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		<title>The Daniel Hotel, Vienna</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Daniel Hotel occupies one of the first curtain wall structures in Austria. The modern 1960&#8217;s structure was designed by renowned architect Georg Lippert and its raw aesthetic is complimented by a Cor-Ten steel sign that looks like it was taken from the same era.

It is not just the austere structure it occupies that makes [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.b3designers.co.uk/blog/2012/03/28/the-daniel-hotel-vienna/</link>
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		<title>Kin, London</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Kin&#8217;s quirky interior is the result of a collaboration between neighbouring London studios Office Sian and Kai Design.
Large, bright letters at the entrance set the tone for the Thai restaurant that sits behind a modest shopfront. The space combines the simple furniture and finishes you&#8217;d expect from a canteen with more unusual touches like the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.b3designers.co.uk/blog/2012/03/18/kin-london/</link>
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		<title>Starbucks, Fukuoka</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Following our last post on Starbucks Amsterdam, here is another one that strays from the norm.
Japanese architect Kengo Kuma has designed a sculptural interior for the coffee chain to sit inside plain box-shaped structure. Timber posts criss-cross to create a geometric web that lines the entire space. In typical Japanese fashion the rest of the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.b3designers.co.uk/blog/2012/03/14/starbucks-fukuoka/</link>
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		<title>Starbucks, Amsterdam</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Gone are the day&#8217;s where you can&#8217;t tell one Starbucks from the next. The newest breed of Starbucks&#8217; have taken inspiration from their independent counterparts and are popping up with designs that creative and individual. Dutch designer Liz Muller worked along with 34 local artists and craftsmen on the design for the chain&#8217;s latest Amsterdam [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.b3designers.co.uk/blog/2012/03/13/starbucks-amsterdam/</link>
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		<title>Mikkeller Bar, Copenhagen</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I think its safe to say that Mikkeller Bar is not your average bar, for one it serves beer from the Mikkeller microbrewery, but this is just the start. Designers Femmes Regionales managed to strike a good balance between the modern design Denmark is known for  and the atmosphere of traditional Danish pubs, making the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.b3designers.co.uk/blog/2012/03/11/mikkeller-bar-copenhagen/</link>
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		<title>Jaffa, Tel Aviv</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Jaffa, a Tel Aviv restaurant, has an industrial design with a soft feel. The high ceilinged interior has floor to ceiling windows with wooden shutters that pivot open to create a light and airy atmosphere. Industrial pendant lamps are used in repetition over the mix and match tables and chairs that are dotted around the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.b3designers.co.uk/blog/2012/03/05/jaffa-tel-aviv/</link>
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		<title>Casa Do Conto, Porto</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Casa do Conto (House of Tales in Portuguese) a concept hotel in Cedofeita, Porto, has had a rocky start. The charming XIX Century Oporto House was lovingly restored by Pedra Liquida Architects, after which a fire virtually destroyed the building just days before its reopening. A new building was built on the site with the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.b3designers.co.uk/blog/2012/02/23/casa-do-conto-porto/</link>
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		<title>Lucas Maassen &amp; Sons Furniture Factory.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Lucas Maassen, a Dutch designer, ingeniously employed his three sons, Thijme (9), Julian (7) and  Maris (7) to paint the furniture hand built in his factory. The boys get paid 1 Euro per piece of furniture painted, as agreed in their contracts and due to Dutch child labour laws they are only allowed to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.b3designers.co.uk/blog/2012/01/25/lucas-maassen-sons-furniture-factory/</link>
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		<title>Red Pif Restaurant and Wine Shop by Aulík Fišer Architekti</title>
		<description><![CDATA[For the design of the Red Pif Restaurant and Wine Shop, Czeck designers Aulík Fišer Architekti decided to keep the inspiration and execution as pure and natural as the wine served. The designer and owner worked together, using photographs of bars and  wine shops in France as inspiration, but drawing from their honesty  [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.b3designers.co.uk/blog/2012/01/23/red-pif-restaurant-and-wine-shop-by-aulik-fiser-architekti/</link>
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		<title>The 25hours Hotel Hafencity, Hamburg</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The 25 hours Hotel Hafencity, a harbour city hotel that draws inspiration from maritime culture, was designed by a multidisciplinary team headed by architect Stephen Williams. The architects worked together with a storyteller, an events agency and an illustrator to give the project meaning at all levels. The hotel forms part of one of Europe&#8217;s [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.b3designers.co.uk/blog/2012/01/15/the-25hours-hotel-hafencity-hamburg/</link>
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