Category: Lookbooks

This lookbook spotlights the self-designed studios of eight architects, each defined by earthy tones, wooden furnishings and views of greenery that bring a feeling of tranquillity to their interior. The benefits of bringing natural materials and greenery into our built environment are well-reported, particularly in workspaces where they can help promote focus and well-being. These architect-designed studios illustrate these principles, while also demonstrating how they can be tailored to reflect personal tastes and spatial requirements. While using harmonious earthy palettes … Continue reading “Eight self-designed studio interiors that cater for calm working environments”

A collection of residential interiors where the walls have been coated in a variety of earthy-hued plasters, renders and paints feature in Dezeen’s latest lookbook. Often used as a form of weather protection on home exteriors, wall coatings like lime render and clay paint may also offer decorative touches to interiors. Here, we have rounded up eight earthy-toned examples in residences spanning from India to the UK. This is the latest in our lookbooks series, which provides visual inspiration from … Continue reading “Eight calming home interiors with earthy finishes”

From a communist-era apartment block in Bucharest to a hot pink Australian bar created to emulate the inside of a jumbo speaker, our latest lookbook collects atmospheric listening bar interiors from around the world. Listening bars are having a moment. Native to Japan, these spaces first emerged during the late 1920s as intimate settings to meet, drink, and most importantly, listen to music together. Since then, the bars – also known as hi-fi or audiophile bars – have increasingly spread … Continue reading “Seven listening bars that are easy on the eyes and ears”

Rough-hewn stone basins and smooth marble sinks are featured in our latest lookbook, which showcases bathrooms with monumental stone sinks. Stone basins, whether made from marble, travertine or more rustic unpolished stone, are often used in hotels and restaurant bathrooms since they add a luxury feel, but can also create impactful designs in residential interiors. Here, we have collected eight stone sinks in homes and venues from Mexico to Poland. This is the latest in our lookbooks series, which provides … Continue reading “Eight bathrooms with chunky sculptural stone sinks”

Thinking of sprucing up your living room for the new year? Here are 10 living room design ideas taken from Dezeen’s archive of lookbooks, featuring suggestions for colours, furniture and lighting. Since 2020, Dezeen has published more than 350 lookbooks that give visual inspiration for all kinds of interiors, based on the stories we publish. Below, we’ve collected 10 lookbooks into a useful guide that captures key trends for designing and updating a living room. This is the latest in … Continue reading “Ten living room design ideas from Dezeen”

For our latest lookbook, we’ve selected eight windowless or low-light bedrooms illuminated with the help of strategically placed cutouts and clever layout solutions. Bedrooms without windows are normally seen as less attractive, but these projects show how a windowless bedroom can be made cosy and light. Whilst most of these bedrooms don’t have their own windows, they have been strategically placed in buildings with multiple windows or skylights nearby, which creates striking sculptural interiors and means they still get some … Continue reading “Eight bedrooms illuminated by creative lighting solutions”

From a gilded bedroom ceiling to rooms lined with shimmery metallic drapes, this lookbook focuses on interiors where silver and gold instil a sense of festive cheer. Gold and silver have long been associated with the Christmas season. Gold features in the nativity story as a gift from one of the three wise men, while silver recalls the glistening appearance of frost and snow. Both colours are commonly found in Christmas decorations – such as baubles and tinsel – but in … Continue reading “Ten interiors with gold and silver accents to ring in the festive season”

With Christmas fast approaching, our latest lookbook rounds up eight residential interiors from around the world dressed in dazzling white. From an igloo-shaped Barcelona bedroom with furry walls to a Californian home characterised by billowing, cloud-shaped walls, these projects highlight the versatility of white – a colour too often associated with blandness in interior design. This is the latest in our lookbooks series, which provides visual inspiration from Dezeen’s archive. For more inspiration, see previous lookbooks featuring gold kitchens, gridded … Continue reading “Eight snowy all-white interiors that celebrate a singular hue”

Our latest lookbook collects opulent kitchens that incorporate pops of shiny, reflective gold on worktops, cabinet doors, splashbacks and decor. The kitchens featured in this roundup go beyond using gold for just hardware and taps, and instead make bold statements by applying warm metallic accents in unexpected ways. The golden tones add a regal touch to the interiors and create visually interesting material palettes when combined with textural wooden surfaces and veiny marble. This is the latest in our lookbooks … Continue reading “Eight stylish kitchens with metallic gold surfaces in unexpected places”

In our latest lookbook, we spotlight eight bedrooms with statement bedside tables that provide contemporary alternatives to run-of-the-mill stools and cabinets. The featured designs range in size, shape and material, from a wooden shelf built into a headboard to a simple stack of books, demonstrating the variety of options available to people seeking a perfect bedside unit. They also illustrate the aesthetic value of these furnishings, which serve more than just a practical purpose and offer a chance to inject … Continue reading “Eight bedrooms with bedside tables that add a modern touch”