(Not so) silly horoscope for February by Katarzyna Niedurny February is the month of love, and we all know what love can bring. First of all, a lot of damage. If there were a pill that makes you fall in love, nobody would take when informed about its side effects, guaranteed in nine out…
(Not so) silly horoscope for 2021 by Katarzyna Niedurny The year 2020 did not take hostages. Alongside the pandemic and general disaster, every one of us has been served with a fair share of struggles. Uneven walls, trouble at the construction site, designer’s block or plain laziness may cause as much damage as invaders…
Last year the studio Karpiel Steindel Architektura donated a tailor-made design of a private house to the Wielka Orkiestra Świątecznej Pomocy (The Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity), Poland’s biggest charity event that raises money for paediatric care. The studio’s contribution sparked interest among architects and the general public. We talked to Jan Karpiel-Bułecka Jr. to…
It begins with one word. Choose your own. Katarzyna Krakowiak at the Mies van der Rohe Pavilion, Barcelona. Let’s not postpone our lives. We do not believe in the time that comes “after all this is over”. What happens with our world is a continuum. There is no end after which everything returns to…
Eastern and Central Europe missing from the architectural map of Sarkis. Reflections on the Architecture Biennale in Venice. Marcin Szczelina The majority of reviewers worldwide have hailed the previous edition of Architecture Biennale, chaired by Irish architects Yvonne Farrell and Shelley McNamara, as lacking reflection, banal, and a simply boring overview of the projects.…
Architects support Jurek Owsiak This year, Architecture Snob platform, decided to involve architects in collecting money for the Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity Foundation, by organizing special auctions where you can place your bids for books and albums of well-known architects, participation in lunch or meeting with prominent architecture critics and architects. -…
Elegant – nowa generacja okien PVC nagradzana za design Materiały Partnera Nowoczesna architektura potrzebuje rozwiązań szytych na miarę. Bezkompromisowe koncepcje w końcu trzeba zrealizować i w tym miejscu wkraczają producenci materiałów budowlanych, którzy są w stanie odpowiedzieć na wysokie wymagania projektantów i inwestorów. Jednym z nich jest firma Deceuninck, która wprowadziła na rynek…
Poland. Design from a smaller city. Between design, art and business, or what happens outside the mainstream. Anna Ostrowska The exhibition of design and artistic objects “Kreatywni. Operatywni. Ludzie z energią. Przedmioty z duszą” [“Creative. Entrepreneurs. People with Energy. Objects with Soul”] could be described as a creative energy and an artistic mosaic. The…
Polish design at the Milan furniture fair. Salone del Mobile 2019 Anna Ostrowska In April, Milan transforms into the international capital of design. At that time Italy becomes the focus of lovers of well-designed objects and furniture. The renowned architects, designers and artists create fair stands and spatial artistic installations. The world-famous…
