Glass is a material of contradictions: fragile yet strong, solid yet born from liquid, precise yet unpredictable. For Dutch designer Linde Freya Tangelder, those contradictions are exactly what make it so alluring – and she… Read More »Linde Freya Tangelder on Sculpting the Fluidity of Glass for Cassina
Chinese studio ZAO/standardarchitecture has created the Xiao Feng Art Museum in Hangzhou, housing galleries within an angular concrete form that loops around a central courtyard. Located at the foot of Daci Mountain, the 1,298-square-metre museum… Read More »ZAO/standardarchitecture snakes concrete art gallery around courtyard in China
Next in our 2025 review, we look at concept cars that grabbed readers’ attention this year, including an art deco Mercedes-Benz, a minimalist Audi and a car informed by rocket ships. With the transition to electric… Read More »The six most talked-about concept cars of 2025
Designer Ab Rogers has created a colourful fold-out architecture book for children that showcases the work and ethos of his late father, the British architect Richard Rogers. Created with publisher Owl & Dog Playbooks, the… Read More »Richard Rogers book teaches kids “the role of buildings in their lives”
English interiors studio North End Design drew on 1980s Japanese and American boardrooms, British car companies from the 60s and wood-panneled recording studios when designing this restaurant in London with an unusual cut-out feature. Located… Read More »Colourful restaurant Motorino offers peek into neighbouring Fitzrovia chapel
Brightly coloured furniture and quirky finishes add character to the otherwise minimal interior of this historic townhouse in Athens, Greece, which has been modernised by architecture studio Local Local. Architect Sofia Xanthakou‘s Athens-based practice was… Read More »Local Local completes “contemporary and playful” renovation of neoclassical Athens townhouse