Kara Mann: Lady of the Lakehouse
Jenn Thornton
Kara Mann’s flair for materiality and architecture, and more importantly her feel for these things, are all present in what is effectively a lakehouse set on the Northshore of Lake Michigan.
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OWIU: Zen Spirit in Los Angeles
Karine Monié
Housed in the Biscuit Company Lofts building—which was erected in 1925 as the West Coast headquarters of the National Biscuit Company (Nabisco)—in Los Angeles’ Arts District, the 1,620-square-foot loft space was initially transformed into a two-bedroom apartment.
Ian Felton: Reinventing the Past
Originally from Washington D.C., Ian Felton grew up in a family where creativity and curiosity for other cultures prevailed. He attended Montessori schools and spent time in Latin America with his family.
Estudio Persona: Sculptural Minimalism
Estudio Persona’s deeply collaborative process allows them to create unconventional design pieces with sculptural lines inspired by natural forms that they describe as “a distinctly neutral and minimal take on the monochromatic melancholy of their native Uruguay.”
Nate Berkus: Well-Traveled & Destination Design
Since establishing his award-winning interior design firm at the ripe old age of 24, Nate Berkus has bridged the worlds of easy and elevated with a fine eye and light touch. With a megawatt smile and a sincerity of skill rather than outright swagger, he is, as one of his timelessly textured interiors, approachable.
Lofty Ambition: the Stephen Kenn Loft in LA
In 1985, a new owner purchased the building with the objective of transforming it into a place where artists could live and work. Today, designers, musicians, sculptors, painters, photographers, and filmmakers continue to use it as studio space.
Sessun Alma The Soul of Marseille
In the lively district of Marseille, there is a shop that contains multitudes. Called Sessun Alma, the concept is sunny, craft-centric, a place for creative flourishing.
Luss House: Art & Architecture
On view through July 24, 2021, this exhibition showcases new and site-specific contemporary art and design works by 18 international artists taking place in Luss House, the former residence of Gerald Luss in Ossining, New York.
Emma Olbers on The Old Library of Sweden’s Nationalmuseum
That Old Library, where material from Nationalmuseum’s Art Library and archives is exhibited, emerges as a highlight of the broader revamp—and standing entirely on its own—speaks to the depth of its exquisitely done interior.
Beauty, Is an Understatement: Biscuit Loft
In 1925, the brick-and-steel headquarters for the National Biscuit Company was built in Los Angeles. Nearly a century on, Nabisco is a household name, and the building with a factory past is a household for many, as the live/work complex Biscuit Company Lofts.
Richly Pigmented Spaces Show a Fresh Chromatic Confidence
With bold strokes and cool-to-hot hues, prismatic minds Olson Kundig, David Adjaye and Thiel Architecture + Design have produced distinctly vivacious designs in Seattle, Los Angeles and New York City, respectively, bringing a little more color to the urban cityscape.
