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Rafael de Cárdenas’s First Furniture Line Is a Visual Feast The Brooklyn architect teams with Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams for a 19-piece collection that gracefully toes the classic-modern divide with room for self-expression. All images courtesy of Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams Given the manifold accomplishments of Rafael de Cardenas--designing a Kenzo boutique in Seoul, Ulla Johnson's Manhattan showroom, and even an ice-expedition yacht--you'd […] https://www.surfacemag.com/articles/rafael-de-cardenas-mitchell-gold-bob-williams-furniture/
David Chipperfield, Architect of Powerful Subtlety, Wins the Pritzker The architecture industry's highest honor goes to the British-born designer, who forgoes building flashy icons in favor of poetic spaces that espouse progressive values and exude a "solemn gravitas." David Chipperfield, the winner of this year’s Pritzker Prize. Photography via The Hyatt Foundation/The Pritzker Architecture Prize David Chipperfield is well-attuned to society's dual crises of […] https://www.surfacemag.com/articles/david-chipperfield-pritzker-prize/
Imagining the Future of New York’s Civic Spaces A new exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art highlights a dozen public architecture projects that paint an idealized picture of New York's post-pandemic future. Scalable Solutions for NYCHA by Peterson Rich Office The way New Yorkers approach public space has shifted dramatically since the pandemic. Restaurants built dining sheds outside to survive, angering some […] https://www.surfacemag.com/articles/moma-architecture-now-exhibition/
Many Hands Went Into Making Rafael Prieto’s Convivial Stools Ahead of a solo showcase of his first-ever furniture pieces, the Savvy Studio and Casa Bosques co-founder reaches new highs when he brings out the brilliance of his community. Photography by Sean Davidson The common thread linking Rafael Prieto's endeavors--whether as the co-founder of the consistently rewarding architecture and branding firm Savvy Studio, or as […] https://www.surfacemag.com/articles/rafael-prieto-furniture/
Inside Vo Trong Nghia’s New Foliage-Filled Office Known for lush buildings that respect their vernacular, the award-winning Vietnamese firm unveils a concrete-clad office almost completely covered in greenery. Vo Trong Nghia’s new office in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. All photography by Hiroyuki Oki Vo Trong Nghia Architects has pulled back the curtain on its lush new office in Ho Chi Minh […] https://www.surfacemag.com/articles/vo-trong-nghia-architects-ho-chi-minh-city-office/
Pow Martinez’s Painterly Figures Are Very Online In a particularly gripping new canvas on view at Silverlens New York, the Manila-based artist imagines the languid debauchery of disaffected subjects who should probably stop doom-scrolling. Here, we ask an artist to frame the essential details behind one of their latest works. Bio: Pow Martinez, 39, Manila (@_powmartinez_) Title of work: The Dreamers (2022). […] https://www.surfacemag.com/articles/pow-martinez-silverlens-galleries/
New York’s Long-Delayed East Side Access Has Arrived Originally slated for completion in 2009, on a $2.1 billion budget that has since swelled, the decades-long undertaking to expand the Long Island Rail Road to Manhattan's Grand Central Terminal has finally arrived--and in many ways symbolizes the challenges gripping urban infrastructure projects in the United States. Image courtesy of the MTA Commuting from Long […] https://www.surfacemag.com/articles/new-york-east-side-access-open/