Laurent Kronental Documents The Lives of Senior Citizens in Large Housing Projects.âSouvenir dâun Futurâ is a photo series by young photographer Laurent Kronental that documents the life of senior citizens living in the 'Grands Ensembles' â large housing projects that were built around the edges of Paris after...
Stories On Design // Perfectly Perforated.Perfectly Perforated (try saying that as fast as you can five times in a row) is a celebration of the love affair architects & interior designers seem to have with the 'hole'. Get your mind out of the gutter - you know that I mean, right?...
Maison de Verre Paris by Pierre Chareau + Bernard Bijvoet.Maison de Verre, translating as âHouse of Glassâ saw a pivotal shift in how architecture responded to its time. Built in 1932, it was the collective brainchild of French Interior Architect Pierre Chareau, Dutch Architect Bernard...
Maison&Objet 2016: Best In Show // Furniture, Lighting & Accessories.Let's not beat around the bush - here's our selection of the best new gear unveiled at Maison&Objet 2016. With thousands of brands showing their products at Maison&Objet 2016, it can be difficult to pick out the very best, but we love a...
Stories On Design // Take Me To Church.Regardless of whether or not you love churches, it is difficult to deny the extraordinary power of these sacred elemental spaces. In today's world full of noise, the church represents a little break, and a sweet moment of peace. To...
Stories On Design // Why Are Architects So Sick For Green?I've been noticing a peculiar phenomenon in architecture both here and overseas which has me scratching my head juuuust a little. There happens to be one colour (other than "concrete") that sits at the top of architect's list. Green....
HĂ´tel de Tourrel in St-Remy-de-Provence, France.Emblematic of this historic-meets-modern wave is HĂ´tel de Tourrel. Set in a 17th-century palais in the centre of the old village, the hotel and its seven spacious suites are a mid-century design odyssey. The noble de Tourrel dâAlmeran...
Nudie Rudie Foam Sculptures by Etienne Gros, Photographed by Matthieu Lavanchy.French artist Ătienne Gros nips and tucks blocks of soft foam to make squidgy nude sculptures. Titled Les Mousses ("The Foams") the sculptures depict the torso without limbs or heads, reminiscent of the stone statues remains from...
Stories On Design // Architecture for Children.As adults, and especially as architects and designers - whether we are parents or not - we have a collective responsibility to teach our Young Jedis about the importance and the value of good design. They say it's best to start them young,...