Designed for a Collection: Walls and Light Built for Fine Art
Art lighting in interiors by museum numbers: 150 lux, CRI 90+, a 30-degree beam, 40–55% humidity, wall blocking and gallery rails. How walls are designed for…
Interiors & materials
Articles in this section — from the studio design and construction practice. Total: 41.
Burl Veneer: The Wood That Costs More Than Marble
Burl veneer in interiors: why it outprices marble, how flitches and matching schemes are chosen, five costly mistakes and how the wood ages by year five.
Quiet Luxury Is Over: The Wealthy Are Ordering Decoration Again
New maximalism in the mansion interior: why quiet luxury ended, what Milan 2026 showed, what hand-painted walls and passementerie cost, and where it breaks.
The Second Kitchen: Why a Mansion Show Kitchen No Longer Cooks
A scullery is the second kitchen where a mansion actually cooks. Floor area, 1,000 m3/h extraction, why gas is out, concealed doors and the six usual…
The Home Cinema Is Over: Why a Screen and Ten Recliners No Longer Work
Why rows of recliners are obsolete and what a home cinema in a mansion really needs: a decoupled shell, silent ventilation and correct screen geometry.
The Home Library Returns: Designing the Quietest Room in the House
How a home library is really designed: acoustics at 0.4–0.6s, 18–22C and 45–60% humidity, 50 lux for paper and 40 kg per metre of shelving on…
Boiserie Revival: Panels That Outlived Minimalism
Why boiserie wall panelling and 2026 wine tones are back as a mark of an expensive mansion: materials, prices per square metre, myths and a studio…
Open-Pore Travertine: Why the Perfect Stone Fell Out of Fashion
Why flawless polished stone fell out of fashion and open-pore travertine became a mark of a luxury interior. An architect's guide: grades, cut, care.
A Snow Room Instead of a Cool Pool: Why the Wealthy Want Minus Five in July
Why prime residences now include real snow rooms: contrast therapy, the engineering behind minus ten, and the mistakes that turn the trend into a closet.
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