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 06/10/2020 escape
Setting sail from Athens, an exploration of the Saronic Islands takes you south along the east coast of the Peloponnese peninsula that includes Hydra, Dokos, and Spetses, which sit just past the Saronic Gulf. Ancient Greek architecture coupled with dramatic landscapes create a romantic portal into the Mediterranean way of life. Read a story from Sailing The Seas.
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 03/10/2020 design & fashion
For the second part of the history of collage, curator and writer Francesca Gavin delves into over seven decades of the art form's evolution from the postwar era until this present decade. From pop culture to activism, grasp how collage has been used over the century.
Read more 01/10/2020 design & fashion
Curator, writer, and artist Francesca Gavin delves into the humble beginnings of collage and details how this form of art became a defining creative expression in the past century. A brilliant read from the co-author of The Age of Collage 3.
Read more