Episode 6
+ Van Cleef & Arpels unveils its whimsical, reimagined boutiques. Dominic Bradbury has released his book The Iconic American House, with photography by Richard Powers and Marsotto has debuted their new Milan Showroom in the heart of the Brera Design District. Thank you for joining us, this is Weekly Dispatch.
+ Van Cleef & Arpels has unveiled its whimsical, reimagined boutiques in Boston, Beverly Hills and Manhattan - created in partnership with French artist Alexandre Benjamin Navet. Navet was the winner of Van Cleef’s 2017 Grand Prix Design Parade Toulon. His design for Van Cleef highlights the brand's cherished theme of flowers, bringing them to life through his playful, colorful brushstrokes that feature foliage and stems blooming into jewels. You can visit these immersive garden experiences through October.
New York Flagship: Through October 24
Boston: Through October 26
Beverly Hills: Through October 19
+ Marsotto has debuted their new Milan Showroom, which opened in conjunction with Milan Design City 2020. Located in the heart of the Brera Design District, the showroom was conceived by Studio Nendo as a place where architects and designers, art and design implementers can meet and exchange ideas. Marsotto has been transforming marble and natural stone in innovative, cutting edge ways for over a century. The new showroom will display their entire product offering with an ethereal and enchanting atmosphere that uses white marble to turn the interior into a magic labyrinth of mirrors and perspectives.
+ Dominic Bradbury has released his book The Iconic American House, with photography by Richard Powers. The book highlights architectural masterworks from 1900 to today, and is being coined as the essential book on modern American architecture. 400 illustrations cover 50 of the most innovative houses in the United States that span the entire country - from Palm Springs to Fire Island. The book, which aims to be an essential resource for any design aficionado or enthusiast, explores each project in depth - with floor plans, illustrations and documentation by leading architects such as Philip Johnson, Richard Neutra, Peter Eisenman, and Thomas Gluck.
+ Journalist Catherine Shaw in on a mission to shed light on Hong Kong’s expansive offering of vernacular architecture with her campaign #hkvernacular. She started the tag when Covid cut off her global travels and she was driven to spend more time at home in Hong Kong, drawing inspiration from what was always around her. Shaw said, “I started to look around my home city with the same sort of eye that I would usually reserve for new places in Milan, London, Paris and NYC... I realised that a lot of the quirky things that make Hong Kong special are often invisible to us because we don't look carefully around us - we think we already know it and so it is not considered as special.” You can follow her architectural journey on instagram by following the hashtag HKVERNACULAR.