Alabaster Lighting: Why Light Is Being Made From Stone Again
Alabaster lighting explained: why translucent stone is back, where it belongs, where it fails, plus real prices, colour temperature and three common mistakes.
World & trends
Articles in this section — from the studio design and construction practice. Total: 18.
Art Deco Without the Gold: How Geometry Came Back
Art Deco is back without the gilding: fluting, chevron, stepped cornices, Macassar and shagreen. The devices, the materials and five mistakes to avoid.
The Chair in an Edition of Twenty: When Furniture Became Collectible
Editions of twenty, a number and a certificate: how the collectible design furniture market works, how long a commissioned piece takes and what a house needs.
Ornament Is Back: A Smooth Facade No Longer Signals Taste
The world returned to relief: patterned brick, rustication, deep mouldings. What facade ornament is made of today, what it costs and where it turns to kitsch.
Materials That Age Well: Designing for Patina
Patina in interiors is a material property you design for: unlacquered brass, pre-patinated copper, corten, limestone and oiled oak, and how to specify them.
The Smart Home That Needs No Cloud: Why KNX Is Back in Great Houses
A KNX smart home runs without internet or cloud: a decentralised bus, 20-40 ms response, ISO/IEC 14543-3. Real costs, myths and the rules we design by.
The Fashion for Demolition: Why Rublyovka Is Losing Houses It Could Have Loved
Why Moscow’s elite estates are bought to be demolished: land deals up 40%, what disappears with the house, and three questions to ask before the excavator.
The Wellness Floor: How the Spa Pushed the Garage Out of the Basement
The home wellness floor trend explained: why the spa pushed the garage out of the basement, what the 2026 programme includes, and the humidity that kills…
Monaco Builds Upward: What This Means for Those Who Build Outward
Monaco vertical architecture residences — How principles of Monaco's vertical residences make horizontal mansions richer. Concrete techniques, mistakes, and studio experience — no blind copying.
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