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Words by Yatzer 3 September 2026 San Francisco, California, USA Set well back from the street in San Francisco's hilly Bernal Heights neighbourhood, this once nondescript dwelling has been transformed by local practice Ryan Leidner Architecture into a layered urban retreat where architecture, landscape and interiors are closely intertwined. While the house’s distance from the street afforded privacy, a rare commodity in the city, it also complicated access.

Words by Eric David 1 September 2026 Words by Eric David 1 September 2026 Good interior designers make spaces that are pleasing to be in and sensible to use, answering the brief and honouring the sensibility of the place. Great ones do all of that while sidestepping convention, fashionable trends and the well-worn tropes of the trade, creating characterful spaces with a recognisable point of view.

Words by Eric David 5 August 2026 Bali, Indonesia Bali has long attracted architects seeking inspiration in the island's architectural traditions. Few, however, have engaged with them as thoughtfully as Maximilian Jencquel of Studio Jencquel. Throughout his work, the Bali-based Venezuelan architect has consistently sought to reconcile contemporary living with local craftsmanship, climatic responsiveness and a profound sense of place.

Words by Yatzer 28 July 2026 Gdańsk, Poland Commissioned to design Węzeł Cieplny, a new restaurant housed in a former district-heating substation in Gdańsk, interior architect Zosia Niesiobędzka, founder of local studio CON S, might easily have erased the property’s industrial past in favour of the polished sophistication of contemporary design. Instead, she embraced its infrastructural character while weaving in vintage references to the homes surrounding it, introducing warmth and playfulness.

Words by Eric David 26 July 2026 Ferrara, Italy We have a soft spot for designers who approach historic renovations with a degree of creative irreverence, treating the past as a living presence robust enough to withstand contrast, surprise and even a little theatricality. Casa Fràra, a two-storey apartment in the historic centre of Ferrara renovated by Rome-based architects Punto Zero, belongs firmly to this camp.

Words by Eric David 23 July 2026 Athens, Greece The house an architect designs for his own family is often the clearest expression of his practice: freed from the usual distance between author and client, it reveals not only an aesthetic position but also the habits and pleasures that shape daily life.

Words by Eric David 21 July 2026 Milan, Italy Milan-based designer Luca Ricci works fluently across art direction, branding and graphic design, bringing to each discipline the same experimental fervour and attention to detail. His recent foray into furniture design translates this background into two custom-designed pieces informed as much by questions of functionality as by the instincts of someone attuned to image-making.

Words by Yatzer 17 July 2026 Merano, South Tyrol, Italy Renovations that negotiate between past and present are often the most compelling, especially when they engage heritage with enough confidence to search beyond the obvious for inspiration. That was the case at Aurora Hotel in Merano, where we travelled shortly before its reopening to see the completed first phase of its transformation.

Words by Yatzer 15 July 2026 Rhodes, Greece Ceramics have been integral to daily life across the Mediterranean for millennia, at once utilitarian vessels and enduring expressions of cultural identity, ritual and exchange. This sense of deep continuity animates the Biennale of Contemporary Keramics (BCK), whose second edition, Where the Day Starts, takes place in Rhodes from 6 June to 31 October 2026.

Words by Eric David 12 July 2026 Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, Spain At first glance, the starkly industrial, DIY-inflected look of Casa Iriarte seems out of place on its street in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, its board-formed concrete façade standing out against its vibrantly painted neighbours. Yet what initially reads as a rupture is, in fact, a continuation: a contemporary translation of Las Palmas’ long-standing culture of DIY urbanism.