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.

Azure

The Art of Darkness • Caesarstone’s Dark Collection finds warmth in unexpected places

Sol Side Table • People, projects and products you need to know about now

Bubble-Gum Latte • A HONG KONG CAFÉ PAYS PLAYFUL TRIBUTE TO THE CITY’S ARCHITECTURAL CHARACTER

Layers of History • AN ACCESSIBLE NEW PATHWAY MAKES A STRIKING STATEMENT IN THE CORSICAN PORT CITY OF BASTIA

Privacy Settings • WITH THEIR OPUS HIGH BACK CHAIR, +HALLE AND FORM US WITH LOVE TAKE PERSONAL SPACE BACK TO BASICS

Block Party • THE TABLE HAS BECOME THE LATEST CANVAS FOR EXPERIMENTATION WITH HIGH-CONTRAST COLOUR COMBINATIONS

It’s (Already) a Classic • WE PREDICT THIS QUARTET OF ENDURINGLY ELEGANT SEATING DEBUTS WILL STAND THE TEST OF TIME

Space-Age Remix • THESE DREAMY PIECES CAPTURE OUR NEVER-ENDING FASCINATION WITH FAR-AWAY WORLDS

Moral of the Story • KENGO KUMA & ASSOCIATES CELEBRATES HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN WITH A MYSTICAL SETTING STRAIGHT OUT OF THE AUTHOR’S FAIRY TALES

Starry Night • WOVEN INTO THE WAVY TOPOGRAPHY OF TORONTO’S VELA RESTAURANT, RIBBONS OF LIGHT TRAVERSE SPACE AND TIME

Shaping Light • ARTICOLO’S FOUNDER AND CREATIVE DIRECTOR NICCI GREEN USES LIGHT AS HER ARTISTIC MEDIUM

Shining Moments • PENDANT AND SUSPENSION LIGHTS THAT MANAGE TO IMPART BOTH STRUCTURE AND SOFTNESS TO INTERIOR SPACES

Quirky Characters • DEFINED BY THEIR UNEXPECTED SHAPES, THESE TABLE LAMPS ADD A PLAYFUL PERSONALITY TO ANY SETTING

Visual Orchestration • ARCHITECTURAL LIGHTING DESIGNER MORTEN JENSEN SHARES INSIDER INSIGHTS FROM HIS PRACTICE WITH GLOBAL FIRM LIGHT BUREAU

Scaling the Walls • FIXTURES THAT BOAST BOTH SCULPTURAL APPEAL AND TECHNICAL INTEGRITY

A Power of Good • GLOBAL INITIATIVE LIGHT REACH BRINGS ILLUMINATIONTO COMMUNITIES THROUGH SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT

ALL THE HOME’S A STAGE • A LISBON HOUSE IS TRANSFORMED INTO THE PERFECT BACKDROP FOR THE DESCENDANTS OF A LOCAL PUPPETEER

In Living Colour • WITH A NORTH LONDON RENOVATION, STUDIO BEN ALLEN MAKES CONCRETE FEEL LIGHT AND VIBRANT — INSIDE AND OUT

INTERIOR LANDSCAPES • AN AWKWARD HOUSE IS REBORN AS A SUBLIME SETTING WITH PLANES THAT SEEM CARVED FROM STONE

SUPER IN SPIRAL • MEXICO CITY, A NEIGHBOUR-HOOD ON THE RISE GAINS A NEW APARTMENT BUILDING WITH A SOARING OUTDOOR STAIRCASE

Our architecture is one of deliberate empathy, fragility and imperfection. • Fala Atelier’s Lera Samovich tells Azure how the Porto-based firm uses collage, colour and contrasting materials to create unique interiors that transcend function

BENEATH • What can architecture school look like going forward? Rice University students Sebastián López Cardozo and Lauren Phillips discuss the ways that institutions need to address both the architect and the citizen

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Keys to the Castle • A NEW EXHIBITION EXPLORES HOW DISNEY REMADE THE WORLD INTO ONE BIG FILM SET