It was mid-19th century architect and critic Augustus Pugin that first espoused the virtues of “honest design.” For him, material and assembly always had to be the star of the show. Simulacra – “surface level”… Read More »The Nothing Ear (3) Cuts Out the Noise of the Competition
Now on view at Christie’s Los Angeles, Lightness & Tension celebrates the enduring legacy of Brazilian design. Curated by gallerist Ulysses de Santi, the exhibition brings together two voices working nearly a century apart: Joaquim… Read More »Lightness & Tension: Celebrating the Past and Future of Brazilian Design
A pastel colour palette, metal canopies and furniture informed by children’s block games lend a playful feel to Gyöngyszem Kindergarten in Budapest, Hungary, renovated by local studio Archikon. Archikon renovated and modernised the kindergarten, which… Read More »Archikon updates prefabricated 1960s kindergarten to be “playful and liveable”
British architect Thomas Heatherwick has unveiled the 90-metre-long, four-storey-high Humanise Wall as the centrepiece of the Seoul Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism. Revealed at the opening ceremony of the biennale, which Heatherwick is general director… Read More »Heatherwick reveals twisted Humanise Wall at Seoul Architecture Biennale
Designer Marc Newson has made his first foray into runway sets, combining blocks of 101 different colours into an undulating terrain to host Fendi‘s Spring Summer 2026 presentation at Milan Fashion Week. The set was… Read More »Marc Newson forges landscape of colourful pixels for Fendi
Breaking news: architect Terry Farrell, best-known for the postmodern MI6 and TV-am buildings, along with his high-tech collaborations with the late Nicholas Grimshaw, has passed away at the age of 87. Farrell passed away yesterday,… Read More »“Maverick and non-conformist” architect Terry Farrell dies aged 87