These design chalets make us love winter

Chalets design

As the winter season sets in, Acumen takes you on a journey to discover chalets with exceptional architecture, created in the four corners of the world. In concrete or wood, in a Japanese or Scandinavian style, these high-altitude residences celebrate modernity and the surrounding landscapes!

Casa Coderch, the little-known villa of Catalan modernism

Coderch

José Antonio Coderch was undoubtedly the pioneer figure of post-war architecture in Spain. It was at the end of the 1930s that the young Catalan architect established his reputation. While the country was under Franco’s regime and advocated a rationalist and monumental architecture, Coderch joined forces with other architects to modernize the discipline. His installation […]

The Second Life : Green Shopping

The second life

A new concept that allows you to sell clothes you no longer use, the application The Second Life is shaking up the codes of consumption towards more sustainable fashion.

One line drawing

One line drawing

They are everywhere. These drawings composed of a single line, covering ceramics, decorative objects, clothes and even bodies, thanks to tattooing. It’s called “one line drawing” and its beginnings are not new…

The story behind the lens

Christie's

The annual photography sale organized by Christie’s will be held on November 9, just before the launch of the 2021 edition ofParis Photo. On this occasion, Acumen looks back at three iconic shots.

Lucas Leffler, experimental photographer

LucasLeffler

In the digital age, he returns to the sources of photography. As an alchemist, he brings back the stories of the past and uses the material to transform them into modern fables.