Interior design
Page 10
Looks count
Innocean, a global advertising agency, understands the importance of a well-designed HQ to impress clients and motivate staff. Monocle takes a look at its recent facelift, which combines Korean tradition and mid-century furniture.
Rough and ready
At this beach house rental near Sydney, furniture and equipment is for sale via the owners’ interior design company. They’ve embraced its rough edges, creating a unique small house and small business.
Home at the office
Bosses are realising the benefits of a more humane workplace. This gives staff pride and belonging, and expresses a company’s ethos to clients. Welcome to the anti-office.
Office hottie
This ethical investment firm in Geneva based its office design on grand old banks. The dark decor draws the eye to lake views, providing a welcoming space to earn your daily keep.
Law of attraction
Law firms aren’t usually known for innovative interior design but there is nothing stuffy about this Stockholm office. Colour, bespoke furniture and unusual materials help create a perfectly judged space, while respecting the need…
Cabin Fever
Unlike the usual identikit winter lodge, this remastered getaway in the French Alps is inventive – but its unique sense of style doesn’t detract from its homely charm.
Ship shape
Milanese architect Claudio Dini was tasked with creating a residence with a maritime feel, without going overboard, so that the occupants could feel all at sea in their city dwelling.
House doctor
In Marylebone, London, a petite penthouse is transformed from a doctor's surgery, using Swiss carpenters and Danish storage to handle a mass of media and an upside-down layout.
Legally briefed
Encounters with Italian law are frequently less than elegant, but one northern notary’s offices present a very civil partnership between clean modernity and solemn tradition.
Night caller
Having converted one spare room into the perfect home office (see Monocle issue 4) we decided to turn our attentions to the guest room. Here we furnish the quarters with best-for-guests accoutrements.
