An in depth look at Nestler drafting tables and their role in shaping a culture of precision within twentieth century German industrial design. From early slide rules to large scale drafting systems, the company developed tools that supported the daily work of architects and engineers. This article examines Nestler’s material language, production philosophy, and lasting relevance in the context of contemporary design discourse.
Located in the countryside between Lecce and Vernole, Masseria Caronte is a former rural complex restored by Margine and converted into a restaurant. The intervention focuses on recovering the original
Designed by Milan-based UNFORMED DESIGN, NATURE WITHIN rethinks the relationship between architecture and landscape through a villa that dissolves into lava rock formations in Japan’s Kitakaruizawa forest.
In Milan, NOÏ reimagines a former comic store as a layered interior where a tea house and pilates studio coexist through material contrast and spatial continuity.
A guest lounge at ARCO Madrid reinterprets burned forest timber as architecture, shaping a space of light, memory, and collective experience.
Nolastar aluminium by Pablo Octavio introduces a refined material evolution of the brand’s modular room divider system. Produced through laser cutting and hand brushing, the aluminium surface captures light while maintaining a tactile quality. Designed for flexibility, the system can define or dissolve space as needed, offering a versatile solution for contemporary interiors.
The Lapis Daybed expands a sculptural seating collection defined by the contrast between rough appearance and soft material. Made from torn foam and coated with a durable flexible finish, the piece challenges perception while offering a tactile and spatial experience that blurs the boundary between furniture and sculpture.
Monologue café by SOSOKKI ANAC reimagines architecture as a temporal and contemplative experience shaped by memory, light, and material.
Concrete Utopia reimagines discarded concrete pipes as a fragmentary urban system, proposing new ways of thinking about reuse, climate, and the future of the material city.
An interactive installation in Yangzhou reimagines the wedding as a playground of movement, shade, and shared experience shaped by fabric and wind.
