The New Seki-Han

Tobia Scarpa talks to Deyan Sudjic about the Seki-Han, an early design for Flos that followed the Fantasma lamp, which marked the beginning of his relationship with the company. Seki-Han is once again in production, reflecting the continuing relevance of Tobia Scarpa’s work

Wasted but Wanted

Designer Max Lamb and Potato Head turn the detritus of luxury tourism in Bali into furniture and objects of function and beauty

Portrait Milano

The Ferragamo Portrait Milano, a former 16th-century seminary, has been transformed by Michele Bonan into a hotel while preserving its architectural history

An Imperfect Archive

Since its founding in 1985, SCP has nurtured generations of talent, from Jasper Morrison to Andu Masebo. As it marks 40 years with an exhibition tracing its legacy, its influence on contemporary design remains undeniable

The House as a Poem

For Mies van der Rohe, the house was an exercise in restraint. His unrealised 1931 Row House, built full-scale for the first time in the Tokyo National Art Center’s Living-Modernity exhibition, embodies that ethos

Measured in Bronze

For the third chapter of The Dalmore’s Luminary Series, architect Ben Dobbin distills landscape, whisky and tensegrity into a twisting, dynamic sculpture unveiled at the Venice Architecture Biennale