by Raci | Architecture
Salento Moderno – It’s a Question of Taste Salento Moderno – From ‘Horror Show’ to Mainstream Culture Salento Moderno – an inventory of the utterly unique post-war private houses of south Puglia is the subject of a new photographic book....
by Raci | Garden
Les Jardins d’Etretat And the Curious Ideology of Gardens There are places, far from cities, that have always attracted and inspired creative minds. The sleepy fishing village of Étretat on Normandy’s beautiful Alabaster Coast is certainly one of those places....
by Editorial Desk | Garden
The Irish Garden THE IRISH GARDEN The Irish Garden sets out to give an account of nearly 60 of the most striking gardens on the Island of Ireland today. All are open to the public and greatly vary in size, type and age. The book is laid out thematically, taking us...
by Andrew Juniper | Interiors
WABI SABI TAKES ON FAKE CULTURE a 700 year old design style – still going strong Wabi Sabi and the other Zen related idea of Shibui have informed the inspiration and work of many designers in the West from interior design guru Axel Vervoordt to Apple’s...
by Issey Scott | Architecture
Is Architecture Art? The first time I remember the “but is it art” conversation, was when a scandalised public were presented with Carl Andre’s Equivalent VIII in 1974. A heated public debate ensued on why the Tate had used public funds to buy a...
by Raci | Architecture, Books
Geoffrey Bawa – Explore the Best of Sri Lankan Architecture There is only one modern architect who has indelibly stamped his mark and authority on Sri Lankan architecture, and who remains a benchmark of quality against which all succeeding architects are...
by Editorial Desk | Interiors
GDC interiors – a renowned UK based interior design practice – recently faced an interesting challenge: how to turn a once busy laboratory into a luxurious and sophisticated Knightsbridge apartment. There were of course never any bespectacled scientists in...
by Raci | Architecture, Books
100 of the World’s Most Important Buildings 100 YEARS 100 BUILDINGS 100 Years 100 Buildings is the first of its kind: a global survey of the most important buildings year by year from 1916 to 2015. Among the criteria for selection – each structure must...
by Editorial Desk | Object
Masterpiece London 2016 – The Best In Show Masterpiece London normally heralds the annual start of an art, design and antiques feeding frenzy – with collectors having barely caught their breath after Art Basel. Then – with London Art Week (1-8 July)...
by Editorial Desk | Architecture, Books
Waterside Modern The dining area with its dramatic sea view of Oporti House, Spain Waterside Modern is an escapist sourcebook of stunning contemporary waterside homes. From Kent to Cap d’Antibes, Cornwall to California, Australia, Brazil and Thailand, these...
by Clive Aslet, Introduction by Raci | Architecture, Books
The Country House Ideal – Recent Work by ADAM Architecture There’s no stopping the rise of the traditional English country house now! Evelyn Waugh was not far off the mark when he referred to the English country house as ‘our chief national artistic...
by Editorial Desk | Object
PAD London 2015 – The Best In Show If a fair can be called ’boutique’ because of its (smaller) size and (higher) quality, then PAD London is that very thing – and remains one of the year’s great highlights. Taking place during...
by Raci | Interiors
Lines of Beauty – Rococo Plasterwork and Revival of a Lost Art It was William Hogarth who in the 18th century put forward his theory that a serpentine or ‘S’ shaped line is a ‘Line of Beauty’. He stated what many widely believed before...
by Raci | Architecture, Books
New Sri Lanka House Designs – Legacy of Geoffrey Bawa Living room entrance of Siva and Vasuki House Sri Lanka house designs are once again justifiably attracting world attention with a new generation of talented architects. The inescapable shadow of one man is a...
by Editorial Desk | Object
Masterpiece London 2015 – The Best In Show The art feeding frenzy for 2015 has well and truly begun, and in London the jewel in the crown of all this Croesusian buying and selling is the sixth edition of Masterpiece London 2015, in the grounds of Royal Hospital...
