UK HOUSE : MODERNIDAD IMPREGNADA DE HISTORIA
El estudio suizo Christ Gantenbein ha diseñado los interiores de un nuevo vestíbulo en la UK House de Oxford Street, en Londres. Este edificio de uso mixto, construido en 1906, se reconvirtió en oficinas a partir de los años setenta. Se conservan dos de las fachadas originales, de formas barrocas y estilo eduardiano, mientras que […]
DIÁLOGO ENTRE DOS TORRES EN BROOKLYN
Dos nuevos rascacielos se levantan en el barrio residencial de Greenpoint, en Brooklyn. Es obra del estudio de arquitectura OMA, que ha firmado su primer proyecto de rascacielos en Nueva York. El diseño, denominado Eagle + West, es el resultado de la ambición colectiva de Brookfield y Park Tower Group de crear “una plataforma viva […]
LA OTRA ISLA, LA PRIMA MOSTRA PERSONALE DI DANIEL VALERO
Creato nel 2015 dal designer Daniel Valero, a San Miguel de Allende, in Messico, lo studio Mestiz si ispira all’ambiente naturale che lo circonda. Fino al 15 gennaio, le stravaganti creazioni del designer occupano gli spazi della galleria d’arte AGO Projects, in Messico e sono l’oggetto di un’esposizione personale intitolata “La Otra Isla” (L’Altra Isola). […]
“PLASTIC MONUMENT”, EL MONOLITO DE PLÁSTICO QUE NOS LLAMA AL ORDEN
El estudio de arquitectura VATRAA ha creado una obra singular que vuelve a dar la voz de alarma sobre nuestro consumo insensato de plástico. Este curioso monumento se erigió en la ciudad lombarda. ¿El principio? Una forma monolítica inspirada en el patrimonio construido heredado de nuestros antepasados, como las pirámides y los coliseos, pero aquí […]
PIG DESIGN REAVIVA LOS ESPACIOS
El estudio chino hace hincapié en el valor práctico del arte en el diseño, oponiéndose a la reproducción tácita de la estética convencional en la arquitectura espacial. La filosofía de PIG Design, fundada por Li Wenqiang en 2015, es embellecer las ciudades a través del diseño. Para ello, el equipo se centra en lo lúdico […]
P17A, EL NUEVO REMOLQUE AERODINÁMICO DE POLYDROPS
Kyunghyun Lew y Jieun Cha, dos antiguos licenciados en arquitectura e ingeniería, son unos apasionados de los viajes por carretera y están obsesionados con el aislamiento y la eficiencia energética. En 2017, decidieron fundar Polydrops para diseñar remolques energéticamente eficientes, resistentes a la distancia y a la intemperie. Después del modelo P19, introdujeron el P17A […]
TRAS EL CRISTAL, LINA BO BARDI
Nacida Achillina Bo en 1914 en Italia, Lina Bo Bardi es una arquitecta conocida en todo el mundo por sus reflexivas creaciones y por la escala y fluidez de los espacios que creó a lo largo de su vida. Esta polifacética artista italiana es también un nombre importante del Movimiento Moderno, que aboga por la […]
STUDIOPEPE OU LES CODES DU NOUVEAU LUXE
Milan. 2006. Arianna Lelli Mami et Chiara Di Pinto lancent Studiopepe dans la capitale lombarde. Leur objectif ? Le design combiné à la recherche, à travers l’utilisation d’une approche multidisciplinaire : design d’intérieur, conception de produits, mais aussi conseil créatif. Basée sur l’expérimentation, leur démarche comprend également l’analyse des couleurs et des matériaux, et un […]
STUDIOPEPE OR THE CONVENTIONS OF THE NEW LUXURY
Milan. 2006. Arianna Lelli Mami and Chiara Di Pinto launch StudioPepe in the Lombardy capital. Their objective? Research, through the use of a multidisciplinary approach: this includes interior design, product design, and creative consulting. Based on experimentation, their approach also includes the analysis of colors, materials, and a language borrowed from contemporary art. A formula […]
NOVA, EL ARETE MUSICAL
Ya sea con un altavoz, auriculares con cable o inalámbricos, escuchamos música todos los días con todos los medios posibles, pero un nuevo integrante acaba de llegar al mercado del audio para hacer su revolución sonora: Nova. Esta tecnología, patentada y diseñada para las mujeres según sus deseos y gustos, ha sido creada por una […]
THE EXTRAORDINARY LITTLE EVENTS OF SABOURIN COSTES
The story of Sabourin Costes began at the Design Academy in Eindhoven. Zoé Costes and Paola Sabourin met there in 2015. They then, individually, cultivated their own vision of the discipline. While Zoé moved to China where she joined the design team of the Neri and Hu agency in Shanghai, Paola moved to Rotterdam, where […]
FLORIS WUBBEN’S ODE TO CERAMICS
Born in 2009 in Amsterdam, Studio Floris Wubben is known for its innovative design practice through exceptional ceramic pieces that question the boundaries of form and function. Among Wubben’s most notable pieces is “Erosion,” a collaboration with ceramic studio Cor Unum, which includes bowls, cups, and pots. An unusual and ingenious range, which was created […]
CHARLOTTE CHESNAIS AND THE CURVES OF THE BODY
A universe where everything is calm and voluptuous! This could be a description of Charlotte Chesnais‘ new Left Bank boutique. A place that magnifies her creations, designed to fit the body. This young designer is inspired by movement to imagine timeless, ingenious, and racy pieces. Making her debut at Balenciaga alongside Nicolas Ghesquière, with whom […]
THE EXPERIMENTATION OF SHAPES AND MATERIALS
Like colors and materials, shapes influence our perception of what surrounds us and provoke a different emotion, whether they are rounded or straight. Designer Arthur Vallin has well understood this concept in developing his innovative and artistic creations, playing with shapes and materials to create a visual experiment. Arthur Vallin first studied at the prestigious […]
BIOPHILIA AT WORK
In a few decades, Vietnam has seen a considerable loss of its inherent green spaces. Rapid development has given way to concrete blocks in urban areas where businesses and workers are now compartmentalized. MIA Design Studio takes the opposite approach and remedies this lack. “We, children of nature, are always in love with the beauty […]
HARRIS REED ABBRACCIA “L’AIR DU TEMPS”
Dopo l’addio, un anno fa, del duo olandese Rushemy Botter e Lisi Herrebrugh dalla maison fondata nel 1932 da Robert Ricci, l’annuncio ha fatto il giro del mondo della moda, quando è stato rivelato, il 21 dicembre scorso tramite un dispaccio, la nomina di Harris Reed a direttore artistico. Nina Ricci, posta sotto il segno […]
PETER KNAPP : THE ART AND CRAFT OF GIVING FASHION A MAKEOVER
The ninety-one-year-old Swiss avant-gardist changed the way women were viewed, revolutionizing the design of women’s magazines such as Elle. The Swiss Foundation for Photography is making room for her with more than 700 pictures taken in the 1960s and 70s. “Fashion photography is meant to be printed. There is always a commission behind it, it […]
SHOWROOM QUE SE ROBA EL
Construida para un promotor inmobiliario, la sala de exposiciones Hovering Kan-Too transforma el paisaje urbano de la ciudad china de Zhongshan. Este cuerpo blanco coronado con crestas de aluminio naranja recuerda el diseño natural de las montañas circundantes. Fiel a su sentido de la arquitectura, Wutopia Lab apuesta por reinterpretar la estética tradicional china a […]
IN THE SURREALISTIC AND FETISHISTIC UNIVERSE OF PAUL KOOIKER
Between art, strangeness and derision, the Dutch photographer presents his conception of fashion and beauty in his exhibition FASHION at the Foam Gallery in Amsterdam. Since the beginning of his career, Paul Kooiker has been quick to break free from the dominant paradigms of fashion and beauty. The 59-year-old photographer from Rotterdam has built his […]
THE EBONY BEAUTIES OF MORGAN OTAGBURUAGU
The young Nigerian photographer’s powerful and experimental imagery oscillates between fashion, beauty, and still life, celebrating the splendor and intensity of black skin. Morgan Otagburuagu is an emerging artist in the African photography scene. This twenty-five-year-old virtuoso from Port Harcourt lives and works in Lagos, Nigeria. A former computer science graduate, he embraced photography at […]
DASHA PEARS OR PSYCHOREALIST ART
The Russian artist-photographer, based in Finland, invites us into worlds where surrealism and minimalism meet to better translate psychology, emotions, and human moods. Psychorealism: reality of what happens in the human inner world. It is through this approach, so-defined on her website, that Dasha Pears invites us to enter her imaginative world. This Russian conceptual […]
ZOOM ON TENZEN, THE KING OF TEMPURA
According to a Japanese saying, “Perfection does not consist in doing extraordinary things, but in doing ordinary things in an extraordinary way.” The food at TenZen is perfect. Japanese cuisine is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. TenZen’s mission? To introduce and democratize authentic tempura, an essential food in Japanese cuisine prepared in hot oil. These […]
THE SQUARE BY PIERRE AUGUSTIN ROSE
Known for its opulent and minimalist design, the house of Pierre Augustin Rose has undertaken its very first interior architecture project, through the design of the Berlin boutique The Square, Berlin. The two founders of the concept store, Joseph Voelk and Emmanuel de Bayser, are great fans of 20th-century design and have developed a real […]
SIDDHARTHA SIMONE, DELICATE HARMONY
Siddartha Simone was born in the Netherlands in 1984. Over the years, this creative spirit first developed a passion for painting. Later on, she developed her enthusiasm for art in the form of make-up art. From magazines to catwalks, Siddartha Simone made a name for herself and became a reference in her field. Each year, […]