Tuesday, July 13, 2010

Wallpaper* (July 2010)

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

Contents:

DESIGN DIRECTORY

  • Architects Directory New houses for town and country
  • Born again A new lease of life for Jens Risom's midcentury designs
  • The W* House This years home improvers: Living room -- Dining room -- Outdoor -- Bedroom -- Hallway -- Study -- Bathroom -- Kitchen
  • Screen debut These dividers rule

ARCHITECTURE

  • Jean squared A Nouvel approach to fixing a discarded Prouvé prefab
  • Casa nova Marcos Acayaba's São Paulo home makes a sweeping statement
  • Higher ground A concrete and glass gallery ramps it up in a village near Basel

DESIGN

  • Out of the woods Brazilian designer Pedro Useche's pine coat tree is growing on us

FASHION

  • Show jumpers The Serpentine Gallery and Pringle of Scotland stitch up creative knits
  • Mean seats Our chair men are sitting pretty

FRONT OF BOOK

  • Newspaper Toyo Ito's beach pavilion, cherry cocktails, cool sunglasses: all you need to spend summer in style

FEATURES

  • Artistic licence The new Louis Vuitton maison bets the house on art
  • Grand designs Size matters to art world heavyweight Jannis Kounellis

FOOD

  • Artist's palate Bob & Roberta Smith's pheasant with a bag of Walkers crisps

INTERIORS

  • Making moves on the Maginot Line We bunker down in style in the Maginot Line's best defences

TRAVEL

  • Checking in The latest Soho House opens in a Bauhaus building in Berlin
  • Departure info A minimalist waterside retreat near Lisbon; Japanese tapas down under; and a rooftop bar in Barcelona

TAIWAN REVEALED

  • From its thriving creative scene to its dramatic countryside, there's more to Taiwan than exported goods

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