Biomimetic constructions in concrete - finding the unexpected in the ordinary!

By Vinita Wagh

Photography: UQAM Centre de design; courtesy v2com

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Mark West reveals the poetic and physical potentials hidden in ‘everyday’ concrete through fabric-formed installations that take inspiration from the surreal.

This art installation questions the elusive

By Ar. Vinita Wagh

Photography: Vincent Leroy

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"The Sun Always Rises in the East"(inset) Artist Vincent Leroy (photo credit: Stéphane CHARBEAU)         

Vincent Leroy reveals "The Sun Always Rises in the East" in China, a symbolic installation that mirrors the brightest star, its restful rhythm evoking introspection.

Somerset Museum's latest inclusion is an ode to the story of gardening

By Ar. Vinita Wagh

Photography: Tara Fallaux and Kossmanndejong; courtesy KDJ

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From the walled gardens of Pompeii to the minimalist and contemporary landscapes of the present, Studio Kossmanndejong designs the museum of gardens - expressing through art, media and nature the relevance of gardens today…

Storytelling via Design

By Ar. Vinita Wagh

Photography: Courtesy One Plus Partnership

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Xian Cinema(inset)l-r:Virginia Lung & Ajax Law

Renowned for curating graphically remarkable and experientially transformative spaces, Hong-Kong based design firm One Plus Partnership transfixes users as they give form to the abstract…

iF Design Centre: the new design destination for the creative industry!

Compiled by Team IAnD

Photography: iF Design

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Renowned and coveted award enterprise iF Design opens its very first, one-of-a-kind design centre that invites architects and designers to leverage the expansive 4000 sq. m. space by conducting exhibitions, business, exploring art and design events and the like…

White and the Bear: More than a dedicated restaurant for kids!

By Beverly Pereira

Photography: Natelee Cocks and Oana Minuti; courtesy the designer

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World's first children's restaurant and concept store -White & the Bear (inset) Architect and designer, Sneha Divias

Sneha Divias Atelier wields the power of minimalism, functionality and materiality to design White & the Bear, a child-focused restaurant cum concept store and activity centre in Dubai…

Russian and Chinese cultures intermingle at first ever cross border cable car terminal!

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Visualisations: PYXID; courtesy UNStudio

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Connecting Russia and China with the first ever cross border cable car – UNStudio' design of the Blagoveshchensk Cable Car Terminal not only responds to its immediate urban location, but also becomes an expression of cultural identity and a podium for the intermingling of cultures…

Bespoke luxury on water!

By Ar. Vinita Wagh

Photography: Jonas Bjerre-Poulsen; courtesy Norm Architects 

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Conscientious attention to details and a predominantly sepia palette guides the interior architecture of Bella, the first of the Y/Yachts model Y7, designed by Norm Architects and manufactured by Michael Schmidt Yachtbau…

The stage as the storyteller!

By Ar. Vinita Wagh
Photography: Uldis Lapins; courtesy DJA

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Didzis Jaunzems Architecture (DJA) make a statement with their stunning contemporary stage design for Latvia’s centenary celebration...

Pearl95 - hottest addition to the Superyacht industry!

By Vinita Wagh

Photography: Courtesy Kelly Hoppen Interiors 

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Pearl 95 Yacht (inset) Designer Kelly Hoppen

Kelly Hoppen and Bill Dixon style the all-new, uber-luxurious Pearl 95 - UK based Pearl Yachts’ hottest addition to the Superyacht industry.

Bold and Beautiful

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Open-to-sky Spaces Special

By Vinita Wagh

Photography: courtesy Diff-Studio

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Interior Designers, Iryna Dzhemesiuk and Vitaliy Yurov of Diff-Studio style an elegant, minimal and luxurious terrace atop a hundred-year-old building in Paris.

ZHA redefines the design language of billboards

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Photography: ©Zaha Hadid Architects 

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courtesy of JCDecaux 

Zaha Hadid Design integrates digital media and contemporary design to provide a new platform for brand messaging via a digital sculptural billboard…

The fusion of art and architecture

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Photography: Maxime Brouillet; courtesy v2com

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Ar. Jean Verville in his inimitable philosophic style, glorifies the architecture of the neo-Gothic church in Quebec by orchestrating the scenography of artist France Goneau’s most recent ceramic sculptures…

White – the purification of space!

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Designer’s Personal Spaces 

By Rutvi Ashar
Photography: Fernando Guerra; courtesy Fran Silvestre Architects

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Fran Silvestre Arquitectos studio(inset) Principal architect  Fran Silvestre

Spanish architect, Fran Silvestre gives us a tour of his office, explaining that meaningfulness of a space lies in difference; perhaps why his design is perennially characterized by the über-aesthetic, minimalist white.

Contrary, by design!

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Designer’s Personal Spaces 

By Beverly Pereira

Photography of Interior Design: Bruno Almela

Photography of Branding: Luis Beltran; courtesy Masquespacio

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The Masquespacio studio (inset) Principal Designers Ana Milena Hernández Palacios and Christophe Penasse

The Masquespacio design studio is a study in the use of contrary yet harmonious palettes of both - colours and materials. 

150-year-old home preserves cultural ethos

Compiled by Savitha Hira

Photography: Aitor Estévez Olaizola (www.aitorestevez.com);courtesy BAT

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Once a trite symbol of the local culture of Busturialdea, Spain, this stone and oak building that follows the typical ‘Baserri’ typology stands partially refurbished to serve a contemporary lifestyle, at the expert hands of Bilbao Architecture Team (BAT)…

For the love of cars!

By Savitha Hira  

Photography: Courtesy MBFMADGALLERY 

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Bugatti-Atlantic

French sculptor Antoine Dufilho explores the versatility of metal in his design of a fleet of seductive cars - limited-edition collector’s masterpieces… 

Healthy, with a slice of Italy!

Hospitality Special

By Rutvi Ashar

Photography: Luis Beltran; courtesy the designers

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While Italian chefs take over traditional gastronomy, a signature Masquespacio design hits the contemporary nail on the head. Italian piadinas now in Lyon, France… 

Public art installation as city landmark

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Photography: Courtesy MVRDV

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Visualisation©MVRDV

“The SeaSaw for Den Helder is a memorable, undulating public art installation, which responds to its context and history, whilst literally representing the dynamics of the sea in its infinite movement,” says Jacob van Rijs, co-founder, MVRDV.

The science in the art of architecture!

By Beverly Pereira

Photography: Courtesy Marc Fornes/ THEVERYMANY

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THEVERYMANY art and architecture studio gives Mississauga an installation that is both, inspired by the region’s pine trees, and otherworldly in the emotion that it generates…