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In spring 2022 Salone del Mobile.Milano, the most important interior design top-fair in the world made a glorious come-back after the pandemic.

OBJEKT© iNTERNATIONAL Living in Style no. D12, fall 2022 Published by Hans Fonk Publications.

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Founder and editor-in-chief: Hans Fonk Editor-in-chief: Izabel Fonk

With Maria Porro as the new President of the Salone it was all about design and celebrating beauty with the key values: quality, innovation, beauty and, now more than ever, sustainability.

She characterized the event as a ‘blank canvas’ for all its protagonists, companies, brands and designers, allowing them to project their own identities, promote their own content and tell their own stories.

Corporate head office: Raadhuislaan 22-B NL-2451 AV Leimuiden - Netherlands t:+31 172 509 843 info@objekt-international.com www.objekt-international.com Honorary editor in chief USA and Canada: Alexander Sasha Josipovicz, Studio Pyramid Inc. 1232 Yonge Street, Toronto, ON, M4V 1E4 sasha@studiopyramid.com Head Office Berlin, Germany Rneé Wilms Unique Company Group Oberwallstraße 14 D-10117 Berlin, Germany

This edition of OBJEKT International includes an extensive report on the famous designers Charles + Ray Eames in celebration of the studio’s 80th anniversary. This took place in Isetan’s gallery for modern and contemporary design ‘Isetan The Space’ in Shinjuku Tokyo, Japan.

OBJEKT International ASIA/CHINA Cora Feng Xi Tang Art Center. No 2. Xi Ba He Road, Chaoyang district, 100028 Beijing, China Contributing writers: Izabel Fonk, Sasha Josipovicz, Susan Grant Lewin, Milosh Pavlovic, Ruud van der Neut, Lorenza Dalla Pozza, Robyn Prince, Raphaëlle de Stanislas, Rene Wilms, Vanja Bannan, Sheldon Rose.

Contributing photographers: Marc Eggimann, Alaia Fonk, Hans Fonk, James Gerde, Tantan Lei, Dinesh Mehta, Mitsuya Okumura, Maxime Prokaz, Suzuki Shimpei, Jacob Snavel, Alberto Strada, Timothy Street-Porter, Topia Vision, Joshua White.

The exhibition demonstrated how the optimistic philosophies and human-centered design solutions that Charles and Ray introduced, are more relevant than ever through unique, rare, and vintage works, the revival of pivotal designs from the archive, and new special editions and collaborations with longstanding partners.

With this edition of OBJEKT International we are shining a light on the brighter side of design averse to conventions as source of inspiration.

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Graphics: Hans Fonk Studio Art directors: Hans Fonk, Alaïa Fonk Video productions: Alaïa Fonk Illustrations: Eveline Lieuwma-Puijk

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SUPERNOVA SEATTLE

THE SOUND OF WHISKY

RIVA AQUARAMA

TORONTO’S BRIGHT GEM

YACHTING THE SKY

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Supernova Seattle Bold enough to take its name from an exploding star, Supernova is the vision of Zac Levine who teamed with Mutuus Studio, GMD Custom, and artist friends to establish Seattle’s most culturally inclusive atmospheric arts and entertainment nightclub. Supernova’s guiding principle was to create a safe and welcoming environment for women, BIPOC, and all members of the LGBTQIA+ community as employees, patrons, and entertainers. Catering to diverse audiences, and selfexpression, Supernova welcomes everyone to enjoy a night of dancing, music, and art.

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the sound of whisky

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phtos: Topia Vision

Without trivialities, distance and limitation, the design for the XMacallan Wiskey Bar in Shenyang, China by Jingle Design interprets the scene of drinking whisky, composes a melody of classic style, and creates an immersive space beyond the hustle and bustle of city life.

“In the design for the XMacallan Bar, we continued our commercial-logic-based philosophy, not only endowing the space with beauty but also providing practical solutions to maximize its profitability and values,” said the designers and founders of the studio Zhou Bo and Cai Yuyang.

In the huge space, hundreds of oak barrels, like a grand art i nstallation in an orderly arrangement, reflect the light and shadow with the traces of time, which becomes the folding metaphor of contemporary art and constructs the experience across time and space.

With its wood and metal texture, the bar counter gleams in the light, allowing people to experience the classical atmosphere of the bar, while its metal background will bring people back to reality.

ICONIC BEAUTY RIVA AQUARAMA

When it comes to glamour and high style on the seas, there’s nothing more captivating than the Riva Aquarama. Dreamed up by the legendary Carlo Riva, the wooden run-about has become an icon of Italian design.

Beloved for its clean lines, mahogany, glistening chrome details and signature robin’s egg-blue and cream upholstery, the Aquarama reflected la dolce vita optimism of early-‘60s Italy.

The Riva icon enjoyed a mythical status and was beloved by movie stars, heads of state and royalty: everyone from Brigitte Bardot, Elizabeth Taylor, Gunter Sachs and the royal family of Monaco, among countless other luminaries, have been enchanted by the Aquarama’s spell.

Of the about 760 completed Aquaramas made in the Sarnico shipyard, Riva experts estimate around 650 are still in existence, which only adds to the boat’s legendary status.

To celebrate its 60th Anniversary, Assouline published a special book edition of the iconic Riva run-about.

Above: the Riva Aquarama reveals all her fine technical and elegant details.

Right: it’s impossible to picture the glittering Côte d’Azur and coasts of Europe without visions of endless summers spent lounging on the back of the boat in the warm summer sun, and the gentle roar of the engine as the Aquarama cuts through the surf.

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In this tribute to the Aquarama, author Michael Verdon tells the story of the legendary boat and brings to life its dolce vita charm illustrated by photos by Oliver Pilcher.

The book is also published in a special edition, in a luxury mahogany box that is crafted to express the beauty of the Aquarama’s magnificent hull.

Riva is a true Italian icon of beauty. The Riva story is all about the unique, inimitable savoir-faire that is the secret of its style. it always has had from the very

Above: romancing the wood, the Riva Aquarama celebrated its 60th anniversary with a special book published by Assouline.

The run-about is a exquisite example of timeless form and quality built in the world famous tradition. On the image trunks of mahogany as the basic material for the Aquarama. More than just a trophy, the runabout is fiercely beloved by connoisseurs around the world: it’s not just a boat, it is the realization of a dream.

beginning. It was 1842, and on Lake Iseo, a sudden storm had devastated the fishing fleet.

Yet the young shipwright Pietro Riva was working wonders, restoring many of the vessels to full seagoing health and earning the local people’s respect and admiration in the process.

The Riva legend was born there, in the little town of Sarnico, where Pietro Riva, with his son, opened the yard. The ‘50s belonged to Carlo Riva, whose talent and passion turned the brand into one of the brightest stars in the nautical firmament.

In November 1962, the legend was born: Aquarama,

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the Riva icon, ‘the boat’ par excellence, a brand within a brand. In May 2000, Riva became part of Ferretti Group, who restored it to where it is today, at the vanguard of world boating as a recognized icon of fine Italian yachting artistry.

This felicitous journey is down to the knowhow of the collaboration between Ferretti Group Product Strategy Committee, led by Mr. Piero Ferrari, the Engineering department and the designer Mauro Micheli, co-founder with Sergio Beretta of Officina Italiana Design, the studio that exclusively designs for the whole Riva fleet from 8 to 90 meters: open, sport-fly, flybridge and superyachts.

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“There are no limits to the beauty of the Aquarama, how perfect it looks and how timeless. It was an instant classic. You could have an eighty-meter yacht, but people will always look at the Aquarama first.”

Alberto Galassi, CEO of Ferretti Group

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TORONTO’S BRIGHT GEM

Right: creative director of Studio Pyramid from Toronto, Canada, Sasha Josipovicz: ‘Design Rebel with a Cause’.

Text: Vanja Bannan All photos: Hans Fonk

It was project No 9 that Studio Pyramid in Toronto designed for an international couple (she is Brazilian born, he has Canadian roots and they are both banking executives) with multiple residences across the globe.

The designers expected this new challenge to be as exciting and visually rewarding as all the others from the past.

The task on hand was to facilitate their lifestyle, downsizing and creating a Toronto Pied a Terre.

Keeping in mind that they would spend no more than few weeks a year in the Canadian city: to visit family, friends and attend to their many charities.

Studio Pyramid created a bright gem on a small scale.

These pages: the south facing 3m ceiling heights living room has unobstructed views of Lake Ontario and downtown Toronto.

The black lacquered chair is by Aldo Tura purchased at Sotheby's NY from Lilly Safra Rio apartment. The Vienna sofa is upholstered in Pierre Frey velvet. The pair of French art deco chairs upholstered in Larsen fabric were purchased in Paris flea market and fully restored. The black metal and glass side tables are by Donghia and the antique rug is from Persia.

The Rob John Gibbings Biomorphic coffee table was purchased at Sotheby's New York. The Timbuktu chief's crown in bronze is

by Kiondo, Toronto. On the left, the Walking Woman sculpture

by Michael Snow from the 1964 New York Eye and Ear Control series. Black Lava painting is by Canadian artist Ron Martin.

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Left: the open concept dining room is crowned

by Entler's red ceramic chandelier, Los Angeles.

Dining chairs by Aldo Tura, purchased at Sotheby's NY from Lilly Safra Rio apartment.

Bronze sculpture Sonambient is by Harry Bertoia, Christies New York.

Above: entrance with Gabriel Viardot French art Nouveau Japonismo mirror purchased at Decorum Decorative Finds, Toronto. Chest of drawers is by R&Y Augousti purchased at South Hill Home, Toronto. The Bell Punto chandelier is by Baxter and the wall paper in the powder room is by Pierre Frey and inspired by Hans Hartung art.

Right: the TV room doubles as a guest bedroom with a General Idea ‘Macaroni’ painting.The Bourgeoisie Boheme Pigalle chandelier is hand made in Biot, France.

OBJEKT©International has published the couple’s Windsor, Vero beach residence and their other homes before - documenting the evolution in the design style for both the client and Studio Pyramid as their design curators.

“The clients are long-standing art collectors and trustworthy partners in our design process. For their Toronto apartment, the key design/curating question became, what to keep and to save and what to depart from. Easier said than done!” said creative director of the studio Alexander Sasha Josipovicz.

He continued: “As the collected artifacts from our mutual global trotting, all had personal meaning or memories attached to them, facilitating this downsizing from few residences of apx. 10,000 sq.ft. to a single 1800 sq.ft apartment had to be done without tears shred. Our plan was to create a visually elaborate memory lane of things from the past and to stick to it.”

“Mixing and matching different styles of furniture , carpets, lightings with art has always been the focus of our attention. We minimized new

Above: the master bathroom was refurbished with Makassar floating vanity to match existing mahogany details. The religious sculpture was purchased in Kathmandu, Nepal. The painting is

by Melanie Authier. The orange leather bench is by Holly Hunt. The main bedroom was stripped down of its heavy elements with the dark mahogany coffered ceiling remaining. The bed is by Maxalto, Studio Como. The Marilyn Monroe Eye painting is

by Tony Scherman from Winston Watcher, NY and the two smaller art pieces above the bed are by Canadian artist Ron Martin. (photos: Steven Miric) Right-hand page: grand view of the main bedroom with vintage Mazzega chandelier purchased at Residential Lighting Studio, Toronto. Curtain fabrics are by Lorie Weitzner, NY and the chest of drawers in front to the windows is by Molteni.

purchases only to fill gaps. We gave precious pieces, no longer needed, to friends and family and we made numerous donations. One must-keep element, we all agreed on, was the Viennese Secession Bar. After all that is where all the Caipirinha glasses are stored.”

“The final result was overwhelming for all of us, especially with the decision to have only one imposing design element to set the tone for the new home.”

“We selected the Red ceramic chandelier found at Entler Studio in Los Angeles. It was the perfect addition to the long design road, we embarked

together with the clients some 20 + years ago,” Sasha added.

Studio Pyramid Inc. from Toronto is multidisciplinary company with aim for originality and design integrity.

The main team exists of Alexander Sasha Josipovicz, Milosh Pavlovicz and Elaine Tan. The studio has collaborated on the designs of both residential and commercial projects: from a Caribbean beach house to an Istanbul pied-a-terre, from Charter bank headquarters to editorial offices of a National newspaper organization, in addition to grand residences in the major capitals of the world.

These pages: the art salon with ‘Red Walking Women’ by Canadian artist Michael Snow and ‘Thunder’ art by Canadian Paterson Ewin.

‘La Religiouse Nun’ alabaster floor lamp is by Pierre Chareau, Paris.

The Art Nouveau mahogany bar was purchased in Vienna, Austria.

The antique Persian rug was purchased at Sotheby's NY. The hand blown glass lamp is by Porta Romana. On the left the view to the kitchen with Cole and Sons wallpaper, a Saarinen chair and table from DWR and a small painting by Canadian Shelley Adler.

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The tiny apartment is located high in the Murano Towers in downtown Toronto, Canada. Interior designer Ivana Cortez approached the project as the interior of a super yacht, where every inch counted. She created flexible spaces transforming the space into an oases of luxury and comfort.

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These pages: interior designer Ivana Cortez, She designed a small apartment in Toronto, Canada inspired on the interior of a luxury yacht.

All photos: Hans Fonk

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Top left: table designed

by Ivana Cortez and produced by IConic Interiors Design.

Beside that, a small corner near the entrance.

Right-hand page: the kitchen with on the foreground glass sculptures by Vasa Velizar Mihich (born 1933, Yugoslavia).The chandelier/pendants are Murano glass by Eurolights.

Ivana Cortez was born and raised in a family of architects and painters in Belgrade, Serbia. It is a wonderful centuries old city where the many cultures that passed through it left an influence on the architecture and living. From early age she was surrounded with art and architecture and it became her passion and dream to pursue in life.

She finished the Academy of Applied Arts, Interior Architecture and Furniture Design in Belgrade and after she completed her studies she moved to Canada.

She opened her company for Interior and Furniture design in Toronto year 2000. Her approach of each and every project is each time different.

Ivana: ”The feeling that I get when I'm at the beginning of a new project is like sailing a boat in unknown waters. Pushing myself to think outside of the box while always keeping in mind that the design should be advanced but still provide the experience of traditional materials and comfort of my client's vision and taste.”

One of her recent projects that was a condominium in one of the Murano Towers in downtown Toronto.

Murano Condos sums up what many residential glass towers aspire to be a fusion of art, architecture, and glass. Having only 800 square feet of space to work with, surrounded with large glass windows with spectacular views of the lake and the sky, her vision

of a sailing yacht design approach for the interior and furniture for this space was born. The client's need for the space was simply: to have a retreat in a heart of the ‘concrete jungle’ with a comfy atmosphere to relax but also to be able to host parties.

A super yacht interior as the guidance for the design of the condo meant using every inch of the space and transforming it into a luxury and comfortable place.

Ivana created different experiences, which changes throughout the space while bringing unique experience. Flexible spaces where the keywords. The bedroom can be converted into a yoga and Pilates studio and the concept of the traditional kitchen is transformed into dining fusion experience. It can also easily be transformed into a dance floor and the balcony into an outdoor lounge area with a custom built-in hydroponic garden.

The key for the design was finding the right balance and contrast between the elements. By using natural stones, various types of wood, leather and glass for the furniture design she composed different tones and textures achieving a warm, neutral simplicity throughout the rooms.

Incorporating the use of color for some details and a carefully curated selection of art she personalized the living space and gave it the luxury feel of a yacht and more fluid way of living in a condo.

The indirect lighting system has custom made light fixtures which help to create an engaging and unique atmosphere during the night time.

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These pages: the living annex dining area.

Behind the back wall is a second bedroom located that can easily be transformed into a study or yoga space. The sofa, triangular stool, dining table and bar stools are designed by Ivana Cortez and made by IConic Interiors Design.

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Design Miami/ represent a special dimension in the world of interior design: on the edge of art and design, vintage and avant-garde. Born in Miami Beach and held alongside Art Basel Miami Beach it has stretched its wing through the years to Basel itself.

In 2022 it returned to Swiss capital for the Sixteenth edition with a lineup of 30 international galleries and designers.

For the first time in Basel, Design Miami/ introduced the Podium exhibition concept, a selling exhibition of museum-quality works curated by the recently appointed Curatorial Director Maria Cristina Didero.

This in line with overarching 2022 curatorial theme, The Golden Age which for Basel explored a historical perspective as The Golden Age: Rooted in the Past.

Design Miami/ Basel also presented a program of Special Satellite Projects, a series of collaborations that punctuate the fair with varied and exciting presentations.

Jennifer Robers, CEO of Design Miami/ commented: “At the heart of Design Miami/’s ethos is a dedication to creative exchange. We were especially excited to see this unfold through the diverse set of collaborations presented at this year’s Basel fair.

From the monumental beauty of the Special Satellites, to the diverse dialogues set to be presented through our talks program, we aimed to inspire and surprise our global audience through the impactful presentations planned together with our collaborators and partners”.

Design Miami’s Vice President of Fairs, Grela Orihuela added: “As an international platform, it has never been more important to offer opportunities for galleries and designers to present exciting projects that don’t necessarily fit the traditional fair mold through our Curio program. Each year we are completely blown away by the exceptional talent and unique perspectives our Curio exhibitors offer and this year was no exception”.

Previous pages Choc Chisel, 2022 by Marie Piselli.

Image: courtesy of Marie Piselli.

These pages Top: lamp Antropomorphe by Jacqueline & Jean Lerat (c.1960) , presented by Lebreton. Image courtesy of Lebreton.

Bottom: small quartz low table set, 2019 by Juan & Paloma Garrido at Damian Garrido Orfebre. Photo: courtesy of Garrido Right: Prickly Pear Cactus Lounge Chair, 2022

by Naihan Li at 20C Gallery. Image courtesy of Naihan Li and 20C Gallery.

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charles + ray eames forever Charles Ormond Eames, Jr. (1907– 1978) and Bernice Alexandra "Ray’ Kaiser Eames (1912–1988) were an American couple of industrial designers who, with some other geniuses from that time span, redefined modern architecture and furniture design through their timeless works.

Although Charles was the public face of the Eames Office, Ray and Charles worked together as creative partners.

One of their most recognized designs is the Eames Lounge Chair and the Eames Dining Chair.

In celebration of the studio’s 80th anniversary, the Eames Office presented 80 Years of Design at Isetan’s gallery for modern and contemporary design ‘Isetan The Space’ in Shinjuku Tokyo, Japan, beginning of 2022.

The exhibition demonstrated how the optimistic philosophies and human-centered design solutions that Charles and Ray introduced, are more relevant than ever through unique, rare, and vintage works, the revival of pivotal designs from the archive, and new special editions and collaborations developed with longstanding partners Herman Miller, Vitra, and Ravensburger, and new partners Globe, Reebok, and Art of Play.

Charles and Ray Eames founded their Los Angeles-based design practice Eames Office in 1941, producing significant contributions to the various mediums of architecture, furniture design, film, textiles, toys, exhibitions, and beyond.

Through their work and its ongoing impact, the Eames Office reconceived the concept of a design studio in terms of philosophy, work ethic, and process.

Since Charles’ passing in 1978 and Ray's passing in 1988, the Eames Office has continued its mission as led by the next generations of the Eames family.

Today, the Eames Office remains dedicated to communicating, preserving, and extending the work of Charles and Ray Eames as a manifestation of one broad, all-encompassing goal: enriching and positively impacting people's lives and environments.

The Eames Office works closely with authorized manufacturers to bring original Eames designs to market, introducing their work to new generations through educational programs, curated exhibitions and collaborations. The Office also extends Charles and Ray’s overall legacy through its ongoing support of the Eames Foundation.

The multi-faceted exhibition 80 Years of Design at Isetan Tokyo highlighted the impact of the work of the Eames on society across three parts: influential experimentations in Art & Technology, groundbreaking innovations in Architecture & Interiors , and the joy brought to people of all ages through designs that encourage to Play & Learn.

Previous pages: artist impression by Hans Fonk of the Eames exhibition windows at Isetan, Tokyo. Original photos: Suzuki Shimpei.

These pages Above: Charles and Ray on a Velocette motorcycle which belonged to the son of friend Warren Kerkman,1948. © Eames Office. Below that: the Molded Plywood Division, headed by Charles and Ray, staff members Norman Bruns, William Francis, Marion Overby, Harry Bertoia, and Gregory Ain posing with an airplane glider nose section, 1943.

Right-hand page: Charles and Ray Eames in their Eames House they designed an built in 1949 as their home and studio.

“The Eames Office actively seeks to both preserve historical work and create innovative designs and experiences that extend the Eames legacy into the future.

We’re thrilled to be able to present iconic works alongside special projects and collaborations that continue to bring Charles and Ray’s powerful ideas to life today ,” said Eames Demetrios, Director of the Eames Office .

From their first trip to Japan in the 1950s, and the many trips that followed, to an ongoing exchange of ideas with some of the 20th century’s most well-known Japanese designers both in Japan and in Los Angeles, Charles and Ray drew inspiration throughout their career from the country’s approach to both tradition and modernity.

Voracious adventurers, Japan’s impact on their worldview and work was paramount, and solidified through a formative partnership with Isetan that dates to 1961.

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The Eames Office takes shape with Charles and Ray’s courtship letters and begins with a wedding held at a friend’s Chicago apartment on June 20, 1941.

This was the moment when Charles and Ray Eames became partners in life and partners in design, joined together by their love of creation, and passion for solving problems that needed to be solved.

Charles and Ray Eames were married in 1941, and moved west and lived in a Hollywood hotel as they got to know Los Angeles.

John Entenza, publisher of Arts and Architecture magazine, introduced them to Richard Neutra.

The architect had recently completed his Strathmore Apartments, which is where the Eameses came to live.

It would be two years before the Eames Office moved to 901 Washington Boulevard in Venice, California.

There they designed the iconic Eames house, where they worked and lived from the date of completion.

“80 Years of Design brought to life a prolific, multifaceted legacy and encapsulates the dynamism with which the Eames Office is forging ahead into the future,” according to Kentaro Shishido, General Manager of Isetan Shinjuku.

The formative years after marrying, moving to Los Angeles, and beginning the work of the Eames Office in 1941 would serve as an intense creative incubator for Charles and Ray. Charles’ rich experiences in architecture, photography, art, filmmaking, and his time in Mexico had led to two years teaching design at Cranbrook.

Ray’s own artistic practice drew from her years in New York, classes with Martha Graham and, above all, her extended studies and work with painter Hans Hoffmann.

This remarkable combination of the two would serve as a fertile foundation for their new creative life together.

Few of their earliest breakthrough artistic experiments in the molding of plywood would be as important as their iconic 1943 Molded Plywood Sculpture, which embodied the pioneering spirit of Charles and Ray’s personal relationship, multidisciplinary working partnership, and wholly original thinking.

The sculpture would give rise to some of the most important furniture designs of the 20th century.

Top left: the facade of the Eames House’s residence structure. In 1949, Charles and Ray’s designed and built the landmark1949 house as their home and studio. Photo: Joshua White.Top right: the Eames House residence and studio, featuring the eucalyptus trees and meadow. Photo:Timothy Street-Porter.

Below: Charles Eames inspecting the Modular House model in 1951. Photo: Eames Office, LLC.The Eames Modular House was designed in 1951 by Charles and Ray as a structure, which could be simply pre-fabricated and relatively quickly assembled.The scale model of the Eames Modular House was created in 2021 from a careful study of archival blueprints and photographs. Photo: Marc Eggimann.

Charles and Ray Eames with some of their famous contemporaries.

From the book ‘Connections: the Works of Charles and Ray Eames.

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Above: a corner of the Eames house interior with Eames Elephant (Plywood), Wooden Doll, Cat Nelson, Fan Clock Eames, House Bird black, Akari 1A lamp, and Eames Wool Blanket.

Top right: the living room and the interior collections.The one-of-a-kind Eames-designed bookshelf in the living room is filled with the personal collections of Charles and Ray. Below that: the study with Grand Repos & Ottoman, Gueridon Bas table, Akari 55A light sculpture, Eames Wool Blanket,Tabouret Solvay and Ceramic Clock. Photos: Mitsuya Okumura.

Eames Office is a founding sponsor of the Eames Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to sharing the legacy of the Eames House's architecture, collections, and landscape with for generations to come. photos: Mitsuya Okumura.

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Above: board sports heritage brand, Globe, recently released the Eucalyptus Skateboard Deck, the first in a series of collaborative projects between the brand and the Eames Office.The project has seen Globe create a limited run of collectible skateboard decks crafted from a eucalyptus tree felled for conservation purposes at the iconic Eames House, designed by Charles and Ray Eames and built in the Pacific Palisades of Los Angeles. Beside that: Classic Eames tray with dot pattern by Vitra and the Heman miller Eames lounge chair.The Isetan exhition. Photo: Suzuki Shimpei. Right-hand page: installation of the “Design for Use” exhibition at MoMA, showcasing the Eames molded plywood output. © Eames Office, LLC.

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“Charles and Ray’s sculpture represents a pivotal moment in their work, in their lives, and in design history and continues to inspire all that encounter its beauty today. For Charles and Ray, art was the best way to test the technology and the technology was the best way to make the art,” said Eames Demetrios .

In 1946, the Eames Office and Herman Miller relationship began. In celebration of their historic partnership, Miller has developed five special editions that honor the Eames’ dedication to material exploration.

In 1956, after Vitra founder Willi Fehlbaum became Herman Miller’s licensee for continental Europe and would begin its partnership with the Eames Office.

The collaboration would leave an indelible mark on Vitra, forever transforming the company’s ethos and output from a shopfitting firm to furniture manufacturer.

Ravensburger Eames Design Classics Puzzle

Above: a three-dimensional assemblage created by staff member Herbert Matter for the 1946 MoMA exhibition ‘New Furniture Designed by Charles Eames.’ © Eames Office, LLC. Right-hand page:The Eames Molded Plywood Sculpture, created in 2021 from archival drawings, notes, and a detailed scan of the original sculpture of 1942 by Charles and Ray Eames.

Photo: Marc Eggimann.

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RAJASTHAN INTO THE COOL These pages: the Mirai villa in Bhilwara, Rajasthan, designed by Sanjay Puri Architects. The curved outer shell protects the house against the climate and creates covered patios.

Photos: Dinesh Mehta.

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Mirai is a contextual house built with the hot desert climate of Rajasthan, India, in mind. The residential villa is located on a small 622m² corner plot.

The southern & eastern sides have minimum open space, with adjacent villas on those sides planned for development in the future.

The northern and western sides front a road junction and have more open spaces, including garden areas and existing trees.

It was designed by Sanjay Puri Architects, listed as one the best 100 architecture firms worldwide, Mirai was created for a family with 3 generations living together. The house has 3 levels, with 4 bedrooms, 2 living rooms, a gym, and a study.

The heights within the house are varied with an interesting play of volumes in each part of the house, including bedrooms of a single volume, a dining area of a double volume, and a living area of an intermediate 1.5 level volume.

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A curved outer structure surrounds the house, creating semi-open spaces all along the perimeter, with deeper recesses on the garden-facing sides.

This reduces the heat gain substantially, while providing sheltered open spaces around the house to each room.

Designed to mitigate heat gain in response to the hot avid climate of its location, this design keeps the entire house cool in the hot summer months, when temperatures rise in excess of 40°C for 8 months of the year.

The sculptural house is contextual to its surroundings, the climate, and the owner's needs, resulting in an interesting play of volumes, open, enclosed, and semi-enclosed spaces at every level.

The design created energy-efficient spaces with reduced heat gain and indirect natural light in each part of the house.

These and following pages: in collaboration with local craftsmen and contract labor from the immediate vicinity, the house was built using locally sourced bricks, sandstone, and lime plaster, and includes processes for water recycling, rainwater harvesting, and solar panels for energy generation.

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TOUAREGS IN BRUSSELS “We wanted to play with the senses of the visitor by designing an upside down riad. A wavy metal ceiling creates the illusion of a floating pool and the reversed arches further magnify the distorted atmosphere.”

Coline Jarry, Product& Interior Designer at WeWantMore

When two brothers from Brussels approached design studio WeWantMoreto make their bar an exciting new place, the studio designed an elegant space that felt like a desert hallucination, M.C.Escher lithograph and dreamy trip to Morocco all at once: Touareg, the name of the nomadic inhabitants of north Africa.

The Touareg design features a revisit of several Moroccan architectural elements. The arches made from chains add a visual surprise and make for a sensual reference to Arabian belly dancers.

Traditional Moroccan lights with a smoke pattern add a warm hue to the space, and an Escher like round mirror and inverted riad on the ceiling intensify the distortion of the senses.

The first floor of the project houses the cocktail bar Le Fay. For the design of this space, WeWantMore goti nspired by Morgan le Fay, the legendary sister of King Arthur and a powerful enchantress and potion maker.

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Left: overview of the seating are with the inverted riad design concept. In the upstairs cocktail bar Le Fay illusions of the sun and organic shapes made from Moroccan brass climb up the wall.

Photos: Maxime Prokaz.

Above: the colorful presentation reflected in mirrors by the Italian brand Edra.

All photos: Hans Fonk

ON THE SUNNY SIDE OF SALONE Salone del Mobile.Milano is the most important interior design top-fair in the world. In 2022 the event pandemic made a new start after the Covid with Maria Porro as the new President of the Salone del Mobile. Milano.

OBJEKT International/Hans Fonk made a sunny impression of this glorious come-back.

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Left-hand page: presentation of showerheads by Fantini This page: Maria Porro, the new President of the Salone del Mobile. Milano. (photo: Alberto-Strada).

Designing sustainability and celebrating beauty, the Salone del Mobile. Milano, the most important design event in the world, celebrated in 2022 its 60th milestone edition.

The key values: quality, innovation, beauty and, now more than ever, sustainability. After two really tough years due to the pandemic, to which the organizers responded with SuperSalone in the fall od 2021, the Salone is alive and looking ahead, mindful of its lengthy history.

Maria Porro, the new President of the Salone del Mobile. Milano: “The Salone del Mobile has always been a catalyst for creativity, positivity and energy: a place of dialogue and construction, in Milan and at the Shanghai and Moscow editions. Now, we are as shocked as everyone else by the war in Ukraine and believe even more in the importance of being a crossroads of cultures and styles open to the world.

This is why we have made sure that the work of the exhibiting exhibitors takes center stage again. The event acts as a ‘blank canvas’ for all

its protagonists, companies, brands and designers, allowing them to project their own identities, promote their own content and tell their own stories.

A point of reference for the entire design community. We cannot stand still, in fact we have a duty to move even faster in the direction of design, production and distribution solutions that are as sustainable as possible. What we need today is an ethical approach to design.”

She continued: “We will see many companies at the Salone that are working hard to create furnishings with the wellbeing of the environment and of people in mind.

The Salone firmly believes in the need for a real and immediate ecological transformation, which is why it has decided to be an accelerator of ethical and virtuous behaviors, investing in a large project curated by the architect Mario Cucinella. Companies and creatives will be able to physically touch alternative materials that are already a reality and let themselves be inspired

Above: Philipp Plein’s colorful extravaganza.

Right:Azul is the new capsule collection born from the collaboration between Turri and Paola Navone. Meticulous manufacturing meets the eclecticism of Paola Navone. She reworked the tradition of Turri's brand by reconfiguring proportions and dimensions and experimenting with materials and finishes.

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Above: creations by Eileen Gray produced by Classicon, the only authorized producers granted by the world license holder Aram Designs, London. Right: architectural spaces, formal purity, research into materials, attention to detail and sustainable thinking: as one of the leading brands on the international design scene, Porro is approaching its 100th anniversary faithful to its values.

by a vision of urban areas as potential ‘mines’ of raw materials and reflect on the function of our homes as cells that make up a more complex organism: the city.”

The Salone del Mobile, Milano paid tribute to the 12 companies, all ambassadors for the creativity and craftsmanship of Italian design, that have taken part in every single edition of the trade fair, from 1961 to the present day, believing and investing in what has become the most important design event in the world: Gervasoni, Giorgetti, Flexform, Medea 1905, Minotti, Misuraemme, Molteni, Pianca, Porro, Potocco, Turri and Visionnaire.

The 2022 edition had once again shown, three years after the previous one, that quality furniture has its most important global showcase in the

Salone, and how far the event is able to attract talents, recount creativity and projects, and serve as an exceptional place for getting together, sharing and exchanging ideas that produce work and business.

The concern for the sustainable component on the level of both the organization and management of the event, and in research and the proposal of value and concrete and feasible solutions, presented by ‘Design with Nature’ and SaloneSatellite, They contributed to making the event a global stage for ideas and technological solutions capable of protecting the environment, improving housing and ensuring the most efficient use of resources, in line with the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals.

Left: table by Glas Italia. This page: the scenographic approach by Clan Milano.

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Random inspiration at Salone del Mobile.Milano.

Top left: Nolte Kuchen Beside that: Baxter‘s new outdoor line as a manifesto of renewed values: careful study of forms and materials that expressed the desire to lend not only creative but also structural, tangible coherence to the space and the imagination.

Top right: Minotti presented itself with a refined place: a pavilion and a walked through experience where the new creations took center space.

Below left: presentation by Zanotta at Salone by studio Calvi Brambilla and styling by Studio Salaris. Beside that Giorgetti.

Giovanni del Vecchio, CEO of the Giorgetti Group: “We are aware that the design sector cannot exist with only 'digital' and cannot do without the physical: the last two years have shown how integration and balance between the two modes is the way forward.

Customers, professionals and partners must have the opportunity to touch our products, our refined materials, our environments and our projects. In a business like ours, the human component continues to play a fundamental role."

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Left-hand page: Cloudscape sofa and Nebulone table by Diesel Living with Moroso.The Diesel suspension lamp was made by Lodes. Above: pure simplicity by Van Rossum, creators of contemporary furniture, the Netherlands.

Above: creation by Italian Visionnaire.

Right-hand page: outdoor furniture

by Etro.

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Left-hand page: architect Hideyuki Yamazawa presented at SaloneSatellite ‘The Child Who Wants to Be the Sea, Child Who Wishes to Be a Flower’ inspired by gender freedom while integrating the dignity of imagination’s diversity into his work. photos: Hans Fonk

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Above: the winners of the 11th edition of the SaloneSatellite Award 2022 1st Prize RemX, walker designed by Lani Adeoye from Nigeria. The walker exudes a sense of dignity, helping to empower the user, something they would happily have in their own environment and that they would be glad to use.

According to the jury, elegance and dignity come together in an object useful for all. It is contemporary craftsmanship that combines local processes with global design inspiration. It responds to the theme of SaloneSatellite 2022: Designing for our Future Selves.

2nd Prize Lamps designed by Studio Gilles Werbrouck (Belgium is Design), Belgium .

It is a limited series of lamps merging two techniques. Pouring white plaster onto black VHS crochet tape creates a unique piece: the crochet lampshade and a simplified plaster cylinder.This project harnesses memory, bringing playful elements together with craftsmanship and design.

3rd Prize Meenghe, urban furniture designed by Djurdja Garcevic (Young Balkan Designers), Serbia.

The concept involves molding shreds of tirse into urban furniture such as rubbish bins, bumpers, flowerpots, stools, etc.The aim is to steer clear of virgin materials, making new products and doing away with waste.

SaloneSatellite, the brainchild of Marva Griffin Wilshire, Founder and Curator of SaloneSatellite, has seen its importance rising through the years. Reserved for designers under 35, the event has become the benchmark worldwide for young designers presenting an all-around reflection on design without barriers.

The goal of the SaloneSatellite: to promote encounters between designers and the world of production in the wake of ever new ideas.

During Salone del Mobile.Milano it celebrated its 23th edition with a variegated multitude in Congo, Cuba, Nigeria creativity, languages and Qatar for the very and origins at the first time, along with exhibition layout, 24 international curated by Ricardo design schools and Bello Dias. The theme: universities and the ‘Designing For Our international Future Selves. collectives Belgium is Sustainability’.

Design, Design Week Lagos, Young Balkan The importance of the Designers. event is underlined by the participation of Marva Griffin around 600 young Wilshire: people from 48 “The subject for the Marva Griffin, founder of SaloneSatellite different countries, 2022 edition, since 1998 and the ‘godmother’ of many young talents worldwide. photo: courtesy including Cyprus, DESIGNING FOR OUR Salone del Mobile.Milano.

FUTURE SELVES / PROGETTARE PER I NOSTRI DOMANI, resonates with inclusivity and sustainability. We are not all the same and each of us, for reasons of health or age, has quite different needs. The aim is to encourage the sort of design broad enough to take the need for autonomy and inclusion into consideration, geared to society as a whole. This sort of open-minded design is, in itself, sustainable, because it is long-lasting. A world within everyone’s reach!”

More and more design academies from all over the world have recognized the importance of SaloneSateliite to present themselves.

This page: the Escuela de Artes y Oficios Santo Domingo, Bogotà, Colombia with Cacaos designed by EAOSD. The photo was taken on the premises of the school.

Below that: Design VA, New York founded by the Mexican duo Viviane Hernandez and Armando Mora.The studio aims to bring the ordinary to life in order to execute the extraordinary.

Right-hand page: presentation ‘Smash Social Ceilings by the Fachhochschule Potsdam / University of Applied Sciences Potsdam, Germany.

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Above: design from Lagos with yellow armchair Ijoko Abeti Aja and the Perch Stool are designed by the Nigerian Architect Tolulope Adebayo. She participated to SaloneSatellite 2022 within the presentation of Design Week Lagos.

Perch Stool is inspired by West African folklore, and depicts the Benin Bird of Prophecy. Handcrafted in salvaged ironwood, the table is carved sustainably by local artisans.

Right-hand page: the rising lamp by Paolo ASH Cente, ASH, created from recycled disposed surgical covid 19 masks.The cabinet is designed to contain memories. www.salonemilano.it/sites/default/files/catalogue/Catalogo_SaloneSatellite_2022

SUSTAINABLE BEAUTY SALONE Salone del Mobile.Milano 2022 was, stronger than ever, dominated by the concern for the sustainable component on the level of both the organization and management of the event, and in research and the proposal of value and concrete and feasible solutions.

The special manifestation ‘Design with Nature’ was a strong proof.

Left: a Conifer root fossil at the Design with Nature installation designed by the architect Mario Cucinella as part of Salone del Mobile.Milano 2022.

It symbolizes the forest playing a key role in stabilizing the climate.They mitigate and regulate the climate by s ubtracting and storing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.

All photos: Hans Fonk

Maria Porro the new president of Salone del Mobile.Milano described the key values of the event: “Quality, innovation, beauty and, now more than ever, sustainability. Designing sustainability and celebrating beauty.”

Environmental and social wellbeing defined the theme of ‘Design with Nature’, the installation designed by the architect Mario Cucinella for the Salone’s birthday with S.Project: 1,400 m2, narrating a virtuous ecosystem that represented ideally the future of home living.

The architect’s inspiration was the idea, that while the events of the last few years have made us to rediscover the importance of sociality and sharing, we still need to find a balance with what is around us, with the spaces we inhabit and the territories we occupy (home, city, planet), and with the resources available to us.

Mario Cucinella himself has shown great integrity by embracing a circular vision and design approach for years.

This fundamental consideration formed the basics for the three themes that the installation embodied and amplified: the urgent need for ecological transition, the home as the first building block in the urban fabric and the city as a mine

Left: Shikada produces panels, made in Japan, by extracting bamboo, which is used in interior design. It is made from 100 pct. re-used materials, while 90 pct. can be recycled again.

Below: a pioneer in sustainable design and recycling is Kartell, here with the iconic Ghost chair designed by Philippe Starck.

Bottom: 3d wall panels made from Ecopixel, a recycled waste material, used in interior design. It is totally recyclable.

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Right: paper skyscraper is metaphor for changing the perception of an energy-hungry city as a problem and to turn it into an opportunity. Italy is leader in the recycled paper world and about 87 pct. of the paper in circulation in the environment got a second life.

Three shy scrapers made of more than a thousand newspapers are representing sustainability.

Paper is used as a material for construction, furniture and architecture: a material for the city.

Below: Structure-Nature is a domestic garden for a new lifestyle passed on biophilic habitat, sharing spaces with other living species.The multi functional structure is designed to adapt to its surroundings and to adjust parameters like the distribution of light, air and vision.

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In the wake of the Salone del Mobile.Milano the Italian city is undergoing with every event a complete metamorphosis.

Under the title Fuorisalone and Design Week almost every corner breathes design.

Remarkable in 2022 was again the colorful contribution of the famous fashion brands.

BOARDING ON THE WAKE OF SALONE

At Superstudio Milano during Fuorisalone: Resonance,Vortex to Diversity by Toyo Aluminium, an installation coated with Toyo’s Chromashine® pigments.The object was inspired by the formation of a vortex when two qualitatively different states come into contact. It was the visualization of the process where different things meet and fuse together to create new values. Concept and design by Toshiya Hayashi and Hokuto Ando of we+, a Tokyo based design studio.

Photos: Hans Fonk

Fuorisalone 2022 presented a set of events distributed in different areas of Milan, featuring the endorsement of Milan’s Municipality.

Conceived to turn design and some of the leading brands active in the sector into the protagonists of various areas of the city, known as Design Districts, the Fuorisalone event included themed events, exhibitions, pop-up shows, performances, presentations, concerts, DJ sets and special projects related to the world of design, furniture and innovations in living solutions.

The theme of the 2022 Fuorisalone: Between Space and Time.

It was an invitation to reflect on the changes taking place in the world, in order to achieve sustainability goals that allow look to the future.

Top left: Fromm. a design platform and company launched between Qatar and Italy to create the ideal fusion of Design and Manufacturing, connecting the local, Italian and international design communities to the global market.

Beside that: the presentation of Entler Studio in a classic Mialese Villa during Fuorisalone. Entler is a ceramic lighting and design studio based in Los Angeles. Founded by Jonathan Entler with a small line of table lamps, the studio has expanded to produce a full collection of lighting and other furnishings. All our work is made to order in their Lincoln Heights Studio by their team of five.

Right-hand page: Sparks of Tomorrow installation developed in partnership with Lexus and Germane Barnes at Superstudio Milano.The ON/ installation gave a vision for an electrified, carbon-neutral and human-centered future.

The display showcased the Lexus RZ, the first Lexus dedicated battery-electric model. Rendered in a wire frame that is suspended just above the ground, the vehicle’s interpretation embodies Lexus’ vision for a sustainable future.The RZ was illuminated by Aqua Creations’ Code 130° silk pendant lights.Visitors of the installation had the opportunity to explore the work of the six finalists of the Lexus Design Award 2022.

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The quest for lightness, as a challenge to gravity, expressed in the creation of objects for the home staged by Hermès in four structures by Hervé Sauvage and Charlotte Macaux Perelman.These forms are vast but still light.

Made of wood and covered with translucent colored paper, they radiate light. Inside, each object expresses an area of know-how whose power lies in its precision.

Perception of the creations changes as light plays over them when they are backlit against the structures, each a poetic colossus and a point of anchor for these miracles of balance.

The Italian fashion house Dolce & Gabbana Casa presented its furniture and accessories collections, home textiles, Murano glassware, and Sicilian ceramics. Supported by a bold new campaign, shot by photography duo Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott, D&G promoted four distinctive collections.

Blu Mediterraneo with sea-colored motifs, Caretto inspired by Sicilian aesthetics and colorful Maiolica-like patterns and the objects in the Zebra and Leopardo collections were dominated by prints of animals.

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Above: a monumental Pinocchio ‘Someone is Lying’ at Superstudio, a project by Alcantara, certified Carbon Neutral since 2009, to raise awareness among a cross-section of the public about the importance of engagement based on science and facts and not on the misleading communications circulating on the sustainability front.

Under the patronage of Camera Nazionale della Moda Italiana.

Right: coinciding with this year’s Milano Design Week 2022, Louis Vuitton celebrated ten years of the Objets Nomades collection of furniture and design objects.At a specially designed exhibition space within the iconic Garage Traversi, Louis Vuitton unveiled new additions to the Objets Nomades collections as well as a wide selection of recent and classic pieces. Louis Vuitton also brought Studio Rochel’s ovoid work Nova House to the heart of Milan as part of the Maison’s tradition of exhibiting nomadic architecture. Designs by Marcel Wanders Studio and Cosmic Table and Dolls by Raw Edges.

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Promemoria by Italian Romeo Sozzi: one of the grand masters of interior design.

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Above: creation by Paola Navone for ABK Ceramiche.

Right: the new outdoor collection by Versace.

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what color is virtue

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The Upper East Side duplex in Manhattan was untouched for 30 years. Previously designed by Mario Buatta, interior designer Aamir Khandwala was asked to revamp the 5,000 square foot project by blending his own compositions around spaces. Throughout, now classic meets contemporary with vintage and custom furnishings and an personal art collection that includes a Balthus oil painting and Betty Woodman ceramics.

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Aamir: “This project was an exciting challenge for us. We were hired to design our client’s generous living and dining area, powder room, office, and bathroom and blend the new design with the old by styling some of the other areas in this duplex apartment. The main challenge in working on this apartment was to find clever ways of blending new with existing without either iteration feeling out of place.”

Topic design features are the soothing color palette, the white lacquer ceiling to reflect light, the white oak paneling, the custom 10’L Corian desk and the silk wall to wall carpeting.

For the furnishings Aamir opted for Egg collective dining table, Egg Collective blue sofa, Allied Maker lamp, Vintage Italian Armchairs (1940's) from Bernd Goeckler, custom designed hammered bronze console table, hanging vintage lamp, Avenue Road chairs, and a set of leather tables by Cristina Z Antonio.

The art came from the clients personal collection including a set of Betty Woodman ceramics and a Balthus Oil painting.

Aamir Khandwala is seem as a top interior designer, based in New York.

He was born and raised in the cosmopolitan melting pot of Karachi and went to New York to earn his bachelor’s degree. Since then his star is rising. He began a 14-year career at the office of Robert Couturier. As Head of Decoration at Couturier, Aamir led multimillion-dollar luxury residential projects.

At the beginning of 2015 he founded his design studio, ‘Aamir Khandwala Interior Design’.

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Above: blending old and new into a limeless image at the Upper East Side apartment in Manhattan.

Right: part of the main living roo and dining section.

Photos: Jacob Snavel

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Signs of Wabi Sabi

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The piece of land, adjacent to Hupao Spring in Hangzhou, China, was bought by a vicar of the Catholic Church in 1934. Here, a villa was constructed that some years later was accredited as a historic building.

The bygone 82 years seem to have erased of its prior history and its recognition from the people’s memory.

The villa had recently undergone thoroughgoing repairs and refurbishment from 2016 to 2020. It made a glorious comeback and was christened 'Sisan Hupao 1934' (Sisan).

SYY Decoration Design under the guidance of Xie Ke, the chief designer, rejuvenated the vividness and liveliness of the Sisan project, which was previously used as the house of the military attaché of US embassy and a temporary site for Xinhua bank.

One of the prevailing methods to restore such a historic building is to make it perfectly preserved for maximum effect. Xie took an alternative solution: he tried to retain a decent amount of history visible.

Moreover, upon his close observation, he managed to distill the essence of history and impart it to a modern hotel through the design.

Wang Chi, the lead architect in this project, leaned more towards expressing the modernity. Ostensibly her view was wrestling with Xie’s, but granted, the emphasis on the ‘Present’ was a shared view of them both.

Sisan now is characterized by the old brick masonry and wood-framed structure with structural steels and the glass elements are as distinctive indications for the present.

The heritage building Sisan Hupao 1934 is an ancient heritage building in Hangzhou, China. It was recently restore by SYY Decoration design with Xie Ke and Zhi Hongxin as principle designers and Wang Chi as lead architect.The lighting consultant was Zhu Lidong.

Photos: Tantan Lei.

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The designers let the original facades intact as much as possible. “We intended to display the real texture and true color of the materials and carried out the essential repair work to the K37（ferric manganese umber) bricks.

Basically, minor changes but without any amount of disruption of its historic characteristics.” Xie Ke said.

The steel structure was adopted to fortify the building but also to make it possible to implement the fenestration in a wider space. In such an enlarged terrace, Boston ivy could sneak reddish tendrils into the area, squirrels could steal the nuts on the table and have them stashed away and the terrace became a small garden to provide a space for small creatures to thrive in.

A serene bamboo-flanked gateway leads to the entrance.

Bamboo groves on both sides release the refreshing scent.

The bamboo outside was continued into the interiors,with their bamboo-woven products, creating a story of the connectivity to the nature as opposed to the futile superfluity of complex structure.

In the bedrooms the beds are facing opposite to the window. The natural light and the lamp light convert the rooms into sanctuaries. A staircase leads up to the rooftop, where the dining room is located overlooking the West Lake and featuring a panoramic view of the Qiantang River.

The interiors of Sisan Hupao 1934 are designed in a simple quiet way in harmony with the surrounding nature. Leading designer Xie Ke managed to distill the essence of history and impart it to a modern villa.

The bamboo woods outside were continued into the interiors with the bamboo-weaving products, creating a story of the connectivity with nature.

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The Rule of T wo THE UNIVERSE OF ARTIST

THEO WILLENSE

The artist Theo Willemse, born in Amsterdam (1951), lives and works with his life and business partner Patricia Thornton, at their studio home in the historic Lemoine Point Estate (1840s) in Kingston, Ontario, Canada.

"The core of my work is to expose the beautiful balance that lives within ourselves, a perfect balance of the masculine and the feminine, allowing the humanity to speak through the forms and layers of skin. With each breath comes a new level of understanding, a clear vision and a fearless execution.”

Left: artist Theo Willemse with his partner Patricia Thornton and their dog Orlo in the garden of their house/studio in Lemoine Point Estate in Kingston, Ontario, Canada.

Above: Sea Queen (Limestone carving with patina on pedestal) by the artist.

Original text: Sheldon Rose All photos: Hans Fonk

“All this is threaded with humility and vulnerability. A rising love of consciousness that's flowing with inspiration then echoes into mywork," said the artist.

OBJEKT International visited the estate where he lives and works.

This page: Art works by Theo Willemse at his Lemoine Point Estate Home. Tree with carved pedestal (fiberglass cast with patina) and painting Thrust (mixed media on handmade paper). On top shelve the artworks Shield and Horizontal Swimmers.

Below that Totel, Gaze Reclining Head and Arrow #1 and Arrow #2. On bottom shelf: Suspended Forms 1, 2 & 3.

Right-hand page: hallway with on top shelf: Oceanic Beauty (cast polymer matrix), below that Orbit (cast polymer matrix) and below that Fluted Male (cast polymer matrix).

On the bottom shelves Vessel #2 (original wood carving with patina) and Double Swimmer (original for casting). On the floor Turbo, a limestone carving with patina and on the right Cloudburst, a two-part limestone carving. Behind that side table Patheos with Bullet (marble carving with patina) resting on top and opposite of that Vessel #3 on custom made wire pedestal. At the end of the hallway the wooden sculpture Spire.

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Theo Willemse lives and works as an artist in residence at the histofric Lemoine Point Estate Home (1840s). Lemoine Point Estatei is a 136-hectare domain west of Kingston, Ontario. The history of the estate dates back to 1784, as Johan Jost Herkimer, a Loyalist, was granted a land allotment of 3,450 acres (1,400 ha) in the township west of the village of Cataraqui (modern-day downtown Kingston) for his service to the English Crown during the American Revolutionary War. He also received two acres (0.81 ha) in the village. In 1836 the land was sold to Captain William Lemoine and after that to William Hugh Coverdale as a summer vacation property.

Although the Cataraqui Region Conservation Authority (CRCA) acquired the current conservation area land in 1975, part of the land remained as farmland belonging to the Coverdale family.

The interior of the Lemoine Point Estate Home now is a tribute to the artistic work of Willemse. According to art curator and gallery owner Sheldon Rose embodies his work 'simple', 'original' and 'beautiful' with purity.

“The sculptures are often combinations of two primary elements (the role of two) that marry into a new integral form. They bridge opposites like old and new, light and dark, good and evil, traditional and contemporary, organic and geometric - offering up forms that take on a life of their own, often as combinations of just two principal elements that fuse into a new integral form.”

Rose: “There are artists shaping traditional materials and finding new and fresh expressions that are fully respectful of their materials' qualities. Every art-lover seeks artists who produce work that provides opportunities to deeply engage, to contemplate; work that calms or agitates as the case may be, that elevates and satisfies. There are a few artists who can still find seemingly 'new' and seemingly 'elemental' forms that convey a sense of the timeless qualities of their materials, and yet sit comfortably in modern settings.”

“There are still artists whose work is not overshadowed by appended narratives nor by the need for one. There are artists whose work not only recommends but requires - occasionally even commands us - to stop, to take several moments, to connect with our breath, to deeply 'be' in that space with the art. Theo Willemse is such an artist.”

According to the curator, Willemse has persisted with a fundamental 'twoness', the bilateral, the dual-element construction through the decades.

It resurfaces again and again in his quest to find the simplest and most beautiful expression of material and form. The depth of his creative sources is clearly beyond the individual, connecting to ineffable sources.

Above: the central living space in the home of Theo Willemse with his artworks everywhere. The Orinoco Bench in the center is a unique piece and behind it stands the artwork Heart Speak (original plaster model for casting). The painting on the right is titled Portal (oil on canvas).

Left: Historic Lemoine Point Estate Home (1840s) with its original limestone terrace in the grove of Black Locust trees.

Rose: “Willemse's works often border on the iconic. The work is often so comfortable with itself that it feels inevitable. Somebody had to bring this or that form into three-dimensional life, for it is a part of the natural order of things. It seems sometimes to announce the very possibility of its own history with its own appearance. I claim this space and also this time! his pieces sometimes seem to declare, assimilating and re-expressing the quantum reality that we now know is a truer expression of our reality, even as we strive to carry on with 'normal' everyday life.

Like all authentic artwork, Willemse's work helps us to understand that the infinite, the mystical, and the eternal are all parts of normal everyday life.”

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Left-hand page: Torso (cast polymer matrix) and behind that Resurrection (mixed media on paper from the recent 2022 Series of 9). In between Talking Heads (limestone carving with patina) and in foreground Ancient Vessel (original for casting).

This page: see-through in Theo’s house full of his artworks from the living to the study

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Above: Balance, coffee table by Theo Willemse.

Left: detail of the living room with he Orinoco Bench (unique item) and behind that Blade (medium density fiberboard graphite, wax, pigment) and Spring (limestone carving). The Portal painting (oil on canvas) hangs over Grand Tulip (sculpture for molding and casting).

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sounds of the loon

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The sturdy and well proportioned cottage was designed and built to enjoy the beautiful Muskoka lake year round. It is located right at the shore of the lake some 10 km from Port Carling, the small city in between Lake Muskoka, Lake Joseph and Lake Rousseau north of the Canadian city of Toronto.

The interior and conceptual architectural design was by Goran Tijanic, GOGO Design from Toronto and the millwork was done by Line To Line Inc, Mississauga, Canada.

Left: the cottage with interior and conceptual architectural design by Goran Tijanic at the shore of Lake Muskoka, north of the Canadian city of Toronto. It is a sturdy, well proportioned and elegant house for year round living in nature.

Above that: one of artist John Guy St. Julien’s Loon (bird) creations from his Mckellar Art Gallery not far from the town of Parry Sound.

Left: Goran Tijanic. Right: the Muskoka room, a typical phenomenon of the region for a bug-free enjoyment of nature and lake.

The Muskoka Lakes are a triple A destination to enjoy water and nature. The shores are a favorite spot to build cottages and boat houses, which seem to grow in size year after year.

Unlike most of these cottages that only used during specific times of the year, this cottage was created to live and enjoy year round.

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from her parents. The old cottage that still exists and is in relatively good condition was built in the 1950s.

Cindi and Jeff decided to keep the old cottage for family gatherings and to build a new cottage as close to the shore of the lake as possible and enjoy the beautiful views of Lake Muskoka.

The layout and interior concept of the new cottage was based on their ideas. Designer Goran Tijanic tried to fulfil all their wishes and gave his distinctive stamp to the appearance of the interior.

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The size of the space fully met their needs, and the idea of contact with the lake and nature was fully realized.

On the main floor is the living room, which includes a kitchen and a dining area, created as a unique open space.

Next to the entrance is the Muskoka room, which is separated from the living area by a see-through wood-burning fireplace and the glass partition.

Behind the living is the primary bedroom and bathroom.

The walk-out basement contains a lounge area separated from the office by another see-trough fireplace and glass partition.

The second part of the basement has a fitness room, guest room, laundry, and bathroom.

All rooms except the laundry and powder room have a lake view.

Goran used only natural materials for the interior. The stone used on the floor at the entrance, for all fireplace surrounds and in the bathrooms is natural local Muskoka granite.

The cottage floor and ceiling are covered with European white oak with an oil finish.

The walls are covered with white shiplap to freshen up the space and accentuate the large windows and sliding doors through which the views of the lake dominate.

The windows and doors are framed with black aluminum, manufactured by Big Foot from Toronto.

These pages: the living, kitchen and dining are designed as one integrated area. Built-in millwork cabinets were done by Line To Line from Mississauga, with walnut veneer and oil finish. Floor and ceiling are covered with European white oak with an oil finish.

Countertops and backsplashes in the kitchen are porcelain slabs from Laminam. Behind the Stuv see-trough wood-burning fireplaces is the Muskoka room next to the entrance. All accessories in the house from Roche Bobois, Toronto.

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Right: the kitchen with built-in millwork cabinets in walnut veneer and oil finish by Line To Line from Mississauga.

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Left-hand page: the bathroom adjacent to the master bedroom. The floors and ceiling are covered with European white oak with an oil finish. Countertops and backsplashes in the bathroom are porcelain slabs from Laminam.

Above: the pride of the owner: a Donzi Shelby speedboat in the boathouse.

Following pages: the walk-out basement with a lounge area separated from the office by see-trough fireplace and glass partition. The woodburning fireplace is by Stuv. For the cladding of these fireplace, in addition to Muskoka granite, heavy gage blackened cold rolled steel is used.

The designer chose fumed European oak for the background of the stairs and, at the same time, the feature wall that runs from the basement to the main floor to achieve contrast and emphasize the floating effect of this staircase

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