Wednesday 12 August 2020

Dezeen Awards 2020 interiors longlist announced

The longlist for the Dezeen Awards 2020 interiors categories has been unveiled, with 305 projects selected across 12 categories.

All longlisted interiors projects are listed below, each with a link to a dedicated page on the Dezeen Awards website where you can find an image and more information about each one.

All longlists to be announced this week

The architecture projects longlist was unveiled yesterday, while the design longlist will be published tomorrow and the studios longlist on Friday.

Nagatacho Apartment by Adam Nathaniel Furman is longlisted in apartment interior. Photo is by Jan Vranovsky.

Longlisted projects have been selected from over 4,300 entries from 85 countries for the third edition of our awards programme, which celebrates the world's best architecture, interiors and design as well as studios and individuals producing the most outstanding work.

Shortlists to be unveiled in September

The next stage of Dezeen Awards 2020 will see all longlisted projects assessed by our star-studded jury of leading professionals including Norman Foster, Farshid Moussavi, Eva Franch i Gilabert and Chris Wilkinson.

Casa Palerm, Llorito, Spain, by OHLAB is longlisted in hotel and short-stay interior. Photo is by José Hevia.

The judges will determine which projects feature on the shortlists, which will be announced in September. A further round of judging by our master jury will determine the category winners, which will be announced in October.

PSLab London, London, UK, by PSLab is longlisted in large retail interior. Photo is by Rory Gardiner.

The 12 winners of the interior project awards will fight it out to be declared overall interior project of the year.

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Below is the full interiors longlist:


House in Kyoto by 07BEACH. Photo is by Yosuke Ohtake.

House interior

House in Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan, by 07BEACH
Bismarck House, Bondi, Australia, by Andrew Burges Architects
North Curl Curl Residence, North Curl Curl, Australia, by Andrew Donaldson Architecture and Design
Forever Home, Melbourne, Australia, by Biasol Studio
Casa Sanes, Girona, Spain, by Bombi + Gomez
The Brick House, Vancouver, Canada, by Campos Studio
Upside Down House, London, UK, by Collective Works
Breezeway House, Macmasters Beach, Australia, by David Boyle Architect
Powerscroft Road, London, UK, by Daytrip
Ca' Giovanni, Mese, Italy, by Ev+A lab
Art villa, Puntarenas, Costa Rica, by Formafatal
Dolunay Villa, Muğla, Turkey, by Foster + Partners
Maisonette in Notting Hill, London, UK, by Francesco Pierazzi Architects
Come into the light, Guangzhou, China, by Inspiration Group
Kew Residence, Melbourne, Australia, by John Wardle Architects
Bushfield Residence, Dublin, Ireland, by Kingston Lafferty Design
Ravensdale Residence, Dublin, Ireland, by Kingston Lafferty Design
A Desired Home, Jinhua, China, by Liang Architecture Studio
Canvas House, Singapore, Singapore, by Ministry of Design
Turning disability into comfort and joy, Hod HaSharon, Israel, by Nurit Geffen
Casa Palerm, Llorito, Spain, by OHLAB
Silver Linings, Melbourne, Australia, by Rachcoff Vella Architecture
Shkrub house, Kozyn, Ukraine, by Sergey Makhno Architects
Secret Sanctuary, Amsterdam, Netherlands, by Studio Piet Boon
Maana Kamo, Kyoto, Japan, by Uoya Shigenori Architects

Browse all projects on the house interior longlist page.


Apartment XVII by Studio Razavi Architecture. Photo is by Simone Bossi.

Apartment interior

Interior Refurbishment of a Penthouse, Paris, France, by 05 AM Arquitectura
Rattan in Concrete Jungle, Hong Kong, by Absence from Island
Nagatacho Apartment, Nagatacho, Japan, by Adam Nathaniel Furman
Hide, London, UK, by Artform
SCH52, Berlin, Germany, by Batek Architekten
Nicolas Apartment, Barcelona, Spain, by Bergnes de las Casas
Apartment Block, London, UK, by Coffey Architects
The Melburnian Apartment, Melbourne, Australia, by Edition Office
Geometrical Loft, Madrid, Spain, by Hornillos Atelier
Kinuta Terrace, Setagaya, Japan, by Keiji Ashizawa Design
Casa A12, Madrid, Spain, by Lucas y Hernández-Gil
Yurikago House, Barcelona, Spain, by Mas-aqui
The Imperfect Residence, Hong Kong, by NC Design and Architecture
Ne_On, Taoyuan, Taiwan, by NestSpace Design
Dendê Duratex House, São Paulo, Brazil, by NJ+ Arquitetos
La Nave, Madrid, Spain, by NOMOS
Jaffa House 4, Tel Aviv, Israel, by Pitsou Kedem Architects
The Gymnasium, Amsterdam, Netherlands, by Robbert de Goede
Sacha, Paris, France, by SABO project
Flatiron Aerie, New York, US, by SheltonMindel
The Audible Light, Taichung City, Taiwan, by SOHO Interior Design
Alex, Singapore, Singapore, by Spacedge Designs
Apartment XVII, Lyon, France, by Studio Razavi Architecture
Apartment PS60, Bucharest, Romania, by VATRAA
Auditorium, Taipei, Taiwan, by Wei Yi International Design Associates

Browse all projects on the apartment interior longlist page.


Chubby Girl Noodle Shop by Office AIO. Photo is by Yiqing Gao.

Restaurant interior

Lollo's Atene, Chalandri, Greece, by AK-A
Deco Temple, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, by Azaz Architects
%Arabica Coffee, Shanghai, China, by B.L.U.E. Architecture Studio
vortex@Embers, Taipei, Taiwan, by Curvink Architects
Paradise Soho, London, UK, by Dan Preston
Mintchi Croissant, São Paulo, Brazil, by Dezembro Arquitetos
C.F. Café, Changzhou, China, by Dongqi Architects
Tori Tori Santa Fe, Santa Fe, Mexico, by Esrawe Studio
Di Stasio Citta, Melbourne, Australia, by Hassell
Omakase Kaiseki cuisine, Shanghai, China, by Hip-pop
Mercantile Cafe and Wine Bar, Albuquerque, US, by Islyn Studio
Endo at the Rotunda, London, UK, by Kengo Kuma and Associates
Melk Café, Montreal, Canada, by La Firme
SooSoo Coffee, Seoul, South Korea, by Labotory
Tunguska, Krasnoyarsk, Russia, by Left design
Chubby Girl Noodle Shop, Beijing, China, by Office AIO
Ran Guo Japanese Hotpot, Beijing, China, by Okamoto Deguchi Design
Blue Bottle Coffee, Seoul, South Korea, by Schemata Architects
Ancient food restaurant, Jinhua, China, by She Gu Design Office
Alchemist, Copenhagen, Denmark, by Studio Duncalf
DooSooGoBang, Suwon, South Korea, by Studio Lim
Tsukimi, New York, US, by Studio Tack
Scotts TKL, Chengdu, China, by Unknown Works
Voisin Organique, Shenzhen, China, by Various Associates
Stereoscope, Newport Beach, US, by Wick Architecture and Design

Browse all projects on the restaurant interior longlist page.


Mercantile Cafe and Wine Bar by Islyn Studio. Photo is by Read McKendree.

Bar interior

A secret bar, Shanghai, China, by Atelier Xy
Cafe Mckenzie, Randwick, Australia, by Brewer Architects
Egg of the Universe Wholefoods Cafe, Eveleigh, Australia, by Brewer Architects
The Berkeley Bar & Terrace, London, UK, by Bryan O'Sullivan Studio
Hotel Belmont Food & Beverage Portion, Vancouver, Canada, by Daniel Meloché Design
The Flow of Ecstatic, Dongguan, China, by Daosheng Design
Locket's, London, UK, by Fran Hickman Design & Interiors
Dongshang, Beijing, China, by Imafuku Architects
Mercantile Wine Bar, Albuquerque, US, by Islyn Studio
Capiz Lounge, Boston, US, by Jeffrey Beers International
Aura, Warsaw, Poland, by Kacper Gronkiewicz
Oak, Hangzhou, China, by M.R. STUDIO
Grey-Green, Moscow, Russia, by MT.A
Südtirol Home, Rasen-Antholz, Italy, by Noa* Network of Architecture
Bombar, Geneva, Switzerland, by NOMOS
Avondale Bowl, Chicago, US, by Range Design & Architecture
Kambri Lobby Bar, Canberra, Australia, by Ricci Bloch Architecture + Interiors
Silver Lyan, Washington D.C., US, by Riggs Washington D.C.
Little Sister, New York, US, by Rockwell Group
Alphabet Bar and Cafe, New York, US, by Rockwell Group
Citrus Club, Charleston, US, by Studio Dewberry
La Ganea, Villachiara, Italy, by Studio Mabb
Bosco Mishka Bar, Moscow, Russia, by Sundukovy Sisters Design & Architecture Studio
MORPH, Shenzhen, China, by Various Associates
Doko Bar, Shenzhen, China, by Waterfrom Design

Browse all projects on the bar interior longlist page.


Escondido Oaxaca Hotel by Decada Muebles. Photo is by Undine Prohl.

Hotel and short stay interior

LAIYEE, Huzhou, China, by AT Design
Ace Hotel Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan, by Atelier Ace
Capsule hostel in a rural library, Tonglu, China, by Atelier Tao+C
Park Hyatt Niseko Hanazono, Kutchan, Japan, by BAR Studio
DDD HOTEL, Tokyo, Japan, by CASE-REAL
LAMAISON hotel – Guesthouse, Saarlouis, Germany, by CBAG.studio
Atelier Playa Mujeres, Cancun, Mexico, by Curioso
Escondido Oaxaca Hotel, Oaxaca de Juárez, Mexico, by Decada Muebles
Shanwei Resort Hotel Villa, Shanwei, China, by FEI Architects
Kyo no Ondokoro Goshonishi, Kyoto, Japan, by Graf
Shenzhen HoneyMoon Hotel, Shenzhen, China, by GS Design
Vòra Private Villas, Imerovigli, Greece, by Ioannis Bellonias
Hatch Student Living, Cork, Ireland, by Kingston Lafferty Design
AMERON Frankfurt Neckarvillen Boutique, Frankfurt, Germany, by Luigi Fragola Architects
Maana Kamo, Kyoto, Japan, by Maana Homes
Casa Popeea, Brăila, Romania, by Manea Kella
Belmond Savute Elephant Lodge, Chobe National Park, Botswana, by Muza Lab
Apfelhotel, Saltusio, Italy, by Noa* Network of Architecture
Hotel Umbral, Mexico City, Mexico, by NOMAH
Read and Rest Hotel, Beijing, China, by Office AIO
Casa Palerm, Lloret de Vistalegre, Spai, by OHLAB
Anthology Farm, Stroud, UK, by Run For The Hills
Hotel Gahn, Khuekkhak, Thailand, by Studio Locomotive
Trunk House, Tokyo, Japan, by Trunk
Casa Mami, Rimrock, US, by Working Holiday Studio

Browse all projects on the hotel and short-stay interior longlist page.


Upfield Office Netherlands, by Johan de Wachter Architecten. Photo is by Sonia Mangiapane.

Large workspace interior

Buying & Merchandising Workspace, London, UK, by Alex Cochrane Architects
Les Capucins, Brest, France, by ATELIER L2
CBRE The Core, Amsterdam, Netherlands, by CBRE Netherlands
Media & Entertainment company headquarters, Madrid, Spain, by CBRE SPAIN
Loom House, Madrid, Spain, by CBRE SPAIN
Weinmanufaktur Clemens Strobl, Kirchberg am Wagram, Austria, by Destilat Design Studio
PRC San Francisco, San Francisco, US, by Gensler
Gensler European Headquarters, London, UK, by Gensler
Fosbury & Sons Prinsengracht, Amsterdam, Netherlands, by Going East Studio
Upfield Office, The Attic, Rotterdam, Netherlands, by Johan de Wachter Architecten
KCC Office, Shanghai, China, by KCC - Design
Suhrkamp Verlag - A House of Books, Berlin, Germany, by Kinzo
The Living Rooms, London, UK, by LOM Architecture and Design
Gohong Wenzhou One Mansion, Wenzhou, China, by Matrix Design
Headspace SM Campus, Los Angeles, US, by Montalba Architects
The Audo, Copenhagen, Denmark, by Norm Architects
Unity Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark, by Rapt Studio
Confidential Regional Headquarters, Madison, US, by Stantec Architecture
Tech HQ, Amsterdam, Netherlands, by Studio RIANKNOP
Zydus Cadila Chairman's Office Floor, Ahmedabad, India, by Studio Strato
OC House, Melbourne, Australia, by Studio Tate
Office In Cardboard, Chinchwad, India, by Studio_VDGA
Wind Circulation, Zhongshan, China, by TAC Design
6 Orsman Road, London, UK, by Waugh Thistleton Architects
Axle, South Eveleigh, Australia, by Woods Bagot

Browse all projects on the large workspace interior longlist page.


Selfridges Executive Offices by Alex Cochrane Architects. Photo is by Ståle Eriksen.

Small workspace interior

No. 9 Rhapsody, Guangzhou, China, by 9 Studio Design Group
Selfridges Executive Offices, London, UK, by Alex Cochrane Architects
Hem Headquarters, Stockholm, Sweden, by Atelier Paul Vaugiyeau
Office for creative advertising agency DDB Prague, Prague, Czech Republic, by B² Architecture
Officina Biasol, Melbourne, Australia, by Biasol Studio
Thinkerbell HQ, Melbourne, Australia, by Cera Stribley Architects
The Living Lab, London, UK, by DaeWha Kang Design
London Media Offices, London, UK, by Daytrip
Tiny Offices, Otterlo, Netherlands, by Dutch Invertuals
71 Gansevoort, New York, US, by Elmo Studios
PLACE171, Tokyo, Japan, by GARDE
Warp Studio, Tokyo, Japan, by I IN
Mirror Bridge, Nanjing, China, by L&M Design Lab
CODO, Shizuoka, Japan, by Loftwork and Shuhei Goto Architects
Spielfeld, Berlin, Germany, by Lxsy Architekten
Cobild HQ, Melbourne, Australia, by Mim Design
ARTS STUDIO 16, Lisbon, Portugal, by MMVARQUITECTOS
WALL.BOX, Berlin, Germany, by NAICE Architecture and Design
12, Helsinki, Finland, by ORTRAUM Architects
Grain loft studio, Nympsfield, UK, by Richard Parr Associates
RIS Workspace, Taichung, Taiwan, by Ris Interior Design
XOR Creative Research, Taichung, Taiwan, by Ris Interior Design
Canada Goose Shanghai Office, Shanghai, China, by RooMoo
SG Design Office, Hangzhou, China, by She Gu Design Office
An Office of Stacked Things, London, UK, by Takram
U.lab atelier, Seoul, South Korea, by ULAB
Bruce Mau Design, Toronto, Canada, by Williamson Williamson

Browse all projects on the small workspace interior longlist page.


The Webster by Adjaye Associates. Photo is by Dror Baldinger.

Large retail interior

Fangsuo Bookstore, Chengdu, China, by A9a Studio
The Webster, Los Angeles, US, by Adjaye Associates
El Péndulo San Angel, Mexico City, Mexico, by ADS
McKinnon and Harris Flagship, New York, US, by Architecture AF
Yepsun Quality Cultural and Creative Store, Shenzhen, China, by ARCity Office
WuliEpoch Culture Center, Beijing, China, by Atelier Alter
Offline Retail Space of Yitiao, Shanghai, China, by Atelier Archmixing
Snow Peak London St James's, London, UK, by Atelier Kikuchi
Fervital Stone & Marble Showroom, Hertsliya, Israel, by Baranowitz & Goldberg Architects
Supreme San Francisco, San Francisco, US, by Brinkworth
Leisure Center, Vancouver, Canada, by Casper Mueller Kneer Architects
A Harmonious Setting for Holistic Healing, George Town, Malaysia, by Chaos Design Studio
Grupo Arca Design Center, Guadalajara, Mexico, by Esrawe Studio
YJY Maike Centre Flagship Store, Xi'an, China, by IKG
Sawmill Market, Albuquerque, US, by Islyn Studio
RC+D Gallery, Melbourne, Australia, by Kestie Lane Studio
The Splash Lab, Los Angeles, US, by Mclaren Excell
Issey Miyake Semba, Osaka, Japan, by NOMA
Reigning Champ, Los Angeles, US, by Peter Cardew Architects
JIAMILA Fashion Boutique, Jinhua, China, by PMT Partners
PSLab London, London, UK, by PSLab
Vanke Universe Art Museum, Wuhan, China, by SC-PONE
YUN, Seoul, South Korea, by South Korea
Conemoting market, Shenzhen, China, by Yebin Design
Guiyang Longli Wangxiang Showroom, Longli, China, by YHDQ Design

Browse all projects on the large retail interior longlist page.


 

Standard Dose by SR Projects. Photo is by David Mitchell.

Small retail interior

Hikeshi Spilit Asakusa, Tokyo, Japan, by AtMa
Store A. Niemeyer, São Paulo, Brazil, by Carolina Maluhy e Associados
AESOP Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan, by CASE-REAL
Antonioli Fashion Store, Milan, Italy, by Casper Mueller Kneer Architects
Shiwu Store, Nanjing, China, by CATS
Radius 58, Saint Petersburg, Russia, by DA Architecture Bureau
beautiful people, Tokyo, Japan, by Daisuke Yamamoto
Magic Box, Shanghai, China, by Domani Architectural Concepts
Little Sky Gelateria, Melbourne, Australia, by Ewert Leaf
FREITAG Sweat-Yourself-Shop, Zurich, Switzerland, by FREITAG lab
FREITAG Store Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan, by FREITAG lab
JINS Tokyu Hands Ikebukuro Store, Tokyo, Japan, by Fumiko Takahama Architects
Glossier Seattle, Seattle, US, by Glossier
small ICON, Yokohama, Japan, by I IN
National Museum of Qatar Gift Shops, Doha, Qatar, by Koichi Takada Architects
SELO - PROJECT, São Paulo, Brazil, by MNMA studio
Shop O, Chengdu, China, by Office AIO
Portugal Vineyards, Porto, Portugal, by Porto Architects
Colvin Florist, Barcelona, Spain, by Roman Izquierdo Bouldstridge
JINS Store, Tokyo, Japan, by Schemata Architects
Wowdsgn Shanghai MixC Store, Shanghai, China, by Shanghai United Design Group
BAKE Cheese Tart, Hiroshima, Japan, by SIDES CORE
Standard Dose, New York, US, by SR Projects
Exit Here, London, UK, by Transit Studio
Banks Journal, Los Angeles, US, by West of West Architecture and Design

Browse all projects on the small retail interior longlist page.


Maggie’s at The Royal Marsden by Ab Rogers Design. Photo is by John Short.

Leisure and wellness interior

Maggie’s at The Royal Marsden, Sutton, UK, by Ab Rogers Design
En skincare, Paris, France, by ARCHIEE
A Hidden House, Xiaogan, China, by Bluemoon Design
Egg of the Universe South Eveleigh Yoga Studio, Sydney, Australia, by Brewer Architects
Musae’s Laurel Garden, Guangzhou, China, by Cheng Chung Design Hong Kong
KLM Crown Lounge, Schipol, Netherlands, by Concrete
Bright Night and Gentle Dismemberment, Shenzhen, China, by Domani Architectural Concepts
Vikasa, Bangkok, Thailand, by Enter Projects Asia
The David H. Koch Center for Cancer Care at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, US, by ICRAVE
EKH Children’s Hospital, Samut Sakhon, Thailand, by IF
Equinox Hudson Yards Club & Spa, New York, US, by Joyce Wang Studio
Axiom, Singapore, Singapore, by Kaizen Architecture
Beverly Clinic, Beverly, Massachusetts, US, by Merge Architects
The Garden Pavilion, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, NCDA
Impress Dental Studio, Barcelona, Spain, by Raul Sanchez Architects
Ora, New York, US, by Rockwell Group
Jaybird, Vancouver, Canada, by Ste Marie Art + Design
Holism Retreat, Melbourne, Australia, by Studio Tate
Kantor Centre of Excellence: The Anna Freud Centre and The Pears Family School, London, UK, by Studioilse
Kunming Hanhua Tianma Mountain International Hot-spring Resort Exhibition Center, Shanghai, China, by Bluemoon Design
Third Space - Islington, London, UK, by Universal Design Studio
Domstate Zorghotel, Utrecht, Netherlands, by Van Eijk & Van der Lubbe
Bathhouse, New York, US, by Verona Carpenter Architects
Exhibition of Frozen Time, Beijing, China, by Waterfrom Design
Wembley National Stadium Team Facilities, London, UK, by Wilson Owens Owens Architects

Browse all projects on the leisure and wellness interior longlist page.


Church of Pope John Paul II by Robert Gutowski Architects. Photo is by Tamás Bujnovszky.

Civic and cultural interior

Yingliang Stone Natural History Museum, Xiamen, China, by Atelier Alter
The Children's Library Project, Guille-Alles Library, Guernsey, by CCD Architects
AL Musalla - QAH: The Mosque-Qasr Al Hosn, Abu Dhabi, UAE, by CEBRA
Sydney Coliseum Theatre, Sydney, Australia, by Cox Architecture
Forum Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands, by deMunnik-deJong architecten
Newton’s Cradle and Moon, Shenzhen, China, by Domani Architectural Concepts
Chongqing BIK Kindergarten, Chongqing, China, by F.O.G Architecture
Shanghai Art Museum, Shanghai, China, by IDMatrix
Crematorium Siesegem, Aalst, Belgium, by KAAN Architecten
MuseumLab, Pittsburgh, US, by Koning Eizenberg Architecture
Nook Play Space, Arlington, US, by Mickus Projects
Wangchun Church, Ningbo, China, by Ningbo Hange Decoration Engineering
G’s Academy Fukuoka, Fukuoka, Japan, by Nomoto Sekkei
The Royal Institute of Art, Stockholm, Sweden, by Norell/Rodhe
123+ Growth Center, Shanghai, China, by Office Off Course
The Chinese University of Hong Kong University Library, Hong Kong, by PangArchitect
Church of Pope John Paul II, Páty, Hungary, by Robert Gutowski Architects
Main Auditorium - Theater Zuidplein, Rotterdam, Netherlands, by Studio RAP
Kantor Centre of Excellence: The Anna Freud Centre and The Pears Family School, London, UK, by Studioilse
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Stockholm, Sweden, by Sweco Architects
Molinete Museum, Cartagena, Spain, by Temperaturas Extremas Arquitectos
Think Education Forward, Saint Vlas, Bulgaria, by Think Forward
Coca-Cola Stage at the Alliance Theatre, Atlanta, US, by Trahan Architects
Boston City Hall Public Space Renovations, Boston, US, by Utile
Selma Lagerlöfs Center, Gothenburg, Sweden, by White Arkitekter
Models in Model, Shanghai, China, by Wutopia Lab
Sveinatunga, Garðabær, Iceland, by Yrki Architects

Browse all projects on the civic and cultural interior longlist page.


Single Person Gallery by Offhand Practice. Photo is by Yiqing Gao.

Small interior

Apartment X, Taipei, Taiwan, by A Little Design
Office of Blocks, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, by Adrian Chan Design and Research Office
Kova South Kensington, London, UK, by Atelier Baulier
Sushi Takigawa, Fukuoka, Japan, by CASE-REAL
Writer's Block, Los Angeles, US, by CHACOL
Lounge T, Tirol, Austria, by Destilat Design Studio
One Space, Many Possibilities, Bandung, Indonesia, by Dwellingpals Studio
Writer's Studio, Greenwich, US, by Eric J. Smith Architect
Vistto Shop, Madrid, Spain, by Hornillos Atelier
Buddy Buddy, Brussels, Belgium, by House of Hop
small ICON, Yokohama, Japan, by I IN
Clovelly Apartment, Sydney, Australia, by James Garvan Architecture
U Style, Fuzhou, China, by Jiang Jifang
Horumon Kappo Ryu, Sapporo, Japan, by Kamitopen
Sterling Place, New York, US, by LIGHT AND AIR
The jewellery box, London, UK, by Michael Collins Architect
Single Person Gallery, Shanghai, China, by Offhand Practice
Basic Coffee, Beijing, China, by Office AIO
Mayakovsky & Gio Ponti, Moscow, Russia, by PROforma project group
Atic Aribau, Barcelona, Spain, by Raul Sanchez Architects
Smart Zendo, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, by Sim-Plex Design Studio
ALEX, Singapore, Singapore, by Spacedge Designs
Big City and Tiny House, Beijing, China, by Studio FSJ-Beijing
Zinc House, Houses at Voss Street, London, UK, by Studio Verve Architects
PROJECT #13, Singapore, Singapore, by Studio Wills + Architects
Unit 2808, Chicago, US, by Vladimir Radutny Architects

Browse all projects on the small interior longlist page.

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Beyoncé's Black is King film aims to start "a global conversation" says stylist Zerina Akers

Dezeen interviews Beyoncé's stylist Zerina Akers on creating the looks for Black is King

Putting a futuristic spin on traditional, tribal references was one of stylist Zerina Akers' approaches when creating the looks for Beyoncé's visual album Black is King, which celebrates black ancestry and the African diaspora.

The visual album started as small, one-minute visuals in July 2019, but soon escalated to an 85-minute-long film that brings to life each of the songs on Beyoncé's 2019 album The Lion King: The Gift through powerful musical performances and dynamic costumes.

Each outfit was put together by Beyoncé's stylist, Akers, who has been working with the artist for the last six years.

With over 70 different looks, the process became "like a travelling circus," the stylist said, with Akers receiving a constant stream of merchandise from a mixture of established brands and emerging designers.

Dezeen interviews Beyoncé's stylist Zerina Akers on creating the looks for Black is King
Akers worked with Jérôme Lamaar to create a teal look inspired by the outfits worn at Nigerian wedding ceremonies

As the stylist told Dezeen, she and her team wanted the fashion to speak to people of all colours, while specifically empowering the film's black audience.

"I wanted to have this global conversation with the wardrobe," said Akers. "I hope that people of all colours recognise and respect the power and beauty of brown skin overall, and that also applies cross-culturally."

"For the black people [watching], I hope that they start to research their spiritual heritage and what truly belongs to them," she continued.

"I hope that they are left with this sense of entitlement, that the world does belong to them and that they belong in the world."

Dezeen interviews Beyoncé's stylist Zerina Akers on creating the looks for Black is King
Beyoncé wears a Burberry cowhide combo as a nod to the Zulu people of South Africa

According to Akers, confronting certain stereotypes often imposed on black people and people of African descent was central to the film's costume design.

This included the use of animal prints, which was prevalent across the whole film.

"I wanted to take that stereotypical notion that if you want to present a tribal element, then it automatically goes into animal prints," said the stylist. "I wanted to turn that on its head and raise it up to make it feel really high fashion."

Akers dressed Beyoncé in a custom faux-cowhide corset top and matching mini skirt by Burberry in the song Already, which served as a nod to the South African Zulu culture and their use of shields made from cowhide.

 

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Akers also combined contrasting cheetah, leopard, giraffe and zebra prints in shots for the song Mood 4 Eva, where Beyoncé wears a gown by Kujta & Meri surrounded by her "female security crew".

"It was unlike anything that I've ever seen before in fashion," she said. "The mixture [of animal prints] lent itself to a very artistic image."

Beyoncé's entourage of women was also created as a powerful nod to "one of the most feared military groups known to man", the Dahomey Amazons.

This all-female military regiment was part of the Kingdom of Dahomey, a West African empire that existed from the early 17th century to the late 1800s, known today as the Republic of Benin.

Dezeen interviews Beyoncé's stylist Zerina Akers on creating the looks for Black is King
Beyoncé wears a Valentino leopard-print catsuit that took over 300 hours to hand-sew

The costume designer also used a singular animal print in a bold fashion in the video for Mood 4 Eva.

Here, Beyoncé sits atop a leopard-print Rolls Royce wearing a custom Valentino leopard-print, sequined catsuit – which was hand-sewn by 10 people over the course of 300 hours – surrounded by men in leopard-print suits.

"Many of these looks speak to this kind of 'ghetto fabulosity'," said Akers. "This ghetto-fabulous lifestyle that's portrayed with these fancy cars and flossy things."

"The looks in Mood 4 Eva, for instance, take this notion that many people have looking at rappers – how they spend money and how flashy and flossy they are – but this really goes back to a more tribal, more regal, idea of being adorned, wearing gold and wearing jewellery."

"You see this combed and weaved throughout [the film], where we play in this world with things like money-print pyjamas – just really putting it in your face."

 

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As Akers explained, these costumes were not only designed as a more literal portrayal of wealth and decadence, but also speak to a cultural richness.

This can be seen in various outfit details, such as a gold chain hood by Akers and Natalia Fedner and Lafalaise Dion's headdresses made from cowrie shells, which are featured throughout the film. Cowrie shells were once traded as currency in West Africa and stood as a symbol of power.

Beyoncé wears Akers' and Fedner's gold headpiece in the video for the song Already as she swings on designer Lee Broom's Hanging Hoop Chair. Made to feel like "chain-metal hair", the hood was crocheted from delicate gold chains, before the designers interwove it with gold hoop earrings of all shapes and sizes.

"I wanted to have this conversation about the idea of gold as it relates to the African diaspora," the stylist told Dezeen. "For many of us black women, it's our first piece of jewellery, and our first look into opulence."

"Our mothers would wear gold earrings, and this travelled through time, so in the 1980s you had these bamboo-style gold earrings, and so on. So it really was a nod to that and to all of those women in our families, past and present."

Dezeen interviews Beyoncé's stylist Zerina Akers on creating the looks for Black is King
Akers dressed Beyoncé and the cast in black and white garments to represent chess pieces

Some of the looks spoke to more spiritual aspects of African culture, such as those featured in the chess scene of the Mood 4 Eva video.

The video features a garden lawn spray-painted with white chequered tiles, which is navigated by Beyoncé and the cast who are dressed in black and white garments to represent chess pieces.

"I wanted it to feel like this spiritual and religious experience, where the bishop feels like more of an indigenous priest," said Akers.

"Often, again, with stereotypes, black becomes this negative thing – there are negative connotations with black cats and darkness, as it pertains to light, and that, unfortunately, has translated to black skin as well."

"I wanted to show this notion of black versus white, but I wanted black to play in the more positive charge," she added.

Dezeen interviews Beyoncé's stylist Zerina Akers on creating the looks for Black is King
Bedazzled sunglasses and stacked chokers were Akers' futuristic take on tribal jewellery

However, according to Akers, the true energy of the wardrobe for Black is King is encapsulated in a series of sparkling looks featured towards the beginning of the film, in the song Find Your Way Back.

Beyoncé and her fellow dancers are dressed in glistening, fringed capes by AREA and Lace by Tanaya, and catsuits studded with crystals by D.Bleu.Dazzled.

These looks are accessorised with bedazzled sunglasses by A-Morir and stacked crystal bangles and chokers by Laurel DeWitt that were welded together to emulate the neck-stretching rings used by the Ndebele tribes in South Africa.

"You get tribal references in a futuristic way here, and you get a little bit of runway and a little bit of independent designers – all this really speaks to the spirit of the wardrobe in the film overall," said Akers.

"It wasn't just one designer; it took the effort of pulling all these smaller pieces and elements together, and styling them into one bigger picture."

Dezeen interviews Beyoncé's stylist Zerina Akers on creating the looks for Black is King
In the opening scene Beyoncé wears a dress by Wendy Nichol, who also designed the dress for the 2013 Drunk in Love music video

For Akers and her team, it was imperative that Black is King amplified the voices and work of lesser-known black designers, as well as honouring some of the bigger names that Beyoncé has consistently worked with over the years like Chanel, Alon Livne and her head tailor of 20 years, Timothy White.

"We wanted to have a global conversation, but then we also wanted to highlight independent designers, to offer this opportunity to lesser-known black designers as well," said the stylist.

"So as these Burberry and Valentino looks circulate across Vogue and Harper's Bazaar, and all these fashions magazines, so does the work of these smaller designers."

The same goal also saw Akers launch her own platform earlier this year in June, called Black Owned Everything, to promote the work of black-owned businesses.

Dezeen interviews Beyoncé's stylist Zerina Akers on creating the looks for Black is King
Fringed capes dripping with jewels by AREA also featured in the film

As Akers explained, the film took on a whole new meaning following the murder of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor and the Black Lives Matter protests that broke out globally as a result.

"Watching the film after all the uprisings and the racial injustices, every single word had such a different meaning, and it landed so powerfully," she said.

"One thing that I really appreciated was that not only Beyoncé wore these grand and ornate looks, but you see it throughout as an even playing field," Akers continued. "Often the dancers are wearing the same thing, and the people in the deep background."

"It speaks to a certain level of entitlement – that we are, and should be, entitled to this regal and royal experience."

Black is King was released on 31 July 2020, and can be streamed online on Disney Plus.

Images courtesy of Parkwood Entertainment.

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Gonzalez Haase AAS creates minimal interior for Berlin communications office

BAM office in Berlin designed by Gonzalez Haase AAS

Architecture studio Gonzalez Haase AAS used aluminium and translucent sheets of polycarbonate to create the few fixtures and furnishings that appear inside this sparse Berlin office.

The office belongs to trendy communications agency BAM and has been designed by Gonzalez Haase AAS as a celebration of "raw materiality and geometric simplicity".

"The raw, minimalistic aesthetic serves as a blank canvas for the agency's creative projects," the studio explained.

BAM office in Berlin designed by Gonzalez Haase AAS

Measuring 270 square metres, the office takes over the ground and first floor of a building at the heart of the German capital.

The spacious lower level has been left open so that the agency can use it for large-scale meetings, or transform into a showroom or gallery-style space for events.

It's only interrupted by a floor-to-ceiling sliding partition that can be pulled across to divide the space into two separate rooms when necessary.

The partition is crafted from four sheets of polycarbonate and has intentionally been positioned to sit slightly diagonally to contrast the sharp right angles that appear elsewhere throughout the space.

BAM office in Berlin designed by Gonzalez Haase AAS

A white flight of stairs with a wire-frame balustrade leads up to the office proper.

Raw aluminium has been used to craft a series of blocky furnishings at this level, most notably a 22.5-metre-long shelf that extends from one side of the room to the other.

The shelf incorporates several open and closed storage cupboards, and a bench seat where staff can sit to eat their lunch.

BAM office in Berlin designed by Gonzalez Haase AAS

Aluminium has additionally been used to make the long central work desk and the cabinetry in the small kitchenette.

Another angled polycarbonate partition appears at this level, but in this instance separates a boardroom.

BAM office in Berlin designed by Gonzalez Haase AAS

"These monumental [aluminium] elements find balance in the large, translucent walls of polycarbonate sheeting," added the studio.

Further textual interest is created by the chipped wood and wool acoustic panels that have been staggered across the ceiling. They're inset with simple strip lights that illuminate work areas below.

BAM office in Berlin designed by Gonzalez Haase AAS

Gonzalez Haase AAS was established in 1999 by Pierre Jorge Gonzalez and Judith Haase.

The studio often applies a pared-back aesthetic to its projects – last year it completed Tem-plate, a fashion concept store in Lisbon that has been simply finished with white walls, concrete floors and display fixtures clad in crinkled silver metal.

BAM office in Berlin designed by Gonzalez Haase AAS

As well as BAM's office, other minimal workspaces in Berlin include Brutalist Silence, an office designed by Annabell Kutucu that features exclusively concrete surfaces and only a handful of furniture.

Photography is by Thomas Meyer.

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