Azure Magazine

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Whether looking for a comfortable lounge chair to soak in the sun with drink in hand or a sturdy table to load up with food and friends, these six modern outdoor furniture collections bring a splash of style to both private and public settings.

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Azure Magazine

DECEMBER 22, 2023

As the year comes to a close, and we conclude our annual tradition of celebrating the best in design around the world — including public spaces , interiors , products , and houses — the dominant themes of 2023 are beginning to emerge. Architecture is a reflection of the zeitgeist. PHOTO: Marco Cappelletti Inside the new Jeffrey E.

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Design Week

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

This inspired a “garden of sculptures”, which itself centred around a baby wolf carved out of basalt by sculptor Matthías Rúnar Sigurðsson. This sculpture was then digitally manipulated for application across print and digital touchpoints. Non-event posters, by Lydia Leith.

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Azure Magazine

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

A post-modern complex with hints of sculptural brutalism, the angular 20-storey glass office tower sits atop a simple brick base; an adjoining pool and waterfall animate the public realm. In the generosity of its public space and its openness both actual and symbolic, the CN Pavilion seems especially fresh today.

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Azure Magazine

APRIL 10, 2023

An established leader in outdoor design and patio furniture since 1964 — and an internationally acclaimed manufacturer in its own right — Canada’s ARD Outdoor is partnering with Spain’s Vondom to launch the celebrated Iberian brand’s first Canadian flagship. This spring, two renowned design institutions join forces.

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Azure Magazine

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

It consists of a manufacturing facility for holistic products that help to revive the ancient science of Ayurveda. The post New Vernacular: How Morphogenesis Is Transforming India’s Rural Communities appeared first on Azure Magazine. All of these projects are aimed at creating micro-ecosystems for non-urban communities.

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Azure Magazine

DECEMBER 10, 2021

In all those rounded curves, a subtle geometry of angles amplifies the sofa’s sense of depth, introducing a sculptural quality that elevates the design. At their Annual Briefing meeting in 2021, Danish manufacturer +Halle asked a contentious question: “How do we gain collective trust in a public space?”

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Azure Magazine

JUNE 14, 2020

Capitalizing on a corner site, the home for a young couple in suburban Kuala Lumpur involved renovating the existing building to contain the home’s private programs (a study, a bedroom and other ancillary spaces) and adding the projecting brutalist form, which shelters the more public spaces. PHOTO: Ceavs Chua. PHOTO: Trieu Chien.

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UX Collective

JUNE 17, 2021

His skepticism emerged from the turbulence of his own career in manufacturing, one that didn’t match the attractive promises that were made to him. DAAP is one the best design schools in the world,” they said, referring to the public University of Cincinnati’s College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning. Private loan or public?

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Azure Magazine

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

Though the renowned Swedish studio Claesson Koivisto Rune (celebrating their 25th anniversary this year) launched a number of new products this February, their adorable line of ultra-small pendants for lighting manufacturer Wästberg was the undisputed star. centimetres. Kauppi & Kauppi debut line with Karl Andersson & Söner.

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Azure Magazine

MAY 9, 2023

These visuals (by photographer Eric Scaggiante) followed visitors around the city as they made their way from Brera (which hosted SolidNature ‘s subterranean ode to natural stone) to Bagni Misteriosi, a public swimming pool that was taken over by Gubi to showcase its recently launched outdoor line. 19/54 BD Barcelona also looked back.

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Azure Magazine

DECEMBER 3, 2021

At the chain’s new Brooklyn outpost , the ethos evolves to encompass art, with a public gallery (devoted to local talent) seamlessly added to the mix. Combining a bar, art display spaces and a diverse array cafe-style seating, the room is a welcoming public hearth. It’s a multi-tiered feast — and a space to savour.

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Azure Magazine

MARCH 2, 2023

This is the fundamental principle of circular design: a re-used material is always better than a recently manufactured one, and a retrofit or renovation — itself a form of recycling — is always preferable to a new build. The post The New Era of Circular Architecture appeared first on Azure Magazine. Ultimately, Building K.118

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Azure Magazine

DECEMBER 24, 2021

Guided by an ethos of avoiding demolition and preserving social fabric, the architects have transformed tower block communities and public spaces across France with grace and panache. But how about a new build? PHOTO: Philippe Ruault. The 18-unit, 1,500-square-metre housing block is at once radically pared down and inviting.

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Azure Magazine

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

On display in V&A’s Madejski Garden, their pavilion employs a new, ultra-low-carbon version of the metal produced by Russian manufacturer En+ Group with minimal emissions. The post London Design Festival Takes the Pulse of an Evolving Industry appeared first on Azure Magazine. Bring London Together” by Yinka Ilori.

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Azure Magazine

JULY 1, 2020

Based in Yellowknife (and with offices in Whitehorse and Ottawa), the firm extensive portfolio includes some of the North’s most prominent public and institutional architecture, including Yellowknife’s masterfully contextual Legislative Assembly and Inuvik’s technically sophisticated Western Arctic Research Centre.

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Inkbot Design

AUGUST 22, 2023

Masters like Paul Rand and Saul Bass elevated graphic design into the popular consciousness through iconic logos and movie title sequences that imprinted their striking visuals into public memory. The rise of glossy magazines also provided new venues for commercial graphic design.

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Azure Magazine

AUGUST 17, 2022

Other prominent built works include Exeter College Cohen Quad in Oxford, Albert Crescent in Bath, the Smile Pavilion for the 2016 London Design Festival, and several sculptural houses such as VXO, Fold, Lens, Mesh and Windward, all in London. He experiments and works in a sculptural and poetic way. I see the city as a shared project.

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Azure Magazine

JUNE 8, 2020

A dramatic, bulbous arm adds an asymmetrical edge to the sculptural design, an immediate invitation to rest after a taxing day of Zoom meetings. “As In anodized jade green, the seat incorporates the tooling marks made during the manufacturing process to accentuate its folding form.

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Azure Magazine

DECEMBER 11, 2019

Their sculptural form and imposing scale suggest a labyrinth as envisioned by Henry Moore, but Cloud Garden, as the design is known, was created entirely with small fry in mind, its arches and cutouts tailor-made for scrambling under, climbing over and gamboling through. Second Home London by SelgasCano, 2014.

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Azure Magazine

JANUARY 20, 2020

Over the course of his career, Nichetto has served as art director for many international design brands and has developed products with a broad range of the world’s most design-forward manufacturers, including De La Espada, Moooi, Offecct, Parachilna and Bernhardt Design. appeared first on Azure Magazine.

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Azure Magazine

JANUARY 21, 2021

Creating links between craftsmanship and industrial research and between heritage and technology, Urquiola drives the companies she works with to upcycle waste material and reimagine their entire manufacturing process. In 2019, The New York Times Style Magazine named Marcante-Testa one of Italy’s most innovative architecture firms.

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Azure Magazine

DECEMBER 10, 2019

Worker safety within industries like manufacturing has also seen a marked uptick in gadgets that monitor fatigue, stress levels and even proximity to dangerous equipment. Take the Vessel, that much-debated piece of epic-scaled sculpture designed by Thomas Heatherwick for New York City’s Hudson Yards. Stefan Novakovic. Danny Sinopoli.

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Azure Magazine

DECEMBER 20, 2019

The uppermost level of the museum, which includes more than 100 gallery spaces across seven public floors, is distinguished by a massive grid of “pillow” windows that offer commanding views. Based on sketches made by Siza, the bespoke tiles were made by Viúva Lamego, a century-and-a-half-old manufacturer headquartered in Lisbon.

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