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13 Sep ’14

Architect Bernard Khoury’s Apartment in Beirut | Residential Design

 

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 A pioneer in his field, one of Lebanon’s most aspiring architects well known for his avant-garde designs, Bernard Khoury, has done it again, this time with his own apartment in Beirut. Using two main materials for the entire apartment : painted steel & wood, this combination created a modern yet industrial looking space. The double height in the main living area, the lovely bookcase contouring the space with a steel bridge going all around is just beautiful. A unconventional sofa from Living Divani complements the space perfectly.

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27 Feb ’14

Industrial Loft in Barcelona | Residential Design

Filed under: Interiors — Tags: , , , , , — Sahar @ 12:00 pm

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Architecture studio Egue y Seta turned an old toy shop into a contemporary industrial house in Barcelona, Spain.They kept the brick walls and concrete look, and then added glass, oak & Iroko wood, in addition to an integrated garden to make it more contemporary and livable. The furniture chosen complemented the space really well, enhancing its industrial/ vintage look.

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24 Jul ’13

X-Federation Chair By Victor Vetterlein | Furniture

This is probably the most good looking stacking chair I have ever seen! New York designer Victor Vetterlein came up with an x-shaped frame and very thin legs and called it : X-Federation. This chair is composed of laminated wood combined with carbon fiber fabric – a material strengthening technique used in boat building and further developed in the skateboard industry.

26 Mar ’12

Award Winning DBGB Kitchen And Bar In New York | Restaurant Design

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DBGB is Chef Daniel Boulud’s downtown place where the French brasserie meets the American tavern. The interior, by Thomas Schlesser of the firm Design Bureaux, Inc. ( Winner of Hospitality Design Best Casual Restaurant Design 2010) is inspired by the Bowery neighborhood of lower Manhattan, well-known for its industrial restaurant supply stores. Floor to ceiling shelving stocked with the restaurant’s own tools, tableware and dry goods overlook a partially open kitchen. Metal restaurant-supply-store shelving creates a hide-and-seek effect between banquettes and the dining room, the dining room and the open kitchen.

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