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Porro at 100: A Century of Design Built Around People

As Porro moves beyond its centenary, Maria Porro speaks with Zarko Davinic about the family company’s defining relationship with research, craftsmanship, technology and the people who turn design into reality. Porro’s first 100 years tell a story of Italian design in constant motion. Founded in Brianza in 1925, the company has grown from a small […] More

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MONICS+VIEIRA on Turning Observation Into Design

MONICS+VIEIRA develops furniture, lighting and objects through a practice shaped between Milan and Dubai. Founded by Tania Monics and Rafaela Vieira, the studio works across collectible design and collaborations with international manufacturers, using material research, sculptural form and contemporary domestic rituals as recurring points of departure. Its collections form part of an evolving body of […] More

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Jacobsen Studio on Designing AMS House in Response to Nature

Jacobsen Studio approaches AMS House through a close reading of its sloping site and surrounding native forest. Set on the highest point of the plot, the residence unfolds through three connected volumes that divide social and private functions while maintaining a continuous relationship with the garden. Laminated wood, rammed earth, travertine and copper establish a […] More

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Residential

Casa Malonic by HW Studio Frames the Pacific Through Mass, Shade and Void

HW Studio uses a circular courtyard, controlled enclosure and a reduced material palette to shape a 497-square-meter house.
Costa Cabral Building Responds to Porto’s Urban Fabric

ENTRETEMPOS and ATA Atelier use concrete, light and a central courtyard to organize a 1,400-square-meter residential project in Porto.
Red Barn House Reinterprets Rural Living Outside Chicago

DecoRoom transforms the familiar Midwestern barn into a 145-square-meter weekend retreat shaped by family life, natural materials and open views across the surrounding countryside.