AlInteriors are ephemeral and short-lived. They are modified frequently according to the change of style, and rarely survive. Therefore, any investigation of interior environments of the past tends to rely on photography, oral history, and other sources. A newly-installed historical interior at the Alvar Aalto Museum in Jyväskylä, Finland, is an example of authentic and […]
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e first-ever Birkin bag, owned by Jane Birkin, Winston Churchill’s despatch box, and Carrie Bradshaw’s Fendi ‘Baguette,’ Margaret Thatcher’s handbag along with 300 handbags are included in the new exhibition Bags: Inside Out at the V&A. The comprehensive exhibition comes to explore the history of the prized accessory, both atelier and factory, and to examine the fascination
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Once the demolition of Paul Rudolph’s Burroughs Wellcome Company Headquarters Building in Durham, North Carolina, was approved last week, it has made the headline in all architecture magazines, newsletters of the American preservation organizations, and in social media. Everyone calls for an urgent auction to save this icon. It is almost regular news, as every couple of years,
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Osvaldo Borsani at Donzella, preview, published in Interior Design Magazine.
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If clay can express poetry, then the sculptures of Japanese artist Ken Mihara (b. 1958) are its ultimate example. In his clay art, Mihara is telling a story, and his story is the narrative of his identity, with the rich Japanese landscape, its earth, forests, rivers, and mountains, of his childhood home, growing up in
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He was no less successful than Mies van der Rohe; no less modernist than Le Corbusier; no less political than Walter Gropius; and no less innovative than Erich Mendelsohn. He was as reformed, prolific, and legendary as them all, yet, the name of Belgium designer Henry van de Velde (1863-1957), who gave up painting at
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Aside from lovers of Japanese culture and architecture, few know Shofuso, a small Japanese House with a beautiful garden, situated in Philadelphia, and designed in what is regarded as a definitive Japanese style. Now, with a new exhibition, “Modernism: Mid-Century Collaboration between Japan and Philadelphia,” this design gem will be reintroduced to a larger audience. This
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Great news for those interested in ‘making,’ but have never made it to the annual seminar at Joseph Walsh’s studio in Cork, Ireland. For the first time the fourth edition of this seminar, entitled ‘Making in/Place 2020’ will be hosted virtually via ZOOM, on September 12th, 2020. This global discussion platform will host six designers, architects,
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When Indian architect, urban planner, and educator Balkrishna Doshi (b. 1927) received the Pritzker Prize in 2018, he was finally cemented as the most important maker of the architectural discourse in his homeland. The Jury announced that “over the years, Balkrishna Doshi has always created an architecture that is serious, never flashy or a follower of
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September 10th, 2:00 pm EST.Join me in welcoming the fall season with a live conversation with Johnny Swing. Celebrating the first New York solo show of the Vermont-based artist, ‘Fast and Present: New Work by Johnny Swing,’ at R & Company, this Zoom talk will be taking place at the gallery. You will be able view
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