Mindfulness
MINDCRAFT15 was the Danish Arts Foundation’s design exhibition at Milan Design Week, and this year it was awarded a Special Mention, an appreciation received for its combination of outstanding works and spe...
A kinder blue
On a grey, wet and cold winter day, I set out on my bike to a grey, industrial area of Copenhagen, to visit the headquarter, workshop and shop of the design company Place de Bleu. But this is not just your ...
Beauty and the Beast
The beautiful museum Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek is located in the very centre of Copenhagen and this autumn it has put on a fascinating exhibition Transformations: Classical Sculpture in Colour. The objective o...
The dilapidation of the modern
During a recent visit to several of the new capitals in the countries of former-Yugoslavia, I came across several magnificent post-war buildings. Some better kept than others, and particularly in ...
The House of Peroni returns to London
This coming Friday House of Peroni residency is returning to London for the month of May, during which it will celebrate Italian culture and style. The month-long season of festivities is a great opport...
Building images
Along with the abundance of design websites, where architectural companies can promote themselves, architectural photography has become increasingly important in recent years. The photo has come to define m...
Considering the quake
If you are curious about what lies beneath the skin of contemporary buildings, you might want to pay the exhibition Considering the Quake: Seismic Design on the Edge a visit.
The two curators, Dr Effie B...
Going to the Source
Furniture company, The Source was established by the British designer Adam Collins at the start of 2012 with the aim of creating a small and exclusive collection of hand-crafted furniture designs, as well a...
Royal returns
Even among Scandinavian design classics we find changing fashions and fads. Pieces of furniture that have been forgotten will suddenly become the latest "new" discovery. A Classic situation!
Th...
A journey into LaLa Land
Maxime Jacquet’s introduction into the world of design is far from conventional yet his story is strangely familiar, like a classic storyline to a TV show or a film. It is the story of a boy growing up in t...
Reiko Kaneko’s Christmas range
piggin-out
Although it is not quite December yet, it seems impossible to ignore that Christmas is just around the corner. And this is the one time of the year where it is acceptable, if not even expected, t...
A chair in our times
The Bodleian Libraries of the University of Oxford are surrounded by centuries of traditions and thus possess a very special historic allure, which does not only surround the actual buildings, but also the ...
The latest fads from FADD Studio
The partners of FADD Studio, Farah Ahmed and Dhaval Shellugar met while working at Khosla Associates and recognised their skills, outlooks and expertise would complement each other’s. Farah has an internati...
Desert Flower
Fobe House is located 10 kilometres south of Marrakech, Morocco. Here, in the harsh desert landscape of flat planes, this white horizontal bungalow recalls the traditional Mediterranean whitewashe...
Can architecture heal? Glass visits the newly opened Centre for Cancer and Recovery in Copenhagen
We generally accept that our physical surroundings impact our moods and feelings, but the question as to what effect they have on our physical health is less well-explored. It is commonly accepted that body and...
Beauty = Detail. Glass visits Denmark’s Det Glade Vanvid restaurant with its architect Sofie Ladefoged
Tucked away on the harbour of Aarhus, side by side with semi-industrial buildings and next to a fishmonger, the black painted timber-clad shed seems rather inconspicuous, anonymous even. Only its brass signage ...