Do We Really Need This Much Furniture? CIFF in Guangzhou Shows Who Controls the Global Market Marcin Szczelina 850,000 square meters, over 4,700 exhibitors, endless halls filled with furniture—CIFF in Guangzhou is the world’s largest furniture fair and the perfect place to observe where the global market is heading. China is no longer just…
Liu Jiakun – The Architect of Uncertainty. A Reflection on the 2025 Pritzker Prize Laureate Marcin Szczelina The Pritzker Prize is not just a distinction for an individual. It serves as a barometer of architectural trends and a response to global challenges. Each laureate is a sign of the times, reflecting both the anxieties…
Growth Glory Katarzyna Jaroszyńska What exactly was included in an email about the axe? Why does the expression on the manufacturer’s face matter, and their names were hidden for 10 years of working together? We asked and got answers from Katarzyna Kabo and Tomasz Pydo, designers and founders of Kabo & Pydo. lampa…
SĀR – a place created from scraps of design from around the world. Photos: Ada Gruszka There are places on the map of Warsaw that cannot be found in popular design guidebooks. One will also not recognize them by the signboard, because there simply is none. If by any chance you indeed find the…
The Power of Connections In our daily routine, we sit at a clean desk in a beautiful interior and begin designing elements that are highly commercial. They further develop the world, also in the realm of consumption, as we create beautiful hotels, apartments, houses, and so on. I feel like finding time for charitable…
International Rugby Experience – Subtle Architecture of Community and Dynamics Photos: Nick Kane Text: Marcin Szczelina The International Rugby Experience in Limerick won the Grand Prix and the award in the “Shared Public Spaces” category at the Wienerberger Brick Award 2024. This international competition, which surprises with its diversity in each edition, recognizes projects that creatively…
Purposefulness Looks Good on Us, Designers Todd Bracher talks with Marcin Szczelina about paradoxes of design industry, patience required to introduce real change in sustainable thinking and how purposefulness is the basic virtue of any person working in creative industy. Zdjęcie/Photo: Humanscale Marcin Szczelina: One of the main issues in our respective…
Park Akcji “Burza” – a Symbol of Modern Warsaw and Europe’s Best Public Space Warsaw’s Park Akcji “Burza” has been awarded the title of the best public space in Europe, standing out for its innovative approach to urbanism and historical memory. Honored with the European Prize for Urban Public Space 2024, the park exemplifies…
Empathy and Shadow Architecture – Premiere of the 8th Issue of Architecture Snob at the Krasiński Palace Photos: Anna Czarnota / NOWY ŚWIAT 24H; Vlad Baranov The premiere of the 8th issue of Architecture Snob took place in an extraordinary location – the Krasiński Palace in Warsaw. This baroque gem of the capital, designed…
Joseph Rykwert has passed away – one of the greatest theorists of modern architecture Text: Marcin Szczelina On October 17, 2024, Joseph Rykwert, one of the most eminent architectural theorists of the 20th and 21st centuries, passed away. His ideas, central to major discussions about space, cities, and buildings, shaped generations of architects and…