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15/6/15 – A Good Read – Thomas Heatherwick: Making
by Thomas Heatherwick and Maisie Rowe Covering the studios complete output over twenty years some 170 projects Thomas Heatherwick: Making answers what many have asked: How did he do that?. Heatherwick Studio has continued to expand since the original edition was published in 2012. This new edition includes more large-scale international ...
18/5/15 – Book of the Week – Drawing in Silver and Gold
Drawing in Silver and Gold: Leonardo to Jasper Johns Hardcover by Stacey Sell (Author), Hugo Chapman (Author), Kimberly Schenck (Contributor), John Oliver Hand (Contributor) From the Middle Ages to the present, master draftsmen have used the technique of metalpoint to create some of the most beautiful and technically accomplished drawings in the ...
Jonathan Baring
Contemporary design combined with the use of traditional craft-based methods. The exceptional pieces created by Jonathan in the Coleshill workshop are examples of understated, timeless style.  All pieces, materials and colours are tailored to the individual clients' requirements. Jonathan supplied 3 pieces for our Ritz Carlton projects in Chicago. The simple, elegant designs fit ...
12/5/15 – Hotel Trends – Ian Shrager in New York
Ian Schrager in the restaurant and lounge area of the Edition Hotel opening in New York. ‘These luxury guys are vulnerable,’ he says. Ian Schrager Targets Luxury Hotels With New York City Opening By: Craig Carmin - Photos: Andrew Lamberson for the Wall Street Journal Latest Edition hotel, in city’s Flatiron district, seeks ...
11/5/15 – Book of the Week – Liaigre: Twelve Projects by Christian Liaigre via Amazon
Over the past twenty-five years, Christian Liaigre has built his reputation on the refined quality of his furniture and interiors. With a keen sensibility for space and light, design inspiration drawn from local cultures and traditions, an affinity for artisanal work, and meticulous attention given to the sourcing of materials, ...
4/5/15 – Book of the Week – Jenny Saville: Oxyrhynchus by John Elderfield via Amazon
Oxyrhynchus is a city in upper Egypt that was established in 332 BC and is considered one of the most important archaeological sites ever discovered. Saville references the layer upon layer of discoveries at Oxyrhynchus in her new body of work, the final effect being a mysterious narrative of layered ...
3/5/2015 – Design Tips – Light Matters: Heightening The Perception Of Daylight With Henry Plummer (Part 1) by Thomas Schielke – via ArchDaily
Therme Vals, Switzerland by Peter Zumthor. Image © Henry Plummer Architecture professor and photographer Henry Plummer has heightened the transformative power of daylight with his cameras and published several remarkable books about light and architecture. His deep interest in light, and his lyrical writing perspective, were formed through his contact with ...
27/4/15 – Book of the Week – Fantastic Cities: A Colouring Book of Real and Imagined Cities From Around the World by Steve McDonald
by Karissa Rosenfield - ArchDaily via CityLab all images Steve McDonald Canadian artist Steve McDonald has released “Fantastic Cities,” an illustrated coloring book featuring 60 cities from around the world. From Paris to New York, Tokyo to Istanbul, the illustrations will take any architect or urban planner back to childhood times. The book, with 48 full-view pages of real ...
20/4/15 – Book of the Week – Cy Twombly: Late Paintings 2003 – 2011 by Nela Pavlouskova via amazon
Beginning in 2003, when Twombly was seventy-five years old, a fresh surge of creativity brought new energy into his art, expanding upon themes and modes of expression from throughout his career. Characterized by monumentality and flamboyant colour, these works often use large formats to accommodate broad and sweeping motions. Sometimes ...
Horse sense
Budgets are important but if clients are going to be flexible in changing their minds then you hope that they are flexible in changing their budget as well. But what if the requirement for a flexible budget is not because the client changed their minds? The project was finished, it was ...
Fabric Flaws
Choosing the fabrics must be the fun part of any project, surely? Well, we did once almost cause a diplomatic incident by putting a British embroidery fabric on two authentic and very expensive 18th Century French chairs. But that's another story. All the hard work on our client’s project had ...
Hand vs Computer Drawing: A Student’s Opinion
Drawing by Chris Wilkinson (Wilkinson Eyre) for Article 25′s 10×10 charity auction. Image © Chris Wilkinson Courtesy of Article 25 In the debate about how architects – both present and future – represent our ideas, it is easy to find a lot of articles supporting both sides. One can read as many ...