Domenique Mora: Where Design Meets Vision

Designer and Architect, Marcel Breuer (1902 - 1981) can be regarded as one of the most influential and important designers of the 20th century. As a young student at the Bauhaus Weimar, Breuer, who was Hungarian by birth, caught the eye with various furniture designs inspired by the Dutch De Stijl group. In 1925, at the tender age of only 23, he “invented” tubular steel furniture, a revolutionary development, to be considered his core contribution to the history of design. Breuer’s tubular steel designs, such as the famous Wassily armchair, the Bauhaus stool, or his various cantilever chairs are representative for the design of an entire epoch, and thus comparable only with Wagenfeld’s legendary table luminaire. In the shape of millions of copies they have long since taken a firm place among the great classics of Modernism. Yet it was not only tubular steel furniture that helped Breuer make an international splash. He was likewise a design history trail-blazer with his alu...

MARILYN MINTER     Slick, steamy, soiled, smeared, sexy, raw, juicy, bold, in your face and amazing, such is the work of the tall, pale-complexioned, sharply blue eyed, painter and photographer, Marilyn Minter. Her disarmingly candid manner, a ready laugh and painting style defies easy characterization.  Some consider her work photo-realism; she prefers to call herself a “photo re-placer.” Shooting the staged images for her paintings with analog film, she then subjects them to 80 or more rounds of photo-shop manipulation before transferring the results to aluminum panels and handing them over to her team. Her composites images of female body parts and excess have been embraced and reviled for their sensual magnetism for more than three decades. Minter has been the subject of numerous solo exhibitions including the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art in 2005, the Center for Contemporary Art, Cincinnati, OH in 2009, La Conservera, Centro de Arte Contemporáneo, Ceu...

Architect Pitsou Kedem: Layers of White This remarkable penthouse apartment, designed by architect Pitsou Kedem, is a masterclass in minimalist elegance and spatial harmony. Built around a central circular motif, the layout divides the residence into two wings, connected by a narrow corridor that enhances the flow of the design. The heart of the apartment is its striking concrete nucleus, transformed into a sculptural element that unites the space. Enveloped in large, white-painted aluminum sheets, the cladding creates a dynamic three-dimensional texture that plays with light and shadow. The overall aesthetic of the apartment evokes a serene, meditative atmosphere, with a monochromatic white color scheme that brings depth and tranquility to the space. Through careful manipulation of light, shadow, and texture, multiple shades of white are revealed, subtly shifting in hue throughout the day. The original small aluminum screen walls are replaced with expansive windows, offering uninterru...