HARRIET Thorpe
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Bubble house
An interview with Marion Vignal on curating sensation-oriented experiences in 20th century French interiors, such as the Maison Bernard designed by Antti Lovag in the 1970s on the French Riviera.
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Jean Prouvé’s Maison Les Jours Meilleurs
Exploring the optimism of Prouve’s ‘emergency architecture’ at Galerie Patrick Seguin in Paris.
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Urban oasis
Inside Italian artist Alessia De Pasquale’s Athens apartment where design philosophises the meaning of home
The World of Interiors
Palm Springs preview
What to expect from Palm Springs Modernism Week 2024 including events, exhibitions and highlights from the expansive programme.
Reside magazine (from Sotheby’s International Realty)
Melbourne sanctuary
Architect Oliver du Puy renovates a historic Victorian terrace house, originally from 1889, to create a tranquil, modern family home.
Icon magazine
Brockwell Greenhouses
Social and environmental ecosystems co-exist at a community garden in London’s Brockwell Park which has expanded its activities with a new building designed by Feilden Fowles.
The Architectural Review
Moon House
An interview with Adam Weismann, founder of Clayworks, in Cornwall about architecture, art and life
The World of Interiors
Bernat Klein Studio
Few things say 1960s and 70s quite like Bernat Klein’s richly coloured fabrics for both catwalk and home. Except, perhaps, the landmark Peter Womersley-designed studio in the Scottish Borders where many of them were born.
The World of Interiors
Casa Akúun, Merida
A house named after the tree that pierces through its plan. The Akúun tree – alamo in Spanish, poplar in English – defies the heaviness of concrete with its comparably delicate branches. This is symbolic of the whole concept of this house by Arkham Projects, which was designed around the abundant vegetation of its site.
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An interview with Mae-ling Lokko
An interview with pioneering agro-waste designer Mae-ling Lokko for the Summer 2021 issue of Icon magazine. Exploring Lokko’s process, research and projects using materials such as coconut husk, hemp fibres, and mycelium.
Icon magazine
The Sarasota School
Exploring the mid-century Florida architecture movement that fused experimental modernist with climate-responsive design.
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Santuario del Señor de Tula, Jojutla
In Jojutla, a municipality in central Mexico, an open-air chapel named Santuario del Señor de Tula has been redesigned by Dellekamp/Schleich and Agenda as part of an urban reconstruction plan initiated following the earthquake in September 2017 that devastated the region.
Icon magazine
Architecture icon: CICES Dakar
A modernist trade fairground in Senegal’s capital built in 1974 signalled the country’s post-colonial ambitions. Now a conservation project is celebrating its local and national importance.
Icon magazine
Welcome to Park Imperial South
In Palm Springs, an exclusive modernist-design-loving community throws open its gates for a 1960s-themed celebration in honour of Modernism Week. Designed by architect Barry Berkus, the development is held in high esteem by desert modern aficionados.
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A 1970s Antwerp home tour
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