© Ruy Teixeira
Text description provided by the architects. Designed as a leisure retreat in a residential condominium in Paraty, Rio de Janeiro, CM House was created taking into account the land’s visuals and integration with the landscaping.
Set back from the street, the front portion gives way to a dense garden. Rectangular plates in White Siena granite juxtaposed irregularly on the lawn create a sinuous design that leads residents inside. On the sides, different species of philodendrons and medium-sized trees make up the space designed in partnership with Isabel Duprat.
© Ruy Teixeira
Seeking to ensure privacy for residents, the façade of the house receives an opaque lower gable covered in Moledo stone. Above it, the upper volume, in a steel structure with an enveloped tray in corten steel, accommodates a linear flowerbed made up of medium-sized plant species, which protects the interior. The access to the residence is through pivoting doors with greenish copper shee
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As well as considering the materials and processes used to manufacture products, the focus is shifting to the entire lifespan of products, with designers and brands considering how products can be more easily repaired to extend their life in a bid to reduce emissions and mitigate damage to the environment.
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Julianne Moore on important design
Julianne Moore on important design
Sotheby’s presents a conversation on design, featuring actor and collector Julianne Moore in conversation with curator Glenn Adamson, on the occasion of its ‘Important Design’ sales in Paris and New York (25-26 May 2021) featuring works from the 20th and 21st century
Pair of ‘Étoile’ table lamps by Alberto Giacometti, part of Julianne Moore’s design selection from Sotheby’s ‘Important Design’ auction of 20th and 21st century pieces
Academy Award- and Emmy-winning actor Julianne Moore is an avid design collector. Her passion for design, she explains, started in her youth, when she was first exposed to Isamu Noguchi’s ‘Akari’ lamps. ‘As a person in their early twenties who was trying to learn about design, I would go to design stores and museums, and that’s where you would find a little “Akari” lamp that you could afford,’ she says. ‘There I was, interested in these objec
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