Interior Design, Architecture & Interior Decorating eMagazine
Decorate your living room using jazzy fabrics on pillows is a great way to design the interior according to season or your own mood. Throw in a colourful blanket here and there, switch the different coloured pillows, and you can instantly change the appearance of a room.
Vitra Haus is the home of Vitra’s Home Collection located in the German town of Weil am Rhein which is a suburb of the city of Basel, Switzerland. Designed by Swiss architects Jacques Herzog and Pierre de Meuron, Vitra Haus is a five-storey building with the theme of stacked houses on the Vitra Campus, joining the Vitra Design Museum. The striking architecture and the complexity of the interior space create an atmosphere that is both grand and intimate at the same time. The white interior walls allow the furniture displays to stand out. At night, the illuminated interior glows from within.
The IVY is a cool modular shelving system designed by Paris Lowitz which can adapt to your lifestyle and your living room environment. The shelving system can be easily assembled together using keyhole fasteners. Each user can configure the layout of the shelves — which look like tree branches growing on a wall — using as few or as many shelves as they desire.
Ristorante “Il Riccio” located on the island of Capri in Italy became part of the Capri Palace Hotel & Spa under new ownership, and a major renovation returned it to a Mediterranean stylish hangout. In the 1960s, it was a popular eatery under the name of Add’o Riccio, which was visited by people like Jackie Kennedy. The new owner wanted a traditional Mediterranean ambience of the 1950s and 1960s. The restaurant interior design by Marco De Luca features a white and blue colour scheme with Mediterranean wood furnishings, and mosaic tiles create an atmosphere emblematic of Capri.
Purple is a powerful colour that can be used to counterbalance another strong colour such as brown, or highlight a plain canvas such as beige or white. Interior designer Amanda Nisbet uses purple to great effect, even a purple ceiling can create an attractive balance to a room.
El Andaluz is a beautiful luxury condominium complex in Santa Barbara, California designed by architect Jeff Shelton. The mediterranean style architecture with Moroccan influence captures the essence of Santa Barbara living. The open-air courtyard bring light to the centre of the building and create a peaceful setting for its residents.
This small apartment in the Linnéstaden district of Gothenburg, Sweden makes efficient use of its 53 square meters (about 570 sq. ft.) of space. The floor plan provides windows for the living room and bedroom, as well as access to a balcony from the kitchen at the other end of the apartment. The brilliant layout makes it a very practical and attractive small apartment design.
This beautiful summer house in Rhode Island uses bright yellow, pink with splashes of green to create a refreshing atmosphere. The traditional home design by Kelley Interior Design is faithful to the architecture and setting of the house.
