If it’s possible for the outside of a museum to upstage the show within it, Werner Aisslinger has no one but himself to blame. The German product designer, whose show Home of the Future is currently on view at the Haus am Waldsee in Berlin, sees the future of home life — Continue reading
Australian architectural firm Tribe designed this sublime suburban loft-like house for a young New South Wales family. “Internally, the spaces are a playful study in volume and light,” Tribe Studio explains. To be sure, but it was the brick work that really got our attention, a traditional material that seems to — Continue reading
“I have always loved geometry, lines, curves, pattern and abstract designs. Architecture seems like a great way to express them.” Well, we agree, but something tells us that mere love of architecture won’t necessarily secure a series of images this resplendent. Photographer Jared Lim is one of many contemporary artists — Continue reading
There’s a great deal to admire about this renovation of a compact single-family home in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, not the least of which is the impressive visual clarity (both literal and aesthetic) provided by the layout, the furnishings and multiple light sources. The refurbishment, undertaken by the Brooklyn firm General Assembly, — Continue reading
It’s hard not to be awed and sobered by a work of beauty created from discarded materials—it’s both a reminder of our wastefulness and our failure to assess value accurately. And it’s impossible not to be wowed by the recent installations of New York artist Tom Fruin. Fruin, whose work — Continue reading
Any hotel with a “do not disturb” sign this original deserves a mention. Es Marès Hotel & Spa, a boutique hotel on the Spanish island of Formentera, which takes its name from the local Marès sandstone used in its construction, is a bright and airy confection infused with distinctive Modernist touches. The pristine all-white — Continue reading
The first thing you notice about Amy Park’s urban paintings is just how dazzling they are. Park, who has made architecture her sole subject of visual exploration, focuses on the facades of city buildings—famous skyscrapers and forgettable office buildings alike—and renders shimmering expanses of color and patterns, tightly cropped compositions — Continue reading
Some of the biggest names in architecture are launching a plea for the preservation of Moscow’s Melnikov House, one of the most significant private residences in 20th Century architecture. Designed by the avant-grade artist and architect Konstantin Melnikov, this icon of Constructivist architecture has long been in a state of disrepair, deprived — Continue reading
Long before the world minimalism became part of architectural vernacular, even before the acronym Soho came to define a New York City neighborhood, the great American artist Donald Judd was busy going about the business of turning a 5-story building in downtown Manhattan into a monastic living and working space for himself — Continue reading
Our only criticism of these lovely architectural illustrations is that they’re in greeting card dimensions; they’d make, we think, a terrific poster series. Still, for the architect or architectural enthusiast, a suite of 6 blank greeting cards, depicting famous modernist buildings designed by Le Corbusier, would do quite nicely. Graphically — Continue reading
If it seems downright miraculous that a small, wood-framed church, deep in the woods of Eureka Springs, Arkansas, would be named one of the 20th Century’s great buildings by the American Institute of Architects, maybe it’s only fitting. The building, Thorncrown Chapel, is, after all, something of a miracle in — Continue reading
Architectural monographs are the equivalent of fashion magazine layouts—ravishing models airbrushed to perfection, makeup, clothes and flattering angles carefully calibrated to induce gasps of admiration and envy. The murkier backstory of those layouts—costume changes, inconvenient blemishes, personality clashes, tantrums—remains, of course, out of view, left to our imaginations, or better — Continue reading
Whether or not architecture actually has the power to change a life will continue to remain a topic of debate, but this community arts and learning center in Bangkok, which serves underprivileged children and teenagers, is an inspired attempt. Funded by Thailand’s TMB Bank, Fai Fah, or “light energy,” is — Continue reading
Egg, Ant and Swan will hold altogether different meaning for some children, thanks to Minimii, a Danish company that takes child’s play seriously.The brainchild of founder Linda Sternberg, a mother in search of a dollhouse without the ornate fussiness of traditional dollhouses, Minimii has put its efforts towards creating an — Continue reading
Despite being surrounded by impeccable style—pristine whites, textured greys, mid-century furnishings—anyone staying at the hotel Casa do Conto in Porto, Portugal would be forgiven for spending an unreasonable amount of time staring at the ceiling. The 19th Century house was converted into a hotel in 2008, but when a fire destroyed — Continue reading
Technology, architecturally-speaking, has taken us to places we never dared imagine. Advancements in materials and processes offer us mind-altering visual experiences that keep raising the bar higher and higher until we’re pretty sure there’s nothing new to be shown us. Which is what makes a structure like this Dovrefjell National — Continue reading
While we’d certainly turn our nose up at anyone who travels to a distant spot just to stay put on their hotel premises, we may need to make an exception for those staying at Hotel Sezz Saint-Tropez. Continuing in a tradition started in the 1980′s, when Philippe Starck was given — Continue reading
The brother-and-sister team of Dan and Meredith Dundin, founders of the New York City-based novelties shop, 2of2 Goods, say that their favorite materials are, among other things, reclaimed wood, iridescent acrylic, bamboo skewers, and little metal toggle switches. And once you see their hand crafted miniature houses, you’ll know why. — Continue reading
Who would have guessed that a mere 2-hour drive from Manhattan is a house partially designed by Ai Weiwei, the great Chinese contemporary artist, sculptor and sometime architect? Not us, frankly. But it turns out that Ai’s 2005 collaboration with the Swiss design firm, HHF Architects, is back on the — Continue reading
The concept of turning a retail space into something approximating a real house is not particularly new—furniture retailers have been wisely staging their inventory for years—but the art form has been elevated to dazzling new heights by the Danish duo of Tina Seidenfaden Busck and Pernille Hornhaver. Interior stylists, in — Continue reading
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