Issue 8
Mixing Heritage
The beautiful courtyard that opens the view onto stairs and round arches with medieval gangways covered in ivy exceeds all expectations.
Dining with Alexandre Gauthier
An elegant sixteenth century farmhouse on the edge of a quiet river lined with aromatic plants and centenarian trees.
Nes Creative
Where does work life end and home life begin? For Natalie Shirinian and Elizabeth Baudouin there is no answer.
Villa Tugendhat of Mies van der Rohe
It’s June in Brno and we are outside the Villa Tugendhat, Mies van der Rohe’s modernist house in the leafy neighbourhood of Èerná Pole, not far from the centre of town.
Faye Toogood
House of Toogood resides on a once neglected corner plot, where now this home has taken root as a place of nurturing under the care of a very special design family.
Solo Office
Ideas are intangible. They have led us to design cities and establish ways of life from the beginning of time.
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.
There's a type of knowledge that can only be acquired through experience and wholehearted devotion to a practice.
There is poetry in the ancient crafts that makes its home within artists who work by hand to synergise tradition with modern methods.
Unifying Past and Present
There has never been such a place in Florence where artists and visitors have flowed in and out of the cradle of the Renaissance.
