Design

Ecological design defines Pentaspace’s nature-integrated school   Heartfulness International School in Hyderabad, India, designed by Pentaspace Design Studio, integrates architecture and landscape to form a campus organized around ecological principles. Conceived for pre-primary education, the project explores how spatial design can support learning environments that are closely connected to natural systems.   The design is […]

Marcel Duchamp and the object, reactivated   Marcel Duchamp’s bicycle wheel, its spokes spinning above a wooden kitchen stool with no destination in mind, is arguably the most consequential non-artwork in the history of art. Not a sculpture in the traditional sense, not quite an object either, it hovers in a suspended state between utility

ALL-IN-ONE AVANT TOILET OPTIMIZES ARCHITECTURAL SPACE   The Avant by Roca is an all-in-one toilet solution, leveraging a minimalist aesthetic to suit a diverse range of bathroom layouts and styles. Its primary innovation lies in the integration of the cistern into the bowl – a move that adapts and simplifies the plumbing installation while reducing

David Altrath frames a suspended jungle inside a brutalist icon   David Altrath’s photographic series captures the Barbican Conservatory not simply as a greenhouse, but as a spatial paradox embedded within one of London’s most uncompromising architectural ensembles. Conceived in 1982 as part of the Barbican Centre, the conservatory unfolds as a suspended ecosystem where

GROHE SPA STAGES ‘the aqua sanctuary’ AT MILAN DESIGN WEEK 2026   Through an immersive architectural intervention named ‘The Aqua Sanctuary’, GROHE SPA comes back to the Brera district during Milan Design Week 2026. The brand unveils a 72-hour transformation at the Piccolo Teatro Studio Melato, one of Italy’s most significant cultural institutions, opening doors