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cover Jorge González Yáñez, JSa Arquitectura Glocal Design Magazine is published bimonthly in México, 6 times a year, by Espacio Editorial S.A. de C.V. 25th issue, February-March 2015 . Publication protected by the Ley de Propiedad Industrial and the Ley Federal de Derecho de Autor. Certificate Number (Número de Certificado de Reserva) given by the Instituto Nacional del Derecho de Autor: 04-2013041513043400-102. Title and Contents Certificate Number (Número de Certificado de Licitud de Título y Contenido) 15894. Editor in Chief: Greta Vanessa Arcila Romero. Contents and Advertising are responsability of the authors and the brands empresas. All rights reserved. Adress: Mánchester 13, Piso 1, Col. Juárez, Delegación Cuauhtémoc, C.P. 06600, México, D.F. Distribution: Pernas y Cia. Editores y Distribuidores, Poniente 134 No. 650, Col. Ind. Vallejo, Delegación Azcapotzalco, 02300 México, D.F., Tel. 5587-4455. Printed by: Preprensa Digital, S.A. de C.V. Caravaggio 30, Col. Mixcoac, C.P. 03910. Del. Benito Juárez. México, D.F. Tel 5611-9653.

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very year we prepare an issue completely devoted to the use of color, and it is always one of the best received by all of you, our readers. The time invested in research is nothing to sneeze at and we devote it to selecting project that really convey something special and unique. Much has been written about how this element is one of the distinctive features found in Mexican architecture. We have no doubts about it, for we owe it to the Mexican Muralist Movement, and in the discipline we cover, to architects like Barragan, Mathias Goeritz and Chucho Reyes; all of whom knew how to re-evaluate the aesthetic of Mexico’s towns, artisans, colonial heritage and ancestors in their respective times, thus creating a new discourse centered on the understanding of space and the use of color therein. This school evolved and came into the avid hands of Jose de Yturbe, Ricardo Legorreta, Juan Sordo Madaleno and many more architects who matured and explored this new current in Mexican architecture, but what happened once the newer generations of architects arrived, all of whom devised the new forms taken up by the architectural language, looking for the essence that would define their works’ character? The all saw the use of color and the modern Mexican architecture under a new approach, and with the imminent obligation of both to redefine themselves and to have an open mind to new discourses. It here that architects like Isaac Broid, Enrique Norten, Alberto Kalach, Lopez Baz y Calleja, Felix Sanchez and many, many more emerged. They re-evaluated the pure state of the materials used and established a new dialogue with society by proposing a more democratic architecture in every regard, and thus have given us a heritage composed of a less colorful urban landscape, but one far more interested in respecting Nature and a greater sense of identity in our culture and a sense of belonging to our cities. It is from this school that we see Javier Sanchez’s rise, he who is a thirdgeneration architect in his family, and who dignifies the profession by occupying himself with the most basic of its aspects: multi-family housing. Thanks to his vision that revivifies urban-yet-forgotten areas such as La Condesa twenty years ago, today he has projects spread all over Mexico City that re-establish a channel of communication between the metropolis and its inhabitants, and increase the sense of communion in the barrio context—also a very important factor so as to not allow for the disappearance of local crafts and economies. Why did we invite Javier Sanchez to create our magazine’s cover for the issue dedicated to color and that mark the beginning of our adventure with Comex where we invite our featured artist to design the cover through the Comex Trends program? Simple: it is because we believe that his body of work is one of the most relevant among the many new generation architects who are dedicated to re-dignifying our country. It is as simple and as important as that. We hope you enjoy this most fascinating issue. Greta Arcila 3

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Galería Oscar Román Camuflaje [Photography] Julio Verne No. 14, Polanco 5280-0436

the Oscar Román art gallery presents Camuflaje by artist Liu Bolin, photographer and sculptor y fotógrafo born in 1973 in Shandong, China. He is known for his mimetic photographs, in the context of urban places and situations. Monday to Friday 10:00 - 19:00 hrs Saturday 11:00-14:00 hrs. Until March 5th.

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More than a 100 modern and contemporary artists like Pablo Picasso, Jeff Koons, Louise Bourgeois, Damien Hirst, Lucio Fontana, Anish Kapoor, among others, fueron reunidos en esta muestra para dar a conocer una nueva faceta más de su obra: el diseño de joyería. Todas son creaciones que están en la delgada línea entre el arte aplicado y el arte puro; muchas de éstas son desconocidas para el público en general. February 7 to April 12, 2015

Design Days Dubai Crafts Council [Exhibition] PO Box 72645 Dubai, UAE www.craftscouncil.org.uk +971 4 384 2024

As part of the Design Days Dubai 2015, Crafts Council will show case eight English artisan enterprises with intentions to back up the growth of their business. These were selected after the recommendations made by the design consultant Brent Dzekciorius and Vicky Richardson, director of Architecture, Design and Fashion at the British Council. March 16th to 20th, 2015

VITRARIA Glass + A Museum PRECIOUS da Picasso a Jeff Koons [ Jewelry ] Palazzo Nani Mocenigo, Dorsoduro No. 960, Venezia

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This showcase gathers the works of the American artist Sol LeWitt, who is related to different movements such as conceptual and minimalist art. Her hand-made drawings were transferred to the walls including Right triangle, Cross, X and Diamond. Until January 3rd, 2016.

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Museo Nacional de Arte Consumption Prix Pictet [ Colective ] Calle Tacuba No. 8, Cuauhtémoc, Centro Histórico 8647-5430

The National Art Museum presents this exhibit featuring the 11 finalists of the 5th edition of the Pictet Group prize, the Prix Pictet wich has been promoting photography related to sustainability issues. Until March 29, 2015.

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This gallery is a new space with the goal of promoting accquisition of mexican art and design, joining efforts between the creative minds and society. For its inaugural show, works by Christian Castañeda, Oso Parado, Colectivo Ojo x Ojo and Ricardo Casas are shown. Until March 31. Galería L Muestra Inaugural Galería L [ Multidisciplinary ] Alfonso Reyes No. 216-L001, Condesa. 8488-2055 / 4836-9318 Mar - Dom 11:00 – 19:00

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The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in Nueva York, presents a retrospective of the composer and singer Björk’s works. The exhibition represents over 20 years worth of the artist’s projects and her eight LP albums through sonic and visual elements such as films, images, instruments, objects and clothing. Until June 7th, 2015.

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This collective will be present at Design Days Dubai 2015 with the works of various young Hungarian designers who showcase the trends and innovations of the region’s creative economy. Its objective is to show the results of complex design tasks where several disciplines such as graphic design, branding, image design, web design, furniture and interiors design are combined. March 16th until March 20th, 2015. Design Days Dubai Position Collective [Exhibition] PO Box 72645 Dubai, UAE. www.designterminal.hu +971 4 384 2024

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OMR presents recent works by Gabriel de la Mora, one of Mexico's most important contemporary artists. With an education in Architecture and a Master degree in Fine Arts at the Pratt Institute in New York, de la Mora's work questions and plays with the limits between drawing, paint and sculpture. Until March 28, 2015

OMR Gabriel de la Mora [ Art ] Plaza Rio de Janeiro No. 52 - 54, Colonia Roma, Mexico D.F. Mar-Vie 10:00 a 15:00, 16:00 a 19:00, Sáb 10:00 a 15:00 5511-1179

The Victoria and Albert Museum, V&A, will present the Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty exhibit, which will be a journey into the designer’s works through his 1992 MA collection up to the A/W 2010 compilation, the one he was unable to finish. This will be carried out through the use of a dramatic scene and with a showoriented intent, making a direct reference to his runways and parades. Until August 2nd, 2015.

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HELSINKI CENTRAL LIBRARY COMPETITION STL Architects | Helsinki | 2015

ounded in 1996, the North-American studio STL Architects promotes a philosophy based on the conviction that design and architecture can make a difference in people’s lives. Their projects are of various scales that go from residential homes to corporate buildings, including a particular interest in the development of educational and cultural spaces. Among the most renowned works under STL Architects’ portfolio, we find the project for the Auditorium and Arts Center of Torre de Cotillas, Spain, the Master Plan for the development of the Gage Park Neighborhood in Chicago, and the project for building the Marine Culture and Pop Music Center in the city of Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Currently the firm presented their proposal for the construction of the Helsinki Central Library; a design that evidences the city’s commitment to the enrichment of new intellectual expressions in an ever-changing society. The new library will be conceived as a mean to promote knowledge, which must be available to the new generations. The structure will count with flowing open spaces in order to generate social and cultural interactions. This is a complex that will provide the necessary services to harbor most facets of cultural endeavors via a forum, a theater, 15 reading rooms and a few more for study and reading groups.

The Helsinki Library project follows the methodology of urban realism by separating the program in two categories: flexible and structured. The flexible spaces are dedicated to those functions that are more adaptable and malleable, such as cafeterias, children zones and open reading environments. These spaces are presented free of colonnades and are interconnected through stairs and ramps creating a continuous flow. The structural portion of the library is based on spaces designed to welcome the programmed elements. These areas are devised to respond in an efficient manner to the specific requirements of the alternative activities such as exhibitions or book presentations. The spaces will be protected by a glass box seemingly floating over all of the areas. Come night, the visitors will be able to enjoy a special lighting experience—controlled through a series of intelligent systems— that will converge with the glass’ transparency creating an interesting visual display in the manner of an artistic intervention. The façade will feature different levels of transparency responding to the lighting conditions during the day, thus allowing the building’s skin to express a very rich diversity in its possible visual interpretations. www.stlchicago.com

VANKE PAVILION Expo Milano 2015 | Daniel Libeskind |2015

nternationally renowned for his outstanding work in the development of spaces all based on a multidisciplinary perspective and execution, architect Daniel Libeskind has become a veritable source in contemporary architecture thanks to his innovative urban planning. Of a Polac-Jewish origin but a resident of the United States of America, Libeskind founded the studio that carries his name in 1990, albeit in the city of Berlin, after being declared the winner called upon to design the Jewish Memorial Museum. Since then he has developed many projects around the world such as museums, cultural centers and commercial buildings. Among the most outstanding works in his portfolio, we can find the project that was declared winner of the contest to design and build the Liberty Tower in 2003, a part of the rebuilding project of the “Ground Zero” zone in New York. Recently, Libeskind presented the plan to build the Vanke Pavilion, the Chinese pavilion for the Expo Milano 2015, an event that will be held from May the 1st to October the 31st. His will be a building that through its colorful design and organic form will project the vast cultural diversity present in the Far-Eastern country. The structure twists and dives into a concept inspired in the Vank district, located in the most important real-estate

in the Republic of China. The building seems to be in perpetual movement, creating a fluid view all along its façade. The Vanke Pavilion attempts to become an awe-inspiring sculpture that will house China’s art expressions from many several periods, ranging from the Renaissance to Taoism to Confucianism, all through to the most contemporary examples. The pavilion will have a stairway located on the outside, aimed to reach the rooftop and allowing visitors to have a panoramic view of the fair and the rest of the pavilions present in Expo Milano. Besides it will have an installation designed by artist Ralph Appelbaum who has come up with a concept that resembles an artificial forest. The installation’s interior will be occupied by 300 multimedia screen, all in an apparent disorderly distribution, that will project short films about China and its cultures. The concept “feeding the planet, energy for life” is the theme for this international fair, thus this pavilion fundaments’ express the need to create more integrated communities and better quality of life, always taking art as the main instrument for human improvement. www.libeskind.com 11

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C U LT U R E S H E D Diller Scofidio + Renfro | New York

he New York studio Diller Scofidio + Renfro was founded by the architects Elizabeth Diller and Ricardo Sofidio, has achieved a position of renown spanning over decade as one of the most prestigious firms in the Big Apple thanks to a offer that, as they themselves describe it, mainly contributes to the theory and practice of architectural endeavors. Their creations go from art installations and cultural centers, to theaters and avant-garde residential concepts, which have brought them to be the first team to receive the MacArthur Award grated by the American foundation of the same name. Currently they are working in the project for the new telescopic “Culture shed” in New York, which will be built in the southernmost corner of the Hudson Yards, one of the most ambitious complexes in the history of the United States of America and that will be located on West 30th Street.

The cultural center will be destined to house temporary exhibitions, fairs, concerts and will be the seat for New York’s Fashion Week; it will be built near the skirts of a skyscraper also designed by Diller Scofidio + Renfro along with Rockwell Group, and will have three adaptive galleries for different kinds of exhibitions, as well as a terrace with a cafeteria and spaces for additional showcases. What makes this project unique and the reason it got its name, is the retractable dome almost 50 meters in height that extends to both sides and that will house the gastronomical fairs, concerts and various other public events. The plan is to finish construction by 2017, along with the other complexes to be located in Hudson Yards, the design is still being reviewed by the local community board and the NY Planning Commission. www.dsrny.com

H udson Yards Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates | New York

ight renowned, world-class architecture studios have been called by the New York-based Related Companies construction company to create Hudson Yards, the biggest private residential project in the history of the United States, and the biggest development made in the New York City since the Rockefeller Center. Forecasts speak of more than 24 million people visiting this complex every year. The final phase of this site will include 17 million squared feet devoted to both commercial and residential space, 5 office towers with next-generation technology, over 100 stores, a restaurant collection, nearly 5,000 houses, a unique cultural space, 34,6 acres of public outdoor space, a public school for 750 students and175 luxury hotel rooms; everything offering unprecedented service standards and easy access to public transportation all residents, employees and clients. The studios invited to collaborate in this engineering and

architecture magnus opus are: Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates, Diller Scofidio + Renfro, David M. Childs, Owings & Merril, A. Eugene Khon / Kevin Roche/, Rockwell Group Nelson Byrd Woltz, Elkus Manfredi Architects and Heatherwick Studios, among other firms dedicate to spatial design. Related Companies is one of the most notorious construction firms in the United States of America. It was founded 40 years ago, and it has obtained great experience in practically all aspects of development, acquisition, management, finance, marketing and sales. Based in New York City, the firm has gathered a team of nearly 2,500 professionals that work in their headquarters and in their main projects located in Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, San Francisco, South Florida, Sao Paolo, Shanghai and Abu Dhabi. www.hudsonyardsnewyork.com 13

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2015 Polyforum Siqueiros

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Directora Salón Internacional del Mueble, Milán / Directora Salón Satélite/ Venezuela

Emiliano Godoy

Diseñador Industrial / México

Fabio Novembre

Arquitecto / Diseñador / Interiorista / Italia

Mario Bellini

Arquitecto / Diseñador / Italia

Noé Duchaufour-Lawrance Diseñador Industrial / Francia

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Diseñador Industrial / México Informes: Glocal Design Magazine Manchester 13, Piso 1 Col. Juárez CP. 06600 Tels.: 5207.3967 / 5533.6818 congreso@glocal.mx

GLOCAL HOME

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Taika plate by Klaus Haapaniemi for Iittala

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CONTRAST In the last few years the kitchen has become an important section of the house where design plays as crucial a role as it does in the main rooms. International creative minds are showing a particular interest in making this their most inspired space nowadays; this in order to create interesting concepts loaded with color, shape and function. The current trend is based in the use of bright tones raging from green to blue, and all the way to the deepest red to fill each corner of the culinary space with originality and a sense of ludic enjoyment. Regarding this particular feature, the finishing touches in ceramic become the protagonists and we find both tiling with geometric and artistic prints, as well as tinted or lacquered wood and plastic-laminated surfaces all in different colors appealing to even the bolder of tastes. A. Ambience: Sterdec kitchen / Scavolini 1. Stool / Emeco 2. Basic wine accesories / Norman Copenhagen 3. Origo mug / Alfredo Haberli for Iittala 4. Citiz Chrome Nespresso coffeemaker and Grand Crus Descafeinattos / Nespresso 5. Le Buffet console / Nada Debs for Mondo Collection

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AMPLITUDE Warm colors have always been the rustic-style kitchensâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; best allies, but these days the contemporary design are renouncing sober styling to make room for new color palettes that on occasion look rather groundbreaking and trendsetting instead of just being garish. With colors like black, we see a breaking away from the overly traditional white-colored kitchens, and contrary to what people might think about somber colors taking light and the sense of ample spacing away from us, when combined with clearer hues applied to walls we can achieve interesting effects on how we perceive our spaces. Currently, raw concrete as an option instead of the typical tiling on the wall has been quite an original application that mixes effectively with yellow and blue finishing touches. B. Ambience: Milano kitchen / Del Tongo 1. Watch Me clock / Norman Copenhagen Rondello markers by Alfredo Haberli for Iittala 5. Metallic cubes / Rococo

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LUDIC The bathroom is a space where we would rather have a very clean image. The use of white on the walls as well as the furnishings and fixtures is usually extensive; nevertheless we see proposals where the use of bright colors is stressed in order to provide a distinctive feel and a certain protagonist role to the space. Especially in new architecture where passion for design is taken to its utmost consequences, the bathroom cannot be either left unattended or put apart inside the general scheme for the house. Small details like the use of ceramic tiles and flagstone make the whole space shine and confer it with a particular character. On this particular setting, the decision was to use hexagonal tiles where brightly primary color pieces are interspersed over the geometric pattern, granting it a playful feeling proper for a childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bathroom or to all those passionate about the use of color, for whom a completely white space is simply not an option. A. Ambience: Beijing Fantasy bathroom / Dariel Studio 1. Satsuma chair / LĂ¤ufer + Keichel 2. Bring accesories / Mr.Less & Mrs.More for Youtool suspension lamp / Marset 4. Ballo toilet brush / Norman Copenhagen 5. Scaletta radiator / Elisa Giovannonni for Tubes

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FUNCIONAL When color is applied to the bathroom, a limited palette or a monochromatic scheme is a way to maintain both seriousness, and the sense of breadth and cleanliness. A single-shade space or one with slight variations in hue help maintain the sense of unity despite a dramatic way of using color, especially in an environment such as the bathroom that, given current trends, has become free of ornamentation and is normally planned with neutral colors. Bright colors can create a different atmosphere in a bathroom, granting it a character all of its won when the purpose is to make this a noticeable space. If what we want is to preserve an aura of relaxation (that becomes quite necessary), a good strategy is to use subdued hues. B. Ambience: ON collection / Zucchetti 1. CFBM chair / Jakob G贸mez Studio Conpenhagen 4. Container / Objekten 5. Cabinet / LucyTurner

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[FUN] The childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s world requires elements that inspire a childâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s imagination. It aesthetic must have a perfect balance between a figurative shape and one that is abstract enough so as to be easily assimilated by the young user. Furniture and accessories for children are one of the design niches that remain less explored, but also one where we find some highly specialized independent firms that perform high-quality projects always planned to create an fun environment for children-dedicated spaces.

A. Ambience: Boy's bedroom / Sebra 5. Triangle Bleu rug / Art for Kids.

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[CHIC] The attention to detail denotes the care devoted to creating the best possible environment for children, while also thinking about in the productsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; ergonomics, intelligent functionality and a smooth and refined appearance. Sophistication cannot be left aside just because these are projects thought for small children. This is an opportunity niche that still has to be explored more carefully by national designers. One of the most immediate way to do this is by creating culture regarding design by making the children to come in contact with products and well-designed objects during the childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s early developmental stages, without pretentiousness yet with finesse as it is being done. B. Ambience: Playroom / Sebra 1. Pyramid drawers / Lil Gaea 4. Toy stove / D'Jeco

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[SUBTLE] The confluence of textures and shapes with the mot varied color schemes will make wardrobes and accessories into a very interesting and fun option for spring 2015. The palette is defined by various shades of yellow, orange, blue and copper applied into designs where geometry becomes of utmost importance to define silhouettes in garments that match textiles decorated with color blocks.

B Dress by Carmen Rion / Spring Summer 2015 1. Ludovica table lamp by Zannochi & Starke 2. Swing vases by Norman Copenhagen 3. Circus Pouf by Norman Copenhagen 4. Ring by Edgar L贸pez for Auter 5. Brooch / Katerina Handlova 6. Through the Window textile / Cindy Grisdela

[EXPRESSIVE] Both in the most internationally renowned runways as well as the window displays of world-class furniture design studio, the trend is favoring contrast, innovation in materials and the now common pure-line patterns. The metallic textures appear mainly in accessories and shoes. Silver and golden are favored and mixed with other casual wear garments, so as to not produce an excess in brightness and achieve a perfect harmony.

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Alejandra C o l o r a n d Rodríguez T r a d i t i o n

Alejandra Rodriguez is a young designer that has scored various important achievements in the national design scene. The vernacular inspiration is evident in her work and it grants her designs with a unique personality, all of which surprises us thanks to the ingenious shapes and the ability to transform common elements in quite original statements. Text Juan Barriopedro Photography by Fernando Etulain, courtesy of Alejandra Rodríguez

mong many of her accolades we can mention the Vitra Award for her work Cesta in the Kortrijk Biennial in Brussels and the exhibition of the Ambulante piece in the Salone Internazionale del Mobile, both during the year 2010. In 2012, she collaborated with Moda in Casa for the production of the Numero Cuatro chair and exhibited her piece Naua during the Design Week Mexico. In 2013, she displayed Cesta once again along with Ediciones Jalapa in the Zona Maco fair, and again in 2014 for the “De ida y vuelta. Diseño contemporaneo en Mexico” (To and fro, Mexican contemporary design) exhibition. We point out two of her most recent and noteworthy projects, as they communicate her interest in making her roots known and her passion for colors and shapes. The bench and stool Maria Bonita family, is a project that came

into being due to the application of sustainability criteria and where she allied with Mexican artisans with the goal of connecting contemporary typologies with artisan techniques and thus reflect the heritage of national tradition present in furniture woven with natural fibers such as reed and wicker. Cesta is a set of stool and low table manufactured with a metallic structure and woven palm leaves. The project also aims for the recognition of the artisan techniques involved in customizing objects with contemporary shapes. Alejandra is currently a founding partner in the A Mayuscula design studio, a firm that had one of the most notable participations during the 2nd. Edition of the Abierto Mexicano de Diseño (Mexican Design Open) during 2014. www.holamayuscula.com

Zoe B r i l l i a n t Murphy P r i n t

The English designer Zoe Murphy recovers the essence and originality of old furniture to give them a new face and grant them a particular style by the use of color and craftsmanship finishing touches. Text Gerardo León Photography courtesy of Zoe Murphy

oe graduated in 2008 from the University of Loughborough, where she obtained her grade with a specialization in textile printing. Her fascination with reutilization and renovation of unwanted or abandoned objects has allowed her to encourage others to become a part of the recycling and responsible consumer culture. On her work we can note her passion for pieces dating to the 1950s, which she obtains on her frequent strolls down the various flea markets and antique bazaars of her city and her continuous trips to other nearby regions. Currently, the creative designer has developed a furniture collection where she prints different types of colorful textures and graphics using images inspired by her native coastal city of Margate, in the county of Kent. The line is made of sideboards, tables, shelves, stools and other elements saved from oblivion, recovering the

original structure, once they have been subjected to several woodworking techniques. With the use of marquetry as an efficient tool, she displays colorful geometric shapes. She also uses hand-painted designs on the piece’s surfaces in a very artisan-like manner. These details grant the furniture a more attractive and original aspect, doing away with their formality and integrating them to an interesting context where both past and present converge. A short time after Zoe graduated, she established herself as a young and enthusiastic entrepreneur. She is currently part of important exhibitions and events throughout England, and works in new projects along her studio in Margate. Her works can be found for sale on important design galleries such as Liberty and Osborn & Little, in London. www.zoemurphy.com 31

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W151

Claesson Koivisto Rune

The Claesson Kovisto Rune design studio, based in Stockholm, created W151: a series of lamps for the firm Wästberg that stands out because of their big sizes, design with the specific purpose of replacing the common hanging lamps and make use of the spatial dimensions. Text Karla Rodríguez Photography courtesy of Claesson Koivisto

ince its founding in 1995, Claesson Koivisto has collaborated with different brands on the design scene, a thing that has allowed them to realize that a lighting installation has a role other than just provide the users with light: give shape to a room. Thus, the collection offers three different models: the first one comes in a flat, horizontal form measuring 1.3 meters wide; the second has a narrow and vertical shape and measures 1.2 meters high, and the third is halfway between the other two in proportions. Each one of the hanging pieces is made of aluminum and was designed to be attached individually or in group, thus allowing to create an arrangement capable of giving a new personality to their assigned environments; besides the fact that W151 lamps are available in a palette of bright colors where red and orange stand out. These products are currently part of the Wästberg Lighting firm’s catalogue. Claesson Koivisto Rune has delivered important architectural and design projects among which Galleri Örsta of Sweden, Sfera Building in Kyoto, Japan and the décor and ambience design of several haute coture boutiques such as the one of design Alberto Biani in Rome, Italy, have made a strong statement. www.claessonkoivistorune.se www.wastberg.com

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Bi Yuu

marisol centeno & the art of textiles Passion for craftmanship and a commitment for dignifying spaces, give all of Centeno's pieces the capacity to ennoble the places where they are used.

Text Editorial Team Photography courtesy of Bi Yuu

he Mexican textile firm Bi Yuu, founded in 2012 by designer Marisol Centeno, armed with a philosophy based on promoting and collaborating with a social and environmental responsibility, is characterized by its direct collaboration with artisans from Teotitlán del Valle, Oaxaca, with the goal of reflecting the country’s culture and identity through hand-made rugs. In Isthmus Zapotecan, Bi means ‘air’, ‘wind’ or ‘breath’; and in Chatino from the Panixtlahuaca region, Yuu stand for ‘land’, terms that are reflected in each piece made with artisan techniques by the firm’s team. The rugs tell stories of traditional origins which are represented with different colors, textures and shapes. The various color palettes are attained thanks to the natural tinctures used, which are extracted from plants like Mexican marigold, Mexican honeysuckle, indigo and walnut tree, as well as from the pomegranate fruit and insects like grana cochinilla (cochineal). Some of the collections that Marisol Centeno has developed Along with the artisan families of Teotitlán del Valle, Oaxaca, are: Recuerdos, (Memories) inspired in the country’s architecture, and Bacaanda (dream) which alludes to the close relationship between women and their huipiles (traditional women’s garment). At the same time, the firm collaborates with architects and interior designers in the creation of custom made rugs for the projects being developed, always after a rigorous previous investigation, an inspiring theme and the creation of the proprietary´s own trend. www.biyuu.mx

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Booleanos Joel Escalona & Roche Bobois The Roche Bobois brand called upon Mexican designer Joel Escalona to create a special piece that will be part of the most recent furniture collection from this reputed French firm. Text by Karla Rodríguez Photography courtesy of Roche Bobois

his is the first time the firm recruits a Latin-American designer and the Booleanos cabinet is a direct result of this fact; made up of superimposed architectonic geometries. This is coherent to the philosophy the brand has maintained for decades; one that is based on the continuous exploration and search for adaptable interior design concepts for different spaces that form a part of the most exclusive lifestyles. During an interview with Escalona, he shared with us that “the design’s conceptual idea is very simple; it was planned on the guess of what would happen if different parts of an object interacted among themselves in order to become a single one”, as well, he commented this piece was born out of a previous project made along with Glocal Design Magazine for its Glocal Object section. Beech wood was employed in its development, tinted to create the segments that form it. The cabinet’s size is 1.50 meters and it s made up of one drawer, a collapsible door and three harboring glass shelves adapted to function as holding spaces.

“This is a piece of a more æsthetic order; nevertheless the end championed from the very beginning was that an attractive and functional shape was to be obtained, thus the different compartment were created,” Escalona assured us. Booleanos is limited to 500 pieces and it is a part of Roche Bobois’s Gallery Collection. www.joelescalona.mx www.roche-bobois.com

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GASTRO CANTINA

LEGENDARIA Miguel de la Torre Arquitecto | México

In the last few years, Mexico City’s downtown image has changed, empowering the pedestrian and creating a new environment. Commercial activity has been benefitted by this transformation and to keep in touch with it, the new gastronomic places’ offerings have to be created with a perfect balance of food, design and service. Text Editorial Team Photography courtesy of Miguel de la Torre

astro Cantina Legendaria, located in Republica de Uruguay street, seems to have taken this concept to heart and it presents an image inviting onlookers to discover its many charms. This restaurant was adapted into one of the old loading bays in one of the magnificent antique buildings located on this street (which was the financial center of the city a long time ago), in order to present a very attractive contemporary atmosphere that can please the urbanite taste. The project was conceived by the Miguel de la Torre team, making the wooden spoon -a perennial element of traditional Mexican cuisine- the axis that was to give the space its personality; as this was the element selected as motif for the interior design project. Black is the predominant color and on the right-side wall we can appreciate a texture created by 10,000 small, wooden spoons, that cover it from the floor and up to the ceiling. Besides creating a dynamic sensation, they add the inherent warmth of this unavoidable utensil in every Mexican kitchen. The locale has a total area of 350 m2; of these, 200 m2 are destined

to attend the clientele; while kitchen and service areas use up the rest. The restaurant is completely open to the overflowing street so as to make the most of its privileged location and inviting the onlookers to experience the facilities and get acquainted with its interesting menu. The place is divided in three big sections, the first being an area at the front that is completely encased by glass, thus creating the smoking section; another is a room at the back and finally a 30-meter long bar that joins both sections. The way the space dimensions were used allow for the visitors to feel they are in a very ample and particularly deep space, a goal achieved through the main access which is located on a hallway on the right and that runs for the full length of the locale. The kitchen is on the back and offers a partially open view towards the salon, thus allowing for accurate assessment of the salon’s operations. This new place can become a great alternative for lovers of both Mexican cuisine and design. www.migueldelatorre.com 35

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+tong tong Annie Aime Art, design and fashion fuse in a sole space where color and geometry define the atmosphere of every corner. The creators of this concept where the creative team of Canadian firm +Tongtong Text Karla Rodríguez Photography by Ben Rahn | A-Frame

he Annie Amie fashion design store, located in Toronto, Canada, that the multidisciplinary design studio +tongtong driven by its motto “everything is possible” and collaborating with the artist Pascal Paquette, created an space was with the intention to modify the store’s structure where the white walls seem to have splashes of different colored paints like red, yellow, blue and green running down their height.

In order to showcase the clothes in a different manner, John Tong the creative studio’s founder used metal stretcher frames painted with black enamel paint and with an irregular geometric form; these can be adapted to any space in order to reconfigure the store’s interior. The Annie Aime clothing collection is the result of the fusion between elegance and urbanism, factors that go hand in hand with the store’s concept. Both creative visions: that of the fashion brand, based on every woman’s authenticity, and the curatorship, dynamism, functionality and cultural richness of +tongtong come together to originate a unique alternative project. www.tongtong.co 37

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MAISON & OBJET 1 ª E D I T ION 2 0 1 5

The Luxury of Living Large Correspondent: Greta Arcila

Photography brands' courtesy

he board in charge of Maison & Objet invited us to tour the whole fair grounds located in Paris Nord Villepinte so we could get to know their proposal for this first edition in 2015… and the results were spectacular. During five days we were able to witness the most exclusive trends for creating complete ambiences for today’s homes. Yet, what is it that makes Maison & Objet so different to all of the other fairs? Might as well be that fact that their proposal is so broad, dealing in textiles, earthenware, paint, lighting, and children furniture; that is, everything for those who want to live in a home with a touch of great design. The tour began a day before the grand opening. The majority of the most prestigious exhibitors’ showrooms offered cocktails to the visitors and exhibitions exclusively planned for the press. Thus, the fair was inaugurated the next day. Chatting with Director Philliphe Brocart, he commented that Maison & Objet wanted to communicate that France is still the best place to find Applied Arts for this 20th anniversary, and also that contemporary design has only been a catalyzer for the art of living largely to be enjoyed in exquisitely designed homes in every way, while at the same time their now being far more accessible thanks to industrial production lines, which have lowered the costs of many previously almost unobtainable pieces. For him the fact that the Talént a la Carte had been dedicated to Mexican creators helped in making the relationship between the two countries grow stronger. Brocart told us he was very surprised by what was presented by our compatriots given that all the attending press interviewed him for this very reason. The first thing we asked him was what it was that he liked about the works by each one of them, and he categorically answered: “the work along artisans and the fine detailing in each of the pieces. I know very little of Mexico culture, but I do know about the wealth of materials it has. I was very much impressed with barro negro (black clay), I found it very warm and expressive because with very simple shape patterns, the designers were able to create unique pieces. We are very pleased with the results”.

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OKI SATO DESIGNER OF THE YEAR For this edition, the Maison & Objet committee named Oki Sato —who runs and owns Nendo design workshop— Designer of the Year. The reason? His being one of the most creative trendsetters for his way to look at design with a certain degree of caution and returning it to its roots yet with a clear rapprochement with contemporaneity and our current technology. Texto y Fotografía Greta Arcila

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ithout a doubt his influences and closeness to his Far-Eastern roots, along with the fact that his life in Canada—he was born there—, a country known for its strict environmental laws and safeguarding the local fauna, gave him a very special kind of knowledge about working with noble materials. In a special interview with Glocal Design Magazine and with his customary humility, he told us that being named Designer of the Year is indeed a great honor, but that it doesn’t change anything for him. Nevertheless he does consider it a challenge to continue to do things to a high standard of excellence. Oki Sato travels more that four times a month to several parts of the world to meet his clients because he is sure that he learns more every day from these

travels: “I learn more from my clients than they do from me. I am fortunate enough to work with companies very committed to the work processes, I have to believe in them so the process is truly impeccable.” Without a doubt visiting so many cities does enrich our visual language, when we asked him what was it that appeals to him about other places and if anything of what he has seen gives him ideas for new concepts, he told us no: “I am a very simple and routine-oriented man. When I travel I try no to see too much. I get oversaturated. There are too many things happening to just pay attention to a single one. I go to museums, galleries; I visit few places, really. I read the newspaper everyday, I go to the same coffee shop, I walk

"I wanted to take this design a step forward: involve form and smell so trough the shapes and scent of chocolate, the costumer could experience design differently" Oki Sato

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the dog around the same gardens. I am very boring, but this routine allows me to find intelligent solutions to certain aspects of life that because of their daily nature, no one notices.” To me, as editor of a design magazine, every time I attend a fair people ask me what is new, what the trend is. I very strongly believe that regarding industrial design there are no trend or fashions, just new solutions to issues we already knew about, but using new technologies or experimenting with materials. Fashion is for clothing, and even then I am not fully convinced about that: when something fits us just right, we want to wear it at all times… that is what makes unique as thinking individuals; yes, perhaps we can add an accent brought by something new that pleases us, but we cannot change our personalities every six months or even a year. As I told Oki Sato about this and talking about how the public is just avidly waiting to know hat the trend will be, he affirmed: “Of course, I believe that trends, information, and even experience are all very dangerous for an industrial designer, for when one is designing one must become a child: have a clear mind that is open to all

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new things. By way of example, when I design a chai, I must start with something totally different, maybe a banana, I don’t know. Something that is in no way related to what already exists out there. I believe it to be very dangerous when one thinks one is already sure about knowing something, for it is in that precise moment that one can start repeating oneself and stop contributing something of value.” All the designs developed along with a client start with a brief; one that is really well-made undoubtedly helps in obtaining and incomparable result. When asked about which the brief he most learned from, he responded: “At the time being, I am working in the Japanese pavilion for EXPO MILÁN 2015 alongside a group of marvelous artisans from whom I have learned quite a lot. I believe that this is the most I have learned from at the moment. Gong back to work with the most ancient ceramic techniques has been a nice and pleasant thing for me, to see how the artisans find a communion between so basic materials, has been fantastic”. www.nendo.jp/en 41

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Accessories Bloom by Cristina Pettenuzzo for Incipit

Domsai by Matteo Cibic for Italo Bosa

Sagunto by Jaime Hayon for Paola C.

Sister love red & white by Pepa Reverter for Italo Bosa

In order for it to exist a complete ambiance work and the daily use of a space, we need pieces that not only offer the basic functions but also ones that make their usage something memorable thanks to their simplicity. This yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s offer during the first edition of Maison & Objet was truly splendid for we saw the complete elements to dress up a table in a most unique and extremely elegant manner. Materials such as porcelain, ceramic, crystal, clay, aluminum and wood were magnificently mixed to create stoneware, glasses, vases, pottery, cutlery and numerous objects designed for the lifestyle aficionados; objects whose sole presence during a dinner party make for an unparalleled occasion. 42

Multifacet Single-flower vase by Matali Crasset for Concrete hub

Augustus by Jaime Hayon for Paola C.

Deep Sea by Nendo for Glass Italia

Furniture In this occasion we were surprised with the purity of the forms that stood out among the various furniture proposals present at Maison & Objet. We were able to identify a subtle retro touch in the furnitureâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 70s-styled silhouettes, with mild geometric patterns and a vibrant use of color above all, which make these pieces into protagonist elements in any space. Color, used either boldly or in a discreet manner, either as an accent or throughout the objects surface, made the most daring products more noticeable; the purity of the evident materials and the subdued tones comes in second in order to come up with a more decorative sense where it is visual impact the very thing that sets the trend.

Elysia by Luca Nichetto & De La Espada for Nichetto

Keaton Fit by Andrea Parisio for Meridiani

Unam by Sebastian Herkner for Very Wood

Tribu by De Castelli for Baldessari e Baldessari

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Lighting OLEDs are both very popular among industrial designers and the technological vanguard, the have helped to come up with ever-more spectacular lamps and have become truly important elements while designing a houseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s interior decoration in many cases. For the first edition of Maison & Objet 2015 we were able to witness magnificent examples of this most perfect union, and once again we came out pleasantly surprised by designs that reminds us of Nature as they were free in both shape and discourse. A return to the collaboration with the professional master glassblowers, and a constant game of shapes brought out of the ovens and their transformation via ludic work processes was another one of the constants we saw on the showcased works.

Tie Lamp by Laura Marin Zaragoza for Incipit

Flauti by Giopato & Coombes

Peacock by NoĂŠ Duchaufour Lawrance for Kundalini

Balloons by Brokis

Light Forest by Ontwerpduo y &tradition

Bellmondo por Thierry Gaugain for BlackBody

Textiles

Agency by Maharam for Kvadrat

Ecailles Degrade by Cc-tapis

The textiles we find in this edition of La Maison remain faithful to the essence of tradition. It is in some design products such as textiles, where we can fully appreciate the handiworkâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s true value, giving this kind of works a unique warmth and exquisite nature all of their own. Rugs and tapestries are the most usual shapes used in interior design, where not only the quality of the materials and handiwork but also the graphic

Shadows, from the Illusion collection by Deirdre Dyson

work of truly standout. Geometric models are still quite contemporary and are not spent in pure abstraction itself, using various overlaid patterns or level effects, as well as contrasting colors and textures; thus becoming a fantastic option for creating ambiances in practically every style, from the most modern to truly conservative ones.

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TALENTS

Perla Valtierra

David Pompa

À LA CARTE “When they called me, I was in Japan working on a project and I thought about presenting what I was doing at the moment. Upon my return to Mexico, I thought to create a new collection with Oaxaca as theme, but I also managed to showcase a project called Barro Zacatecas. What I like about my work with ceramics is that I am also work with the production line; I am very involved in the development process. Sharing is the most rewarding thing about this collaborative projects because the result is not only mine, it also belongs to a community that love their work.”

isiting the fair ground’s where the Mexican designers exhibit was located, deeply moved me and thrilled me. Every year I tend to visit a lot of fairs and the creative representatives of our country are—or better said were— almost non-existent. Thus, arriving to this place and witnessing the public reception of all of these proposals was very emotional for me. Each creator’s statement is unique, yet all of them have something in common: the use of materials at their most noble state and the collaboration with master artisans. Finally, the generation that is dignifying ancestral traditions as well as the use and re-crafting of techniques that could have been easily forgotten, is now there for the world to see. What is in store for them? We are sure that they will be received with high accolades… but only time will tell. For the time being, let us share some of the things they commented while we interviewed them.

“W e could not believe it when the invitation arrived for it was all too simple-looking. In our case, working with master artisans is the product of a trip to Oaxaca we made six years ago. I saw a lot of thing and when I discovered barro negro was such a noble material, I decided this was the way for me to find a new dialectic for both me and the material. In regards to talavera we worked along with URIARTE and from the very beginning our collaboration came by quite easily. Thus, the collection has been quite well received in Mexico. We believe we are helping the artisans in the creation of a fair and honorable industry.”

Christian Vivanco

“Wicker has always been a material that has always called my attention. Working with designs aimed for children was also pending task for me. The three pieces I presented are for children, but had a brief requiring them to be for families with children. All made with natural materials fit for export, for our market is offshore, obviously. It is a collection with clear artisan references and a great history to it.” 46

Omar Ramos, FOAM

“We wanted to showcase pieces that were representative in our career besides the newest ones. The firm’s signature is the use geometric shapes and the quest for concepts that speak of Mexico, but with a more contemporary language. We are vey happy with the result, not only ours but those of all in the Talents a la Carté exhibition, for we all have very different proposals yet as a group, we make for a nicely integrated exhibit. It is very rewarding that people from other countries comes out surprised that all of this is designed and made in Mexico.”

Liliana Ovalle

“My work has dealt with a lot of galleries in projects best termed as design art, so for this occasion in particular I wanted to showcase a far more industrialized aspect of my repertoire, thinking in pieces that can be crafted for mass consumption on a production line. Some of things I present are the Totems I made in collaboration with Anfora Studio this past year, and they have had a spectacular reception. To be precise, these are quite generic containers with juxtaposed graphic compositions, so that at the moment they are piled one over the other, the observer can discover an interesting geometric arrangement.”

Jorge Diego Etienne, PANORÁMICA

“PANORAMICA has always had the vision of being an international firm and having been invited for this fair ratifies us in our intention. Mono, the collection we are showcasing, is aimed at using materials people do not generally see used with the same objective; we tried to achieve a monochrome camouflage and see what happened when applied to very basic pieces like a bench, a watch or a mirror. We are quite prone to experimentation, we look to establish a dialogue that is different to what we doo individually.”

Pablo Igartúa, PAUL ROCO

“We wanted to showcase our most representative pieces with the goal in mind of people seeing a more solid workshop and one with a very clear proposal. Maison & Objet is the second international fair where we take part, but the first where we have been invited by the organizers and we are very happy about that. Up to this day, several potential clients have visited us, and the first thing they do is doubt that what we do is designed in Mexico; they all leave quite pleasantly surprised. We like to use materials in their most pure form and essence with the intention of showing them clear and allowing them the most honest way to age; that is to say, just as the client thought it would.” 47

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ZONA MACO Text Redacción Photography Carlos Madrid

For the fourth consecutive year Zona Maco: Design gathered the most notable industrial design projects, both national and international, with the expressed goal of strengthening the collaborative relationship between studios, designers, galleries and artists, all of whom showcased limited editions of utilitarian items. The person in charge of the selection of each and every one of the participating studios was designer Cecilia Leon de la Barra, who was able to unite 31 galleries spread over four countries: namely United States of America, France, Great Britain and Mexico.

Artell

The fabrics brand invited the creative bureau Amoato Studio, Aisha Neshama, Cecilia Leon de la Barra and Ibo Angulo to create a home product that used the firm’s textiles and that transformed from twodimensional to three-dimensional objects. The results were Biombo: Amoato, Aisha Neshama: Lamps, Cecilia Leon de la Barra: Teepee and Ibo Angulo: Dog beds.

CYTF, Marquetería

Tables, credenzas and mirrors created through an artisan marquetry process were all the result of the collaborative work of designers Emiliano Godoy, Daniel Romero, Emmanuel Aguilar, Carlos Oyosa, Cecilia Leon de la Barra, and Rodrigo Alonso.

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Known for nurturing emerging talents by commissioning unique and limited edition pieces that promote an intersecting between art and design. This year, during January, they launched their first exclusive collection, appointed to Cooperativa Panoramica (Panimarica Collective), Karla Sotres, Poleta Rodete, Studio Cardinal, and Rodrigo Red Sandoval.

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Bordos 100, and research project by architect Marcos Betanzos, who is a part of the FONCA creators trust, and that originates in the analysis of100 self-made buildings existing in the periphery of the Bordo de Xochiaca (Xochiaca Canal), presented a photographic research supplemented with architectural plans where he analyzes the life-cycles of the discarded objects that now form a part of these self-built dwellings.

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Colectivo de diseﾃｱo

From clay pottery to ceramic pieces, all the way through to leather and wood furniture, were the elements that made up the showcase by the design bureaus Goyo Estudio, Toloache, Foam, Eduardo Prieto, Paca and Replica.

Presented various pieces of their most recent collection linea 5: Credenza Lara, Cortes Tables, Ortega Chair and a special edition of the Aparicio Mirror. At the same time, the showcase also included the MM01 exhibition of the high-performance audio system resulting from the collaboration with Margules, an audio specialist enterprise.

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From professorship to

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Mexican architect Javier Sanchez, whom recently held the prestigious Federico Mariscal Master class, tells us about his newest challenge: the Juan Soriano Museum in Cuernavaca, and of his permanent intention to regenerate the city and offering it a new way of life that is highly adaptable to anarchic growth. Text Gerardo León Portraits by Carlos Madrid Photography courtesy of JSa Arquitectura Cover Photo-illustration by Jorge Gonzalez for JSa Arquitectura

Javier Sánchez

urning Mexico City into a functional site with enough mobility in an architectural context of uncontrolled expansion, has been one of the priorities that define the current point of view of the Mexican architect Javier Sanchez. Cofounder of the Higuera y Sanchez studio in 1996, and currently director of JSa Arquitectura, Javier has been one of the most outstanding representatives of the city’s present-day architecture, rehabilitating and reshaping a part of the urban weave in important zones such as Condesa, Roma, Polanco and other neighborhoods where he erects residential buildings with the premise of focusing on the human aspect and the reintegration of their respective societies. He was recently honored by the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico with the Federico Mariscal Master class, a honor so high that only architects such as Abraham Zabludozky, Teodoro Gonzalez de Leon, Ricardo Legorreta and Pedro Ramirez 51

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Sala de exposición Museo Juan Soriano

Biblioteca Museo Juan Soriano

Vazquez—besides his father, renowned architect Felix Sanchez—, have been considered for selection. As part of the activities of this Master class, Sanchez presented the exhibition “Costruyendo una practica” (Building a Practice) in the Jose Luis Benlliure Gallery inside Ciudad Universitaria where he compiled his work dating from 1996 up to present day. “The driving theme of the master class had to do, necessarily, with the further education of professionals and how is it that you can begin to build your practice and forming your office. It was also based on the analysis of the contradictions between Architectural practice and the real estate debate, and about the extent of when an architect can also be a developer or not, and at which point the role of being an architect ends.” “We reflected on contemporary architecture and how it has become a multidisciplinary activity through teamwork where the students were able to find various alternatives in order to become involved, and stop thinking that the only way for an architect is to be seated in front of a desk designing a project. This led us to understand that this profession’s future is one full of uncertainties. On occasion you win a tender and the work is never built; sometimes you begin to build something and halfway through it the developer comes in and ruins it, well… there are many vicissitudes involved in an architect’s life, and that was one of the main subjects in the master class,” Javier tells us.

was the Juan Soriano Museum, in Cuernavaca, Morelos. This is the most recent project under the JSa banner that is currently being developed and where the studio pays tribute to the departed Mexican plastic artist. “A peculiarity of this museum is that it will include a courtyard with huge, ancient trees. There was a house that we demolished while preserving the natural surroundings and focusing 80% of the program in a sculpture garden for all grand-format pieces made by Juan Soriano, which are part of Mexico’s National Art Heritage. The exterior was turned into a very adaptable space for exhibitions, giving big portion back to the city by generating an access point in the form of a pedestrian crossing that leads to a traditional barrio with a church and a market. This becomes a valuable use of the

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Transverse section of Juan Soriano Museum

“Some buildings have become abandoned islands that do not contribute in any aspect to the city and it is necessary to rehabilitate them” Javier Sánchez park areas, in the context of the luscious gardens that exist in Cuernavaca,” the architect explains. The access to the gallery level will be through the building’s lobby. This exhibition floor is encased in a set of solid volumes that alternate different openings to both the garden and the city. From the moment the visitor enters the lobby, the exhibition space comes alive thanks to the natural airflow that forms a permanent dialogue with the museum. The white concrete container marks a threshold in the relationship between interior and exterior areas through a set of openings and enclosures. The room’s configuration allows to freely harbor Juan Soriano’s works and those invited to be part of temporary exhibitions that will help to enrich the public’s interpretation of the work and ideas by Soriano. The various heights and museography possibilities allow for the activation of limitless use of the space and the building up of narrative themes. Among those institutions involved in this project we find the Morelos State Government, the National Council for Culture and Arts, the Juan Soriano Foundation and Marek Keller A.C, Banorte Financial Group, and the Juan Soriano Museum’s Trust fund. “The project involves an important aspect regarding ecology as a theme, as we have had success in implementing a fenland where waste water from the bathrooms will be recycled and used to sprinkle the garden, among other 53

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For Javier Sanchez, it is necessary to achieve the goal of architecture being the generator of urban order; his ideal is for people to live, study and work close to their homes avoiding unnecessary commuting, thus contributing to have an increased mobility and functionality. “Contrary to what many architects believe, there is a lot of space to build within Mexico City and a lot to recycle, with only exception of the buildings declared part of our Historic Heritage. The city can be remade and future generations will continue to do so as the buildings keep aging. We cannot allow the city to keep expanding and it is far more logical to recycle real estate with low population density, and add a higher density but doing it while being far more conscious about how you address the lower parts of the building that will generate interaction and how you can achieve the creation of mixed areas and shared spaces, so we later can say that the city was remade, having and improved patrimony and better buildings,” the creative tells us.

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“We cannot allow the city to keep expanding and it is far more logical to recycle real estate with low population density, and add a higher density but doing it while being far more conscious about how we plan to do it” Javier Sánchez For Javier, the need to build schools in the Condesa neighborhood, for instance, can be a beneficial factor to the community and an example of the mobility needed these days. “Building new schools at Condesa might allow for a reduction in car traffic, and improvement in mobility and would stop people from going to other zones,” he advocates. The vacant lots are fewer each day and the plot-land maximum wastage becomes a constant factor every day, especially in the zones with higher resale value. “When I started building in Condesa more than 20 years ago, I made a map of the vacant lots that I thought were interesting to develop any given project; if we were to do the same study again probably we would find that only three or four of these still remain vacant. These are not that many and this is when we turn around and realize that more than half of the buildings have become abandoned islands that do not contribute in any aspect to the city and that it is necessary to rehabilitate them,” he suggests. In this respect, Ballesteros comments “Doctores neighborhood is currently one example of the zones with a high level of potential 56

and one where there has been a constant regeneration; this regeneration, once set in motion, becomes a wave that affects other people and thus we will see an increase in consciousness regarding the need to renovate and preserve the spaces.” One of the best examples of this intention by JSa is the rescuing of a building located in the Tonala and Guanajuato streets, in the heart of the Roma neighborhood and that used to be a funeral parlor. “We added nine residential units and the building’s original identity was preserved. I believe that density has been reduced in many neighborhoods like Roma, and we adapt to these, working with materials that match more artisan-like aspects, that resonate of the connection between mosaics, ironwork, and other details— as is the case here with Roma neighborhood,” describes our interviewee. The rescue of the Mexican patio in contemporary buildings remains a strong element in the works by JSa, as part of the importance to generate coexistence and basic interaction between interior and exterior spaces.

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“People have to feel they are part of the building. We are not only pushing construction regulations, but also actually creating comfortable spaces that transform into patios. The building in Veracruz street relinquishes part of its structure in order to have a patio, the one in Mexico Park instead of being and enclosed building, adopts the shape of a horseshoe and leaves a patio open towards the street,” he describes. On her part, Ballesteros talks about the important growth experienced by JSa, “our development has been important, especially in respect to the firm. With its shared experience-pool it has allowed us to take more projects and having them tended by more specialized collaborators who pay attention to the minute details and get involved with the various issues the studio addresses,” Beside urban residential projects the studio is currently involved in projects of different scales like hotels, office buildings and mixed-use edifices that have allowed to diversify their work, recollecting new ideas and interesting space-design programs. www.jsa.com.mx

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Plants, trees, butterflies and trecandi tiles —among other elements— all overlaid on ferrocement, are present in the new Parque ecologico Nido de Quetzalcoatl (Quezalcoatl’s Nest Ecological Park), the most recent work by architect Javier Senosian.

Text by Yolanda Bravo Saldaña Fotografía Francisco Lubbert, courtesy of Javier Senosiain

arden have always revealed themselves as places for recreation and pleasure; they are a small part of domesticated Nature that does not speak of the dominion over the elements but rather of the integration of humanity with its surroundings. It is in this sense that the work of architect Javier Senosiain stands apart because it possesses that organic essence that is truly unique, where imagination overflows in the shapes and materials that create spaces of high plasticity, of a grand visual language always in intimate contact with Nature. Nevertheless as Javier Senosiain tells us:; “It would seem that there are minimal attempts to reintegrate humans with Nature these days, and thus reestablish the balance lost due to the rapid development of technique.” One of Senosiain’s ever-present concerns is the ideal vision of science, technology and humanism as ways to integrate living beings to their environment.

It was because of this concern about providing green zones to a city section that finds itself immersed in a vast urban chaos at certain times; this is why the architect decided to create an oasis full green and suggesting architecture.

A park for Naucalpan The Nido de Quetzalcoatl Ecological Park (still under development) is a spaccontinue that visually continues the effect created by the neighboring houses, also developed by Javier Senosiain and his work teams. The site is located on the Naucalpan municipality, in Estado de Mexico; it is divided in three zones a decir del proyecto, dedicated to the three great kingdoms of Nature (animal, vegetable and mineral), as well as a Visitors’ Center—−inspired by the Möbius strip—−among other elements. In this case we will refer to area dedicated to the vegetable kingdom that includes, entre otras cosas,: an orchard, a desert garden, a greenhouse, compost pits, a medicinal plant area and another named “Butterfly Garden” where, thanks to the kinds of plants present in the place, it is filled with these beautiful insects during the day. It must be noted that the park will have a reservoir, ponds, a bicycle, circuit,, a jasmine-copse tunnel, a nursery, a bamboo garden and another for flowers. The zone of the complex is divided in: culinary gardens and schooling garden; milpas, orchards of fruit-bearing trees, medicinal garden, aquatic garden, butterfly garden, hanging gardens y and xerophyte (or desert) garden; besides wild flower and prairie-like gardensy el jardín xerófito/desértico. In the case of the culinary garden , the idea is to “awaken the instincts and that it brings satisfaction to the visitor as the find and recollect foods” as they say in the architect’s studio. Part of the harvests will be for the visitors and the surplus will be used in the restaurant’s kitchen. There will also be hill-shaped raised crops to expand the available farming space with addition of a vertical element that will

make the crops easily accessible to people of different heights. In the case of the Desert plant and rock Garden, the studio selected tasty native plant-life, adapted to living in rocky and concrete walls, where we can find a slide and other areas with pronounced slopes. Among the species already present in the park we find nopal, agave, aloe vera, kalanchoe and donkey tail (Sedum morganianum). On the Medicinal Garden we fin spirals made up of traditional herbs native to Mexico and some others hailing from different latitudes. All the plants, along with this winding architecture adorned with trecandi tiling, generate a zone of not only noticeable medicinal, or cultural, benefit from a Naturist point of view, but also one full of color; summing it up, this is highly sensual and sensory location and we hope it will be open to the public very soon. www.arquitecturaorganica.com 61

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FULL COLOR Text by Editorial Team

Photography courtesy of the firms / Carlos Madrid

oing beyond the technical definition for color: "impression left on the retina by the light reflected and absorbed by an object", the current intention of both international designers and architects is to make it into an efficient tool for the creation of concepts that break all kinds of formalities, inviting the user to get involved with the various sensations that could come from a bold but undeniably fun way to live their spaces. In this special issue we have come up with a world-class compilation of works by renowned creators who have developed projects in different scales where intense colors and bold tones can be seen in various architectonic interventions dating from the 1950s, and all the way through to renewed apartment buildings based on the most pure and colorful Memphis style from the 1980s. From well-known fashion design houses such as Issey Miyake, to prestigious architecture firms like the one headed by the Japanese talent Yoichi Yamamoto, and the celebrated architect Javier Sordo Madalenoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s body of work, all are protagonist in this list as part of an original and select group of trendsetters that besides coming up with a ludic nature to each and every one of their sketches, manages to look like the works of an artist using the walls of every edifice as if they were canvases destined to house the product of the authorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s inspiration.

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Teleton Oncology Hospital Sordo Madaleno Arquitectos QUERÉTARO

Text Editorial Team Photography courtesy of Sordo Madaleno Arquitectos

he architectural concept of the Teleton Oncology Hospital (HITO) in the city of Querétaro, created by the Sordo Madaleno Arquitectos bureau, is based in a chain of structures with different rhythms, representing the cellular regeneration process. Each of these “cells” is represented by an architectonic volume; these acquire a curved overall shape when grouped, hosting all the hospital activities. In the façade, volumes are painted in bright hues, playfully displaying a different incline and having a series of supporting beams doubling as colonnades, that offer shade against the sun and seem to be in continuous movement. The HITO is equipped with facilities that offer the highest quality services specializing in children oncology, all distributed in each of the spaces within the building formed by nine areas; some of this spaces are: imaging, intensive therapy, chemotherapy and chapel. The total area of the plot is of 45,130 m2 and the majority of it is used as an ecological preserve. A smaller fraction of it will be destined for future expansion. www.sordomadaleno.com

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The ludic use of color also helps patients to develope their sensibility.

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Cite des Affaires Manuelle Gautrand Architecture Saint-Étienne

Text Editorial Team Photography cortesía Vincent Fillon

ocated in a key region of the city of Saint-Étienne, this office building is presented as a landmark that signals the entrance to the Châteaucreux neighborhood. It was also thought by its creator, architect Manuelle Gautrand, to be an articulating element for various governmental buildings that make up this area of the city. One of the main ideas of note for this project was how the onlooker would perceive continuity and interaction between the building, both adjacent streets and the central courtyard that features three different lateral openings through which people navigate. The building responds to the urban flexibility and flow. In the architect’s words, the edifice “is like a huge serpent.” Its body has three identical façades and an interior skin of a bright yellow color that marks the interior courtyard as if it was a ravine. www.manuelle-gautrand.com

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One of the main ideas to highlight in this project was the perception of continuity.

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Wanamaker The view at Montgomery WRT Architects Philadelphia

Text Editorial Team Photography courtesy of WRT Architects

ight next to the Temple University in Philadelphia, the NorthAmerican studio WRT Architects decided to build a multiple-uses complex with the principal purpose of providing accommodation for 2,500 students. The result is a 14-story building with a mall area and apartments for 800 students, inaugurated in August 2014. The building is meant to easily incorporate to the cityscape both from the urban and pedestrian perspectives, and it achieves this by using bright colors. The façade’s narrower sides on the east and west are covered with panels of luminous tones, all the while the northern and southern façades use color in their borders to help define the structure’s gray-white field. The choice of using color is strategic, as it was meant to be the way by 68

which the edifice can be both identified and located. A multicolored section in northern façade retreats from the street line, creating a funnellike entrance that draws circulation to the main lobby. The red tones echo Temple’s logotype and develop a unique effect due to the clever mixing of orange and magenta hues. In respect to the urban environment, the Wanamaker tower’s color is bold and awe-inspiring, and it projects an energetic aura of dynamism and delight that transforms the surrounding neighborhood.

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Cyklopen House for Culture Victor Marx Stockholm

Text Editorial Team Photography courtesy of Victor Marx

This cultural center located in the city of Stockholm has the particular characteristic of having being built entirely by volunteers due to budget limitations. Therefore, the project planned by architect Victor Marx was organized through workshops with the guidance of construction professionals. Given that the work was carried out only on the volunteers’ free time, construction took 3 years, demanding the use of resources to be even more rational. To solve this problem and save on materials, the edifice’s structure was designed in a way that it could work as scaffolding for subsequent construction phases, and support for mounting the final external skin, composed of colored panels. The chromatic motif of the building’s design was intended to create a welcoming sense of warmth. The goal is to attract local people as this is a project for a cultural center, and its relationship with the users is one of the most relevant factors. The precinct holds exhibitions, different workshops for children and other artistic activities dealing with environmental caretaking and social consciousness. www.vima-archi.se

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Redline Pietri Architectes TOULON

Text Editorial Team Photography courtesy of Pietri Architectes

edline appearance was inspired by humanity’s obsession with the sea and the ways it influences our senses; it is a residential complex located in Toulon Bay, France, where color is one of its main features. Redline is made up of 59 apartments, all facing Bahía de Viñeta and it is one of the biggest developments in this zone; it sits behind the “Autumn Garden”, where the shipyard used to be. The complex is the result of a generalized restoration carried out by Pietri Architectes, which uses fuchsia as the main protagonist color, using it both in the stairs and the hallways located at the very center of the edifices. The firm also developed a thorough landscaping project in this very place for the residents to enjoy. A lighter tone of pink was used in the walls containing the garden, having them match the cream-colored façade. A small projected concrete box in fuchsia, offering a privileged looking point for observing the seafront has been installed near the stairs as an alternative space for relaxation. www.pietriarchitectes.com

For this restoration, besides the use of color, a free and fun landscaping design was carried out.

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Miaoli Trains Station Bio Architecture Formosana MIAOLI

Text Editorial Team Photography courtesy of Bio Architecture Formosana

his project emerges in Miaoli, northwest of Taiwan, created by the Bio Architecture Formosana studio as a form to connect the city, divided by the original railway as it was laid. Thus, the station is configured as a bridge that unites the eastern and western urban zones. A peony and Tung flowers floral pattern was selected for the ceilings, recreating motifs from Taiwanese folk art and communicating the local peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s warmth and agrarian culture. The station reveals itself as a combination of technology, nature and sustainability that celebrates architecture in its search for cultural identity. The aim is to generate impressions that resonate within the travelerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s memories, through the use of color and materials. Local elements also become present in the texture of the walls, which are covered with Chinese fir wooden blocks that honor the wood-carving tradition of the regionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s artisans. The tiered platform is a flexible space thought to offer room for sitting, letting the travelers repose and at the same time working as a viewpoint so everyone can enjoy the surrounding sights and folklore. www.bioarch.com.tw

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A peony and Tung flowers floral pattern was selected for the ceilings, recreating motifs from Taiwanese folk art.

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Dow Gallery Walk Pentágono Estudio Michigan

Text Editorial Team Photography courtesy of Pentagono Estudio

he multinational firm Dow Chemical, based in Michigan, appointed the Mexican design bureau Pentagono Estudio to come up with an artistic installation that showed the importance design has on people’s daily life. The team was confronted with quite a challenge to come up with an original ludic concept, full of shapes and color. The corporation’s objective was to communicate in an explicit manner the cross-marketing concept—a marketing strategy used to promote its products and achieve acceptance on the part of their main clients, to whom it would offer its brand’s benefits throughout the whole year. This was to be achieved through a different, highly conceptual style of presentation, in the vein of a gallery. Thus, the concept of Dow Gallery Walk was born. The whole project creates a complete visual experience using primary colors applied to items and materials present in our daily lives, categorized into

five commercial platforms: Infrastructure, Consumer products, Automotive, Energy, and the Value of the Food Chain. All this by use of a temporary intervention of the company’s offices where furniture sketches were painted on the walls, which in turn simulated to be everyday household environments. Each platform was represented by a different color and it is accompanied by signs showing the benefits offered to one of the household’s areas by the corporation, both graphically and literally; by way of example we cite: Automotive (represented by several pieces: doors and fenders, among others) with the sign: “Our solutions include: polyurethane for seats, structural adhesives, crash modifiers”, among other examples.

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The hole project creates a complete visual experience using primary colors applied to items and materials present in our daily lives.

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AIra Pond Full of Ink Koers & Roelof Mulder la haya

Text Editorial Team Photography courtesy of Ira Koers & Roelof Mulder

rIra Koers and Roelof Mulder, designers hailing from Amsterdam, recently compiled and presented the works of Dutch illustrator and writer Sieb Posthuma, which goes by the name A pound full of ink, and that gathered 240 of his small drawings presented in grand scale view. Hosted by the Letterkundig Museum, in the Lower Countries, this exhibition was made up of rooms that had their floors and walls covered with engravings, illustrations, characters and examples of the techniques used by Posthuma; children objects designed by the creative duo were also deliberately placed throughout the exhibition; these were animal figures and other with shapes inspired by nature, all with the goal in mind to create an interaction with the artist’s pieces, whose work is based on patterns and intense colors that transport the observer to a fantasy world. Through the nine wings that make up “A pound full of Ink”, the visitors—especially the younger ones—could have a stroll through the artist’s books and quite actively take part in each of the installations. www.irakoers.nl

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Fun designs made by the creatives invited for this project, turn this exhibition planned for kids into a unique experience.

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CH-AIR-S para Issey Miyake Yoichi Yamamoto tokio

Text Editorial Team Photography courtesy of Yoichi Yamamoto Architects

ines and flat surfaces float in the air and are transformed into the main protagonists in the display window at Issey Miyake’s flagship boutique in Tokyo. On first sight, the elements’ placement seems random, but when they are observed from a precise point outside the window they “assemble”, giving the appearance of an actual chairs composition. This installation’s goal is to create a sense of discovery and surprise in the observer. In this project, Yamamoto—in similar approach to a previous creation for the same brand—plays with both perspective and optical illusion with all the featured elements, all through the use of color, shapes and sharp yet simple math calculations. The inspiration behind these constructs was one of Miyake house’s premises: “from two-dimensional fabric to three-dimensional garments.” Each piece in the display window was made from Japanese cypress wood, which thanks to its innate hardness and lightness, allows for very precise cuts while not being heavy. Elements were painted in bright colors that go from crimson red to royal blue and are coordinated with same toned clothing pieces inside the boutique. Objects in display hang from fishing and stainless steel wires. The architect’s objective was for the installation to be observed as a group of abstract elements with inherent beauty. www.green.dti.ne.jp

In this project, Yamamoto plays with perspective and optical illusion; scenery elements in the window make echo of the color palette of the garments in the store, achieving perfect integration. 81

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Suite Novotel Constance Guisset la haya

Text Editorial Team Photography by Constance Guisset

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he design firm Constance Guisset, based in Parisâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;recently granted the Janus de Lâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;industrie awardâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;developed the interior decorations of Suite Novotel, in the Netherlands, with the idea of making these into spaces where the users, despite the fact they were in a hotel, could feel like home thanks to the furniture, lighting and several colorful objects. Besides the simplicity as key element for the overall project, the details and the complements that make it whole are created with curves and sinuous lines that avoid sharp edges with the intention of giving it an organic, dynamic touch and grant fluidity to the general environment. The ambience is adorned with primary colors such as yellow, red and pastel blue, as well as gradients applied to furniture and walls. This way, with the expressive nature of color and shapes, Constance Guisset transformed Suite Novotel in a place that creates different emotions to the person visiting it. www.constanceguisset.com

Simplicity was the key concept for this project, primary colors and furniture in different styles give the space its particular nature.

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Cours des Senteurs

Abstract paper forms shaped like fowers, mouths and eyes compose this artistic displays for the viewer's delight.

Maud Vantours París

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uerlain launched a special fragrance for the opening of their Versailles’ boutique: Cours des senteurs. This perfume’s bottle integrates a distinctive red fabric ribbon, a thing that got the Vantours studio to come up with a giant red-colored paper bow covered with jasmine flowers. At the same time, for the opening of the Champs Elysées boutique, the beauty firm commissioned the designer with the decor for the make-up section of the store, and for this she designed a series of relief pieces made with different materials. In this case, the pieces were created with metal, leather, paper and plastic, with the laminated textures standing out and making golden tones acquire important meaning, especially when found in the cosmetics’ area. Abstract forms with the silhouettes of eyes and mouth clearly point us to the uses for the advertised brand’s products, and they become an artistic installation that delights all visitors. Color, design and materials all have a prominent place in Vantours’ work who, parting from simple 2D patterns, can develop volumes to create ludic volumetric pieces of a delicate colorful nature. www.maudvantours.com

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The artist explores three-dimensional form in installations made up by thousands of individual pieces.

Ethereal inspiration yuko takada KEller Helsinge

Text Editorial Team Photography courtesy of Yuko Takada Keller

apanese artist Yuko Takada Keller has chosen paper as the primary material for her works, using a special kind known as sketching paper owing to its transparency, which in Takada’s own words grants the pieces with an ethereal quality. After a time of experimentation with two-dimensional pieces, the artist began exploring three-dimensional shapes by developing installations made up of thousands of small, individual pieces. The paper is colored with acrylic paints and manipulated to create monochrome or gradient effects, depending on the work’s objective. Her inspiration comes from dreams, travels and personal experiences, always translated in the most abstract manner possible via a language rooted in eastern philosophy, especially Buddhism. Ever since 1996, the modules used for her works are triangular. Takada sees them as “molecules”: small parts making up a bigger whole. Thus the shape formed of multiple particles plays with our complete and fragmented perception of the pieces, filling up the spaces with an interesting visual effect. www.yukotakada.com 85

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Tane Zona Maco 2015 Amoato

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CIUDAD DE México

Text Editorial Team Photographyby Carlos Madrid

ith the ludic sense that characterizes the Mexican design firm Amoato, the pavilion for the jewelry house Tane was created, thought as the ideal way to present their most recent collection in the Design wing within Zona Maco 2015, the most recent edition of the renowned international art fair held in Centro Banamex, located in Mexico City. This is the second time Tane invites Amoato to design their assigned space and this time it was inspired on the iconic architecture of the boutique located in Presidente Masaryk Avenue and the firm’s branding distinctive red color. Working along with Nino Bauti, Tane’s creative director, the design studio succeeded in developing an enclosing space with cubes of different sizes where the jewelry pieces are displayed to give maximum effect. More than 86 cubes made of lacquered MDF, all installed and assembled using corbels, were the defining factor for the stand, wich offers an interesting combination of prismatic shapes that allow the public to closely appreciate bracelets, purses, fountain pens, home accessories and various other pieces of a special collection design by the acclaimed Dutch artist Jean Hendrix; all part of Tane’s 70th anniversary celebration. Among Amoato’s most important works, the installation for the display of the vast Barbara Berger’s jewelry collection in the Franz Mayer decorative arts Museum stands out. This was an exhibit with fantasy as the main theme, for which 25 animal head masks were created in collaboration with Mexican fashion designer Kris Goyri, giving the display a flair of fun and surrealism. www.amoatostudio.com 86

Specialists in playing with visual effects and volume, Amoato brings to life shapes that communicate freedom and fantasy.

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VITRA

Con un proyecto colectivo, cuando aún era estudiante. Cofundó Goyo estudio de diseño de mobiliario, hoy dirige su propio startup. Cecilia Ezquerro es egresada de CENTRO, la universidad especializada en la profesionalización de la creatividad. #EncuentraTuCENTRO centro.edu.mx | promocion@centro.edu.mx *En la Bienal de Kortrijk, Bélgica con el proyecto “Cesta”.

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Beijing Fantasy Dariel Studio Text by Karla Rodríguez Photography courtesy of Dariel Studio

ocated in the Sanlitun zone of Beijing, China, this apartment creates a sense of immensity and depth thanks to the textures and patterns use by Dariel Studio, a firm that has developed more than 60 design projects in areas such as hospitality, commercial spaces and residential. This project, named Beijing Fantasy, is tribute to extravagance through the use of loud colors, symmetry and optical illusion. Thomas Dariel, the studio’s founder, declares that Memphis architectonic and industrial design Movements (of the 1980s) influences were used in order to carry out this project. This movement was renowned for its eclectic raises, bold shapes and primary color. Upon entering the apartment, a black wooden roadway takes the user to a spiral staircase painted in black and white stripes that is located in the center of the attic, and it is the only way to the rest of the rooms. Various textures, materials, colors and shapes were used to create the environments where interesting visual effects are displayed, as is the case of a transverse mirror affecting the onlooker’s spatial perception. The design and the use of colors in this apartment involve an appeal to emotions in each one of the rooms that make up the residential unit, whose ceilings, walls, storage closets and furniture were planned as a set based on different references and styles by Dariel Studio to achieve a visually attractive atmosphere, all under the initial objective: to reflect the eccentric personality of the client. www.darielstudio.com

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Greene Street Rami Riad & Moroso Text Editorial Team Photography by Evan Joseph

he Italian firm Moroso, which since 1952 has worked with very influential designers inside the creative sphere, alongside Rami Riab, came up with the interior design and the terrace for an apartment located in in downtown New York. This project is called Greene Street as is characterized by its high walls that create an increased depth and a sense of grandeur to the space, and because of its use of walnut wood in the floors. Bright colors such as green and red that present a sharp contrast to the purity of white were used in all of the different areas, as well as detailing in furnishings and furniture (such as ottomans, vases, paintings and sculptures) that make each room unique. Chairs and coffee tables were used to create an ambiance for the terrace; these stand out with the natural lighting and along with the surrounding trees and plants, the place take on a new life all the way from the grey floor and up to the most exquisite details. This apartment design reflect the Moroso style and its way to fill the rooms with artisan details which create value added; very important elements for the Italian firm. www.moroso.it

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The Edge On Brickell A r a g o n é s A r q u i t e c t u r a | M i am i Text by Gerardo Leon Photography courtesy of Aragonés Arquitectura

he studio Aragones Arquitectura, is a part of the Grupo Habita holding; it is an enterprise dedicated to the development of real estate since 1982. Run by architect Rafael Aragones, the company has carved a niche thanks to an efficient team of professionals in the areas of administration, finances, construction, sales and marketing. Recently the studio presented The Edge on Brickell, a residential project that would soon give a new image to the urban concept in Miami, Florida. In this construction, art will blend with the basic elements in architectonic design that will converge with the optimum use of technology to achieve complete sustainable efficiency. Aragones has succeeded in defining a unique concept where the work of the Dutch artist Jan Hendrix is present. The artist has created a lit crystal mural that will cover the façade standing 180 meters high. The mural by Hendrix will be the highest of its kind that has ever been built, and will become a major visual reference for the city.

“This is a very interesting project that is a part of our studio’s intention to develop projects with high-design concepts. Something that particularly attracted my attention was the issue of how we were to make the most of the plot and the terrain features so it would make possible for us to design a very tall and quite lean building with an interesting structure, where are is incorporated as a fundamental element,” Aragones described it to us. The Edge On Brickell will have 130 residences that go from 240 to 420 square meters. With only three apartments per floor, each of them will have Italian-design kitchens by Emmanuel Gargamo and Marco Fagiol of Binova Cocina Gourmet; an automated system; complete three-layer insulation and laminated glass; glass walls reaching from floor to ceiling, and ample terraces with panoramic views of the Miami river, Biscayne Bay and the cityscape. www.theedgeonbrickell.com

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Related Group J o r g e M . P é r e z | M i am i Text by Gerardo Leon

Photography courtesy of Related Group

iami is turning into a melting pot for the main international gallery owners, collectors and art dealers who have found this warm city to be an ideal stage for the promotion of the proposals made by new and renowned creative minds from the world over. The important events such as Art Basel who takes place every year, and the creation of significant precincts like the Design District and the recently built New World Center concert hall created by architect Frank Ghery, give Miami one more distinctive feature to attract the attention of its millions of visitors. The real estate sector has also joined this trend and is generating new and sophisticated proposals for the creation of spaces that incorporate art in every concept and lifestyle. The North-American real estate firm Related Group is on the brink of building more than 20 new residential complexes where design goes hand in hand with art, including the most renowned artists from all over the world in the designing of these spaces. “Miami has become more sophisticated thanks to Art Basel and thanks to the world of art, collectors and galleries for all around the world have discovered 98

Miami; its is from this point in time and in the last few years that new restaurants, museums and great projects such as the Opera House by architect Cesar Pelli have opened; these are among many other projects that are attracting different personalities,” Carlos Rosso tells us, the president of Condominium Development Division at Realted Group. The entrepreneur talks about the importance of blending art with the people’s living of their city. “Miami is growing at a pace that no other city in the United States of America or the world can match. To Jorge M. Perez founder of Related Group, what is happening in Miami is a landmark for the creation of new projects. “Arte helps people to develop an identity and gives meaning to the spaces; the people who buys our projects do so because they have knowledge about art and aesthetics. This has take us to see the urban side of things and to say that there are no great cities without optimal public spaces, and that there are no optimal public spaces without art,” Rosso asserts. On her part, Patricia Hana, art director at Related Group, describes that different pieces by world-famous artists are being included to every residential complex.

“We are displaying art work on their exterior, such as ones by Botero or murals on the buildings’ façades as part of a concerted effort to promote a culture of public art appreciation, for this also contributes to said activity and to the city’s cultural life, not just to ours as residents of the edifices. “Among the participating artists we find a few of Latin-American origin such as the Argentinian Jorge Le Parc, the Colombian Fernando Botero, the Mexican Omar Barquet, and other international ones like the Spanish Enrique Martinez Celaya, among others,” explains Hana.

Related Group currently develops high-luxury condominiums, but also provides apartments for rent at reasonable prices. Along with other studios like Arquitectonica, OME, and highly reputed architects like Cesar Pelli, among other creative minds, the firm is about to develop high-profile residential tower complexes like Paraiso Bayviews, SLS Lux Brickell and Auberge Beach Residences & Spa, among various others. www.theedgeonbrickell.com 99

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Spring Summer 2015

Windscape Iss e y M i y a k e Check patterns and color blocks make up the most recent collection of this Japanese creative, who took geometry as inspiration, offering a new proposal full of color and dynamism.

Text by Luna Flores Photography by Marcus Tondo / Indigitalimages.com

or its Spring-Summer 2015 collection, the Issey Miyake fashion house revisited squared patterns in black and white contrasting with lively colored blocks of yellow, orange, blue and purple, as well as drab tones ranging from the subtlest grey to brown, bone and khaki. All of these were applied to blouses, shirts and jackets of different lengths, besides using them on dresses, short pants and trousers that define the feminine silhouette and allow free movement when walking. Issey Miyake, whose first collection was presented in 1971, is known for a design style based on geometrical forms and structures that are incessantly transforming. His Spring Summer 2015 line, already available in the firmâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s boutiques, allows free bodily expression to women all the while offering a daring touch to their personalities by sue of attractive shapes and comfortable pieces with a mildly expansive pattern. This collection includes accessories to complete the clothes such as open shoes in black and white color that fit perfectly with stockings, hats and purses with dividing lines that blend perfectly with the apparelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s colored blocks. www.isseymiyake.com

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