The imagery of Nube, a company that has always celebrated Italian savoir-faire, is a journey towards uniqueness and absolute well-being. Beauty tout court played in the details, formal rigor capable of poetry, enveloping and refined comfort, peculiarities of the brand’s aesthetic: everything, in Nube’s contemporary living, becomes an expression of a stylistic vocabulary that is cultured, refined, but also familiar and reassuring.
Narrative Design Studio’s Design for the Kimpton Mirador Pacific Grove Unites Sophistication and Simplicity
Narrative Design Studio, a San Francisco-based interior design firm founded by Shannon Niehenke, has brought attention to Pacific Grove – one of California’s coastal hidden gems. Having historically been overshadowed by Carmel and Monterey, Pacific Grove proves to be a small town with prominent architectural character, according to Niehenke.
Rooted in the architectural language of ancient Greece and Rome, each surface reinterprets that legacy through raw fibre and handwork, bound by a shared devotion to material honesty.
Veranda is a handcrafted wallcovering built from an organic blend of banana bark and raffia, left close to their natural form to preserve the irregularity of the raw fibre.
EE Smith, one of the UK’s leading luxury interior fit-out contractors, is celebrating 130 years of craftsmanship, innovation and excellence, marking a remarkable milestone for a business that has helped shape some of the country’s most prestigious hospitality, super-prime residential and commercial interiors.
More than a place to escape to, it is a world designed for another rhythm of living. Away from hotels, crowded destinations and the pace of everyday life, the villa becomes a seasonal home shaped by space, privacy and freedom. Mornings unfold slowly. Rooms open to light. Days are lived with ease, between intimate dinners, quiet rituals and moments created entirely around comfort and personal experience.
In furniture design, there is a dimension of comfort that often remains unseen. Beneath the upholstery of beds, sofas, armchairs and cushions, materials define the way an object welcomes the body, maintains its shape and enhances the experience of living. Among these materials, feather has played an important role for centuries. Its history predates contemporary design and spans cultures and generations. Used to fill mattresses, cushions and seating, feather has long been appreciated for qualities that remain difficult to replicate today: lightness, elasticity, breathability and its natural ability to adapt to the body.
Foosball is more than just a game. It is a universal catalyst for connection, filled with shared memories, late-night rivalries, and pure, unadulterated joy. For decades, however, the traditional foosball table remained trapped in the past—often confined to crowded pubs and game rooms, visually disconnected from modern architecture.
Narrative Design Studio, a San Francisco-based interior design firm founded by Shannon Niehenke, has brought attention to Pacific Grove – one of California’s coastal hidden gems. Having historically been overshadowed by Carmel and Monterey, Pacific Grove proves to be a small town with prominent architectural character, according to Niehenke.