Iwan Baan is considered one of the most important photographers of architecture and the built environment. In impressive images, he documents the growth of global megacities as well as traditional or informal buildings and the works of well-known contemporary architects, including Rem Koolhaas, Herzog & de Meuron, Kazuyo Sejima and Tatiana Bilbao. From October 2023 to March 2024, the Vitra Design Museum will dedicate the first comprehensive retrospective to the Dutch photographer. The exhibition “Iwan Baan. Moments of Architecture” presents a panorama of early 21st-century architecture in its urban and social contexts, and the people who live in it, with the photographer’s wide-ranging oeuvre…
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With the Shanshui Firewood Garden in China’s Sichuan province, Mix Architecture translates architectural heritage into a new formal language. Light screens made of suspended firewood plumb the space in a new way.
Louis Vuitton proudly presents the new unisex winter collection LV Ski. Collection pieces adapt to a wide range of environments and lifestyles, while offering active style and supreme versatility. Innovative technical materials highlight the elegant women’s looks, while high-performance design distinguishes the men’s collection.
Welcome to the “NILS am See”, a hotel where you would prefer to stay forever. In spring 2023, this unique boutique hotel opened in Weiden am See, offering an exclusive feel-good atmosphere throughout Austria. The unique atmosphere of the “NILS am See” was created by the interior designers of Mezza—Maiso .
High ceilings, wide windows, and concrete walls. Gianfranco Ferré Home unveils a preview of one of the settings in its new catalogue: a living area with a metropolitan, bright, and welcoming atmosphere, where the distinctive elements of industrial spaces merge with the sinuous shapes and unmistakable geometries of the renowned furniture line.
Luxury villas nestled in the earth, each with private entrance and pool promise relaxing vacations in complete seclusion at one of the top destinations in Crete: Elysium Caved Villas in Agia Pelagia.
The world of fashion has consistently served as a mirror to society, reflecting current moods, social movements, and cultural paradigms. Lately, dystopian fashion has gained significance as an expression of future concerns and societal tumults.
From 2001 we work with different media such as photography, performance, video and installation exploring the concepts of history and memory and landscapes on the border between amnesia and cancellation, between reconstruction and repression “with a provocative approach always played on the thin border between irony and parody, between displacement and visual and semantic ‘detournement’ “.
Let’s embark on a charming Modern luxury Penthouse in the heart of New York, which embraces the city’s majesty, mixing refinement with a sense of relaxed living.
Transformation, accessibility and renovation: Pierattelli Architetture studio interprets the urban regeneration concept by designing new residential units, with green spaces open to the city, on an area disused since 1995…
With the Boca de Agua hotel project, architect Frida Escobedo has placed a facility with special magic at Mexico’s Laguna de los Siete Colores: Guests stay in tree houses made of wood and stone, which are completely focused on sustainability and regeneration.
In the Liknon show vineyard on Samos, the muscatel vine is the protagonist: the traditional concept of a building dissolves into a tour to explore the habitat of the vines – and the production of the brandy, of course.
In a fast-paced society in which it is often a case of “higher, faster and further”, the Danish interior brand SOFACOMPANY would like to encourage people to pause more often and reflect on their own home as a source of peace and inspiration. In particular, pieces of furniture characterised by a clear, timeless design provide the necessary space for the mind and body to recharge their batteries without distraction.
In today’s world, where sustainability and environmental protection are becoming increasingly important, it is gratifying to see people and hotels opting for greener, more regional and environmentally friendly options. One such inspiring example is Bergland Sölden’s “Regional 200” – an initiative that combines local food and culinary enjoyment.
Contemporary, even more iconic today, the Synthesis Collection by Unopiù is back in a new reinterpretation through unreleased fabrics, maintaining its essential designs while elegantly overstressing its pure lines under the sign of comfort. The perfect proposal to create versatile and functional outdoor spaces through different configurations.
Sweden. The land of cinnamon buns, moose and idyllic red summer cottages on crystal-clear lakes. As well as the homeland of Scandinavian design, which has conquered the world from there with its clear shapes, functionality and friendly colors. Anyone whose heart beats for the popular design movement should definitely stay at the two Scandic Hotels in Munich and Frankfurt. And, by the way, get inspired for your own home.
Today’s hybrid and collaborative working methods have brought about new demands on spaces and products. Office chairs are used by different people throughout the day, each with their own preferences, and the expectation that they should be ready for use immediately and without many adjustments…
MH Residenz GmbH is Austria’s leading company for glamping and luxury resort development, and turns resorts into places where luxury and nature live in harmony. We spoke to Wolfgang Schille, Head of Design at MH Residenz GmbH, and asked him how striving for greater environmental sustainability can be compatible with comfort, personalised luxury and unforgettable holidays…