Clara Finnigan

Jan Hendzel designs towering timber sculpture for entrance of Hotel Park Ave

January 14, 2026 Clara Finnigan 0

A 12-foot-tall wooden sculpture by designer Jan Hendzel forms the centrepiece of Hotel Park Ave in New York by hospitality chain Lore Group. The hotel marks Lore Group’s seventh venture and is designed by creative director Jacu Strauss. Situated on the corner of Park Avenue South and East 30th Street, Hotel Park Ave comprises 180

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Mentze Ottenstein creates space for “calm discovery” at Tekla store in London

November 24, 2025 Clara Finnigan 0

A calming and natural material palette of clay plaster, cherry wood and wool characterise Danish homeware brand Tekla’s store in London. Located on Marylebone High Street in west London, the space was designed by architect duo Mathias Mentze and Alexander Ottenstein of Mentze Ottenstein. Having previously designed the brand’s Modern Romance exhibition at this year’s

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EBBA and Charlotte Taylor design London listening bar “dedicated to sound”

November 10, 2024 Clara Finnigan 0

Warm adaptive lighting, acoustic panelling and woodblock columns cocoon Space Talk, a listening bar in London designed by local architecture practice EBBA and designer Charlotte Taylor. The hi-fi bar, set on St John’s Street in the central neighbourhood of Clerkenwell, is divided into four distinct zones – each featuring a different curation of sound and

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Eight London house extensions that maximise space and light

October 19, 2024 Clara Finnigan 0

For our latest lookbook we’ve gathered eight London homes that have traded in unused garden space for contemporary and light-filled living areas. Rear extensions are a popular option for transforming the pokey side returns and galley kitchens of Victorian and Edwardian housing, abundant in many areas of London. The eight examples below showcase how extensions

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Tatjana von Stein fills Mallorcan members’ club interior with the colours of Palma

September 2, 2024 Clara Finnigan 0

London-based design studio Tatjana von Stein has created a warm and colourful interior for private members’ club Làlia in Palma, Mallorca. Set in a historic townhouse overlooking Placa de Santa Eulalia, Làlia was restored and renovated in collaboration with local practice Gras Reynès Arquitectos. Across four levels, the members’ club features work and leisure spaces including

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El Fant Café and Bar celebrates both traditional and contemporary Finnish design

August 20, 2024 Clara Finnigan 0

Finnish design studio Yatofu collaborated with young and local craftspeople to create El Fant Café and Bar in Helsinki, Finland. The cafe and bar comprises three front of house spaces across 70 square metres, including a central bar with two adjoining dining spaces either side. Yatofu intended to inject the energy of Helsinki’s contemporary design

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31/44 Architects unveils 6 Columns house in London

August 5, 2024 Clara Finnigan 0

31/44 Architects director Will Burges has created a home for his family in Crystal Palace, south east London, which features a statement columned entrance. Burges, who is a director at architecture studio 31/44 Architects, was both architect and client for the project, which he designed as a home for his family within their existing neighbourhood.

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Necchi Architecture takes cues from retro nightlife at Hotel Chateau D’Eau in Paris

May 31, 2024 Clara Finnigan 0

Interior design studio Necchi Architecture has combined lacquer, chrome and retro design accents to evoke the “uninhibited atmosphere” of the disco era at the Hotel Chateau D’Eau in Paris. The 36-room hotel is located on Rue du Château d’Eau in an area that was the hub of 1970s nightlife with the iconic club Le Palace,

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“Subtle luxury” defines Rachel Boston jewellery store

March 1, 2024 Clara Finnigan 0

Interior design studio Hollie Bowden Interiors has created fine jeweller Rachel Boston’s flagship store and showroom in London. Located in Shoreditch’s Redchurch Street, the store is split into four main areas – the retail space, private appointment area, workshop and office space for the jeweller’s team of 12. The store aims to blend a neutral

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