Home Office

Two children’s rooms created underneath the roof of a loft in Stockholm. When the clients purchased the Mantelpiece Loft in Stockholm, Sweden, it didn’t have enough space to create two separate rooms for the couple’s two small children. Architecture and design firm Note Design Studio received the task of making the gir...

[dropcap]A[/dropcap]s working from home has become the standard instead of the exception, creating a comfortable and practical workspace is incredibly important. A home office desk for modern living spaces should look beautiful but it should also offer the right blend of function and flexibility. After all, many pieces of furniture and home accessories are multi-functional, so why would a home ...

A collection of contemporary furniture and home accessories that pay homage to the Bauhaus movement. In the world of contemporary design and architecture, Bauhaus emerges as one of the most enduring influences. You can see it everywhere, from elegant timepieces to

A sculptural design with different geometries highlighted with complementing materials and finishes. Completed by Spanish architecture and interior design firm Horma Studio. DM House in Puerto de Sagunto, Valencia is a creatively designed dwelling with a dynamic silhouette and a blend of a sinuous and angular forms. The ...

A versatile design that celebrates aluminum and industrial production methods. Created by research-based design studio FormaFantasma for furniture, lighting and home accessories brand Hem, the T Shelf is a great example of contemporary Italian design. Si...

An elegant and minimalist wood desk with a two-tier design that optimizes function. Following on the footsteps of the Shelter desk, João Teixeira’s new Loop Desk offers an elegant solution to create an office space at home. Similarly to the previous design, this desk is minimalist and sophisticated as well as slim and practical. The ...

A house designed with varying ceiling heights and openings that optimize privacy and access to views. Built in the city of Nara, Japan, in a residential area surrounded by a forest and a pond, House in Kaerumataike features an ingenious design that optimizes the connection to nature.

An eco-conscious family retreat built in a protected area of Hampshire, UK. Nestled in a rural hamlet, in a protected New Forest area of Hampshire, UK, the Clay Retreat is an eco-friendly, holiday house and future home designed for a London-based family with two children. The clients originally commissioned architecture...

A compact apartment designed with modules that optimize both function and comfort. Architects Juan Alberto Andrade and María José Vascones, who previously completed a Chevy van conversion, collaborated on Doméstico, a live/work space that optimizes both sp...

On the picturesque Furillen island on the coast of Gotland, Sweden you can discover an array of quirky structures. Among them, the old limestone factory building or various remnants of the island's past as a military base. This structure has been built in 1961, and though it may not seem likely now, its was used as a military garage. When bought by Lotta and Henrik Imberg, founders of Stockholm...

An adaptive-reuse project that transformed a 1920s building into a contemporary home. Boston-based architecture and design firm NADAAA transformed a brick building from the 1920s into a home with living spaces rich in both organic textures and creative de...

A tranquil retreat nestled in a Welsh valley. Located in mid Wales, close to the town of Llanbister, Life House is a quiet retreat that immerses guests in a tranquil natural landscape. Celebrated designer John Pawson created the architectural project for Living Architecture, a company that collaborates with award-winning stu...

A brutalist-style apartment softened with splashes of color. Located in the Riverside Tower building in Antwerp, Belgium, this duplex is the home of Bram Van Cauter of Studio Okami and his partner, art collector Doris Vanistendael. The 20-story brutalist-style building also houses the architecture firm’s office and Vani...

A dark brick house designed with three glazed volumes that open to forest views. Located at the edge of a forest in southern Sweden, Villa Enestigen brings its inhabitants close to nature. Jakobsson Pusterla Architects, a Swedish studio with offices in Lund and Helsingborg, designed the

A minimalist wall clock that uses geometric forms as well as light and shadow to show the time. Founded by architects Ewa Bryzek and Allen Shakir, Copenhagen-based studio Lawa Design produces gorgeous home accessories and lighting. The two founders share not only an architectural background but also a love of simple, clean designs that are practical and playful. Named Delta, this mini...

An elegant and practical desk designed for home offices. Amsterdam-based designer Frederik Roijé creates furniture, lighting, and home accessories with a minimalist aesthetic and functional designs that also tell a story. For example, a bird feeder th...

The greener version of a popular Muuto design. Introduced in 2014, the Fiber Chair designed by Iskos-Berlin provided a fresh, forward-thinking take on the classic shell chair design. It featured an innovative blend of materials, plastic and wood fiber, that provided both durability and strength. For 2022, Danish

A simple but ingenious table that keeps items on display or hidden from view. Based in Lille, northern France, design studio More Than Common Sense (MTCS) produces honest and minimalist furniture and home accessories that also have ingenious features. The studio is run by two industrial designers: founder Vincent Claudepierre...