Interior Define Has a New Owner, RAMSA Breaks Ground on First-Ever UK Project, and More News
The chair that eaten Instagram now has new iterations
In 2021, London practice Buchanan Studio released its plump created-in-England Studio chair, and style and design lovers went wild for its thick screen-printed ruby, indigo, or rose-hued stripes and duo of seemingly floating cushions. A deeper dive into this glam 1970s aesthetic has led Buchanan Studio to hatch an imposing sofa variation (available in two dimensions) that flaunts the very same curves and a deep body crafted out of FSC-certified beech and birch. Rounding out the burgeoning Studio selection is a comfortable ottoman adorned with suede straps reminiscent of classic baggage.
Openings
Marianne Boesky Gallery pops up at San Francisco’s Gallery 181
Atop 181 Fremont, San Francisco’s 1st LEED Platinum-licensed mixed-use constructing found in the SOMA district, is Gallery 181. The soaring penthouse place, held by art advisor Holly Baxter, will welcome a pop-up installation from New York–and Aspen-based Marianne Boesky Gallery on January 17 (by way of March 17) that celebrates the innovative fusion of artwork and know-how.
Dovetailing with FOG Design+Artwork Honest, the appointment-only exhibition will feature the legendary Frank Stella’s mixed-media versions in conversation with C-prints from the up-and-coming conceptual artist Sarah Meyohas, along with anthropomorphic bronze sculptures by The Haas Brothers and Pier Paolo Calzolari’s intriguing salt-based works.
Assignments
Robert A.M. Stern Architects makes its 1st foray into the United kingdom
Sleek household complexes are a hallmark of Robert A.M. Stern Architects (RAMSA), and now the eminent New York firm is bringing that sheen to London with 1 Mayfair, located on the web site of the previous Audley Square. Designed by Caudwell, the eight-story residence, slated for completion in 2025, will uprise 29 units bordering a backyard garden in a person of the city’s poshest districts. Cordially aligned with London’s most placing buildings, 1 Mayfair will be clad in Portland stone and highlights stacked bay home windows, sculptural balustrades, and hand-carved ornamentation.
“We’re finest recognised for our luxurious projects in New York City, but where ever we get the job done, we attempt to develop structures that feel like they’ve developed out of their place—their one of a kind architectural and historical context—while also producing their very own statement,” Dan Lobitz, husband or wife at RAMSA, tells Advertisement Pro. “As we do with all our projects, we labored to tie our style into the scale, type, and materiality of the current context, from Georgian to Victorian, to Neo-Georgian and Art Deco architecture. Central to our vision was recognizing a developing that each honors and reinterprets the neighborhood’s 400-year architectural tradition.”
