Sommaire pour January 2018 de Wallpaper

ELLIE STATHAKI Architecture editor Having only just returned from maternity leave, our ever-efficient architecture editor was quick to spot a good story in Carmody Groarke’s new HQ for Julian Opie (page 050). Stathaki started at Wallpaper* in 2006, and came across the practice shortly after: ‘Ever since we first published the work of Carmody Groarke in 2008, it was clear that they were onto something great,’ she says. ‘Their design for Opie’s studio is so refined, it feels like it has always been there.’ SPENCER FINCH Artist This month’s Artist’s Palate (page 162) features almond chocolate cookies by Spencer Finch – or more accurately, his great aunt Edna, who would serve them every Christmas Eve. ‘Every year she promised to send the recipe, but she never did,’ recalls the American…

Whether it’s eating or drinking, baking or brewing, chopping or churning, food has been fertile ground for this year’s crop of design graduates. We’ve whipped up a kitchen’s worth of products created by the next generation of designers. 01. ‘Kitchen O’ open-source portable kitchen, Luis de Sousa, Glasgow School of Art Described as a ‘small kitchen with a big heart’, ‘Kitchen O’ is designed to bring home comforts and the joys of cooking to those with limited space, particularly in refugee camps. The design is easy to assemble and built with affordable materials. 02. ‘MicroBell’ cylindrical microwave, Paul Louda, ECAL This innovative cooking device allows for easy 360° access and visibility alongside space efficiency on the worktop. The monochrome design has all the components in the base and operates by…

Snow time QT QUEENSTOWN, NEW ZEALAND From the outside, QT Queenstown looks like a modern campus dormitory, albeit one set in some of the most magnificent scenery South Island has to offer. Within, bold furnishings and flashes of colour enliven the public spaces’ stone, concrete and wood interiors, while the 69 guest rooms are rendered in an alpine palette of crisp whites and soft greys. Stylist Anna Roberts and Sydney-based architect – and long-time QT collaborator – Nic Graham have sensibly left the provision of drama to nature, through floor-to-ceiling windows that draw Lake Wakatipu and the snowy peaks of the Remarkables mountains into bedrooms. Food comes courtesy of Bazaar, a restaurant concept presented as an ‘interactive marketplace’. Successfully tested at QT’s Gold Coast property, it will make use of…

LITERATURE JULIÁN FUKS Mentor: Mia Couto The Brazilian writer, critic and translator Julian Fuks was born in Sao Paulo, and is the author of three novels, a short-story collection and a children’s book. His last novel, A Resistencia (Resistance), won Brazil’s Jabuti prize for Best Novel of the Year 2016. Describe your time with your mentor, the Mozambican writer Mia Couto. I think, from the moment we met, Mia and I have been carrying on a conversation, and it has been a very long and pleasant one. Many times we changed the backdrop – first Maputo, then the Azores, Sao Paulo, Lisbon, London – and with the scenery some of our ideas might have changed as well. In the beginning I talked a lot about what I intended to do…

01 MIKE SIMONELLI Central Saint Martins, UK Simonelli’s project proposes a new tasting experience. As wine passes through his ‘Suspense’ filter, there is ‘an opportunity for reflection’. The device extends the moment between the wine being poured and the moment it can be tasted, adding value and increasing desire. Would most liked to have worked with: Achille Castiglioni. mike-simonelli-ya4e.squarespace.com 02 ROWENA EDWARDS Building Crafts College, UK Edwards’ ‘Rownd’ drinks trolley uses traditional furniture-making techniques and ingenious construction. Crafted out of oak, with bright yellow steel components, it includes space for bottles and a tray to hold glasses, as well as a pocket for cocktail tools. Surfaces are finished with linoleum for easy cleaning. Would most like to have worked with: Joe Colombo. foryddesigns.com 03 BRAM VAN OOSTENBRUGGEN Design Academy Eindhoven,…

The Judges Farshid Moussavi — René & Nadine Redzepi Jasper Morrison — Daan Roosegaarde — Liya Kebede In association with The wait is almost over. Next issue we will reveal the winners of the Wallpaper* Design Awards 2018. Glittering gongs will be pinned on the past year’s worldrockingest people, places and very particular things. Careers will be lifted, corks will be popped and tears will well. To tide you over, here is a preview of the nominees for the Judges’ Awards, our highest honours. And an early thank-you to this year’s jury – British architect Farshid Moussavi; Nordic cuisine trailblazers Rene and Nadine Redzepi; Dutch infrastructural artist Daan Roosegaarde; master minimalist Jasper Morrison; and Ethiopian model, actor and campaigner Liya Kebede – for their time and powers of discernment. And…

From the surfers on Malibu Beach to the kale-munching tech entrepreneurs in Venice, sunglasses have always been mandatory in LA. The big blue skies demand you protect your eyes, and the culture of cool encourages you to underline your allegiance to a ‘tribe’. The choice of silhouette, frames and lenses helps define your place in the sprawling city where denim and T-shirts remain de rigueur. ‘LA has a mystique that has always existed because of the entertainment business, but beyond the red carpet, there is a really diverse culture that is worth talking about,’ says Larry Leight, founder of Oliver Peoples. Established in 1987, the vintage-inspired brand appealed to the creative classes, yuppies and business moguls alike, and garnered a cult status when its tortoiseshell O’Malley frames were worn by…

Olivia von Halle is one of three designers decreeing that days working from home call for some luxurious comfort. ‘Our silk-cashmere tracksuit is a cheeky nod to sportswear, but it’s never going to be used for sport!’ says von Halle, who recently expanded her luxury pyjama line into one that offers glamorous lurex-stripe tracksuits. Also riffing on the style rules of remote working, Jo Sykes, the former creative director of Nicole Farhi, has designed a lean 1970s-inspired jacket for the debut collection of her new label Sykes. ‘You have a tailored look with the feel and comfort of a knit,’ she says. ‘It’s deconstructed but still has a sharp silhouette.’ Meanwhile, this waterproof padded gilet by German label Aeance should ensure you cut a dash everywhere. Say brand founders Nadine-Isabelle…

A first glimpse inside Julian Opie’s studio in Shoreditch, East London, does not reveal much about its recent architectural transformation. Its battered floorboards and hefty timber roof trusses could have been there for centuries. In fact, hardly anything in this refurbished old furniture workshop, which has served as the artist’s base – and, for a while, live/work space – since 1987, screams ‘new’. Yet new it is, following a complete overhaul by Carmody Groarke in a process that lasted over four years. It is testament to the London practice’s masterful sleight of hand in merging old and new. The idea for the project was born when planning permission was granted for a big new hotel in a plot just feet away from the studio’s back wall. Concerned about privacy and…

SON BUI Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, Denmark A graduate of ENSAPB, Bui’s master’s thesis, entitled Kim Liên City, looks at defending a sense of locality in the Vietnamese capital of Hanoi, in particular the reconstruction of its post-war subsidy-era collective housing network. Bui is currently working at Oslobased practice Ghilardi + Hellsten. Would most like to work with: London-based firm Elsewhere. buiquyson.com HUGH YAO University of Hong Kong, China Yao’s thesis explored the relationship between humans and nature in Hong Kong, where he sees land being continuously consumed through construction, and he examines how architecture could be a device to create the ‘next nature’, reimagining the city’s culture and environment. Would most like to work with: ‘People who inspire me and make me laugh.’ uzonghay@gmail.com TOM ATKINSON Central…

01 RUJIE WANG School of Visual Arts, USA Chinese-born graduate Wang meandered through the landscapes of northwest China for her series Penetrate. Her images are subtly folkloric, recording both the industrial forms rising among the landscape, and the characters that move quietly among them. Would most like to work with: Talented people. rujiewangphoto@gmail.com 02 EEVA HANNULA Aalto University, Finland Hannula delved into her family photograph albums for her project The Choreography of Uncertainty. Inspired by Sigmund Freud’s concept of the uncanny, her monochromatic digital collages and diptychs probe the dichotomy of ‘familiar and unfamiliar’ that an image can possess. Would most like to work with: David Lynch. eeva-hannula.com 03 JEROEN BOCKEN Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp, Belgium In his series The Celebrated Remedy for the Cure of Disorder, Bocken…

For stockists, see page 160 See our interview with Roos Quakernaat and more about this shoot at Wallpaper.com π Hair: Daan Kneepers at NCL Representation Make-up: Yokaw Pat Manicurist: Jessica Scholten at NCL Representation Models: Elisabeth Lucasse at Paparazzi Models, Minne Kerstene Photography assistant: Nikola Lamburov Fashion assistant: Lune Kuipers Interiors: Markos Ioannides Local producer: Fleur van der Neut Kolfschoten…

These striking podiums form part of a set of nine. The collection, entitled ‘Primitives’, was designed by Sicilian studio Moncada Rangel and draws inspiration from the abstract shapes of Brancusi. Their simple geometric forms and bold colours create a unique stage upon which even the simplest objects become showstoppers. Each was handmade by graduates of the Made programme at the Academy of Fine Arts in Syracuse. Using plywood and papier-mâché, the students, led by Moncada Rangel, crafted sculptural pieces in keeping with the studio’s aesthetic. This collection certainly turns the tables by upgrading the pedestal from supporting role to star of the show. francescomoncada.com…

If you want something done right, do it yourself; or so goes the motto, which several emerging New York architecture practices have recently been taking to heart. Skipping developer collaborations altogether, an increasing number of practices have decided to bravely go it alone, streamlining design and production in a single, integrated approach. DDG Partners is one such firm, with its most recent offering, 180 East 88th Street, set to be the tallest building by an architect-developer to date when it completes in 2018. Further south, in Lower Manhattan, young firm KUB has achieved a rare feat – creating a new build (150 Wooster with its signature deconstructed steel cornice) all by itself in SoHo’s landmarked and protected Cast Iron Historic District. Avery Hall has also launched its first in-housedesigned- and-built…

Like many other rural communities, the city of Kainan in Japan’s Wakayama prefecture is struggling to sustain its traditional crafts. Kainan’s claim to fame is Kishu shikki, or Kishu lacquerware – Kishu being the name of the old feudal domain it once belonged to. Lacquerware has been produced in Japan since prehistoric times, at first to create simple daily utensils such as bowls and trays, since layers of lacquer offer a durable, waterproof barrier on wood, bamboo, linen and even paper. Over the centuries, a great range of decorative techniques was developed to embellish it, using, for instance, pieces of shell or ivory (raden), or a fine gold powder (maki-e). European nobility hankered for these exquisite pieces of craftsmanship in the 17th century, when lacquerware was simply referred to as…

Sicilian slice ASMUNDO DI GISIRA, CATANIA Like many Italian palazzi, Asmundo di Gisira hides its true beauty behind an unassuming facade. Converted from an 18th-century residence near Catania’s landmark Fontana dell’Elefante, the hotel takes Sicilian legends as inspiration for its decor, updating them in contemporary design language. Ragusa-based Studio GUM spent seven years on the careful restoration of the property, retaining
most of its original decorative features and commissioning local artists to create works for each of the six rooms and the public spaces. The result is an intriguing mix of colourful murals, Italian design classics from the 1930s to the 1960s, and unusual sculptures, including a giant foot by Gaetano Pesce in the Uzeta suite and a 4m flamingo by Domenico Pellegrino in the reception area. Yoko Choy Via Gisira 40,…

MONICA BERG Mixologist and drinks consultant, London As a teenager, Berg transformed her bedroom in Oslo into a saloon, complete with doorman. She has since worked on the Icebar concept and Oslo speakeasy Himkok, helmed the bar at Jason Atherton’s Pollen Street Social, and will soon open her own ‘socially conscious’ bar in London. Would most like to work with: Christian Puglisi. pourdrink.org CHARLIE CARRINGTON Chef and restaurateur, Melbourne Carrington, who opened fine-dining restaurant Atlas at the age of 23, regularly journeys to far-flung locations, studies the local cuisine, then rewrites his menu. Soon to open is his new venture, Colours of Atlas, the world’s first sustainable ‘no single-use item’ fast food outlet. Would most like to work with: Clare Smyth. atlasdining.com.au MORTEN THUESEN AND LETIZIA CARAMIA Founders of Older…

QIUYU YANG Central Saint Martins, UK Data capture was the inspiration for Yang’s ‘Flaneur’ collection, in which she aimed to capture 2D data from digital health trackers and visualise them through a 3D-printing technique. Thus her jewellery designs become unique to each wearer. Would most like to work with: Alexander McQueen. qiuyuyang.com MIA COPÍKOVÁ Trier University of Applied Sciences, Germany The magical light play of mirrors inspired Copíková to construct her own refractive material, layering mirror fragments with rock crystal and gold, such as in this two-piece brooch, designed to lead both viewer and wearer to question where the glow is coming from. Would most like to work with: Olafur Eliasson. mia.copikova@gmail.com SONG WANG Birmingham School of Jewellery, UK The smoothness of resin gives it a tactile quality that’s perfectly…

RUSHEMY BOTTER Royal Academy of Fine Arts, Antwerp In a collaboration with Lisi Herrebrugh, Botter was inspired by damage to the ocean and coral reefs for his My Patch Is My Heart collection, which features elegant deconstructed tailoring, offset with accessories evoking plastic refuse. Would most like to have worked with: Walt Disney. info@botterherrebrugh.com SIJIA WU Parsons School of Design, USA Inspired by an ancient Chinese poem that depicts a silent natural scene before an ensuing storm, Wu’s collection, imagined in ceramic-inspired shades, features pieces that are delicately falling apart, with dry flowers, coffee and tea rolled into the fabrics. Would most like to work with: Faye Toogood. sijiawu.com RAPHAËL CARON Ecole de la Chambre Syndicale de la Couture Parisienne, France Caron took inspiration from 1960s and 1970s New York…

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The skies have a strong hold on the imagination of American artist Spencer Finch, who once hand-painted 2,983 squares of paper in varying shades of blue to approximate the colour of the heavens on the day the Twin Towers fell. A permanent fixture of New York ’ s 9 / 11 memorial, Trying To Remember the Color of the Sky on That September Morning is perhaps Finch ’ s most viewed artwork to date. However, that accolade may soon pass to A Cloud Index, a commission for the Crossrail station at London ’ s Paddington, to be unveiled in December 2018. A 120m-long glass canopy stretching above the concourse will be printed with cloud formations in the tradition of English landscape paintings. Like Finch ’ s contribution to our recipe…