel

December 13, 2017 Natasha Levy 0

Columns adorned with golden eggs, intricate mosaic walls and giant bell-shaped lights are some of the eccentric features that Marcel Wanders has designed for the interiors of Doha’s Mondrian hotel. The Dutch product and interior designer was brought on board to create a “fantasy-like environment” for the Mondrian Doha, a five-star hotel designed by local firm South

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