Thursday, June 17, 2010

Wallpaper* (June 2010)

The latest issue of Wallpaper* is now available for loan from the Learning Centre.

Contents:

ARCHITECTURE
  • The black gold rush Petrobras' giant P-56 oil platform is about to dig deep
  • Next in line Where now for modernism in Brazil? At Lina Bo Bardi's 1951 Glass House, the country's great architects reflect
  • Ground breakers The architectural talent of tomorrow
  • Lost Oscars Three of his Niemeyer's hidden gems, plus the man in conversation

DESIGN

  • Heir time Designers Huga França, Sergio Rodrigues and Carlos Motta pick the design stars of tomorrow

FEATURES

  • Gold stars Wallpaper's Team Brazil; an advisory panel of leading lights
  • Tim-tim It's our party - or two
  • Shelf love Smart publishers and artful book stores fuel the Brazilian book boom
  • Hot buns Getting to the bottom of the body beautiful in Rio
  • Making waves Artist Vik Muniz explains why his art is junk - and perfect for TV
  • The $2.2m-an-hour man Eike Batista, Brazil's richest man, on Rio's renaissance
  • Bay watch The secret social dynamics of Rio's beach life

FASHION

  • Rio bravo Locals, including the finalists of the Garota de Laje beauty contest, like their swimwear hot
  • The jungle look Our boys from Brazil go wild at Warapuru

FOOD

  • We should coco Going nuts for coconut water
  • Beef, beans and cachaça Cook like a local
  • Artist's palate Ernest Neto's vatapá

FRONT OF BOOK

  • Newspaper Niemeyer chocolate; upcycled trainers; the skinny on skin docs

INTERIORS

  • The office, São Paulo We furnished our pop-up HQ with the finest of Brazilian design
  • The apartment, Rio de Janeiro The making of our Copacabana play pad, sorry, live-work space

MEDIA

  • Cover story Design your own Wallpaper* cover
  • Wallpaper.com/iphone Design news in the palm of your hand with the Wallpaper* app

TRAVEL

  • Jungle belle A rainforest retreat newar Paraty
  • Ranch deluxe Where to go a little bit country
  • Departure info Get away from it all in Alagoas or find the perfect hold-hole in Bahia

TRANSLATION

  • Nascida no Brasil Read all about it in Portuguese

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