Essential for some, better for all. “Accessibility” has become as buzzworthy a term as “sustainability,” with many brands attempting to capitalize on the moral arc that bends toward a more egalitarian design scene and consumer… Read More »Michael Graves Design for Pottery Barn Dignifies Accessibility
“La vie est une aventure faite de rencontres comme autant de lumiéres” –these poetic words by French designer Jean-Marie Massaud translate to “Life is an adventure made of encounters, each like a light.” Inspired by… Read More »The Louise Lamp Emulates the Captivating Glow of Candlelight
The art of collecting often goes beyond the collection itself, with equal investment in maintenance, staging, and labels. For iconic furniture pieces, the display then becomes the environment surrounding those artifacts. Corinne Mathern took this… Read More »Corinne Mathern Curates a Santa Ynez Valley Home With Iconic Furniture Pieces
Limestone-block walls covered in pink plaster intersect to form UA House, which Kenyan practice Studio Mehta Architecture has added to a creekside site in Kilifi, Kenya. Positioned among trees along the edge of Takaungu Creek, the… Read More »Pink plaster cloaks limestone house in Kenya by Studio Mehta Architecture
The row over air conditioning in the athletes’ village at the Paris 2024 Olympics demonstrates the scale of the challenge we face in gaining acceptance for sustainable building technologies, writes Smith Mordak as part of… Read More »“The Paris Olympic Village air-conditioning debacle is a perfect illustration of the barriers to climate action”
A London house extension designed by Office S&M features a ceramic facade with the same pink glaze used for Tube station tiles on the Hammersmith and City Line. Office S&M designed Beacon House, a single-storey… Read More »Beacon House extension by Office S&M features bubblegum pink tiles