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outside the box
Aesthetics & Acoustics Overlap in ARO Shingle Inspired by exterior building cladding, Architecture Research Office takes a deep dive into three-dimensional patterning with four new ARO Shingle acoustic wall system designs. filzfelt.com/aro-shingle
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ON THE COVER At the Museum of Applied Arts in Brno, newly renovated by a group of top Czech architects and designers, Atelier Štěpán clad Café Robot in a checkerboard of backlit glass panels and installed a robotic arm that serves coffee, an environment inspired by 2001: A Space Odyssey. Photography: BoysPlayNice.
features 74 MINING FOR GOLD by Edie Cohen
For Fondazione Luigi Rovati in Milan, Mario Cucinella Architects literally digs deep to uncover the roots of Italian civilization. 82 GOING WITH THE FLOW by Jane Margolies
In the Belgian countryside, artist, designer, and Umu founder Sven Bullaert crafts his family home in a manner that’s both sustainable and groovy. 90 THE STILL POINT by Peter Webster
Hayball pivots a dynamic sensory journey around a core of sculpted tranquility at the Alba Thermal Springs & Spa in Fingal, Australia. 98 STEPPING IT UP by Wilson Barlow and Lisa Di Venuta
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Global brands turn to cosmopolitan influences, tactile traditions, and leading design firms to raise the bar in their shops and showrooms stateside and beyond.
110 THE NEW CURIOSITY SHOP by C.E. Wallis
Tomo Design transforms a colonial-period house in Guangzhou, China, into an intriguingly quirky, IRL emporium for online streetwear brand MasonPrince. 118 ART! DESIGN! FASHION! by Peter Webster
Three creative industries blend seamlessly in a series of installations by prominent architects and designers at the newly renovated Museum of Applied Arts in Brno, Czech Republic. 128 GLOBAL EFFORT by Edie Cohen
For the 18th Biennale Architettura, in Venice, Italy, through November 26, designers, artists, and curators from 63 countries explore decarbonization and decolonization.
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walk-through 39 FRENCH DRESSING by Edie Cohen 45 TALL ORDER by Annie Block and Jen Renzi
With such selling points as advanced robotic technologies and social responsibility, retail projects from Shanghai to Philadelphia meet— and surpass—the needs of today.
departments 17 HEADLINERS 21 DESIGNWIRE by Annie Block 26 PINUPS by Lisa Di Venuta 30 SHOPTALK 33 CREATIVE VOICES Hands On by Stephen Treffinger
After working with some of the most influential designers of the late 20th century, ceramicist Olivia Barry lights up the world on her own.
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69 CENTERFOLD Protect and Serve by Athena Waligore
Shelter and shipbuilding inspired Copper Blockhouse, a sleek fortress of a multiuse building in Shanghai by Wutopia Lab. 140 BOOKS by Wilson Barlow 141 CONTACTS 143 INTERVENTION by Wilson Barlow
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53 MARKET edited by Rebecca Thienes text by Wilson Barlow, Lisa Di Venuta, Georgina McWhirter, Jen Renzi, and Rebecca Thienes
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Introducing the Mike Ford + Shaw Contract Collection of rugs and broadloom that celebrates the 50th anniversary of Hip Hop. The designs are inspired by the visual expression of the five elements of Hip Hop: Graffiti, DJing, Emcee, Breakdancing & Knowledge. Ford’s mission is to position Hip Hop culture as a catalyst to introduce underrepresented youth to architecture and design.
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e d i t o r ’s welcome
a summer getaway! Looking at the exhilarating work in this here Interior Design issue—which should effortlessly carry you through the peak of the season—I can’t help wondering where our industry will take us in the next few years. And, first off, that’s A-OK. Reflection and pause marry well to the other pleasures of our summer of family life, country weekends, and beach downtime. Besides, giving up the steering wheel to your thoughts from time to time is very healthy and, more importantly, rewarding. The reward in question is, naturally, that essential chart to follow through the next few years. And trust Cindy Windy, you’ll need one. Tech and digital are now evolving at a vertiginous pace. AI in particular offers incredible professional opportunities, albeit excising a steep tax on your time. The good old physical realm, aka nature and our surroundings, is picking up “the change” pace, too. Emotions and stances aside, epochal lifestyle changes always call for growth in our craft. And trust me, you will be called into service. Fear not, however: As always, we’re here to help! Just take in the following stories. Nothing works better than gazing at the future through a global window on design (and the sister arts!) as we endeavor to deliver it to you in this very issue. On our worldly extravaganza tour, sustainability is front and center. In fact, all countries at the Venice Biennale were digging into the environmental crisis, exploring everything from micro-climates to water, even showcasing a low-carbon housing prototype for displaced people. At a former private home turned foundation, Mario Cucinella Architects sensitively dug deep (literally two floors below grade) to create new exhibition space for very old (think ancient) Etruscan artifacts. And in the Belgian countryside, an artist’s home—featuring timber walls lined with lime hemp—proves one can be both super-sustainable and supercool. Plus, we never forget about product, product, product. See our Market section that explodes with not one, not even two, but three trade-show recaps—from Milan to Copenhagen to Chicago—for all your design inspiration and product-specification needs. This globetrotting “all things design” issue brings you vast creativity and wild originality…and you don’t even have to step on a plane to get it! So, chill out and get inspired! Surf’s up,
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