Domus Srilanka Magazine - November 2018

In this issue

Light – used as an immaterial alphabet – science, art and life are interwoven in a conversation between the Danish architect Bjarke Ingels and Artemide’s vice- president and CEO Carlotta de Bevilacqua.
Thomas Ito is inspired by people; their desires, aspirations and future lifestyles. The Principal architect of Gensler, who launched the firm’s hospitality practice in 1990, has led many mixed-use, entertainment and hotel projects in the USA and across the world. In an exclusive with Domus Sri Lanka, Thomas Ito discusses his approach and views on design. He also provides a glimpse into the architectural conceptualisation of the Sapphire Residences project, the latest addition to Colombo’s skyline.
Good mathematicians are the ones who invent a new problem, not those who do the calculations. For designers, it is often more important to identify the most relevant research topics than to design the form that resolves a given function. Mathematics and design deal with simple, perennially evolving problems.
At the Camper store in Fidenza, Rifé avoids spectacularity, embraces balance and proportion, and makes the shoes shine.
Chipperfield’s addition to the long-standing department store Selfridges in central London shows a new type of exchange between architectural restoration and contract furniture, between different conditions of space, era and style.