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The Muse Collection by V Starr for Wolf-Gordon Celebrating strong women through three upholstery textiles: ELENA, FRIDA and ORA.
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ON THE COVER Acoustic panels dotted with fiber optic lights evoke outer space on the top floor of the American Geophysical Union’s Washington headquarters, which was given a net-zero energy renovation by Hickok Cole that emphasizes the building’s shiplike shape. Photography: Eric Laignel.
features 122 DIVINE INTERVENTION by Edie Cohen
Dante’s seminal narrative poem inspired the amusingly hellish—and heavenly—interiors Paola Navone’s Otto Studio conjured for the 25hours Hotel Piazza San Paolino in Florence, Italy. 130 PROW FACTOR by Laura Fisher Kaiser
Hickok Cole’s ecosensitive update of the American Geophysical Union’s Washington headquarters emphasizes the building’s dramatic shiplike shape.
146 LANDSCAPE FORMS by Raul Barreneche
Mountains and sea, cacti and palms—all influenced the Paradero Todos Santos resort in Baja California Sur, Mexico, by Rubén Valdez, Yashar Yektajo Architects, and B-Huber. 154 THE YEAR IN COLOR by Wilson Barlow and Annie Block
The 2021 struggles with the pandemic, supply chain, political discord, and climate did not stop the creative community from generating prolific beauty.
138 SPIRAL BOUND by Rebecca Lo
Like the many Zhongshuge bookstores X+Living has completed throughout China, the new Shenzhen outpost is an extraordinary physical manifestation of the city.
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walkthrough 41 STANDING TALL by Wilson Barlow
special market section 69 BEST OF YEAR by Georgina McWhirter and Rebecca Thienes
100 giants 49 IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION by Mike Zimmerman
departments 19 HEADLINERS 23 DESIGNWIRE by Annie Block 30 BLIPS by Amanda Schneider 34 PINUPS by Wilson Barlow 117 CENTERFOLD Landmark Achievement by Athena Waligore
A contemporary bridge by Steve Messam enlivened an 18th-century National Trust Heritage Site in northern England. 172 BOOKS by Stanley Abercrombie 173 CONTACTS
CREATAR IMAGES
175 INTERVENTION by Athena Waligore
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e d i t o r ’s welcome
a new day! Hi, all! February is here. When all is said and done, just like in January, I still get my proofs digitally and, essentially, speak to a monitor all day long. As in January I continue to shop with my N95 over a (designer!) flannel mask, and still steer well clear of people when out in the wilds of Long Island, my current home base. Yet, in all its glory, February is here! There is a convincing new view from our perch that the road ahead is...clearer. Or maybe less bumpy? OK, transitable may be the best description, but what’s really important, the route is wide open. And here’s a news bit: I, and the whole, holy Interior Design family, will be on it very shortly. We are taking our show on the road for the first time since the beast broke out and, fittingly, we’re going to open our season exactly where we shut down in 2020: at the Giants Leadership Conference in Palms Springs. Sooooo...Dame Positivity (that’s moi!) wants to see you in March; be there or be square! Shameless plugs notwithstanding, there are, however, other promising indicators that things will get jumping pronto. My favorite one is the sheer frenetic activity that we are witnessing in our industry and that we match with the just-asfrenetically-fabulous coverage we deliver to you. I mean, look at this issue! It’s full to the brim, chockablock with goodies. Features like our cover story in blue designed by Hickok Cole that’s all about being green; meaningful celebrations in Designwire honoring Black History Month; gigantic info from our 100 Giants research; a market extravaganza of Best of Year product; and colorful inspo with a global roundup of design, architecture, fashion, and art! I mean, wowza! Seriously, I can’t recall another winter issue so progressive in the literal sense of the word! So, my dear design friends, dive in, take copious notes, fill up on ideas and inspiration. It’s all precious! And see ya around the campus very soon. Boy, I’ve wanted to say that for two years now… xoxo,
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