In a 497-acre wild forest, among rolling hills, creeks, streams, and wetlands, New York-based architecture studio Marc Thorpe Design has created ‘Crystal Lake Pavilion’: a stunning concept for a meditation sanctuary in the middle of a sublime, motionless lake. Proposed for the Catskill Mountains region in southeastern New York State,
Mobility is constantly evolving, with new technologies wielding huge potential to further shift the way we move and travel. For decades, Designworks—the creative workshop of BMW Group—has been at the forefront of shaping how we will get people and goods around in the future. Earlier this month, the LA-based design
Armenian-American designer Ara Thorose explores the language of color, texture, and cylindrical forms with ‘ULU Group’, a set of sculptural upholstered furniture that wrestles between a circular and a square form. The collection “is inspired by the idea of a circle trapped inside a square; it represents conflict with no
Known for his one-of-a-kind projects, especially residential houses in the Sonoran Desert that embrace their natural landscape and use rammed-earth building techniques, American architect Rick Joy has something of a cult following in the design world. The Arizona-based architect, who leads an award-winning firm in the city of Tucson called
With a captivating body of work that includes architectural projects, minimalist furniture, lighting solutions, and decorative objects, there is hardly any limit to the creativity of New York-based sculptor and architect Umberto Bellardi Ricci. It is in this interdisciplinary space that his design sensibility thrives, one that is driven by
The small and asymmetrical retreat serves as an alternative to nearby modernist suburban houses that “sprawl in the landscape,” explains the firm. Its manifesto was to do the opposite: to exist as a small, eco-friendly retreat that could be rented by individuals, who wanted an architectural experience unlike most guest
