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We love finding a patch of really good design production, architecture and style when executed well, it's like walking into a fantastic novel. Found amongst the noise of mediocre, these highlights pepper the ordinary with small collectable moments of pleasure.
Owning an iconic piece of design will always have a special place whether it be a Carl Hansen & Søns, or a Settle Bench by Isle Crawford. Equally, walking through a build from Hadid to MART – Italy's bastion of art and architecture by Mario Botta, voyeurism is fostered as we explore the world of design, architecture and interiors. This is your design hymn book for those who appreciate the world of aesthetic beauty, purpose and ingenious use of materials.
Landmarks to 'living' spaces, this eye-candy edit engages with design, purpose, production and thought – from the unobtrusive to boundless fantasy and the wonderful command of space, balance and sense of unlimited imagination.
There couldn’t be a bigger contrast between the FIFA World Headquarters and Widder Hotel, both located in Zürich, both a design concept by Swiss architect Tilla Theus.
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Being tactile by nature is something that rocks our boat – so no wonder then that our love of fonts, print and paper stock is part and parcel of what defines The Aficionados.
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The extraordinary scenes of cult film, Ex Machina were filmed at this design hotel in Norway's wilderness. This architectural gem is like no other hotel. Find out where.
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Even though it’s not always easy to spot, the architectural designs of Milan based Peter Pichler Architecture can be considered traditional in many ways. Their sleek, pointed and stark lines may not look it, but they are deeply inspired by nature and by the surrounding vernacular architecture.
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Founded by Stephan Marx and Elke Ladurner, the studio's work is never shy of a making a statement in often built-up zones where space, views, legacy and approval rank high. Their mantra is to distil what you can and cannot build.
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You may be familiar with industrial designer Ross Lovegrove for any number of his organically shaped products. Solar Trees or Car On A Stick, anyone?
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Wabi sabi, the Japanese phrase derived from two distinct roots – ‘wabi’ for simplicity and ‘sabi’ for the on-going movement of time – is a concept that celebrates the beauty found in imperfection. Quiet and slow, it observes cracks, ageing and above all, authenticity; an attitude that iconic Belgium interior designer, Axel Vervoordt has adhered to all his life.
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Georg Jensen is one of Denmark's most iconic jewellers, we trace his first steps from his first designs and shop in 1904 in Copenhagen - which still exists today, to the world stage as designer, artist and craftsman.
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Jürgen Haller is the gentle giant of a guy, a genius Baumeister in Austria’s Bregenzerwald. Over the past years, he has carved a name for himself with his imposing architecture, engineering, and design narrative.
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Genuizzi | Banal Architects studio based in Milano is synonymous with clear spatial design and a strong lineal aesthetic bound to the environment.
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Zaha Hadid Architect's coastal Salerno Maritime Terminal in Cilento, Italy carries her hallmark curves inspired by oysters and the waves, a coastal landmark.
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Conceiving of noa* as an ever-changing network of architects, interior designers, graphic talent to even psychologists and much more, noa* is able to incorporate a multitude of ideas and styles into its hotel projects.
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The Italian architect has been in demand since he completed the French national museum of 20th century art, Centre Georges Pompidou, in 1971, which created ripples in the architecture world.
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Ilse Crawford of Studio Ilse is a London-based designer, academic and creative director whose designs and accompanying philosophy of well-being and 'making you feel at home' have made her an international name. She and her team create environments in which people feel comfortable and where everything just makes sense. This has seen her work with, and help pioneer design legacies for, brands associated with a simpler, better way of living and whose aesthetic is integral to their name.
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Design hotel Bühelwirt in South Tyrol by architects Alexander and Armin Pedevilla, was a project that aligned with their modus operandi nicely.
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French designer Philippe Starck, himself an avid fan of sail and designer of super yachts, turned his hand to creating a new Port Adriano Marina in Mallorca – an architectural masterstroke and ‘Starck’ beautiful with not a parking lot in sight.
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Architect Mario Botta’s church of San Giovanni Battista in Mogno, in the Swiss canton of Ticino is made of geometrical white marble and dark gneiss.
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Architect and engineering studio en.ar[tec] headed by lead architect, artist and skilled restorer Andreas Vallazza based in the South Tyrolean hamlet of Vahrn, close to Brixen. Enartec is a multi-disciplinary design and planning studio which brings together a dynamic team of architects and civil engineers in a single source.
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Professor, architect and designer with an intense love of concrete and the alps, architect Othmar Barth (1927-2010) was considered futuristic, often misunderstood and a bit of a silent hero of the rural monumental.
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Step on to Switzerland’s latest feat in extraordinary architecture and design and swing sky-high on the world’s longest pedestrian suspension bridge at 1621ft (494m), the Charles Kuonen Suspension Bridge hangs at breath-taking heights over the Zermatt and Grächen valley.
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Salzburg’s striking Building Academy stands as a contemporary ode to Austria’s longstanding ability to wow us with her architecture and design.
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When dealing with one of the oldest buildings in Salzburg, it takes the architect’s clever manipulation of architecture and design to create an exciting, inspiring atmosphere that coverts the old and the new to extreme yet complimentary dimensions.
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Kanaal by Axel Vervoordt & Co is a kind of city in the countryside, less than half an hour’s drive from Antwerp, where art, architecture and nature combine.
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Villa Charissa is a new addition to the hip, designer-cool Aenaon Villas Santorini. Built in the same traditional island’s cave house style, locally called “yposkafa”, Villa Charissa is a luxury suite that cascades into tiers all cocooned in a rigorous aesthetic of pure white, smooth polished cement and a tinge of volcanic black for added drama.
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Rome's 'square colosseum', now home to fashion house Fendi's headquarters, is a historic architectural reminder of Mussolini's imprint on Italy's capital.
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While endless innovative projects continue to pour out of Denmark and Sweden, oftentimes their smaller but no less creative Scandinavian sister, Norway, is overlooked. Introducing Artscape Nordland, a permanent exhibition of 33 spectacular sculptures adorning 32 Norwegian municipalities.
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Lisbon's sleek MAAT is the city's latest cultural hub, where the worlds of architecture, art and tech collide - a museum of force in glazed ceramic form.
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Join the self-confessed foodies, for the love of food, taste and those pioneers of gastro from the flavour hunters to the mavericks who make the humble great.
Pitstop here for a bucket-list dispatch which jumps off the treadmill of busy on a journey through the Moi realms of wellness, escapism and curation.
Peer into the treasure pot of one-off brands, rarity and inherited blueprints – each throwing a punch at blandness as the incubators of curiosity, originality and legacy.
Dens of creativity, art and playfulness, each of these hotels plays host to countless cultural events, where boho meets highbrow.