Design Discoveries: Week of November 25, 2019

Discover our latest discoveries in terms of interior architecture, set design and contemporary furniture design.

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Airbnb presents Casa Cuoco in Italy

Airbnb is no first-time innovative and unique project in terms of hosting. Recently, it is a new artist's house that the company has opened in Italy, in the village of Civitacampomarano, who is already well accustomed to artistic installations in its streets and buildings. This time, it's the artist Lorenzo Vitturi who was invited to create a specific project for the artists' residency Casa Cuoco. Inspired by the landscapes of the Molise region, he created a monochrome atmosphere to give value to each room in the house. Shaped by architectural firm Eligo Studio, the architects have endeavored to create different spaces, most of them wide opened, delimited in volume thanks to the work of colors.

Arturo Arita's floral shop by Sophie Dries

The architect Sophie Dries recently designed the incredible floral shop ofArturo Aritain the center of Paris. Inspired by the mannerist caves of the Italian Renaissance and the fantasies of the Baroque universe, the architect has delicately highlighted the poetic floral creations found there. Each bouquet then appears as an integral part of a teeming and sophisticated jungle, revealing the entrance to a cave where there may be a rare and coveted plant species... A shop with well-thought-out elegance, a small case of luxury and greenery, with distinguished contemporary materials. Smart project.

Didier Faustino for the ERD shop in Paris

For the fashion house Enfants Riches Déprimés - that showcases art, culture and eclectic attire - the architect Didier Faustino creates a boutique that is the opposite of the brand's image: refined and with very architectural lines. The choice of materials also included "cold" sensations of marble and steel, which will undoubtedly allow the brand's creations to shine b contrast. Openly inspired by a bunker atmosphere, Didier Faustino worked both full and empty spaces in order to create a sculptural space, embraced by a strong minerality. An atmosphere close to the shops ofAcne Studios, which, as big fans, does not displease us...

New installation at Dimoregallery

In her new showroom scenography, the mythical Dimoregallery has once again been inspired by the 20th Century and other strong movements of the past, while also including contemporary pieces designed by its founders, but also the talented Ilaria Bianchi and Pierre Marie. This year, the inspiration comes straight from an atmosphere of bazar, whose materials are juxtaposed and complementary. The elegance of the selected rooms is placed on a pedestal thanks to the color of the walls, chosen as a brick-red by the duo Dimorestudio. A great promise for the coming year in terms of design...

Yellow Brick chair by Dmitriy Sivak

If this chair by architect and designer Dmitriy Sivak gets a modernist look, and reminds us of the Utrecht armchair, of Gerrit Rietvield, it's no coincidence. Indeed, this massive sitting takes its inspiration from the avant-garde movement in the middle of the Twentieth Century, and also inherits the ergonomic issues raised at the time. Nowadays, the Yellow Brick chair is a chair that will certainly find its place in the most luxurious apartments, playing on its deconstructed appearance, nevertheless offering incomparable seating comfort, whatever the position is chosen.

Luis Rodriguez and Oscar Wall create Amorfo

Amorfo is a storage unit created in collaboration between the designer Luis Rodriguez and Swedish cabinet maker Oscar Wall. The concept is based on the abstraction and transformation of the same form. Using sustainable and well-known material, the duo seeks to change the public's perception of the now-familiar Swedish pine. Seen as an affordable material, they revive its image thanks to contemporary design and are highlighting its aesthetic as sustainable qualities is the challenge taken up here by the creative duo.

OKKO Hotel Paris, by Studiopepepe

The creative duo Studiopepe was commissioned by the hotel chain OKKO to design the hotel lobby and also The Club of its new premice, located in the Gare de l'Est district of Paris. As usual, the designers have chosen combinations of colors and materials that initiate both the notion of comfort and modernity. Using here and there pieces from renowned Italian publishers and Italian designers (Magistretti, Castiglioni, Rodolfo Bonetto, etc.), Studiopepe gives this space a real soul, allowing it to adapt to all needs, day and night, whether you come to eat or work there for several hours...

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