In the finest spaces, what separates a room that truly endures from one that simply ages is often something you cannot see, cannot touch, and will almost certainly never think …
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Founders & Brands
Elena Salmistraro, Milan: The Italian Designer Who Puts Feeling Into Every Object She Makes
Her studio in Milan moves between product design, art, fashion, and illustration without apology. Her objects feel alive, sometimes mythological, always unmistakably hers. Alisha M. of Design Diary International speaks with Elena Salmistraro …
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Architects
Ar. Abhinav Goel of RMJM Milano, Italy: The Architect Who Learned to Listen Before He Drew a Single Line
He has designed in Turkey, worked through the realities of Ethiopia, and is currently building what will be the tallest skyscraper in Central Asia. Yet ask Ar. Abhinav Goel, Principal …
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ArtistInterviews
Jason deCaires Taylor, Underwater Sculptor, UK: The Artist Who Gave His Work to the Sea
He was a trained diver before he was a sculptor, which perhaps explains why his relationship with the ocean is less about conquest and more about conversation. Jason deCaires Taylor …
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Founders & BrandsInterviews
Andrea Turri of Turri, Italy: A Century of Making Furniture That Tells You Exactly Who Lives There
Founded in a small workshop in Brianza in 1925, Turri has spent four generations building furniture that sits somewhere between art and architecture, between heritage and tomorrow. Andrea Turri, CEO …
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Founders & BrandsInterviews
Enzo Catellani of Catellani & Smith, Italy: The Man Who Decided Light Should Feel Like Poetry
Since 1989, his workshop along the river Serio near Bergamo has been making lamps entirely by hand, one at a time, to order, without an assembly line in sight. Enzo …
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In Malappuram, where the monsoon arrives heavy and the land stays green through most of the year, Yuuga Design Collective has built a house for a family of three that …
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Set within the agricultural landscape of Konkangaon near Sangamner, Sindhu House is a 2,500 sq. ft. weekend residence designed by Ajit Bendre Design Studio for a family of four. Conceived …
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The hills around Pune sit at a particular distance from the city, close enough to feel like context and far enough to feel like escape. The 15,000-square-foot villa that Studio …
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Seventy thousand square feet is a significant amount of space to make feel coherent. For McKinsey & Company’s new head office in Gurugram, Ultraconfidentiel Design resolved this not through a …