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What is Japandi style? Interior designers on why this soothing and chic design style has endured

Bathroom at <n>Casa Copal</n> in Tulum, designed by <n>Terreo Studio</n>. Photo by <n>The Guac</n>.

Photo 1 of 47 in Beachy Beige Rules at an Apartment Building in Tulum…

A visualization of the <n>Clay Cultural Complex</n>, a <n>Brutalist</n> concept by architect <n>Maedeh Hemati</n>.

Interior of <n>Valerio Olgiati</n>'s <n>Villa Alem</n>, featuring an <n>Akari UF3-Q Floor Lamp</n>.

An architectural photograph by modern surrealist <n>Minh T</n>.

<n>Montana</n> photographed by <n>Jake McCann</n>.

<n>Waiheke House</n> by <n>Patterson Associates</n>. Photo by <n>Simon Wilson</n>.

Interior design by <n>Vlad & Karina Diachok</n>.

The York Woman, from ready-to-wear brand <n>Isabella York</n>.

A corridor of fair-faced concrete from a residential project by <n>山榆建設</n>.

The <n>Rose Bay Residence</n> by <n>Studio Brent Lee</n>, featuring lime plaster and travertine interiors.

<n>Formentera Blend</n>, an AI-generated architectural concept by designer <n>Carlos Bañon Blazquez</n>.

<n>Villa Petricor</n> in Tulum, designed by <n>Co-lab Design Office</n>. Photo by <n>César Béjar</n>.

The interior of <n>Espacio Micus</n> in Ibiza, designed by <n>Eduard Micus</n>. Photo by <n>Daniel Schäfer</n>.

An editorial photograph for swimwear brand <n>Sommer Swim</n>.

A <n>Japandi</n>-style interior. Design and visualization by <n>George Hutchins</n>.

Interior of the <n>Dexamenes Seaside Hotel</n> by <n>K-Studio</n>. Photo by <n>Claus Brechenmacher & Reiner Baumann</n>.

<n>Merricks Farmhouse</n> by architects <n>Michael Lumby</n> and <n>NIELSEN JENKINS</n>. Photo by <n>Tom Ross</n>.

<n>Villa Icaria</n> in Sacedón, Spain, designed by <n>Arquitectura al descubierto</n>. Photo by <n>Imagen Subliminal</n>.

The <n>Forest House</n> in Argentina, a <n>Brutalist</n> residence by <n>Gonzalo Bardach arquitectura</n>. Photo by <n>César Béjar</n>.