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Our selection of the best-designed restaurants, cafes, hotels, holiday homes, architecture, and art spaces in London.
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Summer openings continue in London with the bright bistro Cornus
an empty restaurant with tables and chairs set up for lunch or dinner, in front of a mirror on the wall
London’s Somerset House gets a much-needed café
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Forza Wine takes up residence in the brutalist interior of London’s National Theatre
Theatre-goers can admire some of London’s most iconic architecture up close at Forza Wine, which has taken over the National Theatre’s outdoor terrace. Photography: Caitlin Isola
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Ladbroke Hall welcomes Pollini – a striking new restaurant designed by Vincenzo de Cotiis
Carpenters Workshop Gallery has taken over London’s Grade II-listed Ladbroke Hall to open Pollini – a restaurant that blends Beaux-Arts architecture with contemporary design.
an outdoor restaurant with tables and chairs covered by umbrellas, surrounded by greenery
Experimental art and food pop-up Outcrop opens at 180 The Strand this summer
benches are covered with snow in front of the tower bridge
London in the snow: your best photographs of the capital’s frozen landmarks
December threw a curveball, blanketing parts of the country, including southern England and London, in snow – and shutting schools, roads and transit in the process. While the headlines are dominated by inflation and the energy crisis, Britain recorded the coldest day of the year on Monday morning, and took to the streets to capture the frozen urban landscape. Here are our favourite atmospheric shots of London in the snow. #design #inspiration #interiors #architecture
an old building with snow on the ground and steps leading up to it's entrance
London in the snow: your best photographs of the capital’s frozen landmarks
December threw a curveball, blanketing parts of the country, including southern England and London, in snow – and shutting schools, roads and transit in the process. While the headlines are dominated by inflation and the energy crisis, Britain recorded the coldest day of the year on Monday morning, and took to the streets to capture the frozen urban landscape. Here are our favourite atmospheric shots of London in the snow. #design #inspiration #interiors #architecture
a house is covered in snow and surrounded by bushes
London in the snow: your best photographs of the capital’s frozen landmarks
December threw a curveball, blanketing parts of the country, including southern England and London, in snow – and shutting schools, roads and transit in the process. While the headlines are dominated by inflation and the energy crisis, Britain recorded the coldest day of the year on Monday morning, and took to the streets to capture the frozen urban landscape. Here are our favourite atmospheric shots of London in the snow. #design #inspiration #interiors #architecture
a large white building with steps leading up to it's front door in the snow
London in the snow: your best photographs of the capital’s frozen landmarks
December threw a curveball, blanketing parts of the country, including southern England and London, in snow – and shutting schools, roads and transit in the process. While the headlines are dominated by inflation and the energy crisis, Britain recorded the coldest day of the year on Monday morning, and took to the streets to capture the frozen urban landscape. Here are our favourite atmospheric shots of London in the snow. #design #inspiration #interiors #architecture
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Yinka Ilori’s London pop-up store celebrates colour and community
The British-Nigerian designer’s maximalist aesthetic draws on his heritage and the architecture, fabrics and art of West Africa. Ilori has also employed psychology inside the Club Row space, daubing walls and floors in blues, pinks and purples – colours that evoke hope and optimism. Photography: Ed Reeve #design #inspiration #interiors #architecture
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Blue Mountain School’s Cycene restaurant finds tranquillity through texture
Cycene – meaning kitchen in Old English – takes over two floors of Blue Mountain School’s experimental Shoreditch space, which houses an archive of commissioned ceramics, sculpture, garments and furniture. Clench’s 10-course menu is a love letter to his travels across Eastern Asia and Australasia, brought to life through classic culinary techniques and seasonal ingredients. Photography: Rebecca Dickson #design #inspiration #interiors #architecture
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London’s Battersea Power Station is back in business – and open to the public
The iconic Grade II-listed building was designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott and had been empty since it was decommissioned in 1975. Over the years, various proposals had been drawn up to convert the Battersea site into flats, an indoor theme park, a football stadium, offices and, at one point, had Rafael Viñoly attached to a plan to add a new 980-ft tower. Photography: Hufton & Crow #design #inspiration #interiors #architecture
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DimoreMilano moves to Marylebone for debut London residency
Just months after opening its London showroom, online design marketplace The Invisible Collection is hosting its first-ever residency with Emiliano Salci and Britt Moran of DimoreMilano, Italian designers known for using rich colours and textures in their furniture and interiors. Photography: Silvia Rivoltella #design #inspiration #interiors #architecture
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London’s Town Hall Hotel converts two suites into liveable design galleries
This September, the Grade-II listed building unveiled two rambling hotel suites outfitted by Jan Hendzel Studio, furniture makers known for their precision-cut wood furnishings in current, contemporary silhouettes and layers of earthy, primordial depth. Photography: Fergus Coyle #design #inspiration #interiors #architecture