Alessandro Mendini’s Installation at Le Corbusier’s Apartment N°50 in Marseille.Alessandro Mendini has created the summer installation within Apartment N°50, in the Unité d’Habitation by Le Corbusier in...
1950s Mid-Century Portland House Remodelled by Jessica Helgerson Interior Design.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...
Oscar Niemeyer’s Niterói Contemporary Art Museum in Rio de Janeiro Hosts Louis Vuitton Cruise 2017 Fashion Show.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...
Timber & Glass Modernist Cabin in San Francisco by Don Emmons.Draped in cedar and expanses of glass, this demure cabin is bursting with character and unpretentious charm. Still in the ownership of the Emmons family, the home has been kept in pristine condition since it was built in 1951. Interior...
San Sebastian Apartment Renovated by It’s Architect Owners & Andrée Putman.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...
Olivetti Showroom in Venice by Carlo Scarpa.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...
Laurent Kronental Documents The Lives of Senior Citizens in Large Housing Projects.‘Souvenir d’un Futur’ is a photo series by young photographer Laurent Kronental that documents the life of senior citizens living in the 'Grands Ensembles' – large housing projects that were built around the edges of Paris after...
Frida Kahlo’s Casa Azul in Coyoacán, Mexico.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 Paris by Pierre Chareau + Bernard Bijvoet.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...
