10 centenaries that explain why we live, inhabit, illuminate and design space almost as we did 100 years ago   In 1926, it was not only remarkable objects that emerged,...

In a moment when cultural discourse oscillates between visual oversaturation, digital acceleration and political anxiety, the Fondazione Dries Van Noten inaugurates its public programme with the manifesto-exhibition The Only True...

INTERIORS I Paris   In western Paris, within a Belle Époque building of approximately one thousand square metres, architecture, design and art coexist in perfect balance. Signed by Valérie Rostaing,...

INTERIORS I Amman   Perched above one of the world's oldest continuously inhabited cities, this family home in Amman overlooks an ever-evolving urban landscape. Originally designed in the 1990s by...

Form - the “body” of a building, everything that can be seen and touched - endows architecture with utility, meaning and emotion; without it, architecture would be nothing more than...

Thanks to its natural composition—clay and sand—brick is regarded as an ideal material for durable, resilient structures, even though it is heavier and requires more skilled craftsmanship than many alternative...

In Marrakech, a city of fertile contrasts where the memory of caravans meets the energy of a constantly evolving creative scene, there are places that do not function as simple...

During this year's Milan Design Week, the refined setting of Osanna Visconti's Milan atelier—a space with the atmosphere of an artistic sanctuary—became the backdrop for a remarkable encounter between Japanese...

INTERIORS I Mallorca   In the heart of the town of Felanitx, on Mallorca's eastern coast, a historic residence of more than 600 square metres has been brought back to...

INTERIORS I Melbourne   In the heart of Melbourne, a heritage home dating from the 1930s has been thoughtfully reimagined by the Australian practice Flack Studio. Once dark and compartmentalised, the...

INTERIORS I Bucharest   Florentine-Moorish architecture, a defining feature of many of Bucharest's houses and apartment buildings of the 1930s, is distinguished by calcio vecchio plaster finishes, twisted columns with...

INTERIORS I Bucharest   The owners of this apartment envisioned a home with the atmosphere of an art gallery—one where every artwork and collectible would be given the space and...

INTERIORS I New South Wales   Just ninety minutes from the bustle of Sydney, nestled among the rolling hills of New South Wales, Winden Estate unfolds across nearly ten hectares...

Shaped by climatic and topographical constraints, the homes featured in the following pages demonstrate that architecture can be far more than a practical response to challenging conditions. Through the intelligent...

Over the past decade, wineries and distilleries have evolved far beyond their traditional role as places of fermentation, ageing, storage and distribution. Today, they are immersive architectural destinations where landscape,...

Also known as Case Study House No. 8, the Eames House was conceived by Charles and Ray Eames as both their home and creative studio. Their original scheme, known as...

Set in the village of Criș, Bethlen Estates Transylvania is a place where history, architecture and nature exist in effortless harmony. What began as a restoration project envisioned by Count...

Nestled in a quiet corner of one of Milan's most elegant neighbourhoods, Villa Necchi Campiglio is far more than a private residence. It is the embodiment of a sophisticated way...

INTERIORS I London   Located on the edge of the renowned Eaton Square, this townhouse retains its restrained Georgian character on the outside, while its interior—spanning more than 300 square...

INTERIORS I Milano   Three decades ago, photography, sculpture and design collector Ettore Molinario and Rossella Colombari, an art curator specialising in twentieth-century historic design, were brought together by their...

INTERIORS I Athens   Athens is celebrated not only as the birthplace of democracy, home to Plato's Academy, Aristotle's Lyceum and the Parthenon. Today, the cosmopolitan Greek capital is also...

In theory, these two architectural movements could hardly be more different, each embodying a distinct philosophy and aesthetic. While organic architecture seeks a harmonious relationship between people and the natural...

FORM – AESTHETICS, FUNCTION AND EMOTION A fundamental element of architecture and design, form defines the visual identity of a building or its interior spaces, encompassing its outline, silhouette, and...

Although it covers an area of just one hectare, Villa Gamberaia attracts visitors from all over the world, thanks above all to its extraordinary gardens, whose beauty owes much to...

Architecture and industrial design have long been perceived as predominantly male disciplines. As a result, many of the women who helped shape these fields have remained overshadowed, despite making some...

INTERIORS I Perth   The Proclamation House project, designed by the architects, designers and builders of State of Kin and completed in 2023, has been awarded several prestigious distinctions this...

INTERIORS I Bucharest   For approximately a decade, Annterior Studio, through designers Anna Chițan and Maria Farcaș, has been creating sophisticated and comfortable spaces. Passionate about classical-style furniture pieces, as...

INTERIORS I Paris   Set within a seventeenth-century townhouse on Île Saint-Louis, this apartment has been carefully restored to reflect the elegance of the Grand Siècle, thanks to the vision...

INTERIORS I Paris   An apartment that once housed Napoleon's private study is now home to architect Jorris Poggioli who, deeply aware of the historical weight of the place, its...

The latest chapter in the story of Objects with Narratives is the opening of The Grand Sablon 40, a remarkable new gallery occupying one of Brussels' most distinguished historic buildings....

Since the earliest forms of human settlement, subterranean architecture has offered one of humanity's oldest responses to the need for shelter. What once represented a basic means of survival has...

Less than an hour from Paris, in the heart of the Gâtinais region, Domaine de Courances is home to what is widely regarded as the finest surviving Renaissance water garden...

A selection of the most significant re-editions of design icons from the 1960s–1970s Iconic pieces return to the design runway. For this issue, we have curated a selection of 1960s–1970s...

The Italian sculptor Vincenzo De Cotiis inaugurated the Vincenzo De Cotiis Foundation on 19 April 2024 in Venice, at Palazzo Giustinian Lolin, an emblematic 15th-century building located on the Grand...

INTERIORS I New York    A top-floor apartment within the historic American Thread Company Building, constructed in 1890 in the Neo-Renaissance style, could hardly accommodate a conventional interior scheme. To...

INTERIORS I Rome   This marvellous apartment occupies a residence within a seventeenth-century palazzo in Rome and was meticulously restored by its owner, interior designer Teodora Diana Montanaro, of the...

John Lautner and Kendrick Bangs Kellogg conceived their architectural masterpieces from the transcendentalist belief that nature is sacred and that space is the very essence of architecture. For both architects,...

Sacred architecture encompasses the design and construction of places of worship—churches, mosques, synagogues and temples. It cannot define the sacred, yet it possesses the rare ability to make it perceptible,...

Legendary, iconic pieces, synonymous with timeless style—some of them marking, through their appearance, defining moments in the history of design—have been retrieved from archives, rediscovered, and reissued. A tribute to...

INTERIORS I Paris   When a designer opens wide the door of their private home, they invite you not only into their own space, but into their very artistic self....

INTERIORS I Milano   It must have been the natural light filtering through the generous windows that inspired architect Hannes Peer in the design of this scenographic yet intimate home....

In just a few words, the term starchitecture— although absent from the Romanian language, yet readily understood as a combination of the words star and architecture—may be defined as the...

Located on the outskirts of Barcelona, the converted cement factory La Fábrica houses Taller de Arquitectura (RBTA) while also serving as the Bofill family's home. From a polluting industrial complex...

Between Saint-Malo and Mont-Saint-Michel, between Brittany and Normandy, in an enchanting landscape of rolling hills, dense forests, and winding roads, not far from an almost untouched coastline, lies an elegant...