A friend sent us some striking images yesterday from a Chicago-based company called TURF Design, so we looked them up. Founded in 2016 in Chicago, and acquired by Armstrong in July of this year, TURF says it seeks to conquer open space echo through innovative, aesthetically pleasing ceiling and wall...
2020 has been a year for the books – for all the wrong reasons, it turns out. But it was a year that welcomed in a spate of new tomes on architecture and design – many of which are outstanding. We’ve selected a few from A+A’s posts over the past 12 months – plus one […]
A few years back, JoAnn Locktov asked me to contribute an essay to her second book on her favorite city in Italy. I’d spent more than a few days in Venice, and the magic of the place – and my experiences – were still fresh in my mind. So I penned 300 words for “Dream […]
With dual degrees from Penn in architecture and fine arts, textile designer Kevin O’Brien started printing decorative textiles 30 years ago. Now he’s got a staff of 11, housed in a Philadelphia movie theater dating back to 1932. They’re producing apparel and home decorating items, including...
In a virtual era dominated by Zoom, Twitter, and TikTok, a design firm called Roto is breathing real-world fun into public spaces. Since 2004, they’ve been creating unique experiences for museums, zoos, aquariums, attractions and brand destinations for clients worldwide. Kids’ museums are a specialty...
Graham & Brown, the U.K.’s leading wallpaper manufacturer, is prepping to celebrate its 75th anniversary in early 2021. The family-run business in Lancashire, Blackburn was founded by two friends – Harold Graham and Henry Brown – in 1946. The company’s expanded its collection to include paint...
A book of Louis Kahn’s early drawings and words, out of print for almost 50 years, is about to be reprised. The Notebooks and Drawings of Louis I. Kahn was first published by Falcon Press in 1962, with a press run of 1,800 copies. They were snapped up almost immediately. MIT Press would reprint 3,000...
Nicole England is a Melbourne, Australia-based photographer, director, artist and author. She grew up in Auckland, New Zealand within a family of architects and interior designers and has been living in Australia for almost 20 years. She studied fine arts at Auckland University, specializing in photography....
Suzy Annetta is a trained interior designer, while Phil Annetta comes from a background in book and magazine publishing and editing. Together they founded Design Anthology magazine in Hong Kong in 2013. They recently published a comprehensive book called Design in Asia: The New Wave, and A+A interviewed...
Dominic Bradbury is a busy man. No sooner did a copy of his “Iconic American Homes” land on our doorstep than his “Mid-Century Modern Design – A Complete Sourcebook” arrived via UPS. But let’s tackle the former first. Subtitled “Architectural Masterworks since 1900,” it’s a 320-page...
