This summer, Tate St Ives presents the first major museum exhibition of the Casablanca Art School, whose revolutionary approach proposed a bold new visual culture following Morocco’s independence in 1956…
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Inspired by Bible verses as well as Dutch colonial architecture, London-based Steyn Studio has built a real tourist magnet in a South African wine estate: the Bosjes Chapel.
“They combine design with traditional craftsmanship and always manage to connect people and spaces.” With this philosophy, Harald Geba has been living the principle of combining timeless carpet design with traditional craftsmanship and the highest knotting quality for almost 37 years.
The Ikoyi restaurant in London is already one of the 50 best restaurants in the world. Now it has found a new home in the heart of the city, designed by star designer David Thulstrup.
Here, sustainability is lived out of conviction – this has now also been recognized by the EU: The Klosterhof, the Alpine Hideaway & Spa in Bayerisch Gmain, is the first and so far only German hotel to meet the strict requirements of the Eco-Label. A special award for an effective sustainability concept…
The creation of a new tradition in the field of tension between craftsmanship and design…
Would you like a little more? The bright colours and fun prints from Funky Staff are a real “vitamin boost”. They make our serotonin levels shoot up steeply and get us over the last cold days with a smile…
The Vertical Panorama Pavilion, designed by Berlin-based studio Other Spaces, offers a special kind of experience: tasting California wine amid unique art and design.
With his first hotel project, Brazilian star architect Marcio Kogan has created a special kind of sustainable island hideaway: The luxurious Patina Maldives virtually hides in nature, which it strives to protect – from construction to operation.
Isha Kriya: A Guided Meditation For Health And Wellbeing
Isha Kriya is a guided 15-minute meditation for health and wellbeing. Through the practice you learn to use your breath, thought and awareness in a way that your ability to use your mind and body is greatly enhanced. It is very simple but extremely powerful process …
The recently completed research and development centre for MAM Health & Innovation by INNOCAD architecture is one of the honoured projects of the 2022 Best of Year Awards of the American Interior Design Magazine in the category “Medium Corporate Office”. The award ceremony took place in New York City on December 8th where editor-in-chief Cindy Allen announced the 2022 Best of Year projects in different categories. This project that summarizes INNOCAD‘s and 13&9 Design‘s holistic design approach, has been also THE PLAN Award 2022 honoree, Bauherrenpreis 2022 nominee as well as World Architecture Festival Awards 2021 finalist. In an interview Martin and Anastasija Lesjak discussed the holistic approach.
Autumn is upon us and brings with it not just brightly coloured leaves and spectacular opportunities for sundowners, but also cosy evenings at home with friends. And on those occasions, an autumnal drink is a must…
Treedom, the world’s first digital platform for planting and giving away trees, whose real-life cultivation and care by resident smallholders in locally managed agroforestry projects can be tracked online, has been active in Kenya since 2014
A design “grandmaster” was chosen by the Persian Gulf emirate to create an institution that celebrates its cultural heritage and landscape: the National Museum of Qatar in Doha. For this project, Pritzker prize-winner Jean Nouvel produced an avant-garde building inspired by the desert rose, an ornate formation of crystal clusters with overlapping discs primarily found in dry desert regions. And architect Koichi Takada continued this analogy with nature for the interior design of the gift shop.
Where does space begin and where does it end? How do we distinguish between everyday events and an emergency, or between product and production? The works of Thilo Jenssen (*1984 in Daun, lives and works in Vienna) and Sofia Hultén (*1972 in Stockholm, lives and works in Berlin) make such boundaries clear while also showing alternatives. Each takes a different approach to engaging with a similar concept by making series featuring the modification of found materials…
Spectacular architecture coupled with sustainable building is usually at home in urban settings. But Norway’s towering mountains are now the backdrop for contemporary architecture that is a welcome retreat after a long hike. Tungestølen is found on a plateau at the foot of Jostedalsbreen, Europe’s highest mainland glacier. These mountain cabins have far more to offer than the usual food and lodgings with a dormitory full of mattresses. And so it is no coincidence that the project was designed by Snøhetta, one of the world’s most prestigious architectural firms. Their client was Luster Turlag, a local branch of the Norwegian National Trekking Association.
Angelo Schmitt from Sylt makes very special works of art out of plastic rubbish he finds on the beach…
Awaken your senses. Es Racó D’Artà is a retreat where you will find inspiration for ways to find yourself. A place where you become one with nature. Here you will discover yourself …