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Expormim

Rhythmic beat of furniture

Like a sustained note guiding an entire melody, rattan takes center stage  in Cadenza, the new collection launched by Expormim.

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Room for Daring by Tout Y Est

The Tout Y Est flagship store and Headquarters is surrounded by the mountains of northern Seoul, in an area populated with galleries rather than shops.

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Luchino Chair Flexform

Directing the Scenes of Life

At Flexform, we chose to honour this history with a modern product that combines turned wood, metal alloy joints, and high-quality leather.

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Dedar Milano

September Collection 2024

Dedar Milano has introduced a revitalizing approach to white, capturing all the color's expressions and possibilities.

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Cime by Saba and Zanellato/Bortotto

Handwoven tales of tradition and the sea

Saba’s new Cime carpet collection, designed by the creative duo Zanellato/Bortotto, has introduced the natural world into its own universe, creating three unique carpet designs.

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DESALTO

Stay within the Line

At Desalto, this line path leans toward a material: the metal. A defining feature of the Italian brand, it is advocated in pieces intended for comfort and free from any industrial connotation.

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Ricardo Vainer

Inhabiting Sketch

Ricardo Vainer always yearned for his workspace to tell his story for him. An open book where what is revealed is present but not obvious.

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Chillida Collection

The space between hands

Nanimarquina found its inspiration for the new collection, which pays homage to the sculptor on the 100th anniversary of his birth.

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Ortega Diago

Friendship, Light and Matter

When asking Ortega Diago about their architectural influences, names such as Bofill, Ferando Higueras, Aizpúrua and Labayen appear on the table.

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Openhouse + Toogood

Crafting a rulebook

Recently, Openhouse Magazine launched their collaboration with Toogood: the Canvas Bag. “I wanted to create something that could fuse our worlds”

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Casa Nereta

An Artistic Spirit

The makeover was to turn the family home into a petit hotel, which they decided to name Casa Nereta, as nereta is a Catalan name for “swallow”.

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Zeitraum Moëbel

Born in the Bavarian Alps

In 1990, in between the immensity and pureness of the Bavarian Alps, the first German furniture manufacturer to focus on the combination of ecology and design was born: Zeitraum.

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Tina Frey

Sculpt a ritual

In her eternal search between ritual and manual creation, Tina presents a playful object with a deep atavistic charge: a chess where each of the pieces is shaped by the artist's hands.

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DOMUS by HENRYTIMI

A private house in Milan

Using raw materials and turning them into poetry is everyday work for the young Italian genius Henry Timi.

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An Everlasting Journey of Love for Nature

Nanimarquina

Over the past three decades, Nanimarquina has not only aimed to establish an emotional connection with the end user but also to create a positive impact on our world.

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Lapala by Expormim

The 25th birthday of a golden design

Expormim demonstrates once again its core purpose of combining tradition and innovation through the utmost conservation of craftsmanship. 

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Baxter Lago

A design temple over Lake Como

Baxter Lago, this house -or home- designed and arranged by the Italian brand that was originated by Luigi and Paolo Bestetti, acts as an authentic telescope on the lake.

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AGOBAY

An inspired life by Ago-wan

But for a long time, there was this urge in me to set up a personal brand. A platform that inspires people to live a more beautiful and conscious life, and that’s why AGOBAY is a lovely name for it.

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Karak

The balance between order and chaos

KARAK Tiles has found the way to plan the unplanned, and this is through the conservation of traditional Japanese craftsmanship. 

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TURA by ROCA

The subtle silence of good design

The admiration for José Antonio Coderch, Josep Lluís Sert, Ricardo Bofill or Enric Miralles is a trait in common between Roca and Carulla, and the Tura collection

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Ingegerd Råman for Örum 119

Turning breakfast into a work of art

It’s a way of life that has translated into Råman’s latest collection. A five-piece porcelain tableware set made in collaboration with Örum 119, a boutique hotel in Löderup, Sweden.

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From creatives to creatives

Blend BCN Creative Industries Festival

Blend BCN is the international creative industries festival to analyze the infinite paths we are already living in.

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Room for freedom by MORE

MORE, the brand that Bernhard runs from Hamburg, is now celebrating its 30th anniversary.

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Henry Timi

Silent homage to the Italian history of art

HENRYTIMI aims to be harmonious in space, furnishing not only elements but also the voids in which to breathe.

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Mutina

The Revolution Will Not Be Televised

Mutina opens a new chapter in its history with the inauguration of new headquarters in Italy.

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A rising inspiration

Studio Fenice

Studio Fenice is not only a new professional project, but it has become a home and a whole aesthetic universe.

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Caring for the Space Within

My INNER HEALTH Club

Removing the pressures to become, achieve and pretend, My Inner Health Club offers something as radical as it is simple.

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Relics of a Bygone Era

The Story Behind Jamb

After building a reputation with the world’s leading architects and designers, Jamb is now synonymous with the English Country House style.

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​​Heirs of craft design

Pedro García

Pedro García, creative director of the firm that bears his name works with the precision and commitment that the task of dressing our feet entails.

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Altet

Altet in Valencian refers to a low mountain. This rattan chair was one of the first peaks that Expormim would reach during the first years of its existence.

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Landy Rakoto

The daily exceptional

Ceramist and potter Landy Rakoto works at the top floor of an 18th century house adjacent to the Chateau de Brissac.

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Pedro Garcia & Dora Good: new artisans made in Spain

One of a kind

Dora Alzamora Good has taken this uniqueness to the extreme by creating ceramics under the premise of ‘one of a kind’.

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Begg x Co

Responsibly crafted in Scotland

Introducing the Begg x Co homeware collection for autumn/winter 2022.

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Design with a Positive Impact

Ihana Lamp

Produced by Marset, the Ihana lamp is a modular lighting system that allows you to add up to fourteen screens.

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Life in its purest sense

Eva Natasa

It was in Bali, in 2013, that Eva Natasa’s devotion to design as a means of creating spaces in careful harmony.

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A Burst of Happiness

Tina Frey Designs

A halo of spirituality and social responsibility surrounds everything Tina Frey touches.

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A Dialogue with Álvaro Siza

MOR Design

Alcântara has been defined by Siza as “a comfortable, restful armchair, though not as comfortable as a sofa.

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AGORA OF DESIGN

Studio Fenice

Studio Fenice represents ceramicists and rug weavers, stone carvers and makers of Murano glass.

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Homage to Montecito

Tina Frey Designs

TF Design Montecito features the first and only comprehensive collection of Tina Frey Designs.

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Natural Sophistication

MOR Design

Creative director and partner of MOR, Pedro Sottomayor and Keiji Takeuchi are just two of the creators behind the MOR brand's designs. Alvaro Siza, Daniel Schofield, Julien Renault, Depping & Jørgensen, Hugo Passos and Marta Cruz have also created their signature pieces.

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Une folie entre deux

SHON MOTT

The Mediterranean sea, the greenish blue hues born from the dialogue of colour between the water and the sky, its misty humidity and northern wind, are part of the creative journey of SHON MOTT.

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Times are changing

Tina Frey Designs

For Tina Frey, using her hands and being in direct contact with the product are key when creating her pieces.

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In the Mood for Cask

Expormim & Norm Architects

Norm Architects wanted to strengthen the iconic presence of each piece so they together will stand as one collection but would be also free as singular icons.

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NEW DIRECTIONS

Cadogan Contemporary

The work of the gallery is changing, but it is still key in the art industry.

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Chasing the Horizon

Weekend Max Mara

Dressed in my favourite Weekend Max Mara garments, I feel the salt caress my shirt while my skirt performs a contemporary dance.

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Design by Frama

Emphasizing the Natural

With an emphasis on natural materials, simple geometries, and uncompromising quality, Frama's work connects the imaginative with the practical, resulting in a uniquely warm and honest aesthetic.

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Carl Hansen & Søn

A seamless visual coexistence with Corberó

Within this labyrinthic work of art, Carl Hansen & Søn and Hans J. Wegner’s vision, craftsmanship and everlasting design dialogue with Corberó’s universe in an almost metaphysical visual stunt.

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Signature Design by MOR

MOR is a Portuguese brand that aims to become a leading international name in the design of furniture, lighting accessories and décor through the creation of elegant, long-lasting products.

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Tres Outdoor Collection

nanimarquina

With the Tres Outdoor, we go out into the open air to enjoy the warm breeze, kicking off our shoes and revelling in the soft woven fabric of a rug able to withstand the elements.

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A Decisive Time for Design

R+D.LAB

For Jay Vosoghi, the main challenge during this period was to carry the project through, ensuring the necessary quality and the collaboration of the artisans who helped to bring it to fruition.

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Galería Pelaires

The Art in Essence

Pelaires is one of the first modern art galleries in Spain and in Majorca – the island whose strong creative heartbeat is found within it.

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Feeling at home with knives designed by Hast

Hast's knives have a simple yet carefully thought out design, with none of the seriousness that is often associated with top-quality kitchen utensils.

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The Charm of the Imperfect

Telares by nanimarquina

Artisanal weavers cross the threads in an intuitive way and, through these movements, their work comes to reflect their state of mind.

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Openhouse Studio

In the path of designing our new 'open house', we’ve worked with brands that have strengthened bonds with the magazine over time.

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Functional, Rationalist and Elegant

R+D.LAB

Contrary to the design sector’s current voracious consumer trends, R+D.LAB advocates select sober looks, with no unnecessary frills, focusing instead on functional, rationalist, elegant designs

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Matière Première

Lambert & Fils

The Lambert & Fils team strive to create and build objects that are not just useful, but also poetic and meaningful.

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Behind the Design

Tina Frey

TF Design is a California based design and fabrication company dedicated to timeless designs and craftsmanship.

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Living Places

Simon Architecture Prize

Simon opens the call for the Third Edition of “Living Places, Simon Architecture Prize”.

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Laying on the Eaves

The new chapter in the design history of MENU is written by Norm Architects and the Eave Collection is the main character.

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Ystudio

And the Weight of Words

Through writing to our friends and family, we find the touching feelings, love, and tranquility between the lines, showing them our most sincere feelings and finding back the culture of writing.

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Poliform

Iyo Aalto, designed by Maurizio Lai

IYO AALTO has been designed by Maurizio Lai, one of Italy’s most interesting contemporary architects and designers with the key contribution of Poliform.

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MARSET

Chasing the Light

Behind an object, especially those concerned with light, there is a clear intention to attempt to improve the quality of life of the user and take care of the space in which the light is found.

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valerie_objects

Five Years of Design

After five years, valerie_objetcs mission has remained the same: blend everyday objects with unique signature styles.

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Agape

Passion and Traditional Care

The new Agape Outdoor Collection blurs the boundaries from the traditionally functional definitions of the environment.

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One Tradition for a Prosperous Future

Expormim

Expormim has built on a close-knit combination of personal and professional experience, guided by an ethical, social and cultural commitment.

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Flowing Lines

Silhouette by nanimarquina

Silhouette stands out for its highly original, bold, carefree, flowing design.

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The Androgyne Table, Disputing Gender

Menu

Menu’s new collection is inspired by the harmony and balance of combinations that we tend to describe as opposites.

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The Pursuit of Balance

A. Lange & Söhne

From the moment we are each ushered into this life, we are groomed to seek out a sense of balance.

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A Rhythmic Dynamic Dance

Teixidors + Faye Toogood

Faye Toogood’s new collection for Teixidors is based on a unique mix of structures, proportions and finer details.

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The Future of Design

at The Audo

The future of design is called The Audo, an experimental house with a strong sensory appeal, where design companies from all four corners of the world can engage in enriching dialogue.

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With the Wind in Your Sails

The sea can be choppy or calm, it can carry you safely home or sweep you straight into the eye of a hurricane.

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Ethics and Aesthetics

by Reform

According to various different studies, Denmark holds first place in the world rankings of something as intangible as happiness.

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Walking Barefoot

It was the strong personality of the Gràcia district of Barcelona with its squares, its markets...

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The Art of Waiting

From the moment we wake, there is a quiet rhythm that conducts our every movement. It is the thread that has sewn humanity to the fabric of every era.

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A Rebellious Spirit

Frames by Expormim

Chic, inviting, lightweight and dynamic… Defining the Frames collection by Expormim is tantamount to describing the personality of its designer, Jaime Hayon.

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An Ode to Singularity

Huguet

They sit one next to the other, each with the same pattern…and yet different. No two tiles by Huguet are alike. The beauty of these carefully handcrafted tiles lies precisely in their singularity.

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Non-Conformist Design

Reform

Non-Conformism may create something extraordinary out of something very mundane. And if there is a place that is common to all communities, it is the kitchen.

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Fredericia

A legacy in leather and wood

As to countless individuals, that scenario happened to Børge Mogensen, one of the most influential designers of Danish Modernism and the founding designer of Fredericia.

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Vibia

Shaping Atmospheres

Vibia is now, more than ever, committed to situating the human in the center, an approach that the brand has come to describe as Shaping Atmospheres.

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24 Hours of Unlimited Facets

An A. Lange & Söhne event by Openhouse

In October, Openhouse organised an event to launch the new DATOGRAPH UP/DOWN “Lumen” by German fine watchmaker A. Lange & Söhne.

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The Rebirth of Plants

Hida

Hida is an area known for its master carpenters, the Hida-takumi, whose distinctive and impeccable technique made them highly sought after throughout history.

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Iberital

Forward-looking vision

This Catalan brand does not aspire to follow market trends but to set them, and the creation of a healthy eco-friendly coffee-maker forms part of this goal.

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Kirasagi

Surrounded by the Northern Alps, the mountainous Hida region of the Gifu Prefecture is in the centre of the archipelago, 90 percent of which is forested.

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Commitment in its purest form

Teixidors

The community is at the heart of Teixidors, improving the economic independence and social integration for people with learning difficulties.

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Quality, perfection & timeless elegance

There's a type of knowledge that can only be acquired through experience and wholehearted devotion to a practice.

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Tradition Through Time

There is poetry in the ancient crafts that makes its home within artists who work by hand to synergise tradition with modern methods.

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Passion for Classics

Few objects bring together excellence from the fields of art and science the way that cars and watches do.

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Nido

A Collection of Precise Proportions

The balance between restfulness and stylish elegance in the precise proportions that Javier Pastor seeks to attain in each of his projects.

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Total Internal Reflection

For Stefan Díez, the starting point for the creation of the Guise lighting collection was to explore the link between luminosity and transparency.

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Passion Never Sleeps

The daily rise and set of the sun was used to create the notion of days, reminding our ancestors when to get up, work, eat and go to sleep, leading to the invention of weeks, months and years.

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Santa & Cole

Editing Design from Barcelona

The first instinct of Santa & Cole founders was to explore the usual structures of the book industry and apply them to the world of design.

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Reflections on light

Marset

‘Reflections on light’ is part of a series of conversations with architects, designers and artists who work with and think about light every day.

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