Brom Residence by Atelier Carle: A Sculptural Refuge in the Laurentians

Tucked into the lush, rolling landscape of Quebec’s Laurentian Mountains, Brom Residence stands as a striking expression of contemporary architecture in dialogue with nature. Designed by Montreal-based Atelier Carle, this home is a sculptural response to its forested surroundings, capturing the quiet strength and serenity of the site without diminishing its raw presence.

At first approach, the building presents a powerful silhouette. Two long, horizontal volumes in concrete and wood stretch confidently across a natural clearing, anchored by a monumental fireplace that rises as a vertical marker in the composition. The geometries feel both precise and relaxed, shaped by a sensitivity...

A Message Drifts

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This series continues my explorations of the ways meaning can emerge from randomness. Each image is created using algorithmic systems that create the elements. There is an alphabet of symbols, a message generator and several approaches to glitch aesthetics. The result could be meaningful, or could be nonsense.

This article unpacks the components of the system: how the symbols are placed and distorted, how the sentences are constructed, and how variation is managed across the 3001 outputs. It also explores the underlying questions of what happens when randomness is shaped into something that feels like a message and...

Lou Fayo Flower Paintings

London-based Lou Fayo doesn’t just paint flowers, he orchestrates them into something beyond the ordinary, beyond the expected. These aren’t delicate arrangements fading quietly into the background; they demand attention, commanding the space with a presence that is ethereal yet unapologetically bold.

This debut series of oil paintings, hyperreal yet dreamlike, feels as though nature itself has been sculpted into permanence. Peonies and tulips, exploding in meticulous detail, hover between life and artifice, their velvety petals and thick buds teetering on the edge of something almost too perfect to be real. Fayo’s brushwork is obsessive, his compositions arresting, a study in...

A Cut Above: Eredi Zucca’s Milan Flagship Redefines the Art of Grooming

In the heart of Milan’s Quadrilatero della Moda, where fashion heritage meets forward-thinking design, Eredi Zucca’s new flagship barber shop is a masterclass in timeless masculinity and immersive spatial storytelling. Designed by The Guild of Saint Luke, the space is a tactile homage to centuries-old grooming rituals, reimagined with a contemporary lens.

Established in 1652, Eredi Zucca has long been synonymous with refined self-care. This new location elevates that legacy, inviting patrons into a sanctuary where every detail, from the Corinthian columns carved into black-paneled walls to the green marble countertops—speaks to a commitment to craftsmanship and tradition.

Beyond linen curtains and...

Weekend Reading 6.1.25

Greetings friends, it’s been a minute! Happy summer, happy June! I spent last week in Florida working remotely from our house, the one we bought years ago and rent to snowbirds each winter. It was good to be back and spend a few days at the beach. I also took a trip to Greece for 10 days in the early part of May, that was amazing! I’ll post pictures soon. Did you catch the photos I shared of my spring trip to Switzerland last year? Woah the flowers and scenery!

I’m home in California for most of the summer and looking...

Adam F — Colours Revisited. Что не так с переизданием лучшего драм-н-бейс альбома

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Рубрика «Нежданная рецензия года». Вспомнил, что Adam F перезаписывал Colours — одну из лучших драм-н-бейс пластинок вообще — и, вроде бы, новая версия должна быть на полках. Точно. Слушаю. И первое чувство: студийные сессии, которыми Фентон дразнил читателей в фейсбуке, казались гораздо интересней. Второе ощущение: после ста тыщь миллиона раз прослушанного оригинала ухо цепляется за все новшества, признавая их неродными. Все же Colours ‘97 года звучат выверенней.

Spring in Switzerland

Last April I had the delightful experience of traveling through Switzerland with a group of travel besties, what fun we had! We spent nine days wandering through the mountains and valleys, riding trains, catching glimpses of waterfalls, and a little too much fondue. :)

I couldn’t let spring pass this year without sharing a few inspirational photos and our route though the country in the last week of April. Warning: gratuitous flower photos ahead! Our trip took us via train from Zurich, through Bern, down to Interlakken, then down to Lugano on the border of Italy (with a 48 hour visit...

Weekend Reading 4.20.25

Greetings all, just popping in to wish you all a Happy Easter! I’ve been keeping busy, mostly working, but I kept a promise to myself and began a fun creative project I’ve been wanting to try for a long time. I’ll have to hit pause on it before I finish because I’m leaving on an international trip on Thursday.

Each year my travel besties and I pick a new country to visit together. This year we’re off to the Aegean Sea to tour the Cyclades in Greece. We’ve booked a series of ferry rides and apartments . I feel so lucky...

Westfriedhof Station by Ingo Maurer – A colorful cave of light

1 Ingo Maurer – Lighting concept for Westfriedhof Station, 2001, installation view, Munich, Germany, photo: Public Delivery

Think of a subway station and what comes to mind is a dark and busy place, likely dirty and filled with old metal and concrete. Fortunately, there are exceptions to this. One of them is the colorful 1 and bright Westfriedhof Subway station in Munich, Germany, that departs from the common conception of subway stations 2 and instead bathes the visitor with colorful beauty.

What sets Westfriedhof apart is its lighting concept, developed by renowned designer Ingo Maurer 3. Red, blue and yellow lights shine...

Award Plaques for CMU’s STUDIO for Creative Inquiry

We recently created a set of sculptural award plaques for a new fund at The Frank-Ratchye STUDIO for Creative Inquiry at Carnegie Mellon University. The Moore Family Fund for underwriting creativity, knowledge, experimentation, research and yumminess will fund antidisciplinary undergraduate research (learn more here). Dan Moore (a senior technical artist at NVIDIA) commissioned us to design a unique set of perpetual award plaques that will hold the names of recipients over the next 75 years.

Typical award plaques are simple rectangular slabs with a grid of metal nameplates, each engraved year after year. We wanted to break away from...