Trash and Treasure Interiors

Luxurious interior designs are often seen as the ultimate in ‘brown’ design. There is a definite green style that has made its way into the sector, and while its modernity and simplicity is a breath of fresh air, it is important for designers to understand and convey to clients that environmentally responsible design is not stuck following one particular aesthetic.

The recently-completed Independente Hostel and Suites located in Lisbon, Portugal emphasizes this point. This mish-mash of what could be described as ‘trash and treasure’ manages is home to an interior design that has its own class and style.

The building functions as a hostel, or travellers’ dormitory, that mixes the luxury and affluence of the building itself – it was originally the mansion of a former Swiss Ambassador – with the low-budget whimsy of particleboard bunk beds, reclaimed wood.....

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