01/11/2020 architecture & interior
Japan has long been wedded to the natural elements of wood in both design and architecture. Wood as materiality played a salient role in the cultural and ritual identities of the country, and again is becoming the component of choice. Discover three archetype from this growing movement.
Read more 16/10/2020 architecture & interior
The start of the year signaled a resurgence in print media, but the events of the year may have moved the needle. To understand how this year's developments affected the resurgence, we spoke to Ulrich Dombrowsky of Buchhandlung Dombrowsky and Ines Sutter of BUCHSTÄBCHEN about their journey so far and the challenges 2020 presented them.
Read more 14/10/2020 architecture & interior
Using concrete as a modern material influenced Robert Mallet-Stevens and Jan and Joël Martel to collaborate on Hotel Martel. Shortly after meeting, they opted to a two-family townhouse with a collaborative sculpture studio in the 16th arrondissement of Paris. Delve into a masterpiece from Living In.
Read more 13/10/2020 architecture & interior
All over Germany, bookstores and literature fanatics sought new and innovative solutions to the problems that the pandemic presented them. From book parcels summoned for window collections to the boundless possibilities of digital storytelling, the book industry had to get creative to bring people together in 2020. To celebrate reading and those who have kept their doors open to the community, we shine the light on three German retailers as featured in Do You Read Me?.
Read more 05/10/2020 architecture & interior
Often more notorious than celebrated, Le Corbusier represented an exception to the rule—a visionary who truly practiced what he preached. The Swiss-French architect became a pioneer of mid-century Modernism, while offering a new design language to postwar nations across the world. We reflect on two of his engrossing facades toward the latter years of his career.
Read more 26/09/2020 architecture & interior
A Brutalist structural beauty that feels like a time capsule of the Mexican lifestyle and tradition, this home is fitting that sculptor Pedro Reyes and his wife Carla Fernández, a fashion designer. Doubling as a space for their home and their work studios, both are strongly committed to preserving and advancing native cultural traditions, crafts, and arts. Discover this masterpiece in Mexico City.
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