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Modus Studio turns old workshop into Manzeum guesthouse with steel extension



US firm Modus Studio has extended a rustic studio and workshop building in Fayetteville, Arkansas, to add a shop, guesthouse and entertaining areas within a steel structure built by the owner (+ slideshow). (more…)

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Ambulance station by Architectenforum features plant-covered walls and a curved roof



This ambulance station in the Dutch town of Zeist features a curved wooden framework and sloping walls covered with climbing plants to help it blend into its woodland setting (+ slideshow). (more…)

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Wind guides woman through “a dream-like environment” in Doe Paoro music video



Music: London animator Jack Brown used oil pastels to create an animation of a woman on a journey of self discovery for Doe Paoro’s The Wind track (+ movie). (more…)

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Schemata Architects deconstructs interior of Jins eyewear shop in Japan



To celebrate the 12th anniversary of a Jins eyewear store, Schemata Architects has completed a renovation that involved taking a sledgehammer to the walls (+ slideshow). (more…)

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Alan Chu adds rehearsal studio with huge doors to the home of a Brazilian actor



Tall translucent doors open two sides of this theatrical rehearsal space created by Brazilian architect Alan Chu for an actor in São Paulo (+ slideshow). (more…)

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Samuel Wilkinson creates minimal chair using steam-bent wood



London Design Festival 2016: the frame of this simple chair by designer Samuel Wilkinson is made using the traditional technique of steam-bending wood (+ slideshow). (more…)

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Eley Kishimoto covers London street crossing in graphic patterns



London Design Festival 2016: print studio Eley Kishimoto has applied its graphic Flash pattern to a number of pedestrian crossings in Brixton, south London. (more…)

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Apple Store Williamsburg by Bohlin Cywinski Jackson features exposed brick walls



US firm Bohlin Cywinski Jackson has looked to Williamsburg’s industrial past to inform its interior for the first Apple Store in Brooklyn (+ slideshow). (more…)

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