The Dimore Studio: Designs From Milan
One of the Best Interior Design duos in the world is Dimore Studio. Creative, romantic, and cinematographic the Milan-based studio was founded by Emiliano Salci and Britt Moran in 2003. It started as a small interior design studio as a cult place for only an elite group of experts, transformed over time into a globally celebrated phenomenon.
Emiliano Salci is from Tuscany, Italy, and Britt Moran is from the United States. As Moran started out his career as a graphic designer, Salci worked as a furniture designer and subsequently made his first steps in the fashion industry. Research is mostly driven by their personal sensibility fused with an uninhibited yet extremely controlled eclectic approach resulting in precious and dreamy atmospheres. In Italian, the word “Dimore” means abodes or dwellings, but it also evokes nostalgia.
When Dimore Studio started out, the pair occupied a single room and employed just one assistant. Today, they oversee a staff of 20 in a 2,100-square-foot space. Is an internationally renowned design studio for its work with big names in the design and fashion industry. Dimore Studio has collaborated with Hermès and Bottega Veneta; designed the hip Casa Fayette hotel in Guadalajara, Mexico; imagined menswear brand Boglioli’s first US flagship (in Noho), and created a range of covetable furniture pieces for Cappellini.
In February 2014 they transformed their apartment into a gallery for the furniture collection they’ve designed and decamped to a new space in Milan, which overlooks the garden of Piero Portaluppi’s modernist masterpiece, Villa Necchi.
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The trademark is the moves between art and design, fashion and architecture that spans from Art Deco to the 1970s. They combine different materials and areas maintaining a dialogue between the past and the contemporary. Dimore Studio tends to use rich materials like silk and velvet, unusual colors from dusty tones to jewel-like hues. The duo launched its first textile collection in 2016. It interprets memories and creates dreams. Crosses the boundaries between art and design, fashion and architecture.
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Kristina Zanic Consultants designs Accor HQ; inspired by fascinating Parisian mansions
Kristina Zanic Consultants has designed a stylish new office space in Dubai for French hospitality group Accor.
The headquarters office for India, Middle East, Africa, and Turkey features a newly refurbished reception and corporate hospitality area that welcomes visitors in a sumptuous style rarely seen in workplaces, and blurs the lines between hospitality and office design.
Accor appointed Kristina Zanic Consultants to help realise its vision for the new space to be an accurate reflection of its brand ethos, and to display the same luxury elements and feel as seen in its exclusive hotels and resorts around the world.
The scope involved the design of a 300sqm area to host meetings with partners, collaborators, and VIP guests for its luxury brands. It included a lift lobby, reception and lounge, spacious conference area with food and beverage facilities, informal meeting space with relaxed social areas, and two lavish guest washrooms.
The new corporate hospitality area reflects the group’s expertise in delivering luxury hotels and gives a taste of the Accor guest experience. Visitors stepping out of the elevator doors are immediately immersed in a sophisticated ambience of sumptuous velvets, natural marble, intricate wall paneling and gold detailing.
The design is inspired by the exclusive Parisian mansions that showcase haute couture collections, and pays homage to extravagant French luxury and timeless character. A colour palette with a black and white base has pops of colour added through rich jewel tones of warm rusts, mustard yellows and midnight blues used in the bespoke lounge-style furniture and carpeting.
Although the dominant style is classic, it also blends in touches of mid-century and contemporary de-sign in the lighting and furniture selections. This is demonstrated further in its eclectic collection of artwork, focusing on style and fashion that adorn the meeting room walls and corridors.
“This was a one-of-a-kind project to work on where we got to translate the luxury hospitality aesthetic into an everyday office space,” said Justin Condon, design director at Kristina Zanic Consultants. “We’ve designed luxury hotels and offices before, but never one that is a perfect blend of both. The challenge was in finding the right balance between creating an experience of luxury hospitality but also delivering on the functionality needed from an office space.”
“Workplaces more than ever are expected to embody a company’s brand and work culture. The standard run-of-the-mill designs are completely out the door today, and are being replaced by highly customised spaces that reflect personality, promote well-being, and enhance collaboration and productivity.
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H2R Design’s latest project echoes a serene ambience and positive vibes
H2R Design has revealed details of yet another of its design and branding projects completed in recent months, NETTE: a French Japanese restaurant located in MATCHA Club, Al Quoz’s newest boutique padel and movement club.
Indulging the interests of its cultural and trendy clientele, the venue blends seamlessly within the context of MATCHA, and has been inspired by the net, the court, and the game of padel, as well as the tranquil serenity of the destination, whilst also being functional as a dining space.
Hasan Roomi, co-founder of H2R Design said: “NETTE is in the heart of MATCHA Club, one of the most talked about new spaces and experiences in Dubai, and so the design really needed to match the beauty and ambience of the rest of the Club. We have not only focused on an aesthetically pleasing design, but we have also used the natural surroundings (the open space, the light, the greenery, yoga studios and views of the padel courts) to create a functional space that still works for the dining operation. NETTE is a fantastic example of how our design team have put the customer experience first, whilst also creating something beautiful.”
The space of NETTE itself evokes the tranquil ambience of the brand perfectly. A rectangular design with floor to ceiling windows, it has an abundance of natural light that is blended beautifully with hues of terracotta, as well as green, grey and natural beige tones, skilfully kept as minimalist as possible to let the materials and furnishings set the scene.
To complement MATCHA Club’s distinct geometric style of artistic furniture and lush landscaping, habitual materials have been used as much as possible to contrast the industrial feel of the surrounding area, resulting in an urban sanctuary in the heart of the Club.
Stunning marble has been used throughout the entire space but most notably on the coffee bar, the custom-made communal table that holds court in the centre of the interior space, and the outdoor planters in the courtyard, each handcrafted with colours such as Travertino Red with accents of Gaya and Indian green. These details and accents seamlessly tie the overlook look and feel together, offering a depth of intricacy to match all tables, shelves, counter and waiter stations.
Paying close attention to every element, the restaurant also comprises tasteful greenery and citrus trees, essentially bringing the outdoors in to enhance the overall feel of nature and tranquillity. The space is also home to impressive touches of wood, which is accompanied by accents of aged effect copper and black details, providing an extra layer of warmth and cosiness.
Building on the relaxed narrative, the outdoor area is situated under a beautiful, shaded courtyard and seats up to 43 guests. With the use of natural light and a statement Mango tree in the middle, the intimate yet social space will appeal to anyone looking for a moment of zen in the concrete jungle.
The branding of NETTE itself also reflects the casual and yet elegant effortlessness of the space and dining experience. Inspired by the padel courts (used as a grid to collect the logo mark), as well as the geometric design of the space and its interiors, the typography is simple and yet edgy, whilst the colour palette evokes the same tranquil feeling that guests feel when arriving at the venue. The geometric shapes have also been used throughout the visual identity, in a way to blend seamlessly with the space.
Photos: Ingrid Rasmussen
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