“The need to conform and anticipate present and future regulations relative to sustainability, call for the creation of a new standard of design…” – A++ In line with the increasingly predominant sustainability standards of today’s society, the A++ architecture and interior design firm introduces its own philosophy in the development of green, eco-friendly spaces catered …
“Color provokes a psychic vibration. Color hides a power still unknown but real, which acts on every part of the human body.” – Wassily Kandinsky If we take a step back to look at the world from a faraway perspective, the image we are presented with is a mosaic of infinite color combinations that evoke …
Buildings, streets and interiors may seem stable and permanent; however, rarely anything in life is static. Both architecture, as well as design, reflect all the constant changes that individuals and societies undergo and the emerging trends that will transform entire cities. Today we experience a sudden shift in our conception of home, influenced by the …
The history of the hospitality industry is a long one; it includes everything from the ancient Greek thermal baths, Roman mansions for government business travelers and the caravanserais along Middle Eastern passages to more developed inns and five star hotels. The long-lasting nomadic human nature and increasing means of mobility has required this industry to …
In an interview with AD, the Global Wellness Institute’s economist, Katherine Johnston linked the rising popularity of the wellness-inspired design to the “consumer demand and lifestyle and partly because of environmental and health crises around the world”. This trend is indeed based on redirecting architecture and interior design towards a simpler, more intimate and humane …
The present is an ambiguous concept and nearly impossible to grasp. By the time you finish reading this sentence it will already have submerged itself in the past. Nonetheless, it is something that has an unquestionable impact on the future and for this reason it cannot be disregarded. If we want to understand our present …
Cities are regarded as long-standing products of humans’ sedentary evolution and the demands that followed it; however, they are also the outcome of our nomadic excursions and an increasingly globalized world which brings with it the dreams, ideas and creations of people from all over the world. Each city bears the imprint of the inhabitants …
“My job is to educate my people, my clients. I give them a new lifestyle that is molded to everything they do at every time during the day.” – Hernan Arriaga As one of Miami’s favorites, Hernan Arriaga is also one of the main characters in KMP’s narrative of design. Our previous post on “The …