Domus Srilanka - October 2018

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An iconic brand showroom was envisioned by Rajiv Senanayake of Design Forum for the 50th outlet of Vision Care where an existing building was transformed to reflect its new function.
From conflicts to proposals. From urban “density” to urban “intensity”. From differences to incremental scarcity. Alejandro Aravena and his idea of architecture focused squarely on the quality of life.
Photo Massimo Valicchia. Courtesy of the artist. Private collection Francesco Arena (Torre Santa Susanna, Brindisi, 1978) has the gift of clarity. His sculptures and installations comprise basic geometric forms and everyday objects organised within simple actions.
An architectural analysis on the work of Laki Senanayake displayed at the aptly named exhibition The Greedy Forest.
The chef Massimo Bottura talks about his battle against waste, the product of a world that no longer recognises quality, restraint and beauty.
The Indian studio breathes life into a series of domestic, intimate and traditional interiors immersed in the mountain landscape of the Himalayas, alternating spaces and compositions with entirely unusual forms, and always remaining outside the vernacular.