Interior Design, Architecture & Interior Decorating eMagazine
Dutch architect Arjen Reas was given the challenge to design a family home in Zoetermeer, The Netherlands, on the edge of the city where urban life and rural open land meet. The result is a contemporary family home that blends traditional ideas with contemporary design. The interior of the house is modern and natural providing a peaceful and open atmosphere for the family who can also fully enjoy the rural landscape in the comfortable open backyard.
Located near Grand Central Station in New York, D’Espresso attracted a lot of media attention for its unique interior design. Inspired by the nearby Bryant Park Library, Manhattan based nemaworkshop designed the interior to look like a library turned on its side. The floor, ceiling and one side of the wall are lined with tiles with full size photograph of books. One of the walls is covered with herringbone-patterned oak flooring while the opposite wall has lights sticking out from the side to look like the ceiling. The owner Eugene Kagansky spent $500,000 to create the imaginative interior of this 500-square-foot coffee shop.
Interior design magazine ELLE DECOR has published images of some of the most dazzling interior designs for two decades. In this book, Style And Substance: The Best Of ELLE DECOR, Editor in Chief of the magazine Margaret Russell compiled some 200 plus pages of stunning rooms and private spaces. These inspiring spaces from classic to cutting-edge by A-list designers and architects provide ideas for every room. The book is packed with decorating ideas and stunning photos to show you how to do it yourself.
Interior designers Flora de Gastines & Anne Geistdoerfer of Double g created a cosy atmosphere for this small apartment in Paris, France. Using a simple white background, the designers added tasteful touches of green and yellow to brighten the canvas. The contemporary interior decor makes the simplicity of the small space a welcoming private haven.
These simple but tasteful contemporary kitchen designs come alive with vibrant colours. Practical yet artistic arrangements make these kitchens ideally suited for the 21st century lifestyle.
You can live elegantly in a big city small apartment with a well arranged floor plan and tasteful interior design. Albert Court apartment is within walking distance of Hyde Park in London, England. This 1,380 sq. ft. (128 sq. m.) apartment has a contemporary and bright interior decor with beautiful hardwood floor. It is an example of elegant living with simple luxury.
World renowned British interior designer Kelly Hoppen created an intimate yet sophisticated style for Hotel Murmuri in Barcelona, Spain. The interiors of the boutique hotel in the heart of Bacelona’s Rambla Catalunya, feature a look that celebrates classicism with a contemporary touch. Hoppen used her trademark neutral colour scheme with lush fabrics in suede, silk and satin, combined with soft leathers and velvets to create a stunning atmosphere for every room.
Café Germain in the 6th Arrondissement in Paris, France is a contemporary work of art. The attention grabbing centrepiece of the café is the yellow sculpture of a woman (“Sophie”) in high heels. Created by artist Xavier Veilhan, the lower half of the sculpture stands on the first floor while the upper half breaks through the ceiling to the second floor of the café. Thierry Costes, the owner of the café, invited Paris-based interior designer India Mahdavi to create the rest of the interior space. Mahdavi used black and white tile floor, and orange and green anise chairs to complement the yellow sculpture.
