https://www.mairi-beautyman.com/about daily 0.75 2024-10-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612cc9fcb634b8478992b4a0/1630590334787-CQTR1B9RSQUZHK9Y3A5K/mairi-beautyman-headshot-large+%281%29.jpeg Contact - Hi! I am a multimedia storyteller based in Berlin. I generally write about all things design, from interior design to product, art, and architecture. I write for a wide range of leading publications in the U.S. and Europe – where I have lived since 2005. I am also a contributing editor for Interior Design magazine – where I started as an intern over two decades ago. https://www.mairi-beautyman.com/contact daily 0.75 2021-10-12 https://www.mairi-beautyman.com/work daily 1.0 2025-05-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612cc9fcb634b8478992b4a0/1630327224386-WBYU4VIIXP8RQBG7RJT4/Interior-Design-Onion-Sala-Samui-Chaweng-Beach-Resort-Thailand-idx210801_ss19-08.21-1.jpg Work - Lunar Phases Inspire Onion’s Design of Sala Samui Chaweng Beach Resort in Thailand The pandemic may have shut down the world-famous Full Moon Party, a monthly beach rave on Thailand’s Ko Pha Ngan island. But the lunar phases still get celebrated—albeit in less a hedonistic, more luxurious style—on neighboring Ko Samui. A recently completed hotel there, the 137-room Sala Samui Chaweng Beach Resort by Onion, draws design inspiration from the waxing and waning of Earth’s nearest celestial companion, which can appear close enough to touch in the region’s limpid night sky. More in Interior Design magazine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612cc9fcb634b8478992b4a0/1630327742574-P7ARR74OHR3LFSWORUTG/Waldkliniken-Eisenberg-Hospital-01-B.jpeg Work - Waldkliniken Eisenberg Hospital by Matteo Thun It’s safe to say architect Matteo Thun isn’t a fan of hospitals. “The food is horrible, the rooms are ugly, and your pajamas are terrible—you are just surrounded by things you don’t like,” he says. Seeing an industry ripe for revolution—and motivated to change its institutionalized unpleasantness—Thun, on a whim, submitted a proposal to an international competition calling for a new hospital wing at Germany’s largest orthopedic center to accommodate pre- and post-operative patients, as well as those requiring therapeutic treatments. More in Architectural Record. https://www.mairi-beautyman.com/work/architect-designer-profiles monthly 0.5 2021-09-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612cc9fcb634b8478992b4a0/fca5f86f-a547-49e0-8761-489f1037fa65/Mia+Karlova+Portrait+in+armchair+by+Vadim+Kibardin.jpeg Work - Architect & Designer Profiles - 10 Questions With… Mia Karlova “It seems like I’ve always been involved in building art collections,” admits Mia Karlova, who credits an early exposure to her mother, a gallerist and art historian. After moving from Moscow, where she helmed an interior design studio for 10 years, Karlova founded collectible design destination Mia Karlova Galerie in Amsterdam in 2020. In addition to functional design, the gallery specializes in mixed-media, sculpture, ceramics, and three-dimensional art, from an international roster of creatives. The career transition was one that made sense. “Art and design is what elevates any interior to a completely different level,” Karlova explains. Despite an opening timed with the global pandemic, a keen eye for eclectic show-stoppers quickly earned the gallery international recognition. Interior Design sat down with Karlova to learn more about the book that she calls her curating mantra, her view on function in design objects, and a decade she is particularly passionate about, which is reflected in the interior of her home. More in Interior Design magazine. Photography courtesy of Mia Karlova Galerie. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612cc9fcb634b8478992b4a0/e0370d29-483d-44a5-8001-f9e1c3385713/house+pet.jpeg Work - Architect & Designer Profiles - 10 Questions With… Willie Cole It’s safe to say Willie Cole has a shoe fetish. With the closure of museums and galleries, income and exposure was in short supply for artists during the global pandemic. Like many, Cole turned to Instagram, and with headpieces for Comme des Garçons, sculptures, self-portraits, installations, furnishings, and masks all dynamically exploding with repurposed shoes—among other reclaimed materials—his following grew. “The global pandemic encouraged independence,” he says. “When you start out as a young artist, it almost feels like you work for the gallery, but the fact is, the gallery works for you.” Most recently, Cole presented Artcycling, a collection of furnishings and sculpture produced in collaboration with luxury Italian shoe brand Tod’s. Showcased last September at the Salone del Mobile furniture fair in Milan and in December at art and design event Art Basel Miami Beach, Artcycling is made of materials discarded during Tod’s production process. Interior Design sat down with Cole to hear more about Artcycling, as well as the first high heel that caught his eye, the piano that became sculptures, and the unexpected hazard of too many shoes on a headpiece. Photography courtesy of Willie Cole. More in Interior Design magazine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612cc9fcb634b8478992b4a0/1632905635483-N2VWIGLBDHP2ZLSQ6LN5/Photography+by+Ioannis+Zonitsas Work - Architect & Designer Profiles - 10 Questions With…Arthur Mamou-Mani “Sure 3D-printing can spark the imagination, but there are many types of 3D-printing,” says architect Arthur Mamou-Mani. Working out of a 2,200-square foot hangar in Bethnal Green, London’s East End, the Paris-born architect and founder of architecture and design studio Mamou-Mani and printer service company FabPub loves showing this technology’s untapped potential in unexpected ways. From a majestic temple at the Burning Man festival in Nevada to an installation for fashion label COS that drew crowds at the Milan Furniture Fair, his visually arresting, highly original projects have brought global attention to the process of making three dimensional architecture from a digital file. Most recently, as part of the 2021 edition of the London Design Festival, Mamou-Mani strung up 3D-printed bioplastic beehives in the atrium of the flagship of upmarket department store Fortnum & Mason for his installation “Mellifera: The Dancing Beehives.” Made of sugar, the beehives can be composted at the end of their lifecycle. More in Interior Design magazine. Photography by Ioannis Zonitsas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612cc9fcb634b8478992b4a0/1630405606947-GJILKHG3OQTMMGRWH8NX/Philippe-Starck-portrait.jpeg Work - Architect & Designer Profiles - 10 Questions With… Philippe Starck “The beautiful story of our animal species in its evolution is my only source of inspiration,” says Philippe Starck, who first caught the public’s eye with an experimental inflatable structure exploring materiality in 1969. In 1983, the French designer—who was just 34 years old—was commissioned by the country’s president, François Mitterrand, for the high-profile interior renovation of his private apartments at the Élysée Palace. With his belief that “evolution is in everything—but only we can control our evolution,” Starck is now one of the most prolific designers in history, with some 10,000 creations in just about every genre, from watches and all types of furnishings to hotels, restaurants, super sail boats, and architectural landmarks. More in Interior Design magazine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612cc9fcb634b8478992b4a0/1630405807519-DYFPYV3QKYNHREURUCQV/Michael-Anastassiades-designers-michael-anastassiades-flos-00-header-desk-1440x874-1.jpeg Work - Architect & Designer Profiles - 10 Questions With… Michael Anastassiades “Who isn’t?” Michael Anastassiades replies, when asked if he is inspired by Alexander Calder, the American sculptor known for his mobiles. Last year, when named Maison & Objet Designer of the Year 2020, Anastassiades hypnotized curious onlookers with “16 Acts,” an installation of 16 mobile chandeliers. With small motors setting them in motion, the mobiles created a soothing geometric light show and memorable retreat from the busy tradeshow floor during the winter edition of the usually bi-annual Paris furniture fair (The Fall 2020 edition was canceled due to COVID-19). Since founding his studio in 1994, the London-based Cypriot designer has worked with the likes of B&B Italia, Cassina, and Herman Miller. In 2007, he founded his namesake manufacturing label, in order to also produce his own lighting and objects and, as he says, “express my ideas in the most uncompromising manner.” More in Interior Design magazine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612cc9fcb634b8478992b4a0/1630598360501-53QOQATIRTM0V03T4O16/Interior-Design-Juli-Capella-300.jpeg Work - Architect & Designer Profiles - 10 Questions With… Juli Capella Juli Capella once tried to imitate “a more international style”—before quickly realizing his mistake. “I must design just as I am—maximalist, Barcelonan, and passionate,” reveals the Barcelona born and bred architect and co-founder of Capella Garcia Arquitectura. Then the global projects started pouring in. Over an illustrious career, Capella has continually proved “the most local is the most international”—that’s quoting Catalan writer Josep Pla—with hospitality and retail projects as far flung as Mexico and the Bahamas. More in Interior Design magazine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612cc9fcb634b8478992b4a0/1630405464127-LPP4BRCX5GH76US8X6QC/The-DesignAgency-headshot.jpeg Work - Architect & Designer Profiles - 10 Questions With… DesignAgency With a forward-thinking vision for a university bistro, Toronto-headquartered DesignAgency was born. Two decades after serving steak tartar to students, business is booming for founders Allen Chan, Matt Davis, and Anwar Mekhayech, who can rattle off hostel brand Generator Hostels, The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, St. Regis Hotels & Resorts, and culinary brands Nando’s and Momofuku from a high-profile client list. More in Interior Design magazine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612cc9fcb634b8478992b4a0/1630598537917-4A52G37NVVR764813ZVK/ID-06082018-llse-crawford-studioilse-Refettorio-Felix.jpeg Work - Architect & Designer Profiles - 10 Questions With… Ilse Crawford “The line between my work and life is thin to nonexistent,” says British designer Ilse Crawford, who lives above her studio with her husband in a converted tannery warehouse in Bermondsey, London. Before founding design studio Studioilse in 2001, Crawford studied history and worked as a design journalist, launching Elle Decoration UK in the process. Today, with high-profile interior projects including Soho House New York and the Ett Hem hotel in Stockholm under her belt, Crawford incorporates a love of history and editing skills on a steady influx of commercial and residential projects, as well as collaborations with manufacturers Georg Jensen, Engblad & Co, and Zanat, among others. More in Interior Design magazine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612cc9fcb634b8478992b4a0/1630598831845-DCO2VMHJ20IJWREXEPOJ/Baranowitz-Kronenberg-Architecture-headshot.jpeg Work - Architect & Designer Profiles - 10 Questions with… Baranowitz + Kronenberg World nomads who tend to mix business and leisure, Alon Baranowitz and Irene Kronenberg reveal the secret to the success of their high-profile hospitality projects around the globe: They design for people like them. Since founding their office in Tel Aviv in 1999, the husband-and-wife team behind Baranowitz + Kronenberg Architecture have completed a long list of successful restaurant and hotel interiors—among them the W Amsterdam and Mad Fox nightclub in Amsterdam; Zozobra restaurant in Tel Aviv; and, for the Sir Hotels brand, the Sir Joan hotel in Ibiza and Sir Savigny in Berlin. More in Interior Design magazine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612cc9fcb634b8478992b4a0/24294e9b-450c-407c-ba70-f0a398943054/standard-exterior-4.jpg Work - Architect & Designer Profiles - 10 Questions With… Verena Haller, Chief Design Officer for Standard Hotels “Designers and architects who approach projects in an unconventional way, are not afraid to do so, and don’t take themselves too seriously are the ones that really inspire me,” reveals Verena Haller. A Skidmore, Owings & Merrill and Equinox Hotel alum who worked with hospitality guru Ian Schrager, Haller got her start in Europe before becoming chief design officer of Standard International, the company behind The Standard Hotels. Photography courtesy of Standard International. More in Interior Design magazine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612cc9fcb634b8478992b4a0/1630598831845-DCO2VMHJ20IJWREXEPOJ/Baranowitz-Kronenberg-Architecture-headshot.jpeg Work - Architect & Designer Profiles - 10 Questions with… Baranowitz + Kronenberg World nomads who tend to mix business and leisure, Alon Baranowitz and Irene Kronenberg reveal the secret to the success of their high-profile hospitality projects around the globe: They design for people like them. Since founding their office in Tel Aviv in 1999, the husband-and-wife team behind Baranowitz + Kronenberg Architecture have completed a long list of successful restaurant and hotel interiors—among them the W Amsterdam and Mad Fox nightclub in Amsterdam; Zozobra restaurant in Tel Aviv; and, for the Sir Hotels brand, the Sir Joan hotel in Ibiza and Sir Savigny in Berlin. More in Interior Design magazine. https://www.mairi-beautyman.com/work/products monthly 0.5 2021-09-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612cc9fcb634b8478992b4a0/11e19e69-1d6a-4ac4-ae01-01a5ae83f116/Plume_Lifestyle.jpg Work - Products - The Most Elegant Furnishings Spotted at Milan Design Week Whether unveiled at the bustling Salone del Mobile, on display at a newly revamped showroom, or creatively blended into a decked-out Milanese apartment, this season’s standout furnishings from the international outpouring at Milan Design Week echo a deep respect for storytelling. A cabinet is bestowed with the “warmth and weight of a cottage” while a bed is richly embroidered with a jungle motif. A sculptural table is rooted in origami. In the pursuit of timeless elegance, many of the below pieces straddle the blurred line between design and art, balancing craft and manufacturing innovation. More in Galerie Magazine. Plume by Patrick Norguet for JANUS et Cie. Photo: Courtesy of Janus Et Cie https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612cc9fcb634b8478992b4a0/5dcc78ab-3ac6-4d4f-9749-6abd1325239c/Occhio_MDW25_colors_by_Occhio_00_Photo_KeyVisual_LauraThiesbrummel.jpg Work - Products - Bold Color Highlights From Milan Design Week 2025 This year’s Milan Design Week was awash in saturated hues, proving that bold color is back in full force. At Salone del Mobile and across the city, Interior Design saw designers embrace vivid palettes as a tool for expression, play, and emotional resonance. From a standing lamp based on the protest sign to sculptural seating channeling the soft pinks of old Hollywood and textiles blooming with saturated tones, color wasn’t just an accent—it was the main event. Nowhere was this more evident than in the realm of lighting, where designers used colored glass, tinted resins, and filtered LED to paint with light itself. The 10 standout pieces here are the first step to transforming any room into an immersive color experience. Photography courtesy of Spread. More in Interior Design magazine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612cc9fcb634b8478992b4a0/6a8aca76-5b4e-4c93-8bd3-ad0263881e3d/TheGift_Yaoguang_KukaHome_SLV_013.jpeg Work - Products - Stunning Installations From Milan Design Week 2025 Each April, Italy’s capital city throws open the doors to its most storied apartments, palazzos, courtyards, and gardens for all the offsite events accompanying Salone del Mobile and its imminent emerging designer event SaloneSatellite. These spaces are a heady backdrop for immersive installations designed to seduce and dazzle visitors, who were, at times, waiting hours for access in block-long queues. From richly layered interiors by global design stars to dystopian provocations in botanical gardens, here are 10 standout installations spotted during Milan Design Week 2025 that captured the spirit of experimentation and storytelling at the heart of this year’s festival. The Gift. Photography by Saverio Lombardi Vallauri/courtesy of Interni Magazine. More in Interior Design. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612cc9fcb634b8478992b4a0/baeb4d4f-12ad-409f-8913-4774f3b767cf/SPREAD_ALCOVA_2025_01.jpeg Work - Products - Furnishings Pushing Creative Boundaries Spotted at Alcova 2025 Interior Design kicked off Milan Design Week with a train out of town for the 9th edition of Alcova, the cutting-edge contemporary design platform which took place in Varedo, Italy, from April 7-13, 2025. This year, drawing over 70,000 visitors, the nomadic event celebrated its revitalization of derelict spaces sprawled across four atmospheric venues: historic residences the Villa Borsani and 19th-century Villa Bagatti Valsecchi and two newly added locations. Raw and partially reclaimed by nature, an abandoned factory once produced synthetic fiber while the Pasino Glasshouses were once home to white orchid cultivation. From a lounge chair recalling a Romanesco broccoli and a side table made of mycelium to wall-mounted vases and a 46-foot-long chandelier, here are 12 of our favorite finds from Alcova 2025. Photography courtesy of Spread. More in Interior Design magazine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612cc9fcb634b8478992b4a0/72900cbf-ec4f-4025-9d64-5440496fbca7/09_SaloneSatellite+Award+2025_%C2%A9Ludovica+Mangini_Salone+del+Mobile+Milano.jpeg Work - Products - Young Designer Highlights From Milan 2025 Young designers are the pulse of the design world’s future—fearless, curious, and deeply attuned to the evolving needs of tomorrow. So it’s no wonderInterior Design editors spotted so many promising designs while walking the halls of SaloneSatellite. Part two (find part one here) of our roundup series on Salone del Mobile’s international platform for young and emerging talent under the age of 35 once again highlights fresh perspectives and bold ideas, whether it was creative rethinking of materials or reshaping how we interact with objects. This year, top honors in the SaloneSatellite Awards went to Japan’s Super Rat, who showcased contemporary vessels blending natural bark and dye. We also saw a soft and slim strand of light that can be strung up in endless ways, an expressive pink toilet challenging anti-LGBTQ+ narratives, tableware made of mushrooms, and a lamp made of a dried decorative fruit. Photography by Ludovica Mangini/courtesy of Salone del Mobile. More in Interior Design. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612cc9fcb634b8478992b4a0/b93dfd06-1497-47a3-b3c8-ce6dfe8fbea8/ATD_Retail_2025_Ita+OS2_Ita+OS6_Utzon+JU1_X+HM10_Tripod+HM8_Wire+Stool+VP11.jpeg Work - Products - Highlights From Stockholm Design Week 2025 Once again, the breadth of Swedish design captures an enthusiastic audience at Stockholm Design Week 2025, which ran from February 3-9, 2025. Held in conjunction with the Stockholm Furniture Fair, the annual event celebrating the dynamic and evolving landscape of Scandinavian design presents a diverse array of exhibitions, events, and furniture launches around the Swedish capital. One such example is the collectible design platform Älvsjö Gård, which created buzz with its experimental and limited-edition pieces at a curated section within the fair this year (Sadly, it’s no longer held at the nearby picturesque 15th-century manor). From a table with legs recalling a common water mammal to a Japanese-inspired flat-pack collection and a chair with an optional sheepskin seat (a Swedish sheep, of course), here are our favorite finds from Stockholm Design Week 2025. Photography courtesy of OEO studio/&Tradition. More in Interior Design. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612cc9fcb634b8478992b4a0/402f5cc3-2551-45e2-af12-a478ca31576e/PSorgetti_Alcova_Heimtextile_0X2A0233.jpeg Work - Products - At Heimtextil, AI Leads the Way to Textile Trends What was once a challenge for textile manufacturers—working with delicate materials prone to snags—has now become an opportunity for innovation, thanks to artificial intelligence. At this year’s Heimtextil textile trade show in Frankfurt, robots demonstrated their dexterity by gracefully plucking fabric from hooks and swirling it through the air before returning it to its rightful place. Photography courtesy of OEO studio/&Tradition. Photography courtesy of Alcova. More in Architectural Digest. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612cc9fcb634b8478992b4a0/1f5060c1-19e2-47c3-b45d-f59acadbb8bd/among-us+by+Patricia+Urquiola.jpg Work - Products - Textile Highlights From Heimtextil 2025 Alcova, the design platform that attracts a huge following to derelict spaces at Milan Design Week, and star Spanish architect and designer Patricia Urquiola both made a mark in Frankfurt this month, with large-scale installations highlighting textile innovations at Heimtextil, which went from January 14 – 17. The 2025 edition of the home and contract textile tradeshow drew more than 50,000 buyers with a roster of international exhibitors totaling over 3,000. Alcova curated this year’s trend installation, themed “Future Continuous.” Designed by architecture and research studio Space Caviar with a visual identity by creative firm Studio Vedèt, the installation categorized the latest textile trends into three key themes: Regenerative, Radically Restructured, and Naturally Uneven. With a futuristic touch, artificial intelligence brought the textile to life, with fabric swatches propelled by both robots and a ceiling-mounted conveyor belt. A bouncy, highly cushioned floor also provided a tactile reprieve for visitors exploring textiles in the immersive “Among Us” installation by Urquiola, a nod to the popular video game. From textiles crafted from pineapple fibers and olive pits to a towering upholstered mushroom and a flame-retardant, wool-like material, these are nine of our favorite discoveries from Heimtextil 2025. Photography by Pietro Sutera/Courtesy of Messe Frankfurt/Heimtextil. More in Interior Design magazine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612cc9fcb634b8478992b4a0/b25eb400-ea76-4adc-8ced-7e04eee1a40c/Pedrali+%40+Antico+Lavatoio_Ph.+Ottavio+Tomasini+%285%29.jpeg Work - Products - Historic Wash House in Italy Earns Verdant Makeover The 2024 Landscape Festival in Bergamo mixes lush greenery with colorful outdoor furniture from Pedrali. An iconic site in the Città Alta (Upper Town) of the northern Italian city of Bergamo is the Antico Lavatoio, a historic wash house built in 1881. Sheltered by an open cast-iron and metal slab pitched roof, an elongated white marble tank is carefully partitioned and engineered with a drain system to release dirty water—despite the low hygienic standards of the time. Last month, the wash house and its surroundings hosted “Choose Your Future: Green or Dry—Pedrali at the Antico Lavatoio,” an installation by Greta Bianchi, Marco Togni, and Michele Pezzoni for Bergamo’s annual Landscape Festival. Photography by Ottavio Tomasini/courtesy of Pedrali. More in Interior Design. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612cc9fcb634b8478992b4a0/632a8922-7620-4398-a61b-a99c787c42f2/cuco+-+photo+by+Marcel+Almeida+-+%40marcelalmeida.fotografia+-+Guilherme+Sato.jpeg Work - Products - Brazilian Design Highlights from the Milan Furniture Fair 2023 Home to an immense diversity of tree species and a rich variety of natural stone, Brazil has a wealth of material for savvy product designers to bring to life. The sensitivity lies in achieving good design while preserving natural resources and preventing deforestation. At this year’s Milan Furniture Fair, Brazilian design with a sustainable focus shined at Salone del Mobile, as well as its young designer platform SaloneSatellite. However the biggest presentation of design hailing from South America’s largest country was at “ApexBrasil: Temporal (Storm).” The exhibition, held in the graceful arcades of the Portico Richini at the University of Milan, was curated by entrepreneur Bruno Simões for ApexBrasil, The Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency. With a particular focus on sustainability, the exhibit featured 50 contemporary products made by Brazilian designers. From a chair made entirely of laser-cut stainless steel to one inspired by a native anaconda to nesting tables developed after examining the behavior of gorillas, here are 12 of our favorite Brazilian designs from the Milan Furniture Fair 2023. Photography courtesy of Enele. More in Interior Design magazine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612cc9fcb634b8478992b4a0/08269d92-c417-4e1e-a9c1-309c4e4cb813/%5BYellowdot%5DOtto_moirebench-0170.jpeg Work - Products - Bold Color Highlights from Milan Design Week 2023 There is a springtime following winter, and we are in it. Color can match our emotional state. Bold and bright, it seizes a room, lifts us up, and comforts us. For the first time since the global pandemic, international furnishings event Salone del Mobile and the coinciding Milan Design Week returned to their former April time slot, for the most part back to the usually scheduled program. As Interior Design jaunted around town and the fairgrounds, we saw color, color, and more color. And this makes sense. Would a gray or neutral beige really express what we have gone through? Now, in this moment, color should shout. Or perhaps, wrapped up in our own spaces for so long, we know ourselves better. Color is about individualism, after all. From a pastel outdoor sofa system to a balloon that won’t float away and pendants that climb to the heavens, here are nine of our favorite, colorful finds from Milan Design Week 2023. Photography courtesy of Yellowdot. More in Interior Design magazine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612cc9fcb634b8478992b4a0/c53e83cc-236d-49c0-b38e-fc0e9c22f887/spiral-light-vosding-industrial-design-05-pov.jpeg Work - Products - Young Designer Highlights from SaloneSatellite 2023 Clever innovation was spotted all over SaloneSatellite, Salone del Mobile’s platform for young designers last week. From sustainable materials to unexpected forms, a fresh perspective dominated the 24th edition, which drew more than 550 rising stars under the age of 35 to the Fiera Milano exhibition center. Each year, a few hot talents are singled out in the SaloneSatellite Awards program—and this year the top prize found new life for tatami mats. From a giant, free-standing lampshade to seemingly dripping cabinets and a compostable stool, here are 11 of our favorite finds. Photography courtesy of Peter Otto Vosding. More in Interior Design magazine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612cc9fcb634b8478992b4a0/23631c9c-84ad-461e-a1fb-67175525e001/Polcha_Sea+Project_%40agnese_bedini+piercarloquecchia+dslstudioIMG_1263-Modifica.jpeg Work - Products - Alcova Surprises in More Ways Than One at Milan Design Week Held once more at a derelict urban site ripe for renewal, the wildly popular Alcova returns to Milan Design Week. There’s nothing so perfectly seductive as the contrast between a rough backdrop and pristine design objects, as the event’s founders Joseph Grima (Space Caviar) and Valentina Ciuffi (Studio Vedèt) are well aware. For the fifth edition of the envelope-pushing contemporary design exhibition, the shiny new—or rather old and abandoned—venue was a former slaughterhouse, the sprawling Ex-Macello di Porta Vittoria, a departure from the former nunnery and military hospital of the previous two years. Coinciding with Salone del Mobile 2023, Alcova presented over 90 projects, April 17-23. From light fixtures that look more like a cavernous yawing maw, radiator, or household pet to several objects inspired by the humble rock, here are 14 of our favorite finds. Photography courtesy of Polcha. More in Interior Design magazine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612cc9fcb634b8478992b4a0/686d2ec4-4ac7-4bc4-808d-296e1365fc02/IsabellaLobkowicz_Almost100Chairs_2022_2+%C2%A9+Isabella+Lobkowicz.jpeg Work - Products - Design Highlights from Collectible Brussels 2023 “There seems to be a strong need for positivity this year,” says Liv Vaisberg, cofounder of Collectible Brussels, the annual event for collectible design taking place in the Belgian capital. “We have noticed that galleries are bringing many playful and colorful objects,” adds fellow cofounder Clélie Debehault. The sixth edition, running March 9-12, 2023, will draw new and established galleries, architects, designers, and collectives to a new venue, filling the sheds of Tour & Taxis. Among the notable objects on view is a hot pink table wearing high-heel shoes. “While it seems just pink, girly and playful, her work is also a criticism about the white cis-male gaze and dominance in the design canons,” notes Vaisberg. New this year is a section dedicated to architects and designers and an exhibit focusing on historical pieces from the 1980’s and ’90’s. From that shoe-sporting table to knitted coral-esque luminaires to a collection of chairs allowing everyone their own expression, here are 11 of our favorite finds. Photography copyright Isabella Lobkowicz. More in Interior Design magazine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612cc9fcb634b8478992b4a0/fc44c537-da84-482c-9ce8-785aa68950c0/spine-inviro-classic-elmosoft-33004-hr-1920x1280.jpeg Work - Products - Highlights from the Stockholm Furniture Fair 2023 “I don’t know anything about architecture or design but I have done some heavy googling,” joked Swedish poet and writer Elis Monteverde at the first annual Scandinavian Design Awards. Premiering February 6, 2023, at the colossal 16,000-square-foot Blue Hall at Stockholm City Hall, a prestigious venue also used for the Nobel Prize, the event kicked off Stockholm Design Week with appropriate fanfare, honoring firms (among them Crème Atelier, Massproductions, and Vestre) in eight categories. After a two year break due to the pandemic, the rebranded Stockholm Furniture Fair (formally Stockholm Furniture & Light Fair) ran earlier this month, and attracted visitors from over 100 countries with Scandinavian furnishings from more than 400 exhibitors. Once again, rising design talent earned the spotlight in Greenhouse, representing 32 designers and 30 design schools from 18 countries. Adjacent to the fair, in the historic Älvsjö gård manor house, Älvsjö Gård, a platform for collectible design, made its debut. From a transparent sun lounger that reminds us furnishings should also be designed for women to a campaign to renew a time-worn chair to a bench that remains dry, here are 15 of our favorite finds. Photography courtesy of Savo. More in Interior Design magazine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612cc9fcb634b8478992b4a0/018be912-effd-4a9b-9c82-f80e3fc2573c/Amna-Alshamsi-2.jpeg Work - Products - Product Highlights From Dubai Design Week 2022 Dubai Design Week returns to the Middle East this week, celebrating contemporary design November 8-13. Once again the show will include Downtown Design (introducing international furnishings to the UAE market) and The UAE Designer Exhibition (turning the spotlight to local designers). This year, the work from the 2022 edition of the annual Tanween design programme by Tashkeel was a particular standout. From a light formed from kombucha bacteria to a console fabricated from date seed concrete, here are 14 of our favorite finds. Photography courtesy of Amna Alshamsi. More in Interior Design magazine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612cc9fcb634b8478992b4a0/f96590f8-5d40-49fc-8f17-48bd7603daf5/LXR16_Leolux_LX_Sofa_003.jpeg Work - Products - Product Highlights to Catch at Orgatec 2022 Office design has never been so utterly exciting. With a global jolt of unprecedented proportions due to the pandemic, what does the future hold for this built environment? For many, the office is now optional—and therefore must be exponentially enticing. After a long absence (again due to the pandemic), office furniture tradeshow, Orgatec, returns to Cologne next week, focusing on all forms of work furnishings October 25-29 at the Koelnmesse exhibition center, as well as off-site venues including Design Post. While ‘hybrid’ and ‘agile’ continue to be buzz words, today’s office furniture might also be intended for the outdoors—as this year’s launches show. From a swinging sofa to a chair in which sitting is optional to a partition of leafy plants, here are 12 products to catch at Orgatec 2022. Image courtesy of Leolux LX. More in Interior Design magazine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612cc9fcb634b8478992b4a0/6f9f18ec-fbd8-4199-8f3b-d9badcbcd096/Ethereal+Chair+1-Daid-Lee-Singapore.jpeg Work - Products - Fresh Furnishing and Lighting Designs by Creatives in Southeast Asia Last month marked the return of Singapore Design Week, one of the first Asian fairs to resume following the global pandemic. (Signs of the continent’s ongoing recovery are still noticeable: Major events like Design Shanghai and Design China Beijing are postponed until 2023.) Some 200 design brands emerged to share their latest works and thought leadership through design fairs, satellite events, and seminars throughout the sovereign island country. Asia's largest furniture fair, Find–Design Fair Asia was an anchor of Singapore Design Week, with highlights including the dedicated showcase “Emerge @ Find,” which presented the works of up-and-coming Southeast Asian designers in the theme of “materiality.” Among the city’s satellite events, the impressionable “N*thing is Possible” exhibition, hosted by hospitality group Potato Head and OMA, retold the firm’s journey to zero waste with help from works by Toogood, Andreu Carulla, and Max Lamb at Singapore’s National Design Centre. From a cushion inspired by a rice dumpling to cubic seating fashioned out of ever-so-slender acrylic panels, here are seven cool design debuts that we can’t stop thinking about from Singapore Design Week. Photography courtesy I Am Not David Lee. More in Architectural Digest. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612cc9fcb634b8478992b4a0/1496c4a7-794b-4ce4-ae57-40c3e6fb9e3b/220702_3-seaterGalleyCarts-20-Edit-rogerandsons-web.jpeg Work - Products - Spotting the Rising Design Stars (and Their Creations) at Singapore Design Week 2022 Singapore Design Week 2022—the annual 10-day celebration of all aspects of design emerging from Southeast Asia—energized the island country/city-state from September 16 to 25. Metropolis jaunted around, discovering new talent at events like Find Design Fair Asia, the region’s largest furniture expo drawing more than 12,000 visitors this year, #FashTag by Daniel Boey, the 2022 edition of The Front Row, a virtual and in-person sustainability-focused fashion festival at Raffles City Singapore, and select local design studios. Here are eight rising design stars with particularly savvy ideas, from cow dung furnishings to the perfect Burning Man outfit and beautifully repurposed airline furniture. Image courtesy of Roger & Sons. More in Metropolis magazine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612cc9fcb634b8478992b4a0/7223d12a-d26a-44ef-8d51-92804e698fce/Andreu+Carulla+-+Stool+Potato+Head.jpeg Work - Products - Fresh Furnishing and Lighting Designs by Creatives in Southeast Asia The global design eye doesn’t often turn to Southeast Asia. “The region is underrepresented, under celebrated, and doesn’t get the attention that it deserves, so we wanted to focus on it specifically,” says Suzy Annetta. As curator of the up-and-coming designer showcase “Emerge @ Find” at Find – Design Fair Asia, the region’s largest furniture fair, the editor in chief of Design Anthology drew together more than 50 rising talents from the region. Find was one of several events that occurred during Singapore Design Week—actually a 10-day celebration of all things design which ran September 16-25. “N*thing is Possible,” was another notable event on offer. Held at Singapore’s National Design Centre and presented by Bali hotel brand Potato Head and architecture firm OMA, the exhibition followed the brand’s ambitions for zero waste achieved, in part, by clever furniture designs. From a dog-hair chair recalling a poodle to a lamp promising good vibes, here are 12 fresh new furnishing products coming out of Southeast Asia. Photography courtesy of Potato Head. More in Interior Design magazine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612cc9fcb634b8478992b4a0/7aaa47ef-a6b5-4398-a19d-d671340391bf/LDF22-IntoSight-SonyDesign-Credit_EdReeve-3.jpeg Work - Products - Highlights from the London Design Festival 2022 Reaction is a heady part of design—and provocation is in the air at this year’s London Design Festival (LDF), where, perhaps more than usual, installations, exhibits and new products prompt thought, intrigue and discussion. The 20th edition of the festival is underway, concluding September 25, and includes 12 “Design Districts” as well as product showcase Design London, which made its debut last year. From an exhibit breaking down the barriers of the traditional flowerpot to a chair upholstered in woven camouflage nets designed and used in Ukraine, to a cheeky look at the challenges of cohabitating, here are 12 of our favorite highlights from LDF 2022. Photography by Ed Reeve. More in Interior Design magazine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612cc9fcb634b8478992b4a0/7dc4071e-fb14-4a68-93a5-25a73636c517/Wa%CC%88stberg_Stockholm+Design+Week+2022_Photography+Andy+Liffner_4.jpeg Work - Products - Highlights from the Fall 2022 Stockholm Design Week The design industry can never get enough of Scandinavian design—case in point, you certainly won’t hear us complaining about receiving two doses this year. The second Stockholm Design Week for 2022 took place September 5-11 in open showrooms, studios, galleries, and exhibition spaces around the Swedish capital. (The first, in part canceled due to the Pandemic, took place in February.) Some 60 Scandinavian design and furniture companies participated in the event, which celebrated its 20th year. From a hand-tufted wool rug inspired by land art to a chunky bent wood chair to a steel coat hanger made famous by some of Stockholm’s most popular restaurants, here are 11 of our favorite finds. Photography by Andy Liffner/courtesy of Wästberg. More in Interior Design magazine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612cc9fcb634b8478992b4a0/6d475555-69d0-45fb-b36c-c97d5be10c4e/sancal-link-loop-06.jpeg Work - Products - Product Highlights From Feria Hábitat Valencia 2022 In a heady rush of vibrant color, cushy upholstery, and creative versatility, Spanish design returns to the spotlight in the form of Feria Hábitat Valencia this fall. Following a three-year Pandemic hiatus, the show will run September 20-23. Once again, young designers will earn a shoutout at Nude, the emerging design showcase which will celebrate its 20th anniversary. Feria Hábitat Valencia 2022 is just in time for the city’s recognition as World Design Capital 2022, which promotes design around the city with a program of events and initiatives. From a twisted sofa to dive into to a toast to a common waterfowl, to a lamp for plants, here’s a sneak preview of 15 of our favorite new products. Photography courtesy of Sancal. More in Interior Design magazine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612cc9fcb634b8478992b4a0/347223c9-9952-434b-bbf9-9b4be539941f/CIC%CC%A7ACollection_tavinhocamerino-1.jpeg Work - Products - Brazilian Product Highlights from Salone del Mobile 2022 At this year’s Salone del Mobile in Milan, Brazilian designers seized an opportunity to shine. The country grew its presence at the fair, which bounced back from the smaller Supersalone last year, thanks to a big push on Brazilian furniture, culture, materials, and design from the Brazilian Association of the Furniture Industry (Abimóvel). “Design Transforma,” an exhibition presented through the Brazilian Furniture Project by Abimóvel and The Brazilian Trade and Investment Promotion Agency (Apex-Brasil), showcased 12 Brazilian designers and 21 Brazilian furniture manufacturers at Milan’s Piazza Santo Stefano. Brazilian designers also could be spotted at SaloneSatellite, Salone del Mobile’s celebration of rising stars under 35, and EuroCucina, the fair’s biennial segment on international products for the kitchen. Given the furniture fair’s 2022 spotlight on sustainability, many products revealed socially- and environmentally-conscious decisions. Furniture that easily transitions from indoor to out and vice-versa, also shined, reflecting the South American country’s climate. From chairs designed in tribute to indigenous Brazilian tribes and trees to furnishings incorporating native sustainable plantings and recycled Brazilian cardboard, here are 15 of our favorite finds. Photography courtesy of Tavinho Camerino. More in Interior Design magazine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612cc9fcb634b8478992b4a0/832d2db9-2088-49d5-a974-0a5615a83427/krjst-studio-rslt.jpeg Work - Products - In a Former Necchi Factory, Baranzate Ateliers is Milan Design Week’s Hottest New Show Milan Design Week always promises something new and fantastic—and the 21 emerging and established creators featured in “Baranzate Ateliers” stole the show for 2022. Like the wildly popular Alcova, also taking place coinciding with furniture fair Salone del Mobile in the Italian city, tumble-down architecture delivers a stunning backdrop for contemporary design (and was well worth Interior Design’s visit to the far-flung Baranzate district). A generous gift to designer, artist, filmmaker, and adventurer Lionel Jadot and the studio he founded, Belgium-based Zaventem Ateliers, this new rough and ready venue is the 32,000-square-foot former Necchi factory, built in the 1950 and owned by the Necchi family (as in Milan’s stunning Villa Necchi featured in the recent film “House of Gucci”). Sharing the costs and sleeping (in a trim row of parked camper vans), eating, and partying at the lightly spruced-up derelict space together with Galerie Philia (which presented a collection by Studiopepe), Everyday Gallery, Modern Shapes, Ben Storms, Atelier Serruys, Mircea Anghel, and Bela Silva, Zaventem Ateliers unveiled a wild abundance of innovative collectible design, partitioned by billowy parachute fabric and framed by exposed concrete and large windows. Plastic was thrown over the roof for protection from the rain. “A huge community or family of designers is more powerful than working alone in a workshop because we share and make collaborations,” Jadot explains. From furniture collections inspired by lost roads and religious monuments to a chair fabricated from polyurethane foam frozen in time, here are 12 of our favorite finds. Photography by Amber Vanbossel. More in Interior Design magazine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612cc9fcb634b8478992b4a0/6970a7f5-bdd1-4fab-8c96-369089af8663/67.Alcova22.OTHERSIDE+OBJECTS.P.h+Mattia+Parodi.jpeg Work - Products - Alcova 2022 Returns Design to the Grounds of an Abandoned Nunnery for Milan Design Week Larger than last year and packing more tumble-down buildings with contemporary design, Alcova returned to Milan Design Week. The fourth edition of the off-site event coinciding with Salone del Mobile and conceived by Valentina Ciuffi, founder of Studio Vedèt, and Joseph Grima, founder of Space Caviar was held once again at an abandoned former nunnery and military hospital. From June 5-12, 90 exhibitors overtook four buildings and the lush green grounds—an area expanded to nearly 2.2 million square feet—and drew nearly 60,000 visitors. From furnishings inspired by female bodies and insects to pendant lighting that is color-changeable, here are 12 of our favorite finds. Photography by Mattia Parodi. More in Interior Design magazine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612cc9fcb634b8478992b4a0/66d33a18-d326-40b7-8e4b-385b48f5f121/elements-of-colour.jpeg Work - Products - Young Designer Highlights from the SaloneSatellite in Milan Without a platform to showcase their work and forced to learn remotely, young designers suffered during the global pandemic. At exhibition center Fiera Milano last week, SaloneSatellite, Salone del Mobile’s celebration of rising stars under 35 returned—to long awaited relief. With the theme Designing for our Future Selves and a focus on sustainability, the 23rd edition featured 600 participants. Once again, the SaloneSatellite Awards program singled out a talented few. From furniture that dignifies walking difficulties to attractive new use for old tires and a foam-free upholstered furnishing collection, here are 14 of our favorite finds. Photography by Michelle Müller. More in Interior Design magazine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612cc9fcb634b8478992b4a0/31aa69a9-9ce4-49c3-8655-c7f1442808ab/icono-dp1-atelierssaintjacques_arthurfechoz_55803.jpeg Work - Products - Highlights from the Africa Edition of Révélations 2022 A temporary exhibition hall in the center of a Parisian park will host a postponed international craft show this summer. Taking place at the Grand Palais Éphémère in the Champ de Mars, Révélations 2022 will run June 9-12 in Paris with a special focus on the continent of Africa and its bronzesmiths, ceramicists, sculptors, carvers, textile designers, and cabinetmakers. Some 300 exhibitors will be featured at the fifth edition of the event, which launched in 2013 and was canceled last year. From a large scale necklace taking cues from the African Renaissance movement to a ceramic sculpture exploring a tribe’s ancestral tradition of woven and braided hair to a contemporary take on the ancient art of featherwork, here are 15 of our favorite examples of fine craft you’ll see at this year’s show. Photography by Arthur Fechoz. More in Interior Design magazine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612cc9fcb634b8478992b4a0/ce7b777d-0c93-4155-9ca9-ce06a68c2015/Victoria-Maria+Geyer+-+Roger+table%2C+Heimat+-+2022+-+%C2%A9+Heimat+by+Victoria-Maria.jpeg Work - Products - Highlights from Collectible 2022 There’s art, and then there’s functional design—for some, determining which is which can get heated. Five years in—and now with a long list of participating local and international galleries—functional, limited-edition design fair Collectible is well established to settle those debates. The 2022 edition takes place May 20-22 in Brussels, and once again creativity abounds on this platform for both emerging and established talents. From a chair that seems as if it grew organically to an “organic mutant” of an IKEA mirror to a bench that showcases promising experimentation with laser-cutting, here are 14 standouts from this year’s fair. Photography copyright Heimat. More in Interior Design magazine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612cc9fcb634b8478992b4a0/59be8452-6087-4b9e-9016-26b95def6576/Hem_Photo_Erik_Lefvander-faye-toogood.jpeg Work - Products - Highlights From Stockholm Design Week 2022 Scandinavian design forges on, despite a postponement. The Stockholm Furniture & Light Fair, planned for this month, will now take place September 6-9. However, a small-scale version of Stockholm Design Week, which took place February 7-13, ended up being more celebratory than expected, after most of Sweden’s Covid-related restrictions were lifted on February 9. From a chaise lounge you can build yourself to a blown-glass ice cream frozen in tragedy and a sleek rolling sound absorber, here are 15 of our favorite finds. Photography by Erik Lefvander/courtesy of Hem. More in Interior Design magazine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612cc9fcb634b8478992b4a0/c0f91614-4b57-4e5e-885d-5e6069fa5358/Collectional+-+The+Shape+Of+things+To+come+-+Photo+by+Paolo+Regis+6.jpeg Work - Products - Furnishing Highlights from Dubai Design Week 2021 Opportunities to showcase contemporary design in the Middle East are few and far between, so all eyes are on Dubai this week. From November 8-13, Dubai Design Week returns, with Downtown Design (focusing on far-flung international furnishings) and The UAE Designer Exhibition 2.0 (focusing on 25 rising local talents) among the over 200 events, installations, and exhibitions on view throughout the most populous city of the United Arab Emirates. From a chair that is a physical commentary on the digital universe to a carpet with a motif familiar to Peruvians to a deconstructed candle holder, here are 15 of our favorite finds. Photography courtesy of Gallery Collectional/by Paolo Regis. More in Interior Design magazine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612cc9fcb634b8478992b4a0/0d83eb5b-8952-47e7-b88a-61aa8fac7578/Orografie_Livia+Stacchini+%C2%A9Max+Rommel.jpg Work - Products - Furnishing Highlights from Edit Napoli 2021 Independent designers once again had their day in the sun at Edit Napoli 2021. From the limited-edition to the one-off, this compact furniture fair is the place for collectors to glean unique furnishings for a carefully curated interior design style unlikely to be imitated. The third edition of the fair, curated by Domitilla Dardi, took place October 29-31 on the grounds of the Monumental Complex of San Domenico Maggiore, a 13th-century historic site, and locations around the southern Italian city. Established manufacturers as well as independent designers and brands—with a particular focus on the Mediterranean—were among the over 80 exhibitors hailing from Italy and beyond. From a coffee table with an abundance of legs to a sculptural tower that celebrates yet tucks away your laptop to a stationary bike that isn’t an eyesore, here are 14 of our favorite finds. Photography copyright Max Rommel. More in Interior Design magazine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612cc9fcb634b8478992b4a0/1633427563255-5YJTUD4WF215FX66R3QD/Bohinc+Studio+-+Kipfel+Marble+Desk+-+photo+by+R.+Reid.jpeg Work - Products - New Product Highlights from the London Design Festival 2021 Why have one design district when you can have 10, each with a different flavor? So thought the organizers of the 19th edition of the London Design Festival, which wrapped up last weekend. Despite some travel difficulties due to varying Covid-19 quarantine regulations, the U.K.’s biggest design event— organized to promote London as “the design capital of the world”—was jammed with product launches and installations and even welcomed visitors to new permanent destinations, such as a retail and dining initiative celebrating the best of Nordic and Japanese design and cuisine. From a chair with a frog eye-like back to a diagonal faucet in a new showroom with a criminal past to furnishings first seen in a new sushi restaurant, here are 14 of our favorite new products discovered at the London Design Festival 2021. Photography by R. Reid. More in Interior Design magazine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612cc9fcb634b8478992b4a0/1633427260782-25TZ5EIMCPVKVRBJCDQ8/Verpan+21.09.14+3days+refference12277+copy.jpeg Work - Products - Furnishing Highlights from 3daysofdesign 2021 in Copenhagen More than three days could easily be consumed to fully embrace 3daysofdesign 2021, held in Copenhagen this month—despite a global pandemic. In showrooms, galleries, and special event spaces around the city, there was no shortage of freshly launched furnishings, with much of the industry flying in directly from the Milan Furniture Fair. Once again the seemingly effortless ethos of Scandinavian design shined (or rather, was painstakingly hand-waxed to a soft touch, as one table collection is). From a surprising candle holder met with much fanfare to a kit embracing 1970s electronics nostalgia to a round and layered easy chair and more than a few designs dusted off from the archives of Danish design masters, here are 15 furnishings that caught our eye at 3daysofdesign 2021. Photography courtesy of Verpan. More in Interior Design magazine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612cc9fcb634b8478992b4a0/1633427143665-7TR2XX48RQJDEGKHAJDI/Molinari+Disegn_Bibendum+Sofa_1a.jpeg Work - Products - Highlights from the Milan Furniture Fair 2021 An online furniture launch can be…underwhelming, though the global pandemic forced more than a few. So for the global design community, seeking chemistry that only comes from in-person connection and live presentation, it was a summer of bated breath. Would the show go on? Indeed, the Milan Furniture Fair finally returned this month, two and half years late, with wellness checkpoints at every entrance. At exhibition center Fiera Milano in Rho, Salone del Mobile was reborn as Supersalone. “Brands need space and possibility to express themselves, so that’s something we’re going back to,” Salone del Mobile president Maria Porro told a crowd of journalists at the show (recently elected, she’s the first woman in the position). The numbers are in, and a total of 425 brands over four pavilions drew some 60,000 visitors to this year’s edition. An event smaller in scale brought intimacy—and, judging from the talk around town, that’s something many appreciated. On the trend front, it was no surprise that outdoor furnishings had their day in the sun, while notable offsite platforms included Alcova, which was bursting with exploratory furnishings. From immersive apartment installations to newly launched products ranging from a colorful, transparent glass chair that appears to stand without a screw, mount, or reinforcement in sight to a lamp that’s a plant and a candleholder paying tribute to London’s industrial skyline, here are 14 highlights from the Milan Furniture Fair 2021. Photography courtesy of Molinari Design. More in Interior Design magazine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612cc9fcb634b8478992b4a0/1632211818555-OG195UCP6ELTCAGDNI2U/Chiaki+YOSHIHARA+seam+of+skin+1%2C+Credit+Yunosuke+ISHIBASHI.jpeg Work - Products - Young Designer Highlights from the Lost Graduation Show in Milan For young designers struggling to find a platform for their talent, the global pandemic has been tough. At exhibition center Fiera Milano last week and coinciding with Supersalone 2021, the smaller and rebranded Salone del Mobile furniture fair, The Lost Graduation Show turned the spotlight to the design industry’s rising stars. From furniture you can stick your head into to whimsical cast-sand beach toys that leave no earthly impact to a florescent-accented shelving system that dims when separated, here are 16 of my favorite finds. Photography courtesy of Chiaki Yoshihara. More in Interior Design magazine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612cc9fcb634b8478992b4a0/1632211692519-WYZTLW4EMYC2T1SK9L32/Ethimo_AceSwimmingpool.jpeg Work - Products - Statement-Worthy Outdoor Furnishing Collections Launched at the Milan Furniture Fair 2021 The global pandemic sparked an explosive movement to entertain outdoors—and the residential and contract furnishing industries took note. Throughout Milan this month, whether it was at Supersalone 2021, the smaller and rebranded Salone del Mobile furniture fair, or various off-site locations around the city, such as Rossana Orlandi Gallery, furnishings designed to bask in the sun (and withstand a downpour) made their debut. From stylish sports furniture to addressing the world’s loss of biodiversity, nature, and species, to curves created from wood beams “strung together like beads,” here are six standout outdoor furnishing collections that launched at the 2021 Milan furniture fair. Photography courtesy of Ethimo. More in Interior Design magazine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612cc9fcb634b8478992b4a0/1631766751209-DHMCP8DKPBSUMP9S5T2F/LABINAC+_+DSL+Studio.jpeg Work - Products - Exploratory Furnishings from Alcova 2021 in Milan Temporarily overtaking the vegetation-rich grounds and three tumble-down historic buildings of a Milan military hospital, Alcova 2021 was a 38,000-square-foot garden of design delight—and one of the most talked about offsite events coinciding with the smaller and rebranded Salone del Mobile furniture fair, Supersalone 2021. From a fictional bar by Stanley Kubrick come to life to an antibacterial mesh room divider in friendly colors to dangling room jewelry, here are 16 of our favorite finds. Photography by Lindsey Adelman Studio/copyright DSL Studio. More in Interior Design magazine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612cc9fcb634b8478992b4a0/1631767031663-3S9R4100UMMZOJN0HGBK/La-Biennale-di-Venezia-2021-uk-pavilion-Garden-of-Delights.jpeg Work - Products - Highlights from the 2021 La Biennale di Venezia “How Will We Live Together?” So asks this year’s La Biennale di Venezia. The 17th edition of the architecture exhibition, postponed in 2020, is now underway in Venice, and post-pandemic, this question—startlingly prescient—takes on new meaning. Through November 22, 112 participants from 46 countries explore the topic with highly diverse results. Sure, it’s living with fellow humanity, but what about co-existing with animals, birds, and the earth? From edible algae you can grow in your own home to a device encouraging short, spontaneous napping, to a dual-purpose sculpture that is also a bird house, here are 15 of our favorite finds. Photography by Cristiano Corte/© the British Council. More in Interior Design magazine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612cc9fcb634b8478992b4a0/1631767319962-8NPIJ8EAJ2LRNXKI76L2/whitetulip_duravit.jpeg Work - Products - New Bathroom Products from ISH 2021 Virtual In this new era of heightened cleanliness, many of us are spending a lot more time in the bathroom. Manufacturers are taking note, and—with new products and innovations in the fields of water and energy—making their best effort to ensure this is one room you might not want to leave. HVAC and water systems tradeshow ISH presented its first digital edition March 22-26. From unexpected new finishes that range from soothing matte to statement-worthy color to shower light shows and heightened design attention paid to the long-neglected radiator, here are 13 new bathroom products that captured our eye. Photography courtesy of Duravit. More in Interior Design magazine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612cc9fcb634b8478992b4a0/1630407746382-RHGI5NR75ONNOAJNNC1B/3-days-of-design-2020-NEWWORKS_TERRA_AResidenceforGrounding-18.jpeg Work - Products - Product Highlights from 3daysofdesign 2020 A tentative step into a post-Covid future, the first major design fair since the world screeched to a halt took place four months late in Copenhagen last week. From September 3-5, in showrooms across the Danish capital, the postponed 3daysofdesign 2020 proved with dozens of furniture launches that this is an industry that will fight back. After a short flight from Berlin, Interior Design was live on the scene to see many manufacturers reaching into the archives. And why not dust off an old gem? Following a Covid-19 test, this writer ponders the comfort of the familiar and an age not so long ago. From a freshly launched lighting company swapping plastic for mouth-blown glass to a turntable first introduced in 1972 and a fluffy lounge upholstered in spun sheep’s wool, here are 15 of our favorite finds. The Tense pendant lamp. Photography courtesy of New Works. More in Interior Design magazine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612cc9fcb634b8478992b4a0/1630407856224-0XEPH5A4AAZNTE1PMENW/MaisonObjet-Jan-2020-product-highlights-My-Confidant_in-situ.jpeg Work - Products - New Product Highlights From Maison & Objet 2020 Strikes didn’t stop the design community from heading to Paris last week. At the Parc des Expositions de Villepinte, home decor fair Maison&Objet was held January 17-21, and transportation options were limited. However, some 80,000 visitors from 150 countries still made the trip, all determined to soak in the over 2,700 exhibitors (almost 1,000 of them French). Trend watching revealed stacking is a thing—we saw more than one example of creative climbings of geometric forms. From a totem-like collection of coffee tables to a bathroom collection inspired by Roy Lichtenstein, here are 15 of our favorite finds. Photography courtesy of Maison Dada. More in Interior Design magazine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612cc9fcb634b8478992b4a0/1630408061749-IE362859RPCZCG59UGN6/Salone-del-Mobile-nanimarquina-Wellbeing_Collection-lifestyle-1.jpeg Work - Products - Furniture Highlights from Salone del Mobile 2019 Milan was buzzing once again with all things design for the 58th edition of Salone Internazionale del Mobile. Held April 9-14, the 2019 fair drew nearly 400,000 visitors from over 180 countries to the halls of the Fiera Milano exhibition center, which were packed with new contemporary furnishings from some 2,400 exhibitors. Likewise, these visitors descended en masse on Italy’s capital city for dozens of off-site events, many tied into new product launches. Interior Design was there, with all eyes on the new and noteworthy. Here are 15 of our favorite furnishing finds. Wellbeing collection by Ilse Crawford for Nanimarquina. Photography courtesy of Nani Marquina. More in Interior Design magazine. https://www.mairi-beautyman.com/work/architecture monthly 0.5 2021-09-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612cc9fcb634b8478992b4a0/480beb99-84d1-41ea-ab9c-4eb018b3f847/PaTeOsMelidesFN11657.jpeg Work - Architecture - A Design Lover’s Guide To Portugal: 5 Must-See Hotels With its rich history, miles of scenic sandy beaches, and fast-tracked European visas, Portugal is well established as a global hotspot for travelers and digital nomads alike. In 2023, a record 26.5 million international tourists visited the southern European country, and most of these visitors require a place to stay. Whether it’s a once crumbling historic landmark, now tastefully restored, or an avant-garde structure taking advantage of sweeping coastal views, the hospitality market is stepping up to the demand and stylish, design-forward Portugal hotels and short-term housing options continue to emerge. From a sumptuous villa influenced by a fashion icon to a 17th-century convent and a cliffside surf retreat, here are five Portugal hotels to visit on a future trip. Photography by Francisco Nogueira. More in Interior Design. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612cc9fcb634b8478992b4a0/3aa2ce0c-ce43-4a9b-924f-0f112d57385c/07_090_Cube_Berlin_029_H-1024x1024.jpeg Work - Architecture - A Cubic Structure in Berlin Belies a Highly Advanced Design In the center of Berlin, a cubic office building reacts to its urban setting, the triangular facets of its fully glazed double-skin facade mirroring adjacent buildings, passersby, and a capricious sky. Situated near the southern entrance of Berlin Hauptbahnhof, the German capital’s main train station, the 210,000-square-foot, 11-story Cube Berlin is one of dozens of buildings composing Europacity Berlin—a new urban development project revitalizing the city’s Moabit district that’s been under way since 2009. Photography by Adam Mørk. More in Metropolis. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612cc9fcb634b8478992b4a0/e73fcbbf-8c6a-4de7-bc62-b51dbb687b1d/The-Greenary-6-Delfino-Sisto-Legnani-and-Alessandro-Saletta-from-DSL-Studio-682x1024.jpeg Work - Architecture - Carlo Ratti Renovates a Farmhouse Around a 33-Foot-Tall Ficus Following the renovation and expansion of a historic farmhouse in Parma, Italy, its residents now dine beneath the leafy boughs of a towering indoor tree. Rising almost three stories, the 33-foot-tall ficus sends a burst of green over the open-plan living, dining, and kitchen areas of the 5,400-square-foot house, owned by Francesco Mutti, CEO of international tomato sauce brand Mutti, and his family. Photography courtesy of Delfino Sisto Legnani and Alessandro Saletta from DSL Studio. More in Metropolis. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612cc9fcb634b8478992b4a0/7fb3f3da-f30e-4396-8b8b-b4a08d6a40c2/Les+Bordes+Estate+Clubhouse+Patio+2_Photo+Credit+Kate+Devine.jpeg Work - Architecture - In France’s Loire Valley, Les Bordes Estate Offers More Than Golf The luxury vacation home market is a fickle one. What’s the best way to entice it? Perhaps with a parcel of newly built homes boasting an architectural pedigree, world-class golf, a private castle, horseback-riding, and frolicking goats. To set the stage, there’s an illustrious history that begins with a baron behind a pen empire. This is the recently transformed Les Bordes Estate, an internationally recognized golf course founded in 1986 by Baron Marcel Bich in France’s scenic Loire Valley. Les Bordes Estate’s new ambition to become a community for second homeowners is aided by a prime location. Celebrated for picturesque landscapes and a copious amount of vineyards to pause for a glass of wine along the Loire River, the Loire Valley is accessible as a weekend getaway from Paris. The 1,400-acre property (90 minutes by car) also resides in a region packed full of Michelin star restaurants (20, the Estate’s marketing material touts). Photography by Diego Ravier. More in Interior Design magazine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612cc9fcb634b8478992b4a0/8d18015c-fc12-44e8-a425-0056ddb92e44/swing-diegoravier_amazon_082.jpeg Work - Architecture - Show-Stopping Installations at Milan Design Week 2023 “What have you seen that’s really, really fabulous?” Each year, Interior Design is asked this question during Milan Design Week, when countless design events coincide with Salone del Mobile. The answer changes by the day but often involves an installation—a temporary immersive experience that captures the senses and sends us into another realm of feeling: perhaps joy, perhaps excitement, or perhaps curiosity. At Alcova, the offsite exhibition, an Italian cocktail emerged from a steampunk sculpture—and that wasn’t the only installation that grabbed us. In the Porta Romana district, a restored swimming complex with two large pools dominated Instagram for the week. In the Fashion district, towering trees and a secret garden at a Milanese villa made us wonder if we were still in the center of Milan. From a seemingly endless banquet spread on natural and semi-precious stone to an interactive scent laboratory and a plane made of denim, here are 10 of our favorite installations from Milan Design Week 2023. Photography by Diego Ravier. More in Interior Design magazine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612cc9fcb634b8478992b4a0/6d13fa9c-166d-4708-9965-1a93e5970129/HNI-Podium_06-%C2%A9-Ossip-van-Duivenbode1.jpeg Work - Architecture - In Bright Pink, A Temporary Roof Structure Transforms a Rotterdam Museum Construction tends to be unsightly and logistically challenging. At the Rotterdam cultural center Het Nieuwe Instituut (HNI), a clever temporary alternative entrance in bold, Pink Panther-pink by MVRDV bypassed an earthworks construction and paving project and created a striking new idyllic rooftop perch for the summer. Rendered in steel and standard wood scaffolding, the installation – dubbed The Podium and open to the public and for select events June 1 through August 17 – consisted of a 143-step outdoor staircase ascending 95 feet to a 6,460-square-foot open-air platform on the roof of the six-story HNI building, a 1993 structure by Dutch architect Jo Coenen. Photography by Ossip van Duivenbode. More in Metropolis. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612cc9fcb634b8478992b4a0/fb1559d4-76a7-45f1-a8e2-8167d4a83e4d/Interior-Design-Hotel-Terrestre-Grupo-Habita-Taller-de-Arquitectura-X-Mexico-City-idx220401_Future_HotelTerrestre03.jpeg Work - Architecture - This Oaxacan Wellness Retreat Designed by Taller de Arquitectura X Preserves the Local Landscape Hotel Terrestre not only restores visitors but also has a minimal carbon footprint. The Oaxacan wellness retreat is entirely solar-powered and made from and by local materials and artisans—a trend in vacation properties throughout Mexico, this one from Grupo Habita and designed by Taller de Arquitectura X, based in Mexico City. “We didn’t want to disturb the landscape,” TAX founder and architect Alberto Kalach says of the 10-building complex, which features 14 suites and a hammam. Photography by Fabian Martinez. More in Interior Design. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612cc9fcb634b8478992b4a0/f5ad7cc0-9dc3-48db-abcf-ef0f805416a0/esch-Claude-Piscitelli-9-1-1024x683.jpeg Work - Architecture - Esch 2022 Celebrates One of Europe’s Most Stunning Industrial Turnarounds For quaint riverfront views, historical fortifications, and castles, head to Luxembourg. For sky-high remnants of the steel industry, there’s the country’s second largest city, Esch-sur-Alzette. Suffering, until recently, from the 1970’s steel manufacturing exodus, Esch, 10 miles to the northeast of the border of France, is emerging as an unexpected cultural mecca, where industrial infrastructure is being converted en masse into cultural and learning space. This rebirth is being celebrated thanks to a generous flow of cash via its designation as Esch2022: Esch-sur-Alzette European Capital of Culture 2022 (Kaunas, Lithuania and Novi Sad, Serbia, also named European Capital of Cultures this year, share the designation for 2022). For Esch, the title comes with $54.8 million in funds from EU, national, local, and private sources. Photography copyright Claude Piscitelli. More in Metropolis. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612cc9fcb634b8478992b4a0/1632215287450-4DK4LY10L7LW6WV638R3/Milan+2021++Hermes++Maxime+Verret++RVB++21.jpg Work - Architecture - Milan’s Furniture Fair is Pared-Down and Revamped Two and a half years is an interminable pause for a global design event that has been running every year since 1961. Yet, the Milan furniture fair returned in early September, delayed and reformatted due to Covid-19. Once again, architecture had a strong presence, thriving in both installations and architectural furnishings unveiled for the first time. Luxury fashion house Hermès was behind the most dazzling installation this year. Photography by Maxime Verret/courtesy of Hermès. More in Architectural Record. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612cc9fcb634b8478992b4a0/1630577510796-QUEQUVZLLRJMRKG5QRJS/Azure-BIT-Kere-3-800x600.jpeg Work - Architecture - Kéré Architecture Builds Upon the Educational Ecosystem of Burkina Faso “Let the structure grow.” This was the unique brief for a West African university, the Burkina Institute of Technology. Rising from a barren desert landscape in a region with limited access to higher education, the 2,100-square-metre school entices prospective students with its compelling and expandable architecture. Photography by Iwan Baan. More in Azure. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612cc9fcb634b8478992b4a0/1630578702733-1E99ITV99M8UGUDBXDRQ/Interior-Design-Onion-Sala-Samui-Chaweng-Beach-Resort-Thailand-idx210801_ss19-08.21-1.jpg Work - Architecture - Lunar Phases Inspire Onion’s Design of Sala Samui Chaweng Beach Resort in Thailand The pandemic may have shut down the world-famous Full Moon Party, a monthly beach rave on Thailand’s Ko Pha Ngan island. But the lunar phases still get celebrated—albeit in less a hedonistic, more luxurious style—on neighboring Ko Samui. A recently completed hotel there, the 137-room Sala Samui Chaweng Beach Resort by Onion, draws design inspiration from the waxing and waning of Earth’s nearest celestial companion, which can appear close enough to touch in the region’s limpid night sky. Photography by Wison Tungthunya/W Workspace. More in Interior Design. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612cc9fcb634b8478992b4a0/1630579506328-X6QH172YCOUJKGBCXLJQ/jewish-childrens-museum.jpeg Work - Architecture - A Noah’s Ark–Themed Children’s Museum Lands at the Jewish Museum Berlin In 2015, Germany met a refugee crisis with open arms. Around that time, Seattle-based design practice Olson Kundig was working on a proposal for a Noah’s Ark–themed addition to the Jewish Museum Berlin dedicated to children’s programming. “We were inspired by Germany’s act of generosity in response to the refugee crisis,” says the firm’s principal and owner Alan Maskin. “Compared to a traditional ark with distinct front and back sides, our ark has no back or front; instead, it is democratic and unbiased.” Photography courtesy of Hufton + Crow. More in Metropolis. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612cc9fcb634b8478992b4a0/1630579341175-OQ1JBH91HEU21NXL5SCY/Waldkliniken-Eisenberg-Hospital-01-B.jpeg Work - Architecture - Waldkliniken Eisenberg Hospital by Matteo Thun "The food is horrible, the rooms are ugly, and your pajamas are terrible!" I laughed when architect Matteo Thun – who is on a mission to change the healthcare experience – told me this about hospitals, but SO TRUE! Photography copyright Gionata Xerra. More in Architecture Record. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612cc9fcb634b8478992b4a0/1630579790938-NSG5VEAQ3ZXIUAM6LSWG/Department-of-Architecture-Co.jpg Work - Architecture - Department of Architecture Co. Takes a Fresh Look at Shingles For a Northern Thailand Inn What makes a shingle a shingle? That was the question Amata Luphaiboon and Twitee Vajrabhaya Teparkum, Department of Architecture Co. principals, asked themselves for Little Shelter, an inn in Chiang Mai, Thailand, that the firm designed and which Luphaiboon co-owns. Wanting to be sensitive to the region’s centuries-old architecture, they decided to take a fresh look at the venerable building material. Photography by Wison Tungthunya/W Workspace Company. More in Interior Design. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612cc9fcb634b8478992b4a0/1630580523175-3LVSPAC3KKUC648MRVGY/man-lays-egg.jpeg Work - Architecture - Man Lays Egg: Artist Lives in Egglike Boat Stephen Turner might never have moved into an egg if he hadn’t nearly stepped on one. The installation artist was exploring an environmentally protected estuary on the Beaulieu River near Lymington, U.K., when his heavy boot came within inches of crushing the pale blue shell of a herring gull’s egg. Photography by Nigel Rigden. More in Interior Design. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612cc9fcb634b8478992b4a0/1630580182269-91EXFK6AIS85YU4M7AJZ/Abin-Design-Studio-Gallery-House-Bansberia-India-04_2b-05.21.jpg Work - Architecture - Gallery House, Bansberia, India by Abin Design Studio Asked to design a stand-alone garage for the private residence of a childhood friend, architect Abin Chaudhuri not only produced an astonishing brick-and-concrete structure but also significantly enlarged the building’s simple program. Aesthetically, the 4,100-square-foot, two-story facility is a contemporary take on the terra-cotta facades of traditional Bengali temples. Photography by Edmund Sumner. More in Interior Design. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612cc9fcb634b8478992b4a0/1630667823958-4U2E9664Q8VEV19H5X29/ben-van-berkel.jpeg Work - Architecture - Soft Curves It’s not often you find a functioning historical vineyard in a suburb, but that’s what adjoins one new family house located on a craggy hillside on the outskirts of Stuttgart. Well-cultivated rows of grapevines fill the nearby lot, while in another direction the site offers sweeping views of rooftops and distant city lights. The newly built, 920-square-metre cast concrete home, designed by UNStudio, fits into the landscape like a glove, with both volume and roofline responding to the rising terrain. Photography by Iwan Baan. More in Azure. https://www.mairi-beautyman.com/work/interiors monthly 0.5 2021-09-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612cc9fcb634b8478992b4a0/47779ce7-1052-40cc-b475-883dacb1793c/Interior-Design-Studio-Alexander-Fehre-Bosch-Engineering-Germany-idx220901_saf01.jpeg Work - Interiors - Through Adaptive Reuse, Studio Alexander Fehre Turns Two Buildings into a New Facility in Germany German corporations employ the highest number of engineers in all the European Union, which means they are constantly scouring the globe for qualified staff. So, how do they lure such specialized employees away from the competition? Perhaps by suggesting that, contrary to dour memes, the work life of an engineer in the Federal Republic is, quite possibly, fun. “There’s a cliche of the German engineer toiling tirelessly away in a little chamber,” designer Alexander Fehre admits. Which is exactly the kind of work environment that the Studio Alexander Fehre principal and his team sought to avoid creating for Bosch Engineering GmbH, a developer of electronics systems for automotive and other applications, headquartered on a 108-acre campus in the southern German town of Abstatt. Photography by Philip Kottlorz. More in Interior Design magazine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612cc9fcb634b8478992b4a0/58efca5c-f477-4e4e-917e-2a54bba7786b/solid-nature.jpeg Work - Interiors - Show-Stopping Installations Seen at Milan Design Week 2022 There is a trick to quickly erecting a temporary destination that seduces the design community during Milan Design Week—and wow-factor is a must. At Alcova, the offsite exhibition which took place for the second time in an abandoned nunnery and military hospital, several installations shined, taking advantage of an abundance of space and the decayed elegance that only comes from derelict structures. In the Brera district, La Palota, a former sports venue beckoned with lofty ceilings. And why not add a famous villa to the mix? From a kitchen installation at a location of a recent crime drama to a portal of natural and semi-precious stone to a colorful sphere-filled sound studio, here are nine of our favorite installations from Milan Design Week 2022. Photography by Marco Cappelletti. More in Interior Design magazine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612cc9fcb634b8478992b4a0/59b6c384-eb13-45e8-9a83-985892146f55/01+Off-White+Paris_Copyright+Benoit+Florenc%CC%A7on.jpeg Work - Interiors - Streetwear and High Fashion Merge at Off-White’s New Flagship in Paris by AMO Sneakers define casual dress. Yet quintessential as they are to easy living, more and more they’ve become a luxury item. At Off-White’s new 8,100 square-foot, two-story flagship store in Paris by AMO—the think tank of OMA, the Dutch architectural firm founded by Rem Koolhaas—“the choice of materials reflects the evolution of the brand from streetwear to street luxe,” reveals Giulio Margheri, architect at OMA and one of the lead designers on the project. Photography: Benoit Florençon/courtesy OMA. More in Interior Design magazine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612cc9fcb634b8478992b4a0/1631564203253-228ZMES9HAK8O8ZN6RO3/JKMM-Architects-Hospital-Nova-Finlandidx210901_jkmm09.jpeg Work - Interiors - JKMM Architects Prescribes Nature Themes for the Innovative Hospital Nova in Southern Finland Why shuffle patients around, when moving is chore enough when one is sick? And with designs that generally leave bad tastes—like medicine. So thought a 2010 Aalto University academic research team determined to transform the hospital experience in Finland. While healthcare in the Nordic country is publicly funded and universal, the typical facility was a bloated agglomeration of buildings that had haphazardly sprung up over the years, with the country’s last ground-up general hospital built five decades ago. More in Interior Design magazine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612cc9fcb634b8478992b4a0/1630580829567-9T3A5YKYSLLPZBYI4TAA/custom-brushed-aluminum-racks-sophie-hicks-architects-acne-studios-seoul-0416.jpeg Work - Interiors - Sophie Hicks’s Strikingly Minimalistic ACNE Boutique in Seoul is Far from Gangnam Style The Gangnam district of Seoul was single-handedly catapulted into the world’s consciousness by the horse-trot dance moves and universally catchy beat of Psy’s self-deprecating video for “Gangnam Style.” Four years later, this poke at the lavish lifestyle of the toniest district in the South Korean capital holds tight to its position as the most popular YouTube video of all time. Satire or no, style there certainly is in this luxury retail wonderland, home to boutiques for Chanel, Christian Dior, Gucci, Prada, Louis Vuitton, and more. More in Interior Design magazine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612cc9fcb634b8478992b4a0/1630581070117-EQCS8EY79CIL95LLLMDI/Atelier-Archimosphere-Uncommon-retail-store-South-Korea-idx210801_intervention01-08.21.png Work - Interiors - Lunar Phases Inspire Onion’s Atelier Archi@Mosphere Designs Uncommon Store in South Korea A concept project for one of the biggest retail revolutions of pandemic life—socially distanced shopping—South Korea’s Uncommon Store was designed and completed in just three months by Atelier Archi@Mosphere. Inside the new Hyundai Seoul department store by Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners, the unmanned boutique is part of convenience-store chain Nice Weather and geared toward the nation’s digitally savvy youth who intuitively use smartphone technology as both tool and expression. More in Interior Design magazine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612cc9fcb634b8478992b4a0/1630576769310-7M01MKO3HRBYZZ42R5Y5/Azure-Flushing-Meadows-01.jpeg Work - Interiors - Munich’s Über-Stylish Pop-Up Hotel The site came with a catch, but it wasn’t the location. When the owner of a four-storey concrete building from the ’70s approached Sascha Arnold, Niels Jäger and Steffen Werner about leasing the top two floors, they already understood the appeal of the Glockenbach district. This working-class neighbourhood south of Munich’s centre used to be known as party central, but decommissioned industrial buildings have given way to polished residential and commercial developments with hefty price tags, transforming it into the city’s trendiest area. More in Azure magazine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612cc9fcb634b8478992b4a0/1630577605832-2W72TFE6AQ6R1IYIP535/1809-Bjarke-Ingels-Group-Studio-David-Thulstrup-Copenhagen-Noma-01.jpeg Work - Interiors - Inside the New Noma Chef René Redzepi’s interpretation of Nordic cuisine contains a few surprises—live ants being among the more startling ingredients on the legendary Noma’s tasting menu, which starts at around $350—but this has not deterred customers. Since he opened his experimental restaurant in a Copenhagen waterfront warehouse in 2003, it has been repeatedly lauded as one of the world’s best. More in Architecture Record. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612cc9fcb634b8478992b4a0/1630578497713-KYF65XJKZRO7QB985CSA/kvadrat-flagship.jpeg Work - Interiors - Kvadrat Flagship Showroom by Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec Eight years after the French brothers Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec designed interiors for Kvadrat’s flagship showroom in Copenhagen, the high-end textile manufacturer’s 4,300-square-foot space in a 1950s redbrick warehouse was bursting at the seams. More in Architectural Record magazine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612cc9fcb634b8478992b4a0/1630581195478-AWO2TCF1RVRSGCZXZMNP/ToLoLo-studio.jpeg Work - Interiors - Innovative Tatami Mats Transform a Rental Apartment in Japan Browsing online property listings, architect Yuki Mitani came across a rare find: An unfinished room inside a rental apartment? Located in the Higashiyama district of the city of Nagoya in Aichi Prefecture, Japan, the apartment had three rooms—but only one, seductive in its raw beauty, had floors, walls, and ceilings stripped down to the 49-year-old building’s concrete shell. More in Interior Design magazine. https://www.mairi-beautyman.com/work/special-projects monthly 0.5 2022-04-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612cc9fcb634b8478992b4a0/d3e65eac-7434-40f7-95f7-11c7a58e8223/to-build-a-chaise-image.jpg Work - Special Projects - “To Build a Chaise: A Massproductions Publication” As editor-in-chief, I wrote and edited this book for Massproductions. The book details the Swedish furniture manufacturer’s launch of two chaise lounge chairs, the 4PM, and, in homage to the Italian designer Enzo Mari, a DIY version – the 4PM Self Build. Available for purchase on Massproductions.se, the book includes a forward, a brief history of the chaise lounge chair, and interviews with designers Chris Martin (Massproductions creator-in-chief), Michael Marriott, and Pia Wallén, as well as artists Chris Fallon and Hank Grüner (all of which I wrote and edited), as well as DIY instructions for the 4PM Self Build (edited by me). Photo copyright Mairi Beautyman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612cc9fcb634b8478992b4a0/10b63da0-b68e-430f-81d0-4e444365a47b/terrestre-me-3.jpg Work - Special Projects - Video for Hotel Terrestre, Puerto Escondido, Mexico After a visit to Hotel Terrestre, a Oaxacan wellness retreat that is entirely solar-powered and made from and by local materials and artisans, I drew from the photos and video footage I made during my stay to produce this video. The Grupo Habita property is designed by Taller de Arquitectura X, based in Mexico City. Designers Diana Backal and Fernanda Romandia oversaw interiors. My article on the project will be in an upcoming issue of Interior Design magazine. Photo copyright Mairi Beautyman. https://www.mairi-beautyman.com/work/art monthly 0.5 2022-08-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612cc9fcb634b8478992b4a0/4f7475d3-4b2a-48f0-b16f-a2e0f920ae0a/elad-medan-prediction-addiction-photo-dor-kedmi-03-1600x-q90.jpeg Work - Art - Highlights from Jerusalem Design Week 2023 Design can be manipulative, an edgy Jerusalem Design Week 2023 proves. For this year’s event, held June 22-29 at cultural center Hansen House in Israel’s capital, 150 international designers, artists, illustrators, and creators presented objects and site-specific installations after an open call for ‘lies and falsehoods.’ A loose definition of design prevailed—and that was intentional. “Design is not only the shape and the aesthetic, but also the planning,” explains artistic director Sonja Olitsky, who curated the show alongside Dana Ben Shalom and Jeremy Fogel. From a living room that requires a mow to an AI that studies your coffee grounds, as well as armed and dangerous nesting dolls, here are 11 of our favorite finds from this year’s show. Photography by Dor Kedmi. More in Interior Design magazine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612cc9fcb634b8478992b4a0/760b329a-658b-4540-84d1-8ac5134e5c38/10_TR_Courtesy+CKY_Photo+Alice+Clancy.jpeg Work - Art - Highlights from the 2022 La Biennale di Venezia Postponed by one year and overcoming the uncertainty of the global pandemic with a bang, the 2022 edition of La Biennale di Venezia recently opened its doors. Titled “Milk of Dreams” and curated by Cecilia Alemani, the 59th International Art Exhibition runs through November 27 in Venice and has pivoted to account for the ever-shifting global climate. The Ukrainian pavilion prepared for 2021 was replaced with a more current response to the invasion of the country. Nearby, the Russian pavilion lies empty—the participants resigned following the invasion of Ukraine—and protestors against the war gather daily. However, the 213 artists from 58 countries featured in the Central Pavilion (Giardini) and in the Arsenale offer more than a dash of escapism, with a dreamy alternative reality frequently found among the 1,433 works on view. From larger-than-life sculptures intended to empower Black women to hyperrealistic centaurs, here are 13 of our favorite finds. Photography by Alice Clancy/courtesy of CKY Studio. More in Interior Design magazine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612cc9fcb634b8478992b4a0/a6b3c752-e34c-41f2-97c9-c62edf4d6262/Do+AIs+Dream+of+Climate+Chaos-by+Iris+Qu+%E6%9B%B2%E6%99%93%E5%AE%87.jpeg Work - Art - Ground-Breaking Conceptual Projects Address the Complex Problems of Our Time What if we really listened to the social and economic ideas of those with Down Syndrome? What if AI could be taught to help solve our environmental problems? From war and poverty to climate change, humanity faces crippling issues daily, and Driving the Human: 21 Visions for Eco-social Renewal, a three-day festival held October 15 to 17 at Berlin’s arts center Radialsystem, tackled them head-on. Part of the international mentorship program “Forecast,” the event featured innovative concepts intended to spark global dialogue. The ideas were expressed in the form of installations, performances, and video presentations, which combined art and science. Photography courtesy of Iris Qu. More in Metropolis magazine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612cc9fcb634b8478992b4a0/2847fab9-f9c6-4a77-8198-3a83a11b57f6/40_VDM-Women-In-Design-Julia-Lohmann-1024x712.jpeg Work - Art - A Survey of Women Designers Opens in Germany London- and Hamburg- based designer Julia Lohmann is one of the contemporary designers included in Here We Are!: Women in Design 1900–Today, an exhibition at the Vitra Design Museum in Weil-am-Rhein, Germany. She is pictured in the studio of the transdisciplinary platform Department of Seaweed, where she and her colleagues explore the industrial design potential of this untapped biomaterial. Those unable to visit the museum in person can explore the exhibit on the museum’s YouTube channel and website. Photography courtesy of Petr Krejci. More in Metropolis magazine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/612cc9fcb634b8478992b4a0/1631767031663-3S9R4100UMMZOJN0HGBK/La-Biennale-di-Venezia-2021-uk-pavilion-Garden-of-Delights.jpeg Work - Art - Highlights from the 2021 La Biennale di Venezia “How Will We Live Together?” So asks this year’s La Biennale di Venezia. The 17th edition of the architecture exhibition, postponed in 2020, is now underway in Venice, and post-pandemic, this question—startlingly prescient—takes on new meaning. Through November 22, 112 participants from 46 countries explore the topic with highly diverse results. Sure, it’s living with fellow humanity, but what about co-existing with animals, birds, and the earth? From edible algae you can grow in your own home to a device encouraging short, spontaneous napping, to a dual-purpose sculpture that is also a bird house, here are 15 of our favorite finds. Photography by Cristiano Corte/© the British Council. More in Interior Design magazine.