Innholdsfortegnelse for May 2021 i Architectural Digest

Nowadays it might seem perfectly logical to show art in a former factory—but that wasn’t always so. In the 1970s, Dia Art Foundation pioneered the concept, acquiring industrial spaces throughout then-depressed Manhattan to create a constellation of exhibition sites. “These buildings have a history as spaces where artists worked,” says Dia director Jessica Morgan. “When you move art from the studio into these environments, it feels like a natural progression of a project.” So when Morgan arrived at Dia six years ago, confronted by options to rethink the foundation’s Chelsea base, she sought out artists’ advice. “They all spoke to the qualities of the found industrial spaces—their natural light, their proportions, their flexibility, their humility,” she notes. “These are spaces that don’t compete with the artwork.” With the help of…

In the middle of Rajasthan’s Thar Desert, an oval sandstone structure blends seamlessly into the arid landscape. But the Rajkumari Ratnavati Girls School, designed by Diana Kellogg, is something of a visual paradox. “Inside the space it feels very intimate, but when you approach, it feels monumental,” says the New York–based architect. That’s because the building—which is located in Jaisalmer in northwestern India and was made possible in large part thanks to the nonprofit organization the CITTA Foundation—is the only structure within sight. The 400-plus students, in kindergarten through 10th grade, all live below the poverty line in nearby villages, where female-literacy rates remain strikingly low. Kellogg, who offered her services pro bono, had the girls and their communities in mind when she designed the school, paying homage to the…

Men—namely Josef Hoffmann, Dagobert Peche, and Koloman Moser—ruled at the Wiener Werkstätte, the powerfully influential but short-lived Viennese design firm in operation from 1903 to 1932. But scores of women were integral, too, though only scholars and dealers seem to know much about them today. “We want to change that and draw attention to the talents that we could find through our research,” says Anne-Katrin Rossberg, curator of “Women Artists of the Wiener Werkstätte,” now on view at Vienna’s Museum of Applied Arts (MAK). That means a sorority that’s at least 181 strong, from Vally Wieselthier (ceramics) and Mathilde Flögl (textiles, fashion) to Helene Gabler (painted glass), Eilfriede Berbalk (silver), and Klara Posnanski (fabrics). “The women created sensational fabric and tapestry designs, enamels, modern graphic designs, and leatherware, as well…

When AD100 designer Beata Heuman was asked to oversee a ground-up waterfront home in Germany, the clients, a family in the boating industry, wanted the total look. So distinctive are the fingerprints of the London-based Swede that it is indeed tempting to order the whole menu: A refrigerator masquerading as an armoire with whimsical curved top? Yes, please! Children’s rooms with murals dancing across the walls and beds tucked into eaves? Make it a triple. That the clients felt a certain kinship with Heuman goes beyond aesthetics. Both have elder children exactly the same age, and at the first site visit, the wife and Heuman serendipitously discovered they were each newly pregnant with their second; they gave birth within weeks of each other. There’s a cultural affinity too: The homeowners…

“These houses are all about living with nature. Those messages don’t stay in the past.”—Teo Yang Over the last decade, as the cultural Korean Wave captured our global imagination, Seoul has become synonymous with a look that is slick, shiny, and new. But in the city’s bustling Bukchon Hanok Village, nestled between Gyeongbok and Changdeokgung palaces, traditional homes dating to the Joseon dynasty offer a reminder of the Korean peninsula’s rich aesthetic history. “These houses are all about living with nature,” says designer Teo Yang, who for the past 10 years has lived and worked out of two local hanoks, their swooping roofs framing an interior courtyard. Built out of stone, tile, and wood, using traditional techniques, the early-20th-century residences were devised to weather humid summers and snowy winters alike,…

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In Ghana, if someone is wearing particular colors or patterns, I’ll know whether they’re grieving a loved one or annoyed with their spouse,” says designer Chrissa Amuah, alluding to adinkra, the vast lexicon of symbols that has been incorporated into local pottery, architecture, and textiles for centuries. Now the London-born talent, Ghanaian by descent, is celebrating those motifs in Duality, her first collection of fabrics for Bernhardt Textiles. Whereas one pattern, Aya, features an abstracted fern—an emblem of strength, sturdiness, and resilience—another, Sella, reinterprets the iconography of Asesegua wooden stools. “Traditionally these were seats that only royalty sat on,” Amuah explains of the design, now a household staple throughout Ghana. She devised Ink, meanwhile, by applying pigment to walnut veneer—reimagining Kete Pa, a cheeky adinkra motif that means “good bed”…

Earlier this year, a modernist mansion overlooking Biscayne Bay, marketed as the only solar-powered house in Miami Beach, sold for $15.25 million. By some estimates, the 112 photovoltaic panels on its roof are enough to operate the entire 5,500-square-foot building for weeks—or even months. Does that mean the house is green? As with so many things, definitions matter. Building a house—a process that can include pouring concrete, importing marble, and forging steel—requires vast amounts of energy. Producing that energy releases tons of CO2 into the atmosphere, exacerbating the “greenhouse-gas effect” that causes climate change. In fact, buildings are responsible for about 40 percent of the world’s greenhouse-gas emissions. And much of that isn’t from operational energy—the electricity to power lights and air-conditioning—but from energy used to construct the buildings in…

“I was acclimatizing from L.A. and was desperate to have my own little oasis in London,” says homeowner Maire Coulson. London's riverside enclave of Chelsea has been a chic address since Oscar Wilde took up residence in 1884, but historically it was a poor working-class area, and despite the occasional mansion, most of its houses are rather modest in scale. Even so, this bijou property on one of the neighborhood’s swankiest streets, recently reconfigured by designer Bryan O’Sullivan, packs a lot into its narrow lot. It was bought in 2019 by the Irish angel investor Maire Coulson, who had spent the last decade living in Los Angeles but was looking for a change of pace and a London pied-à-terre for her and her three-year-old son, Edward. Built in the late…

It was, as it were, a match meant to be. The Paris-based interior designer Isabelle Stanislas still clearly recalls being interviewed by the owner of this majestic apartment close to the Place du Trocadéro. The meeting took place in his office, located just a stone’s throw away. “After we’d been talking for a while, I looked down and suddenly noticed the rug was a prototype I’d designed,” she recounts. “He was not aware it was by me, and I had no idea who had bought it.” Serendipity aside, for her client—a dynamic entrepreneur who set up his company in his early 20s—the acquisition of the 4,800-square-foot flat represents the fulfilment of a long-held dream. At the age of 13, he jumped onto the Paris Métro and alighted on a whim…

Launched in 2017, Africa by Design exhibits the work of 34 talents from eight African countries, through shows online and in person. “I try to help them reach a bigger audience,” notes Amuah, who founded the initiative after debuting work at Salone del Mobile, where she noticed a dearth of sub-Saharan representation. “There’s a whole chunk of countries that is kind of overlooked or associated with safari and lion skin and zebra stripes.” Now she’s reshaping the conversation. “This is just the tip of the iceberg.” africabydesign.org…

“Somewhat naive, pretty organized, not overly wrought, and, I hope, cheerful.” That’s Marian McEvoy’s definition of the coveted creations—largely kaleidoscopic botanical collages—that she’s been making after decades as a fashion and shelter-magazine superstar. Design impresario Kerry Joyce spotted some hand-drawn florals on her @gustthepoodle Instagram account and knew they would make great fabrics. (“Her work is very special,” he says.) Printed on Irish linen, the five inaugural patterns are wild and exotic, twining here, spiky there, and offered in muted garden tones. And, yes, they will definitely put a smile on your face. kerryjoyce.com…

“I want each room to be its own little world.”—David Flack “Good design has to be functional. Everything here has its place. Everything works.”—Troye Sivan…

“Maire loves color and is really into fashion and design, so we wanted to create a home that reflected her passion and flair.”—Bryan O’Sullivan “I wanted to feel total escapism, which ultimately translated into an overload of texture, color, and comfort.”—Maire Coulson…

All products have been identified by the designer of each residence. Items similar to vintage and antique pieces shown are aften available from the dealers listed. Contact information was up to date at time of publication. A GREAT ESCAPE PAGES 68-77: Interior Design by Celeste Dell’Anna; celestedellanna.com; additional design by Dr. Pierino Liana. PAGE 69: On Campbell, bandeau top; jadeswim.com, skirt; driesvannoten.com, and sandals; cultgaia.com. On wall, a bas-relief of Africa by Armando Tanzini; instagram.com/armandotanzini. PAGES 70-71: Sculptural latika lanterns; 1stdibs.com. PAGE 73: In bedroom (above) on wall, artworks by Peter Beard; peterbeard.com. PAGE 77: Carved doors by Armando Tanzini; instagram.com/armandotanzini. GUIDING LIGHT PAGES 78-87: Interior Design by Beata Heuman; beataheuman.com. PAGES 78-79: Gabby Deeming for David Seyfried chairs; davidseyfried.com; in Josef Frank fabric; svensktenn.com. Beata Heuman pendant; shoppa.beataheuman.comc, Demilune…