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Engaging with M Lohrum on her performative drawing practice
Sep 02, 2023by Manu Sharma Sep 02, 2023
STIR discovers London-based artist M Lohrum's fascinating multidisciplinary practice that sits in the middle of drawing and performance.
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A mute monolith of geometry and poiesis: Casa Luna by Pezo von Ellrichshausen
Aug 10, 2023by Jincy Iype Aug 10, 2023
The Luna House, a fortress-like dwelling and workspace of the Chilean architect duo is an aggregate of 12 concrete buildings in an expanded square grid arranged around four courtyards.
The Lebond Siza watch shapes horology through a timeless architectural motif
Jun 12, 2023by Jincy Iype Jun 12, 2023
At 89, Portuguese architect Álvaro Siza unveils Lebond Siza, a mechanical automatic watch inspired by the sleek square shape of his 1966 project, the ‘Leça’ Swimming Pools complex.
Preciosa Lighting unveiled a new signature design concept at Euroluce 2023
May 23, 2023by Preciosa Lighting May 23, 2023
The Czech decorative lighting brand conceives a new innovative lighting design, dubbed Crystal Grid that exudes the magic of crystal and light.
Latypi Residence draws from the archetypical architecture of Greece
Apr 17, 2023by Sunena V Maju Apr 17, 2023
A31 Architecture's Latypi Residence creates a contemporary intervention within the landscape of Mykonos, drawing from contextual features of the Cycladic terrain.
Artem Grigorov's scientific inspirations seep into his minimalist digital art
Feb 23, 2023by Manu Sharma Feb 23, 2023
In a conversation with STIR, digital artist Artem Grigorov talks about how a scientific research-based path led him to his growing artistic success.
Suppose Design Office completes a reflective riverside retreat with Daichi Isumi
Feb 15, 2023by Jerry Elengical Feb 15, 2023
Overlooking the River Isumi near Chiba, Japan, this rental villa is a safe haven for guests to experience nature without any barriers, inside a space tinged with an air of rustic charm.
India Art Fair frenzy: Your ultimate guide to the parallel events
Feb 08, 2023by Vatsala Sethi Feb 08, 2023
STIR curates a list of parallel events at the India Art Fair 2023, that will allow visitors to connect with art and ideas, while supporting the Indian art community.
Visionnaire renders urban comfort through Zlota 44 skyscrapers in Warsaw
Jan 28, 2023by Visionnaire Jan 28, 2023
Standing tall in the heart of Warsaw, the Zlota 44 skyscraper apartments emulate Visionnaire's home philosophy.
VAUST instils honesty and solemn brutalism for the JIGI Poke restaurant in Berlin
Jan 09, 2023by Jincy Iype Jan 09, 2023
VAUST founders Joern Scheipers and David Kosock revisit the raw interiors of JIGI Poke, and how they intentionally abjured the typically vibrant schemes of Poke restaurants.
Fran Silvestre Arquitectos designs Villa 95 in Spain as a single continuous gesture
Jan 04, 2023by Jerry Elengical Jan 04, 2023
The home, comprising three staggered volumes that connect at their vertices to emulate a terraced walkway, carve a path that zig-zags through the landscape before it.
Cinco Sólidos forges sensorial relationships in raw concrete and wood with Casa JL
Jan 03, 2023by Jerry Elengical Jan 03, 2023
On a hillside overlooking the city of Medellín, Colombia, this residence channels tropical modernism with restrained materiality, terminating in an infinity pool with pristine views.
The art of casting sculptural architecture from liquid stone: concrete
Dec 17, 2022by Jincy Iype Dec 17, 2022
Best of 2022: STIR's selection of sculptural concrete architecture built this year, that created contemporary forms of fancy, at once poetic, fluid, theatrical, and powerful.
Dona Nelson’s ‘ReFiguring, one painting at a time’ renews interest towards paintings
Dec 17, 2022by Dilpreet Bhullar Dec 17, 2022
ReFiguring, one painting at a time by Dona Nelson at Thomas Erben Gallery in New York underscores how the painter incessantly follows the labour of effort to sustain her artistic oeuvre.
Retail therapy: projects that transformed retail design into an immersive experience
Dec 15, 2022by Sunena V Maju Dec 15, 2022
Best of 2022: STIR looks back at seven retail stores of the post-pandemic 2022 economy, transfiguring principles of retail design into artistic experiences of stories and brand ethos.
Exploring the exhibit: Minimalism-Maximalism-Mechanissmmm Act 1–Act 4
Dec 10, 2022by Rahul Kumar Dec 10, 2022
An experimental format of curation by Jacob Fabricius and co-curator Mikkel Elming presents a show that communicates the role of the viewer in art across 4 acts.
Immersive installation ‘Moonment’ by Sizhu Li reimagines the beauty of lunar light
Dec 07, 2022by Dilpreet Bhullar Dec 07, 2022
The multidisciplinary artist Sizhu Li constructs immersive kinetic installations with digital control systems and motorised mechanisms to appreciate life and nature.
'Horror in the Modernist Block': an artistic inquiry of horror in modern architecture
Nov 04, 2022by STIRworld Nov 04, 2022
The exhibition at Ikon Gallery unravels the relation of horror and modern architecture through works by 20 contemporary artists from across the world.
Creating gender equity awareness through design: 50 Queens by BIG and Georg Jensen
Oct 24, 2022by Jincy Iype Oct 24, 2022
Giulia Frittoli (BIG), and Ragnar Hjartarson (Georg Jensen) on the 50 Queens installation and the custom necklace designed to mark Queen Margrethe II’s 50th Jubilee.
PAN AM's lifestyle brand opens a new flagship store in an old factory in Seoul
Oct 19, 2022by Sunena V Maju Oct 19, 2022
Designed by NiiiZ DESIGN LAB, the PAN AM's new retail store in Seoul reflects the area's industrial character and the airline's signature colours, representing both past and present.
Kyvik House by Sjöblom Freij Arkitekter showcases the beauty of natural wood
Oct 17, 2022by Nadezna Siganporia Oct 17, 2022
Kyvik House, a private home in Kullavik, Sweden, by Sjöblom Freij Arkitekter consists of three distinct parts held together by a rigorous exposed wood structure.
Gabella Gate: a modern anecdote of history by Rocco Valentini Architecture in Italy
Sep 10, 2022by Sunena V Maju Sep 10, 2022
With the addition of Gabella Gate to the heritage structure, Rocco Valentini Architecture translates the ruined Porta Gabella from an object of past to a history in the process.
Exploring Malika Favre’s vivid illustrations and major collaborations
Aug 30, 2022by Rahul Kumar Aug 30, 2022
Illustrative Chronicles: The French illustrator Malika Favre’s design process with powerful graphics and clean geometry is both vibrant and minimalist.
Fondation CAB Saint-Paul-de-Vence exhibits minimalist works from its collection
Aug 24, 2022by Dilpreet Bhullar Aug 24, 2022
The exhibition on minimalistic art, by American and European artists, at Fondation CAB Saint-Paul-de-Vence forges a thread of musical continuity between art, music and architecture.
The "everlasting" Stilform Aeon Pencil with magnetic tips is designed to write forever
Aug 23, 2022by Jincy Iype Aug 23, 2022
Writing with metal: Stilform Aeon, an elegant, sustainable pencil in aluminium, titanium, brass and magnesium with multiple tips, edifies the conventional wooden-graphite pencil.
DDAA’s Hender Scheme showroom exposits the adage 'god is in the details'
Aug 15, 2022by Anmol Ahuja Aug 15, 2022
Presenting building constituents and finishes didactically as they are, this renovation of a concrete shell by DDAA revels in details and joineries, morphing greys into material showcases.
Norm Architects' Restaurang ÄNG in Sweden is a greenhouse turned inside out
Aug 12, 2022by Jincy Iype Aug 12, 2022
Gleaming as a "solitary diamond" amid a lush, undulating Swedish vineyard, Restaurang Äng ensnares senses as a stimulating interplay of architecture, food, wine, interiors and art.
Nendo takes minimalism to its maximum with the Culvert Guesthouse in Japan
Aug 04, 2022by Jincy Iype Aug 04, 2022
Four stacked concrete tunnels and a solitary fifth form the ultra-minimal Culvert Guesthouse by Japanese firm Nendo as an archive for its products, furniture and artwork.
Kakapo Creek Children’s Garden adapts the architecture of early learning into circularity
Jul 19, 2022by STIRworld Jul 19, 2022
Through the circular shape of the early learning centre in Auckland, New Zealand, Smith Architects explores the multitude of sustainable prospects in educational architecture.
'pulpo L.O.V.E.BANK' debuts in a bank-like showroom at Milan Design Week 2022
Jun 07, 2022by Jerry Elengical Jun 07, 2022
Staged at a former financial institution, the exhibition features the work of Sebastian Herkner, Julia Chiaramonti, and Visser & Meijwaard, along with a series of talks and events.
This Mediterranean villa in Bali transports one to the beaches of Santorini
May 20, 2022by Pallavi Mehra May 20, 2022
Casa Nomada Bali, designed by Erika Calle Crespo and Marco Haberberger, showcases Mediterranean interiors and features a biophilic design aesthetic.
2022 Golong wormhole: A conceptual distortion of space-time by PINES ARCH
May 16, 2022by STIRworld May 16, 2022
In pursuit of creating transformative spaces, PINES ARCH experiments with the concept of a wormhole for an exhibition space in the Golong Holding headquarters in Hangzhou, China.
On familiarity and purity of ethos: Jiang Hua's Cultural Service Centre and workshops
Apr 06, 2022by Anmol Ahuja Apr 06, 2022
Designed by locally based WCY Regional Studio, the structure revels in its bare, unadorned materiality, and brings an array of cultural activities together in its spatial sanctum.
RSAAW plants a towering library as the heart of the renovated Berkley House in Canada
Apr 05, 2022by Jincy Iype Apr 05, 2022
A liberated sense of light and space carries the renovation of the Berkley House by RSAAW, where simple, clean living, and a monumental bookshelf connect its all-white interiors.
Remembering Ludwig Mies van der Rohe’s unparalleled contribution to Modernism
Mar 26, 2022by Almas Sadique Mar 26, 2022
On the German-American architect's 136th birth anniversary, STIR spotlights the ideas that guided his designs through some of his furniture pieces.
Luciano Lerner Basso channels béton brut simplicity with Fortunata House in Brazil
Mar 18, 2022by Jerry Elengical Mar 18, 2022
Designed to have minimal impact upon its site, this residence allows its inhabitants to remain in constant contact with nature, with an open layout that eschews excessive enclosure.
Maniera Architects' design of a Japanese home reveals a ‘sacred sculpture’ in concrete
Mar 15, 2022by Zohra Khan Mar 15, 2022
From an artistic opaque exterior, to free flowing spaces and elements that eschew a specific style, Sculpt delves into privacy and presence in the suburban landscape.
Alois Kronschlaeger’s work is a play on geometry of built environment
Feb 17, 2022by Dilpreet Bhullar Feb 17, 2022
The site-specific sculptural installations by the Austria-born artist Alois Kronschlaeger disturb the geometry of the built environment to explore light, space, and time.
Casa DM by Horma Estudio is a canvas for geometric composition and minimalism
Dec 22, 2021by Jincy Iype Dec 22, 2021
Strategised skylights channel the sun deep into the fragmented form of DM House in Valencia, with terracotta-coloured ceramic tiles contrasting its white lime-clad skin.
Nendo and Georg Jensen join hands on sculptural vase collection dubbed ‘Mizuki’
Dec 01, 2021by Jerry Elengical Dec 01, 2021
The Japanese design studio headed by Oki Sato has collaborated with the reputed Danish silverware brand to create three nature-inspired pieces with slender, delicate forms.
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