Design & Trends

Design & Trends features articles on all that is luxurious in architecture, furniture, art, artists, design, interior design, and the latest trends from around the world.

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The House of Families in Greenland for Disadvantaged Women

The “House of Families” by Fantastic Norway is a modular housing design, allowing disadvantaged women and children to live together via a system of interconnected living areas. The system of dwellings in Nuuk, Greenland is part of a larger strategic plan, and would encourage a sense of unity physically, socially and emotionally

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The Stadiums for the Qatar 2022 World Cup

Away from the press coverage on the “politics” of the FIFA decisions relating to the hosting of the 2018 and 2022 World Cup, we wanted to briefly highlight the proposed stadiums of the winning Qatari bid, which demonstrates that the spirit of innovation and competition that is circulating amongst the oil-rich Middle Eastern nations is alive and well.

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The Waterfront Swiss Chalet Fit for the 21st Century

K_M Architektur have designed this stunning family home that overlooks Lake Walensee in Switzerland, maximizing the use of natural materials so that the home sits neatly amongst the dramatic landscape, bold enough to matter but humble enough to not seek to steel mother nature’s limelight.

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The Human-Sculpture Designer Italian Shower

The “Aquanatass” shower from Italian bathroom brand, Bagno Sasso is designed by Hubert Rieber. It features slender, body-shaped curves and the limited-editions are hand-crafted from such exquisite materials as aluminium, bronze and wood. Surely, such a work of art turns any bathroom into a luxrious talking-piece.

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The Marble and Brass Luxus Bar Grecia

Let’s be honest: not everyone can have a bar in their home, and equally neither would everyone want one.
To some, the Luxus Bar Grecia from Königliches Wohnen may seem the epitome of luxury, to others maybe it’s just a little garish.
To inform both the keen and the curious, the frame of the bar is set [...]

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The Modern Attic Apartment Renovation

Even when space may be at a premium and somewhat limited, creativity and design need not be. Take for example this wonderful renovation of an Italian attic. Built in 1910, its previous guise was little more than a dusty storage area. Now, it’s a gleaming testament to the best of modern design.

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