The conversation about the condition of Polish design with Krystyna Łuczak-Surówka and Zuzanna Skalska, published in the first issue of “Architecture Snob”, raised some high eyebrows and a lot of emotions. After more than a year, we meet again to find out if anything has changed and to exchange some hopeful gazes into the future.…
She is known for extraordinary ideas and a passion for expressive colours and geometric patterns. Until recently, Vasina has been referred to mainly as a star stylist, and she was most recognized as the author of Monika Brodka’s subsequent makeovers. Marcin Szczelina talks with the designer about fashion shows and their role in the world…
The Poles quite often kill things with kindness. The event, which began as an opportunity to support Polish brands and find something unique, has already transformed into a holiday shopping mall. Right now, people are killing the socialist era design with kindness, and it will soon be dead – says Krystyna Łuczak Surówka. We talk to her and…
Traditional Magazine Doesn’t Have to Be the Only Vehicle for Architectural Debate “Trends in writing about architecture may come and go, but reliable documentation of what is taking place is timeless. My main wish is to keep the conversation about architecture going,” says Ewa P. Porębska, editor-in-chief of Architektura Murator. Marcin Szczelina:…
Their house was meant to be an unobtrusive building that would blend into the landscape of St. Dorothy’s Hill. However, when the Jojko+Nawrocki studio’s project won the Silesian 2018 Grand Prix of the Architecture of the Year, it suddenly sparked interest not only among other architects. We talk to Aleksandra and Mariusz Grabowski about creating…
Silesian-style Redevelopment, or the New Life of Urban Courtyards text by Marcin Szczelina A cyclical action to redevelop the neglected urban courtyards, created by three Silesian designers and implemented since 2013 by the Katowice City of Gardens Institution of Culture, combines good design, permanent transformation of the urban fabric and future users’ authentic involvement…
Polish Farmhouse brought to life with animation txt by Paweł Świerczek Capturing the specific nature of an architectural object, which is a work of art inextricably connected with the place of its creation, may be quite troublesome. One can write about architecture, document it in photographs or present architectural projects. Rafał Barnaś has added…
Marcin Szczelina appointed artistic director of Warsaw Home & Contract 2021 Architecture critic and curator Marcin Szczelina has been appointed the artistic director of Warsaw Home & Contract 2021. The theme of this year’s event, which will take place on October 27–30 in the Ptak Warsaw Expo in Nadarzyn, will be REUNION. For the…
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…