Innehållsförteckning för February 2016 från Wallpaper

Newsstand cover Photography: Takahito Sasaki Fashion: Eiji Takahashi Our Best Alliance award goes to Akris and architect Sou Fujimoto, whose work, including the Naoshima Pavilion (above), inspired the Swiss fashion brand’s S/S16 womenswear collection (see page 056) Dress, £3,180; shoes, price on request, both by Akris, akris.ch Hair: Fumi at KiKi Inc using Bumble and Bumble Make-up: Jennifer Mika using Nars Model: Saki at Image Special thanks to Yuya Ueda and Mikako Wallpaper* is printed on UPM Star, upm.com Welcome to our annual Design Awards issue, where we celebrate the people, places and pieces that have rocked our world over the last year. Loyal readers already know how the awards work, but here’s the lowdown for the newcomers among you. The first half of the magazine is what could be…

Kartell’s homage to the late Ettore Sottsass – and the Italian designer’s signature colourful geometric forms – is a collection of previously unreleased vases and stools designed in 2006. The range also includes a series of chairs in distinctive fabrics by Sottsass and fellow Memphis designers. All will be on show at Kartell’s debut London flagship store when it opens at the end of January. Kartell, 232 Brompton Road, SW3…

Thanks to this ping-pong/meeting-room table by Belgian office specialist Bulo, there’s no need to choose between work and play. Its stained veneered top comes with a removable black laminate ‘net’, complemented by dark stained ash legs inspired by traditional Japanese joinery. Pair it with a three-seat ‘Alfi’ bench by Jasper Morrison, comprising woodfilled reclaimed polypropylene seats on an ash wood base, and you’ll have no trouble bouncing ideas off each other at the next office meeting.…

British designer Ilse Crawford is known as a master of understatement. Leave it to her, then, to bring elegant restraint to the display sets of Swedish furniture giant Ikea. Crawford’s Sinnerlig collection for Ikea comprises more than 30 pieces of furniture, accessories and lighting in natural materials – such as cork, jute, bamboo and seagrass – combined with glass, ceramic and powder-coated steel. With an emphasis on sustainable production, the pieces are practical, tactile and beautifully simple everyday staples. ikea.com…

We have to admit we almost looked right past Tokujin Yoshioka’s ‘Prism’ wardrobe for Glas Italia at the 2015 edition of Salone del Mobile. As much a display case as a hanging space, the Japanese designer’s transparent wardrobe is solely composed of tempered and thermo-welded glass, with 12mm-thick panels expertly bevelled to refract light. Here, the sartorial spotlight is firmly set on its contents (in this case, a piece from Rick Owens’ sculptural S/S 2016 collection), which hang from a polished steel rail. This exhibitionist’s treasure chamber certainly takes the guesswork out of outfit planning.…

We’re nuts about nuts, so Hermès’ natty new nutcracker is right up our street. Made from polished rosewood and carved entirely by hand, it comprises a dinky rosewood hammer and base, featuring three nut-shaped niches: one for an almond, one for a walnut and one for a hazelnut. We think it’s well worth shelling out for.…

Since Pasticceria Marchesi opened its second location last autumn, on Milan’s via Montenapoleone, it’s now possible, for the first time in the shop’s 192-year-long history, to sit down to enjoy its pastries, chocolates, bonbons and other sweet treats, all freshly made on the premises; the original location had always been standing room only. Perched on velvet armchairs, you can savour Milan’s best merende (afternoon snacks) with coffee or tea served in a unique Rosenthal porcelain service. Takeaway comes in the prettiest pastel-coloured packaging. pasticceriamarchesi.it…

As this lavish selection of oversized and embellished pieces demonstrates, sometimes, more is simply more. We were particularly taken by Hervé Van der Straeten’s origami-inspired mirror, featuring myriad aluminium panels, and René Lalique’s organic vases, adorned with cactus and artichoke leaves. More subtle but still the right side of glitzy are Meridiani’s octagonal lacquered table, with a gleaming bronzed brass base, and Custhom’s hand-foiled ‘Igneous’ wallpaper, liberally speckled with gold.…

Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec The Breton brothers’ diverse output last year was elegant and modern. They created modular pavilions for the Tuileries Garden, commissioned by Galerie Kreo and Emerige, while outdoor pieces for Kettal and Hay and tables and chairs for Vitra all married archetypal shapes with a contemporary aesthetic. Most impressive were their ‘Kaari’ tables and shelves for Artek, focusing on a triangular element (page 108), and their handsome ‘Serif ’ TV for Samsung (overleaf ). With a mix of vintage looks, contemporary sleekness and technology, the duo has shown a deeper versatility than ever. JUDGE Eddie Redmayne Actor Currently wowing audiences in The Danish Girl and filming a wizard new role for JK Rowling, Redmayne took a break from his busy schedule to talk tech, time and design…

This toothbrush may look fairly conventional, but it cleans your teeth without the need for toothpaste, thanks to nanoparticles coating the bristles, which are activated when they’re dipped in water. The original concept was developed by Japanese designer Kosho Ueshima, and the sleek transparent design is the work of The Industrial Design Studio. Each of the bristles – which at 0.178mm are fine enough to reach into the gaps between the teeth – is coated with microscopic mineral ions. These stay active for around a month, after which it’s time to use a new brush (‘misoka’ means ‘last day of the month’ in Japanese).…

Dior Homme Kris Van Assche’s spring tailoring adds street swagger to the discreet charms of the bourgeois staples. Louis Vuitton Nicolas Ghesquière put a cyberpunk spin on the house’s refined leathers. Proenza Schouler The New York duo gave the ruffle an architectural grounding for spring with monochromatic tiers that were more fluid than flamenco. Ermenegildo Zegna Couture Stefano Pilati’s weightless white tailoring was as light and bright as the brand’s show space. Loewe JW Anderson defined the season’s metallic movement with his spacey, silver tinsel-sleeved top. Saint Laurent Hedi Slimane’s show finale of black slip gowns gave a nod to 1990s grunge. Hermès Nadège Vanhee-Cybulski continued her restrained approach, draping and tailoring leather like it was silk. Calvin Klein Collection Francisco Costa built upon the house’s 1990s slip-dressing foundations by…

Taking inspiration from a series of conical bowls made in 1977 by Lucie Rie, one of the most important studio potters of the 20th century, Loewe creative director Jonathan Anderson has swapped clay for leather in his clever and respectful reinterpretation of her work. His three sets of 50 unique bowls, in colours adapted from Rie’s palette, including uranium yellow, are moulded and sculpted in double-faced calf leather, using Loewe’s artisanal techniques, and finished with a hand-painted edge. Leather bowls, from €450 to €1,400, by Jonathan Anderson, for Loewe, from WallpaperSTORE*, store.wallpaper.com…

This year, iconic Italian design has made a comeback with a winning streak of reissues. Zanotta has created vibrant new hues (burgundy and dark blue-green) for Achille Castiglioni’s 1989 ‘Joy’ rotating bookshelf, while two Joe Colombo-designed pieces have been modernised. His original 1967 lighting for Oluce is now available as a wall version in a contemporary white finish, and his dynamic wall storage, revived by Danish brand Karakter, has been transformed from plastic to aluminium. As for Carlo Scarpa’s 1964 ‘618’ chair for Meritalia, it now comes in three new wooden finishes and luxurious leather upholstery.…

Construct Me! hardware, by Droog God is in the detail, as Mies van der Rohe may or may not have said. And so it is to Droog. The Dutch company has produced Construct Me!, a set for those who worry that their hardware isn’t happy enough. Amid the smiling screws, chirpy hinges and cheerfully patterned brackets is some genuine functional innovation: the 210 item-strong collection includes nail heads that make hitting your finger impossible, double-sided cable ties and multi-handled wing nuts. Jewellery, by Kim Mee Hye It’s not only the rare nature of the materials that make jewels feel good to wear but the extent of the skill that shapes them. Clever, careful articulation denotes a considered understanding of the fact that, above all, jewellery is designed to fit the…

SOMMELIER COLLECTION, BY MICHAEL ANASTASSIADES AND ENRICO BERNARDO, FOR PUIFORCAT Designer Anastassiades, sommelier Bernardo and silversmith Puiforcat have created a set of exquisite accessories (this page) in mirror-polished silver plate and fine glass. As well as this striking champagne bucket, bottle holder, wine coaster and carafe, the range includes a water beaker and conical glasses – to concentrate the wine and slow the oxidation process – with weighty, silver-plated bases. puiforcat.com TWIST 1586 COLLECTION, BY SAINT-LOUIS Matching the right glass to the right drink is both easy and stylish thanks to Saint-Louis, whose Twist 1586 range takes the historic Venetian stripe pattern and gives it a new twist. Each piece in the collection (opposite), which also boasts an elegant decanter, has a subtly different design, with glasses for water, champagne,…

Most buildings cannot escape the awkwardness of transition. Stripped roughly on moving day, they are typically left echoing and vulnerable, littered with vestiges of past relevance and then made freshly chaotic by renovation. Marcel Breuer’s inverted pyramid, on the corner of New York’s Madison Avenue and 75th Street, takes change in its stride. Even bustling with workers, studded with ladders and tarpaulin, and free of its modular internal walls, the five-storey, flame-treated grey granite structure retains a friendly, beautifully proportioned readiness. On 18 March, the former home of the Whitney Museum of American Art will reopen to the public as The Met Breuer. ‘Everyone has always likened this building to a fort, with a moat – defensive, and with an aggressive relationship to the street,’ says Sheena Wagstaff, chairman of…

The more we submerge ourselves in our screens, the more designers turn to the actual, natural world, from Marcin Rusak’s ‘Flora’ lamp, which incorporates dried flowers in black resin, to Michael Anastassiades’ series of deftly crafted polished brass cradles for seedling plants. At the more baroque end of the spectrum, RH Modern’s console table takes the form of a cast-metal tree stump, while Alexandra Kehayoglou’s extraordinary hand-tufted rugs are inspired by the pastures of her native Argentina. Everything’s gone green.…

With its exterior walls now in place and glinting above the National Mall – the green swath at the heart of Washington, DC – the National Museum of African-American History and Culture (NMAAHC) is most of the way through its four-year build. But the vision it fulfils is much older than that. In 1915, black veterans of the US Civil War proposed building a national memorial to African-American achievement. The idea languished for decades, and attempts to revive it in the 1970s and 1980s met with political opposition. Finally, in 2003, the US Congress authorised a museum dedicated to the African-American experience, and assigned it the last buildable site on the Mall, close to the Washington Monument. A competition in 2009 narrowed the museum’s possible designers down to just one:…

The desk gets an unexpected lift – right up off the floor – from the Bouroullec brothers, whose Kaari collection for Artek rethinks tables and shelving with signature triangular bent-steel supports. Also subtly working the angles is Jean-Marie Massaud’s svelte and sophisticated leather ‘Seattle’ chair for Poliform. And in a new slant on the desk lamp, Industrial Facility’s ‘w152 Busby’ for Wästberg powers through our charging needs courtesy of three USB ports, while casting an adjustable ambient glow.…

SOUP ‘Collo-alto’ tablespoon, £9.50, by Inga Sempé, for Alessi, from WallpaperSTORE*. ‘Olio’ bowl, £15, by Barber & Osgerby, for Royal Doulton. Gloss Laminate in 836 LUC-2, throughout, £6.25 per sq m, by Abet Laminati PASTA ‘Collo-alto’ salad set, £35, by Inga Sempé, for Alessi, from WallpaperSTORE*. ‘Olio’ large serving bowl, £70, by Barber & Osgerby, for Royal Doulton ICE CREAM ‘Collo-alto’ gelato spoon, £7.50, by Inga Sempé, for Alessi, from WallpaperSTORE*. ‘Olio’ cereal bowl, £10, by Barber & Osgerby, for Royal Doulton For stockists, see page 168 Named after its distinctive long and narrow necks, Inga Sempé’s elegant new line in mirror-polished stainless steel features contrasting curved and straight lines, gently tapered stems, and rounded rather than oval spoon bowls. The set is based on the French designer’s 2012 ‘ISO1’…

Fendi Sensual cut-outs introduced a new erogenous zone at the house, which also celebrated Karl Lagerfeld’s 50th anniversary this season. For more Best in shows winners, see page 154 &Tradition Tel: 45.39 200 233 (Denmark) andtradition.com A Abet Laminati Tel: 44.20 7473 6910 (UK) abetuk.com Ace Hotel Tel: 44.7910 344928 (UK) acehotel.com Agape Tel: 39.0376 250311 (Italy) agapedesign.it Alessi Tel: 44.20 7518 9090 (UK) alessi.com Altfield Tel: 44.20 7351 5893 (UK) altfield.com Amtico Tel: 44.1212 221778 (UK) amtico.com Another Country Tel: 44.20 7486 3251 (UK) anothercountry.com Apple apple.com Aram Tel: 44.20 7557 7557 (UK) aram.co.uk Artek Tel: 44.20 7837 1900 (UK) artek.fi Artemide Tel: 44.20 7631 5200 (UK) artemide.com The Art of Ping Pong theartofpingpong.co.uk Axminster Carpets Tel: 44.1297 32244 (UK) axminster-carpets.co.uk B Baxter Tel: 44.20 7629 0045 (UK) baxterlondon.net…

Transform tipple time with Rodolfo Dordoni’s ‘Aylon’ cocktail cabinet, featuring elegantly reeded lacquer doors and a luxuriously crafted interior. Then recline on Fendi Casa’s ‘Kathy’ chair, upholstered in cognac leather, with a rolled-leather back support that makes it that rare thing: an armchair that, much like Pierre Gonalons’ perforated plinth and Patric Draenert’s ‘QBIC’ marble coffee table, looks as good from behind as it does from the front. We’ll raise a glass – specifically, a Turf Club cocktail from the Zetter Townhouse Marylebone – to that.…

When it comes to al fresco feasting, we see no reason to lower our design standards. Retegui’s folding marble-topped ‘Bistro’ tables are the ideal solution. Designed by Jean Louis Iratzoki, they’re sturdy, stylish and lighter than they look, thanks to clever composite construction. Inspired by the unfurling petals of a flower, Raw-Edges’ ‘Concertina’ chair for Louis Vuitton folds up too, while Christofle’s clever 24-piece cutlery set sits snugly inside its silver-plated ‘egg’. Snacktastic.…

Flowerbx.com Enjoy the freshest possible buds and blooms, delivered by dashing drivers directly from the flower markets of Holland to your home or office. In place of tiresome mixed arrangements, Flowerbx delivers single-varietal bunches, such as these mulberry hyacinths, amaryllis, jazzberry jam chrysanthemums, black calla lilies, magenta snapdragons, burgundy cymbidiums and vanda orchids. Its bespoke subscription service allows you to select seasonal varieties and the frequency of the delivery you prefer, such as weekly, bimonthly or monthly. It’s only available in London for now, but we anticipate more key international locations shortly. From £24 to £66, flowerbx.com OUR PICK OF VASES AT WALLPAPERSTORE* Choose the perfect supporting act for your blooms from our superlative online edit. Clockwise from top left, ‘Patchwork’, from £641, by Nendo, for Lasvit; ‘Double Groove’, from…

Philippe Rahm’s illuminating chandelier is the result of a huge amount of thought and research, not to mention an appealing touch of levity. It consists of 36 light tubes, which come together at the base to give a satisfyingly full-spectrum white. Each tube emits a different wavelength – 11 designed for plants, nine for humans, eight for birds, five for dogs and three for (we kid you not) hamsters. We think it reflects well on Richard Nicoll’s futuristic dress, specially designed for us. Ideas don’t get much brighter than these.…

Young Italian craftsman Daniele Mingardo is one of our discoveries of the year. Having started his career by helping out at his father’s metal workshop after school, Mingardo soon took over the eponymous business, adding new design flair. This brass bike stand, by designer Masanori Mori, is a fitting example of Mingardo’s sophisticated production. From a simple but sturdy base, a single metal support curls up to accommodate the bike, and is topped by a discreet light: form and function go up a gear. €1,400, mingardo.com…

Part washing apparatus, part sculpture, this futuristic update of Agape’s circular ‘In-Out’ bath is carved from smooth Nero Marquina. The tub’s precise lines contrast with the marble’s soft veins, creating a monumental monolith that gives a refined elegance to an everyday function. A freestanding copper tap adds a rich, industrial contrast.…

Comfort is not usually a consideration for the fashion pack, making Alessandro Michele’s kangaroo fur-lined black leather slipper a surprise shoe of the year. Repurposing Gucci’s signature horsebit loafer, the unisex hybrid made its debut on Michele’s A/W 2015 men’s runway, his first season for the brand. Michele’s eclecticism had taken hold: business in the front, fun in the back, the mullet shoe was born and sold, sold, sold. ‘Princeton’ slippers, £680, by Gucci, gucci.com…

Mirror, mirror, on the wall – could the ‘Maskara’ coiffeuse be the fairest of them all? Designed by Emmanuel Gallina for Porada, this dandy dressing table has a bevelled marble top on a carefully crafted solid-ash frame, and can be supplied with a smart swivelling jewellery box and matching mirror. Mr DeMille, we’re ready for our close-up.…

Lattice House, India, by Sameep Padora & Associates Resembling a stack of wooden boxes, Lattice House is located in a rapidly expanding suburb on the outskirts of the city of Jammu in north India. Designed by Mumbai-based architects Sameep Padora & Associates, the structure features a permeable skin made up of timber lattice screens, which are used to create balconies and storage, as well as offering shade and privacy for its residents. The house’s distinctive facade is offset by its clean, white interiors. The internal arrangement allows for the bedrooms and bathrooms to be located at the rear of the house, while the front’s more open-plan configuration incorporates the living and dining areas, as well as the kitchen, flanked by a courtyard garden. JUDGE Delfina Delettrez Jewellery designer Delfina Delettrez…