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Premium home appliances: when technology meets elegance
The silent revolution of contemporary kitchens doesn’t exist thanks to appearances, but despite them. Behind the streamlined facades that characterize our modern interiors lies a sophistication rarely contemplated, almost ashamed of its own refinement. Premium household appliances represent the modern embodiment of an ancestral philosophy: one that places function at the heart of form, transforming…
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Wave Architecture: Immersion in the Heart of Diango Hernández’s Aesthetic
It was completely by chance that I discovered the work of artist Diango Hernández: it was an artistic coup de foudre. The image is so perfect that at first I feared it might be AI! Oh, what do I see—these are his paintings on canvas! I briefly explore Diango’s entire body of work… It’s all…
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Obumex: The Belgian signature of exceptional kitchen design
Between artisanal heritage and designer creation After the flashy years of high-tech kitchens and Nordic minimalist effusions, a more nuanced approach emerges: that of understated luxury and exceptional craftsmanship. It is precisely in this territory that Obumex stands out, a Belgian manufacturer that transcends categories to offer a vision where the kitchen becomes inhabited sculpture….
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Stephen Franklin: Guardian of traditional excellence in the art of fabric walling
Stephen Franklin: Master of the ancestral art of upholstery and fabric walling In the demanding world of traditional upholstery, where centuries-old techniques meet contemporary excellence, Stephen Franklin stands as an undeniable reference. With nearly fifty years of expertise, royal clientele, and unprecedented distinctions awarded by the most prestigious craft institutions, this British craftsman embodies the…
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10 Art Deco-inspired wallpapers to bring a touch of this timeless style to your home décor
Art Deco inspires today’s wallpaper and wallcovering designs Wallpapers and wallcoverings inspired by Art Deco are the key to a world of sophisticated glamour and timeless elegance. This iconic style, born in the Roaring Twenties, continues to captivate with its distinctive blend of luxury, modernity and geometric precision. Far from being a relic of the…
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Good Design Movement: The quest for democratic design
New York, 1950. The Museum of Modern Art inaugurates its first “Good Design” exhibition, organized by Edgar Kaufmann Jr. In the MoMA galleries, Scandinavian furniture, Japanese objects, and American ceramics coexist according to a single criterion: the intrinsic quality of design, regardless of price or prestige. While Mid-Century Modern celebrates American prosperity and Europe rebuilds,…
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Smart homes: when home automation elevates contemporary architecture”
A silent revolution is underway in our homes. While Scandinavian minimalism and New York industrial styles continue to fascinate design enthusiasts, a new aesthetic is gradually taking hold: that of the smart home. This approach, born in Silicon Valley in the early 2000s and democratized over the past fifteen years, transcends traditional codes to create…
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Mid-Century Modern (1945-1965): The American Golden Age
Los Angeles, 1949. In the hills of Pacific Palisades, Charles and Ray Eames complete their Case Study House #8, an architectural manifesto of postwar America. Steel, glass, and vibrant colors assemble into a lightweight structure open to the California landscape. While Europe laboriously rebuilds and the Bauhaus dissolves into emigration, America invents a new aesthetic…
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Art Deco: History, Creators and Legacy of a Universal Style
Paris, 1925. The International Exhibition of Decorative Arts and Modern Industries unveiled a revolutionary aesthetic language to the world. Gone were the vegetal curves of Art Nouveau, replaced by geometric lines, precious materials, and assumed modernity. Art Deco was born, carrying the optimism of an era fascinated by speed, technological progress, and urban elegance. Art…
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Collectible Design: Ultra-Luxury Confidential Design
Ultra-luxury confidential design In the hushed world of design, there exists a restricted circle of houses that work far from the spotlight, for a clientele of insiders. Here, no flashy advertising, no mass distribution. These brands operate almost in silence, privileging direct relationships, craftsmanship and rarity as the true language of luxury. A world opposite…
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High-end biophilic architecture: integrating nature into luxury residences
In a world where urbanization distances us from our natural roots, a silent revolution is transforming contemporary living. Biophilic architecture in the luxury segment no longer settles for looking at nature through the window: it invites it to cross the threshold, to inhabit our walls, to breathe with us. Where Art Deco celebrated industrial geometry…
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Panoramic Wallpapers Guide
Panoramic Wallpapers: The Art of Transforming Space Imagine crossing the threshold of your living room and finding yourself facing a bamboo forest rustling in the Japanese breeze, or contemplating from your bedroom the rooftops of Paris bathed in golden sunset light. This magic is that of panoramic wallpaper, a decorative art that transforms our…
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Radical Design: Italian Anti-Design (1960–1975)
Florence, 1966. A group of young Italian architects found Archizoom Associati and begin producing provocative projects that question every certainty of modern design. While Good Design champions rationality and the Ulm School systematizes methodology, an Italian avant-garde radically rejects functionalism. Radical Design emerges—oppositional, conceptual, provocative. This movement, which dominates Italy from 1966 to 1975, does…
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Brutalism: An Architecture of Raw Concrete and Social Ambitions
Brutalism, an emblematic architectural movement of the second half of the 20th century, continues to fascinate and divide nearly sixty years after its first stirrings. Characterized by the massive use of raw concrete and imposing geometric forms, this architectural style embodies both post-war social utopias and a radical aesthetic that still marks our urban landscapes…
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High-Tech Design: when technology becomes an aesthetic language
Between the oil shocks of the 1970s and the technological euphoria of the late 1980s, an aesthetic revolution transformed architecture and design: the High-Tech movement elevated technology into a creative manifesto. Far from concealing pipes, wiring, or metal structures behind decorative cladding, this radical avant-garde proudly exposed them, transforming infrastructure into ornament and technical performance…
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