DECEMBER 2021
into the future a tribute to art gensler
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CONTENTS DECEMBER 2021
VOLUME 92 NUMBER 15
ON THE COVER A 1976 portrait of Gensler founder and Interior Design Hall of Famer Art Gensler, who passed away earlier this year after 65 years at the forefront of the profession. Photography: Courtesy of Gensler
features 126 AN EMERALD ISLE by Dan Rubinstein
150 THE NEW WAVE by Peter Webster
We’ve discovered six emerging firms from around the globe whose names and work you’ll want to know.
Gemstone greens—along with a spectrum of other bold, jewel colors—bring unexpected calm to a house in Cork, Ireland, by Kingston Lafferty Design. 134 MAKING THE CUT by Joseph Giovannini
164 STONE HARBOR by Katie Gerfen
Hariri & Hariri Architecture transforms the New York headquarters of SIBA Corp/ SIBA Residences from a diamond in the rough into a multifaceted gem. 142 NEXT CHAPTER by Rebecca Lo
For its first outpost outside Shanghai, Duoyun Books turns to Wutopia Lab to tell the retailer’s story in nearby Taizhou.
A Brooklyn, New York, studio by Andrew Berman Architect brings a sculptor’s entire artistic process—boulders and all—under one roof.
172 DIVINE REFUGE by Rebecca Dalzell
In northern Italy, a 17th-century former monastery gets an inspired transformation by NOA* Network of Architecture into the Monastero Arx Vivendi hotel and spa.
MICHAEL MORAN/OTTO
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CONTENTS DECEMBER 2021
VOLUME 92 NUMBER 15
walkthrough 43 HIDDEN TREASURE by Jesse Dorris 49 SPECIAL GENSLER SECTION
departments 23 HEADLINERS 29 DESIGNWIRE by Annie Block 33 CREATIVE VOICES The Butterfly Effect by Eric Mutrie
Led by a deep concern for the natural world, architect Cécilia Gross designs sustainable projects that start small but engender oversize eco-positive results. 36 PINUPS by Wilson Barlow 107 MARKET by Rebecca Thienes, Georgina McWhirter, and Nicholas Tamarin 121 CENTERFOLD French Revolution by Athena Waligore
Tens of thousands of yards of fabric temporarily obscured the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, a posthumous installation by Christo and Jeanne-Claude. 182 BOOKS by Stanley Abercrombie
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191 INTERVENTION by Wilson Barlow
JULIA FEATHERINGILL/COURTESY OF JEFFREY GIBSON
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184 CONTACTS
Area Manager North America Shawn Kelly T. +1 917 291 0235 shawn.kelly@livingdivani.it
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e d i t o r ’s welcome
tomorrow starts now
Here we are, once again, at year’s wrap. Thankfully not so beastly as the previous annus horribilis, this one still brought many tough challenges, along with just-as-magnificent acts of courage, resilience, and inspiration! From our own patch, 2021 actually gifted us with what we wanted and needed most: a heavy dose of innovative design to rival any pre - pandemic year. Pudding proof? We just finished cataloging a kazillion Best of Year Awards submissions—stay tuned!— with quality so darn high it makes my eyes water, and the winners so impossible to choose it makes me wanna cry. Need more inspiration? Simply take this megawatt December issue. Once again a seemingly inexhaustible mother lode of creativity to satisfy your voracious appetite, our signature portfolio highlights a new crop of super -talented Young Turks, world - class hands and minds in dazzling action. And at the other end of the design spectrum—literally—we bring you the titans of our industry, starting with my friend Art Gensler. It is him—his spirit, his virtues, and his great legacy—with whom I want to walk to the end of the year. Art’s stories, and what he helped raise throughout the span of our recent design history, is just what we need as we parse and chart tomorrow during these trying times. It is with my friends Robin, Andy, and Diane—the current Gensler leaders—that I will cross the line and step into the new year. And we won’t be alone. We will be joined by many other role models from an industry legendary for coining new originals and fabled pathfinders. All Art’s heirs, we are now the time-tested pilots steering design into the future. Let’s start now!
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