Tag: Books
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Four Seasons designer Ed Ng on creating hotels of the imagination
With clients from Mandarin Oriental to Four Seasons and Rosewood, AB Concept is a design studio that inhabits the global first division. Its co-founder Ed Ng speaks to Cultural Union about the intuition that lies behind great spaces “It’s the sixth sense of the designer,” says Ed Ng, when asked how he anticipates the desires…
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Sublime Hideaways: 5 of the most evocative remote architectural retreats
In a hyper-connected, minutely mapped world, the desire to escape off-grid is becoming a primal urge. A book by gestalten, Sublime Hideaways, explores the phenomenon. In Fritz Lang’s 1927 masterpiece Metropolis, the megacity’s workers toil in the sulphurous underbelly of the urban monolith under the watchful eyes of the ruling elite, whose children play in secluded…
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6 iconic modern and contemporary designs by Marc Newson
Over the past four decades, Australian industrial designer Marc Newson has become one of the most influential creatives of his generation. A recent monograph by Alison Castle, published by Taschen, celebrates the span of his career.
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How the world’s most iconic cars are as collectable as fine art
GQ columnist and BBC’s Top Gear editor-at-large Jason Barlow talks to Cultural Union about his book The Atlas of Car Design: The World’s Most Iconic Cars, published by Phaidon “Beautiful cars will always be appreciated as kinetic sculptures,” says Jason Barlow in his book The Atlas of Car Design, pointing out that the best classic…
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5 Modernist icons with stunning architecture and interiors
Mid-century Modern is the 20th century’s most enduring and engaging design legacy. With seminal projects from John Lautner, Eero Saarinen and Paulo Mendes Da Rocha, we round up 5 extraordinary examples of Modernist architecture and interiors, curated from Modernist Icons by gestalten It’s now more than 70 years since the term Mid-Century Modern first appeared…
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6 Modernist glass houses with incredible design and architecture
From South America to Northern Europe, here are six extraordinary residences with pioneering use of glass by Modernist architects such as John Lautner and Philip Johnson and their contemporary successors, curated from Glass Houses by Phaidon One of the most dazzling aspects of Modernist architecture is its extensive use of glass – an innovation unlocked by…
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Concrete Jungle: 6 must-see architectural jewels of Tropical Modernism
From Bali to Brazil, Tropical Modernism and its pioneers such as Paulo Mendes da Rocha have led to an evolving tradition of tropical architecture. A new book by gestalten, Concrete Jungle, explores its enduring appeal. “The tropics have never been one place. Tropical Modernism has never been one thing,” says architect Michael Snyder in a…