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Chakib Richani is celebrated for his architecture, yet his custom-made furniture is sought after in its own right. Nadine Khalil enters the Lebanese architect's boutique to find pieces both bold and understated, monolithic and strikingly proportioned.
Dubbed the Picasso of Design and the guru of biomorphism, Marc Newson crafts sensual products that are fluid in line and cosmic in conception. Yet beyond the futurism lies a rather different, defining sensibility.
A Georgetown study finds architecture graduates facing 13.9 per cent unemployment, higher even than the arts, while half the next cohort may be jobless or underemployed. We ask whether a degree still pays.
The careers of William Sawaya and Paolo Moroni have been all about sticking it to the establishment. Warren Singh-Bartlett traces how an unannounced 1976 encounter became a rebellion that changed an entire industry.
Furniture is meant to be used; now it can be read too. Kashida Design's recliners, mirrors, stools and even tissue boxes each form a single Arabic letter or word, from a heh-shaped mirror to a meem lounge chair.
Born in Iraq but raised in rural Kent from the age of eight, Reem Alasadi fuses rarefied costume exuberance with cool urban chic. Her ethereal, sustainable catwalk collections have wowed audiences from London onwards.
Symbiosis Design is an impressive architectural practice from Jordan, inspired by dialogue and duality and holding a deep respect for local materials. It seeks to work with, rather than against, the environment beyond mere aesthetics.
Enlivening classical cuts with splashes of colour and playful stripes, Paul Smith's designs feel as fresh as they did in the 1970s. Warren Singh-Bartlett meets the man behind one of fashion's most enduring labels.
Much about Ahmed Mater’s world seems to reconcile opposing states of being. Somehow, the artist finds space for religion and science, anatomy and spirituality, technology and tradition, violence and morality, swarming multitudes and empty plots of land. Speak with Ahmed Mater and almost…
As mass fashion encroaches, premium houses are rethinking their strategy through aggressive campaigns, celebrity endorsements and mass collaborations. We examine how both markets now compete for the same customer eager to trade up to luxury.
Japanese architect Tadao Ando makes masterpieces in concrete. Here, Official Bespoke takes a look at his recently completed Pringiers House in Sri Lanka. I remember the first time I saw a piece of Tadao Ando. I was visiting a friend in one of the lower-rise, village-like neighbourhoods …
We invite leading galleries to nominate their finest work, beginning with Galerie kreo's B.B.D. console by Martin Szekely, an elegant marriage of marble, crystal and aluminium that elevates the everyday with quiet, timeless luxury.