14/05/2020 architecture & interior
Shortlisted in the 2019 Houses Awards, the Superba Entrance Courtyard in Sydney is an exemplary use of space to transform an environment. Ushering in a new lease cool green, Abbye Churchill talks us through the vigorous earthy tones and sculptural plantation.
Read more 13/05/2020 Escape
When surfing rose as a professional sport over half a century ago, women had to fight to be recognized by media and men. The women’s results of the 1965 World Championship were not even mentioned in Surfer Magazine that year. Trailblazers of that era, female surfers represented counterculture and a change in gender roles. Reflect on the personalities that elevated the sport's early beginnings.
Read more 12/05/2020 Escape
Inside designer Armin Fischer's converted old stone farmhouse in the Ibizan countryside which has been turned into a rustic hideaway that specializes in communal farming and meditation. Featured in Be Well, we discover this Mediterranean retreat offering more than sunshine.
Read more 07/05/2020 Escape visual culture
Once hanging on the fringes of unusual pastimes, climbing has undergone a generational transformation—turning the sport into a cultural phenomenon. From small cults to Oscar-winning widespread popularity, the sport is now regarded as an Olympic sport. Julie Ellison, co-editor of Cliffhanger, discusses the sport's rise to the top.
Read more 06/05/2020 Little Gestalten
The playful artworks of Carla McRae's follow a ‘less is more’ design approach. Focused on creating more minimal, simple imagery that plays on geometry and abstraction, she says, "I try to always create an image that is optimistic or focuses on hopeful solutions." On the art of illustrating a picture book, she reflects on the processes used for Let's Play Outdoors!
Read more 06/05/2020 architecture & interior design & fashion
The limitless ability of Carlo Mollino is what separates him from other designers of the mid-century era of utopian visions. A renaissance man whose oeuvre embraced the cultural and technological world, he grew to become a symbolic part of Turin's architectural and interior design landscape. Look back at his legacy on what would have been his birthday.
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