Architecture Why Italian Modernism Never Goes Away Italian modernism has been declared rediscovered so many times that it may be more accurate to say it never disappeared. Gio Ponti, Franco Albini, Luigi Caccia Dominioni, BBPR, Carlo Scarpa and later figures such as Gae Aulenti continue to re-enter contemporary interiors through auctions, reissues, hotel projects and the By Vincent • 2 min read
Architecture Carlo Scarpa – The Architect Luxury Brands Keep Rediscovering Carlo Scarpa never designed a global luxury boutique network. Yet walk through enough contemporary stores, hotels and carefully designed houses and his influence begins to appear everywhere: precisely cut stone, layered thresholds, unusual metalwork, water used architecturally and details that feel almost absurdly considered. Scarpa died in 1978. Design has By Vincent • 2 min read
Architecture The Death of the White Minimalist Interior White walls are not going anywhere. What is disappearing is something more specific: the idea that an expensive interior becomes sophisticated simply by removing enough things from it. For years, the white minimalist room dominated architecture feeds, new apartments and luxury hotels. Pale floors, curved cream furniture, one sculptural lamp By Vincent • 2 min read
Architecture The Return of Dark Wood For years, the safest expensive interior was pale. White oak floors, cream upholstery, travertine tables and light timber cabinetry created spaces that photographed beautifully and made almost every room feel larger. Now the grain is getting darker. Why pale wood became everywhere Light timber made perfect sense for the previous By Vincent • 2 min read
Architecture Brutalism Became Luxury Concrete was not supposed to become luxurious. Brutalism developed around directness: exposed structure, heavy materials, monumental forms and buildings that often made very little attempt to appear polite. For decades, the style could feel almost anti-luxury. Today, its language appears in some of the world's most carefully By Vincent • 2 min read
