Machine for Living
Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec are fêted as two of the most exciting and talented designers working today. A recent exhibition of their designs held in one of Le Corbusier’s iconic Unite d’Habitation apartments in Marseilles places their work in the midst of design history. Nicole Stock interviewed the brothers at their studio in Paris.
Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec are making silence. Their products – room dividers, chairs, and lamps – are all quietly simple, each uncannily deft at embracing and articulating a single idea. “We...
High Drama
Pohio Adams create a striking new addition to a traditional Sydney suburb.
Christopher Adams and Bianca Pohio of Pohio Adams Architects took on this Sydney commission with excitement and trepidation. It was a great opportunity to work on a large-scale residential statement – but came with a brief asking for high-drama. How do you create drama without overdoing the theatrics?
The block the house is built on is unusually large for an inner-city Sydney suburb. It is just shy of the size that would allow it to be subdivided into...
Shot, Bro
We’ve rounded up the best coffee gadgets to get you brewing in style.
RIGHT: Harlo Coffee Mill, $50, from Coffee Supreme www.coffeesupreme.com
RIGHT: Swissgold Coffee Filter, $35, from Coffee Supreme; Otto Deluxe Stovetop, $875, from www.atomiccoffee.co.nz
Puzzle Me This
German designer Katrin Sonnleitner heads Down Under for the SemiPermanent symposium.
As children, we stacked blocks, gnawed on toys, rolled balls. Our understanding of objects was tangible. As we grow up, more and more, objects become things to look at rather than touch. German product and exhibition design, Katrin Sonnleither, isn’t interested in making things that sit untouched on shelves; her designs rely on interaction.
What results are tables that fold and twist into different shapes, floor rugs made from rubber puzzle pieces, or a cupboard like a Mary Poppins bag – the door leads not to...