Tagged design classics

I've often compared the process of design to the act of cooking - even though they operate on a very different time scale, there is no denying there are clear parallels between the two. This is why I was so pleased to see that our old pal...

In an extraordinary pairing between architecture and fashion, Oscar Niemeyer’s modernist icon, the Niteroi Contemporary Art Museum in Brazil, recently played host to the Louis Vuitton 2017 Cruise Collection. The fashion show...

It’s pretty incredible to think this space was designed and photographed in 2005, given the noughties was probably the least inspiring design era. But then again, we guess that’s what elevates it from good to excellent – its ability...

Overlooking Piazza San Marco in Venice, Italy, peaking out from the cloisters and watching the hustle and bustle of passers by, is Carlo Scarpa’s Olivetti Showroom. Typically Scarpa, typically Venetian and beautifully Italian, in...

What a privilege it is to write about Casa Azul, where the great artist Frida Kahlo was born and lived out her remarkable existence. It will come as little surprise to any to learn that this house was as magical in design as it is in...

Maison de Verre, translating as ‘House of Glass’ saw a pivotal shift in how architecture responded to its time. Built in 1932, it was the collective brainchild of French Interior Architect Pierre Chareau, Dutch Architect Bernard...