The boat that stays
AN ADDRESS A stone boat sits in Biscayne Bay in front of James Deering’s villa, built in 1916 to take the waves the house could not. It marks the line where Vizcaya ends and the sea begins, and the sea is now crossing it. THE BARGE AT VIZCAYA, A STONE BREAKWATER IN BISCAYNE BAY. […]
Reading Versailles as a Bedroom
FIELD NOTES Sofia Coppola films Versailles not as a monument but as the bedroom of an eighteen-year-old, and turns the palace interior into a reading of the girl living inside it. THE QUEEN’S BEDCHAMBER AT VERSAILLES, A PUBLIC ROOM WHERE THE QUEEN WAS DRESSED IN FRONT OF THE COURT. PHOTOGRAPH BY JORGE LÁSCAR, CC […]
A House Shaped by the Sunset
Design Highlight In Morro de São Paulo, Bahia, Alex Rebouças translates PrimeHome’s PrimeHouse concept into Oòrùn, a residence where light, landscape, and materiality become the foundation of a sensory retreat. Photography by Paola Y Renato There are houses designed to frame a view, and there are houses designed to belong to it. In Morro de […]
Inside the Collector’s Suite
CasaCor São Paulo 2026 At CASACOR São Paulo 2026, Daniel de Castro Cunha Arquitetura transforms 49 m² into an urban refuge where art, memory, and identity meet under the theme “Mente e Coração.” In a historic setting such as Parque da Água Branca, designing a new interior is never only about what is added. […]
Cooking for the Room
SOURCE MATERIAL High-end residential kitchens have started speaking the language of the professional line, the pass and the open steel island. The clearest tell is the second kitchen now hidden behind them. THE ISLAND AS WORKTOP, TURNED TO FACE THE ROOM. STAINLESS STYLE, A PRIVATE APARTMENT ABOVE THE DUOMO, MILAN. © OFFICINE GULLO. […]
Why 3daysofdesign Has Become One of the Most Relevant Design Events in Northern Europe
FIELD NOTES Denmark’s official design festival returns in June under the theme Make This Moment Matter, trading visibility for purpose. FORMARKIVET. 3DAYSOFDESIGN 2026, COPENHAGEN. Founded in 2013, 3daysofdesign began as a focused design event and has since evolved into Denmark’s official design festival. Today, it serves as a platform for local and international […]
Casa Luis Barragán, Mexico City
AN ADDRESS Where the step decides how long it takes to arrive. CASA LUIS BARRAGÁN, TACUBAYA, MEXICO CITY. LIBRARY STAIRCASE TO THE MUSIC ROOM. COMPLETED 1948. PHOTOGRAPH VIA WIKIMEDIA COMMONS. The staircase in the library has no railing. Solid wood treads, cantilevered from a white plaster wall, climbing to the music room without […]
Two Minutes Under the Atlantic
FIELD NOTES In 2007, Ken Levine built a city under the sea and gave the player two minutes to fall in love with it before showing what it cost. BIOSHOCK, IRRATIONAL GAMES / 2K GAMES, 2007. THE WELCOME CENTER IN RAPTURE: ART DECO GRANDEUR AND RUIN IN THE SAME FRAME. SCREENSHOT FROM BIOSHOCK REMASTERED, […]
Between the Plinth and the Flood
SOURCE MATERIAL Marina Tabassum has spent two decades building for a landscape that refuses to hold still. Her two Aga Khan Award projects argue that permanence and portability are not opposites. BAIT UR ROUF MOSQUE, DHAKA, BANGLADESH. MARINA TABASSUM ARCHITECTS, 2012. PHOTO RAJESH VORA © AGA KHAN TRUST FOR CULTURE. I. THE OBSERVATION […]
Minimalist Organization
SPRING 2026 Intentional systems that transform homes and daily routines. In the most refined homes, minimalism is not about absence, it is about precision. A minimalist approach to organization is the conscious decision to surround oneself only with what adds value, beauty, and purpose to daily life. True minimalist organization begins with intention. […]