AZURE

Lively, fresh, forward-looking, but also socially relevant — this defines Azure, the leading design publication covering the expanding world of international contemporary architecture and design. Each issue delivers readers inspiring ideas and cutting-edge innovations, from state-of-the-art green building to the latest in furniture and home accessories from around the globe.

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Quiet Luxury • At Omar Gandhi’s White Rock retreat, Fisher & Paykel appliances accent a tastefully understated kitchen

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The Spirit Room • A QUEBEC FUNERAL HOME EXTENDS A COMPASSIONATE HAND DURING LIFE’S HEAVIEST MOMENTS

Stage Revival • SURROUNDED BY PERFORMANCE VENUES, A NEW PARK CASTS DOWNTOWN HOUSTON IN A FRESH LIGHT

Hall of Fame • CASTOR’S HIGH-PROFILE COLLABORATIONS CATERTO DESIGN LOVERS AND HOLLYWOOD FANDOMS ALIKE

Group Chat • A guide to Castor Design’s ever-evolving client base

Brand New • CREATIVE AGENCIES REVEAL THE INSPIRATION BEHIND UPDATED GRAPHIC IDENTITIES FOR THREE MAJOR DESIGN SHOWS

A Beaver and an Octopus Walk into a Design Fair… • SYMBOLS OF CULTURAL IDENTITY MINGLED WITH MORE ECCENTRIC FARE DURING TORONTO’S ANNUAL PARADE OF DESIGN

Gradual Embrace • IN MEXICO, AMBER CONCRETE WALLS SHELTER A COOL, CONSIDERATE COMMUNITY CENTRE

Made to Measure • NEW YORK ARCHITECTURE FIRM MKCA REIMAGINES AN INDUSTRIAL LOFT WITH BOLD INTERVENTIONS THAT HELP FACILITATE DIFFERENT ACTIVITIES

The Art of Travel • A PENTHOUSE BY ACDO DRAWS FROM HIGH-END GLOBAL RESORTS WHILE CONNECTING TO ITS LOCALITY

Gather Round • FOUR STUNNING DINING TABLES THAT ARE A FEAST FOR THE EYES

Perfectly Positioned • IN A HISTORIC AREA OF KYIV, A BLAND APARTMENT IS RENEWED AS A CASUAL WEEKEND GETAWAY

In Good Order • FROM WALL SHELVES TO SIDEBOARDS, THESE STORAGE SOLUTIONS OFFER A PLACE FOR EVERYTHING

Comforts of Home • AT GERMANY’S IMM COLOGNE IN JANUARY, THE FOCUS WAS ON CRAFTING SPACES FOR WELL-BEING WITH GENEROUS VOLUMES, ORGANIC SHAPES — AND THE ODD HIT OF NEON

(E)CO - WORKING • For 2024 London’s Sustainable Ventures, a co-working hub hosting climate-tech start-ups, Material Works Architecture ingeniously adapts a once-mothballed space

HUNTS POINT OF VIEW • In New York, WXY and Body Lawson Associates have integrated a light industrial factory into an affordable housing master plan called The Peninsula, energizing a once-underserved neighbourhood

MAKING THE CUT • At Toronto’s ATTIC, an elegant boutique foregrounds a hybrid work setting in which jewellers craft unique pieces backstage

TREEOUHSE RULES • For A.I. giant Nvidia, California’s Hood Design Studio and Gensler engineered a bold outdoor setting with suspended work zones under a high-tech canopy

WORLDS OF WORK • How architects and interior designers across the globe are reimagining the office — with a courageous dose of colour, culture and eco-consciousness

Brave New Whirls • Cutting-edge tech — from bioengineered fibres to 3D-knitted fabrics — went hand in hand with environmentalism at Heimtextil 2024

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Design in the Making • THE PEOPLE AND PROCESSES THAT BRING PRODUCTS TO LIFE

First Step Home • A TORONTO INITIATIVE REIMAGINES TOMORROW’S CONSTRUCTION SITES AS TODAY’S TEMPORARY SHELTERS