Interior Design, Architecture & Interior Decorating eMagazine
Chairs are not just furniture to sit on, but they can make a statement with their inspirational designs. These stylish minimalist chair and bar stool designs by French company Martz Edition can provide a sense of modern elegance to your home. The designs are simple yet stylish with materials ranging from white lacquered, steel, lacquered aluminium, to two-tone wood.
Transportable temporary hotel accommodation “Snoozebox” is an innovative way to bring guest services to large events in almost any location. Made from recycled shipping containers, the two-tiered Snoozebox mobile hotel can be assembled within 48 hours, and can be transported by road, rail, air or sea.
Each room has its own ensuite bathroom, a flat screen TV, internet access, thermostatically controlled air conditionally and heating, spacious storage unit, and key card entry.
Snoozebox has even been given permission by Queen Elizabeth II to be placed inside the grounds of Windsor Castle during the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations!
Located in Sandton, an affluent area in the metro of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa, this magnificent estate has Mediterranean-style architecture details. The elegant home boasts the finest imported marble, hand-crafted rosewood fittings and artisan ironwork. The beautiful park like garden with swimming pool is the piece de resistance this grand estate.
The iconic brownstone at 169 East 71st Street in Manhattan, New York City was made famous by the film Breakfast at Tiffany’s starring Audrey Hepburn as Holly Golightly who lived here alongside Paul Varjak, played by George Peppard.
This spectacular loft uses a modern glass theme to provide elegance and class. The apartment features a beautiful glass fireplace as the focal point of the main living area. A minimalist glass staircase seems to float freely, adding a sense of style to the penthouse. The master bedroom has an impressive dressing room closet, and the master bathroom has an exclusive mosaic spa.
Renovated from the ground up, this four-storey carriage house in the East Village neighbourhood in New York City has a clean modernist interior design that is sophisticated. The house measures 2,300 square feet with 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, a study and a media room in the cellar. A brushed steel spiral staircase connects all the floors from the media screening room in the basement to the gourmet kitchen on the second floor all the way to the rooftop terrace.
Designers at British engineering firm Atkins have come up with the most imaginative idea for a hotel. This stunning “groundscaper” hotel to be built is an ambitious project by Shimao Property Group and Atkins. Located 30 miles from Shanghai, in an abandoned quarry in Songjiang, China, the luxury resort will have 16 floors below the surface of the earth, and 3 stories above ground.
Spice up your all white kitchen with splashes of red. These unique red kitchen accessories and gadgets can add character and put a signature on any plain white kitchen designs. The colour red can also pair well with stainless steel, black and gray.
