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Per Nimer to front colour trend seminar from surface design show
23 May 2014A free seminar on global colour trends will be led by Per Nimer (pictured left), the design manager at giant paints and coatings company Akzo Nobel. Hosted by Interface, the event will be part of series of design-led seminars organised by the Surface Design Show. This one takes place at the Interface showroom in Clerkenwell on 15 May, from 6pm.
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RPW design gives sixties’ Hilton Rotterdam Hotel a new lease of life
19 May 2014Hospitality interior design practice RPW Design has completed renovation work for the Hilton Rotterdam hotel in the Netherlands. The project was the hotel’s first major upgrade since it was built in 1963 by Dutch post-war modernism architect Hugh Maaskant.
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Benoy unveils Dream Centre master plans in Shanghai
19 May 2014Benoy has announced its appointment as the master planner for the Dream Center in Shanghai. Covering an area of 152,300 sq m, the master plan brings together 12 art, culture and entertainment venues to provide a cultural hub for the city.
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Priestmangoode designs new cabin interiors
19 May 2014Priestmangoode has designed new cabin interiors for Thai Airways International’s new B777 planes, showcasing the carrier’s new ‘Royal Silk Class’ seat, as well as redesigning the airline’s economy cabins. The plane’s upper class interior focuses on materials in tones of purple with wood accents and ambient lighting that aim to create a ‘comfortable passenger environment.’
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Marc Mimram puts a twist on design for new architecture school
19 May 2014Marc Mimram has completed the first phase of the Strasbourg School of Architecture (Ecole Nationale Supérieure d’Architecture de Strasbourg). Located in the centre of the city, La Fabrique (The Factory), pictured above, is a new 4,500 sq m building to be accompanied by the refurbishment of the adjoining building, Le Garage, due to be completed in December.
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National Railway Museum restaurant redesigns, York
19 May 2014With its designs for three distinct cafes at the museum, SHH gets diners up close and personal to the historic trains parked right alongside...
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Rough with the smooth - designers talk materials
19 May 2014Architecture and design experts were encouraged to go against the grain and openly discuss their feelings about texture in interior design at a recent FX design seminar. Gareth Gardner reports.
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Third phase of designs revealed for Battersea site
13 May 2014The final phase for the Battersea development site is being designed by Gehry Partners and Foster + Partners.
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May Design Series to excel for second year in London
9 May 2014May Design Series event returns on 18 May to Excel London for its second year.
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Daniel Weil - interview
9 May 2014With a significant exhibition of his work due to open at the Design Museum, Pentagram partner and former RCA professor Daniel Weil talks to Emily Martin about his design view of the past, present and future.
