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London’s example of sustainable construction in the week of COP26

London’s example of sustainable construction in the week of COP26

| Riccardo Del Bello | Sustainability and Well-Being
The 26th Conference of the Parties (COP) or United Nations Climate Change Conference has just concluded a few days ago in Glasgow. The meeting of representatives from 197 countries has been crucial…
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UK Student Accommodation market in 2021

UK Student Accommodation market in 2021

| Riccardo Del Bello | Serviced Accommodations
We are almost at the end of 2021 and the Student Accommodation market is gradually recovering from the impact of the pandemic that hit particularly hard specific parts of the sector last year. StuRen…
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Refurbishing an Ex-Hospital to create a student accommodation

Refurbishing an Ex-Hospital to create a student accommodation

| Riccardo Del Bello | Serviced Accommodations
Following our latest article about our project for which we transformed an Ex-Hotel and Restaurant into a student accommodation, we thought it would be interesting to review another big project we de…
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How we transformed a small hotel and restaurant into a student accommodation

How we transformed a small hotel and restaurant into a student accommodation

| Riccardo Del Bello | Serviced Accommodations
Hello everyone! Today, I would like to go back to a project we developed a while back in Germany which was not only one of my favourites to design for some features of the building itself but also fo…
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Everything you need to know about E-design

Everything you need to know about E-design

| Riccardo Del Bello | News & Lifestyle
Hello, today I would like to make an introduction to a service we will add again soon to our website which is directed at private residential clients. I am talking about E-Design. This is something…
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5 Sustainable Interior Materials at London Design Festival 2021

5 Sustainable Interior Materials at London Design Festival 2021

| Riccardo Del Bello | Exhibitions & Design Finds
Hello everyone. Following up on last week’s report about the London Design Festival where I talked about Joy by Seeds, my favourite exhibition overall, this time I will dive into the sustainability a…
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London Design Festival and Design London 2021: Joy by Seeds

London Design Festival and Design London 2021: Joy by Seeds

| Riccardo Del Bello | Exhibitions & Design Finds
Hello everyone! This weekend in London it was held the London Design Festival. Within it debuted also Design London 2021, and, of course, I could not miss any of these. It has been a long time, and a…
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The success of hybrid spaces in 2021: The Student Hotel Case Study

The success of hybrid spaces in 2021: The Student Hotel Case Study

| Riccardo Del Bello | Serviced Accommodations
In the past couple of years, we have been hearing more and more about the evolution of hybrid shared living models. According to numerous industry experts, this will be the next step of the industry…
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PBSA and Students’ Mental Wellbeing

PBSA and Students’ Mental Wellbeing

| Riccardo Del Bello | Sustainability and Well-Being
As a designer of Student accommodations for university students, especially following this difficult year and a half of pandemic, the discussion around mental wellbeing has become one of the most imp…
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How to Design the perfect Night’s sleep experience: a Hotel Designs Conference

How to Design the perfect Night’s sleep experience: a Hotel Designs Conference

| Riccardo Del Bello | Sustainability and Well-Being
Last month I followed one of the latest Hotel Designs Live conferences, which was centred around how to ensure the best sleeping environment and improve sleep performance in hotels. We are always on…
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MARTINA’S COLUMN ON ITALIANBARK

MARTINA'S STORY

I am just a girl obsessed with Interior Architecture. When I was a baby I used to start all my games setting up the right interior. My Barbie dolls have never been homeless! As a kid I would sneak into my dad and grandad’s office just to stare in admiration at their drawings.

Inspired by my grandad…
I got a Master’s Degree in Building Engineering. I soon realised though that I wanted to do something more creative in my life. Therefore, I moved to Milan, Italian design capital and got a second Master’s Degree in Interior Design at the Politecnico University. After that, I only chose to work for small and medium companies. A sleeves rolled up attitude was required in order to take more responsibilities and grow. And I’ve learned from the best.

I gained experience…
…working in Milan, Beijing and London. As I discovered different cultures and lifestyles I applied this international approach to my work as a result. Now, thanks to these experiences, I design projects worldwide.