The best interiors of 2025
Continuing our Review of 2025, the Dezeen editorial team has selected the buildings with the most interesting, thoughtful and intriguing interiors of the year, including a casino, a waffle house and a train.
Novu Waffle, Saudi Arabia, by Masquespacio
chosen by Ellen Eberhardt, US reporter
"Novu Waffle in Riyadh by Masquespacio has a never-before-seen quality, and shows sheer audacity by creating a space that looks like a waffle across almost all the surfaces.
"The combination of finishes, monochrome palette and soft edges gives the space an almost-claymation appearance too, which is frankly, fascinating. It's fun, it's kooky, it's well-done, and it looks like a breakfast cafe from The Fifth Element.
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Mouthwash Studio, USA, by Mouthwash Studio and Aunt Studio
chosen by Nat Barker, features editor
"What is it about glass bricks that makes my brain immediately flood with dopamine upon sight?
"Working with Aunt Studio to design its office space in LA, Mouthwash Studio wisely retained the glass-block partitions from the space's previous life as a menswear store.
"They are combined with liberal usage of two more weaknesses of mine: serene gauzy curtains and richly coloured wood. Traditional-looking vintage lamps and artworks are a fun and unexpected tradition."
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Home from Home, Denmark, by Charlotte Taylor
chosen by Jane Englefield, design and interiors reporter
"There's so much to celebrate in Home from Home, the livable installation where London designer Charlotte Taylor slept, ate and exhibited pieces during this summer's 3 Days of Design in Copenhagen.
"Taylor savvily rented an Airbnb for the project and filled it with beautifully eclectic objects, from horned aluminium lamps to a two-tone timber dining table fitted with its own flat-packed chess set.
"The designer made sure to maintain 'something very lived-in with a touch of tacky' when curating the home, which I was delighted to see included a tiny Campari bottle fridge magnet and a heart-shaped portrait of her cats, Dante and Wolfgang."
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Casa Sofia, Mexico by AMASA Estudio
chosen by Ben Dreith, US editor
"This project in Mexico City showcases the vibrancy in the local scene through an adept use of subtle tones, light wells, and materials to create an ambience that is both playful and severe, depending on how you look. The skylight/staircase element makes a bold yet precise statement piece.
"What's more, the project is a renovation of a derelict structure. AMASA Estudio, which undertook other worthwhile public architecture and restaurant projects this year, also left room on the ground floor to keep the ground-floor commercial space common to the Roma neighbourhood amidst its ongoing gentrification."
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British Farmhouse, UK, by Jobe Burns
chosen by Starr Charles, editorial assistant
"Artist Jobe Burns' revival of this historic farmhouse in southwest England involved reorganising its dark and cramped interior into a series of more functional spaces with a relaxing feel.
"Looking to celebrate the original building's character and rural identity, Burns' material approach saw oak doors, floors and beams retained and paired with lime-washed walls, stained-glass windows and exposed stone details."
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La Dolce Vita Orient Express, Italy, Dimore Studio
chosen by Cajsa Carlson, deputy editor
"Creating an interior for the world's most famous train line is no small task, but Milan-based Dimore Studio's design for the La Dolce Vita Orient Express train feels both modern and fittingly luxurious.
"The studio wanted the interior of the 31-cabin train, which travels through Italy, to feel cinematic.
"And with its bar car that features undulating velvet seats, wood-panelled deluxe cabins and a steel-and-brass dining carriage, the train's elegant interior wouldn't feel out of place in an Agatha Christie adaptation."
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Toteme Beijing, China, by Herzog & de Meuron
chosen by Amy Peacock, architecture reporter
"Monochrome, but not in the least bit monotonous, Swiss studio Herzog & de Meuron arranged fashion brand Toteme's Beijing flagship store around a dizzying, zigzagging staircase.
"Set against a backdrop of pleated walls, the staircase and its staggered platforms become a playscape for displaying Toteme's minimalist clothing, shoes and accessories.
"The lofty, white store is sandwiched between high-gloss black lacquer wood texture floors and ceilings, giving it the surreal sense of being suspended in space."
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Casino Royal Palm, France, by Caprini & Pellerin
chosen by Lizzie Crook, architecture editor
"The psychology of casino design always fascinates me, and so I was immediately drawn to the renovation of Casino Royal Palm in Cannes when we published it earlier this year.
"While the interior seems to utilise classic details that keep people playing for longer – a winding floor plan and a lack of daylight – it eschews dark, dizzying clichés for chic, cinematic glamour, honouring the history of the art deco building.
"I imagine setting foot in there feels like entering a Belle Époque time capsule, thanks to its dramatic bronze chandelier, draped fabric walls and polished marble details. While I don't have a clue how to play blackjack, I wouldn't mind visiting just to sip on a martini."
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Spactrum Shanghai studio by Spactrum
chosen by Christina Yao, China editor
"Self-designing a studio can be a playground for architects to experiment with ideas that may be too adventurous for clients. Shanghai-based architecture studio Spactrum designed its own studio using the leftover building construction materials, forming new concepts of furniture throughout the space.
"These include moulds, refractory bricks and floor decking that are essential to the construction process but hidden away from public eyes.
"Since the completion of Spactrum's own studio, one local gallery took interest in the idea and applied the same concept to its space, helping these discarded materials find a second life."
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V&A East Storehouse, UK, by Diller Scofidio + Renfro
chosen by Tom Ravenscroft, editor
"An interior that grabbed the world's attention was the V&A East Storehouse by American studio Diller Scofidio + Renfro, which opened to the public in London this year.
"The studio overhauled the former Olympic broadcasting centre to create a publicly accessible storage facility for the Victoria and Albert Museum, with interior spaces packed with thousands of pieces from the institution's archive.
"The interior manages, all at once, to be busy and packed with excitement, while calm and organised."
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