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Horst P. Horst Photographer Of Style

He was an icon in the world of photography, style and fashion: the German photographer Horst P. Horst (1906-1999) whose work influenced generations of taste-makers. A beautiful definitive retrospective exhibition of his work will be on display at the V&A in London. The exhibition, opening in September 2014, will include 250 photographs spanning six decades, shown alongside 1930s couture garments and contextual film material.

Illy – Live Happily

Happiness based on three important mainstays: health, sustainability and pleasure.

Vineyard Estate In The Sonoma Hills

Situated at the base of Sonoma Mountain, the 140-acre estate includes a main residence, a guesthouse, a barn, sculpture gardens, and an orchard, in addition to 60 acres of vineyard. All building and landscape elements are strategically sited to enable the harmonious coexistence of day-to-day operations of the vineyard and rural domestic life. It’s a design by aidlin darling design lead by Joshua Aidlin and David Darling.photo: Ben Tanner

Natural Light In Osaka

House for Installation, is a renovated house located in Osaka, Japan, transformed into a minimalist atelier and residence for artists. Simplicity, flexibility and elegant use of light define the living and working spaces, an abstract setting for calmness, meditation and creativity.

The Finest Luxury Watches That 2020 Has To Offer

The finest luxury watches that 2020 has to offer

English Barn With Racing Spirit

The stone barn, built within the grounds of a country home in the Cotswolds, UK, serves as an executive suite and a place to house a classic car collection. The designer at Splinter Works was commissioned to plan the layout and design custom-made furniture to fulfil the many functions required of the space

Porsche's 800-Volt Gamechanger

Porsche’s Experience Centre in Levi, Finland is usually open to customers who want to finesse their driving skills on low friction surfaces but for one month of the year it became the exclusive venue for the launch of the Porsche Taycan 4S. Not only did it prove Porsche’s technology in unforgiving conditions but we’d be lying if we said we didn’t have a lot of fun in the process. And at the end of it all, Porsche’s first EV felt like it had treaded very lightly on the undisturbed landscape.

Elise In The Sky With Diamonds

Ellis Kalles also known as the grand lady of the high luxury real estate world in the Canadian town of Toronto and far beyond. “In this métier it is all about reputation: not just making a deal. When someone is happy they tell people, when they are unhappy they tell the world.” OBJEKT©International has been invited to her sky-high apartment in the Four Seasons Residences in Toronto where she lives with her husband Harvey and tells us about how her reputation is built on involvement with her clients and the love for her job.

6 Generations Of Belgian Decorators

Geoffroy Van Hulle is a decorator. He lives and works in the belgian town of maldegem and describes his style of interiors as modern with baroque and classical influences. With his interiors he wants to demonstrate his personal perspective on beauty: “in the interior of a house but also in terms of life in general.”

THE WHITE HOUSE PAINTED BLACK

The house was originally built in 1959 and was designed by a member of the Harvard Five w New Canaan, Connecticut, USA. It stayed within the family for which it was built until Tamara Bahry and her partner Rob White bought it in 2014. Tamara fell in love with the original design the moment she saw it and loved all the wood and glass. The location was perfect: it was built on a point, with views to all sides, lots of privacy and only 30 feet from the water. Alhtough the house was painted black, it was called ‘The White House’.

SERENITY AND ELEGANCE

Renee and Ken Metrick were used to working seven days a week in their retail business in the Canadian Town of Toronto. If not travelling they were at their home base. Never thinking they were cottage people. But when that bug hit, it was the beginning of a new life surrounded by serenity and nature at the border of Lake Joseph, Muskoka. They asked architect Kelly Buffey of Akb Architects to realise their dream cottage.

GRIMM TO THE LIMITS

The location of the house is special, it could have come straight out of a painting from a 17th-century Dutch master. The spot, Wierdijkje, can be found on maps as far back as the middle ages. Meadows lined with trees moulded by the sea wind, a path that disappears amongst shrubs and, in the distance, the dunes. It is a protected area, so for the time being nothing will disturb this idyllic picture. This is the coastal stretch of the province of North Holland, where the wind has free play over the land, where Jorg and Hannah Grimm bought an old ́ stolp´ farmhouse, aiming to transform it into a weekend home where art is the binding element. Here they find peace in their otherwise exhilarating life in the art world.

AMSTERDAM DELIGHT

The apartment in the centre of the Dutch city of Amsterdam, was designed by Debby Dunand for Lot1038, an interior specialist based on the Caribbean island of Curaçao founded by Ruud Zegwaart. She wanted to create a 70m2 apartment with a Caribbean colourful flavor and with the allure and chic Parisian feeling.

Owl Creek

BUILT ON THE IDEA THAT A PHYSICAL PLACE CAN DEEPEN THE CONNECTION BETWEEN FRIENDS, FAMILIES AND THE NATURAL WORLD.

Magic Harlem

The 19-story residential condominium building is located at 111 Central Park North on the northwest corner of Lenox Avenue and consists of 48 apartments. It was designed by Hillier Architecture and SCLE Architects and developed by the Athena Group. The blue-glass-clad building is surrounded by balconies, it has a 41-car garage, community facilities, a fitness center, and a party room. It has a courtyard garden entrance and the lobby with Pennsylvania blue-stone walls.

Tucked Away In Castle Creek Valley Colorado

Enter the Conundrum house and studio in Aspen, Colorado.

Italian Emotions

The villa dates back to 1844, located in Albignasego, is a stone throw away of the ancient Italian city of Padua. In former days it was used by a noble family to control the surrounding land. Beginning of the 21th century, the Bottacin family decided to buy and to restore it. That complete restoration process was guided by Elena Bulatova and Vittorio Bottacin, who established their international interior design studio and general contracting firm in the reborn Villa Studiolo now surrounded by fields of roses.

An Icon Returns

The resemblance with Toyota’s sports car heritage is more than skin-deep.

The Future Home

As technology becomes more and more advanced, the term “smart” home is thrown around quite a bit. Thanks to the internet, we are able to link various aspects of our homes to our cell phones, as well as other portable devices. We take a look at what the “smart” home of the future looks like.

Rain Or Shine

The Ferrari California T HS is prepared for any event. This is the one prancing horse that you can’t live without - and now handles corners and straights with ease.

The Fundamental Traveller's Timepieces

What is a travel watch or timepiece? Traditionally, it was the pocket watch as it was designed to be portable.More recently, however, the travel watch has become a more ambiguous category of watches that serve travellers with a range of needs, both functional and fashionable.

Bespoke Design Experiences

Today there are only a handful of furniture brands that define modern contemporary trends. Enter Il Lusso, the epitome of style and craftsmanship. And immerse yourself in a unique and authentic world of renowned Italian luxury furniture, now available in South Africa.

Transparency

The house stands at the end of a country lane outside of Fredericksburg in Texas, USA. The sloping terrain falls away from the road and overlooks a wide, picturesque valley. Here architect Jim Gewinner designed a glass and native limestone house for himself and his wife.

Aventador Reinvented

It’s not just the rear-wheel steering that transforms this unsubtle Lamborghini Aventador into a sharper track car as OBJEKT magazine finds out. Now the V12 gels with a drivetrain of similar calibre.

Nendo In Design Museum Holon

Design Museum Holon has commissioned a major site-specific exhibition by Nendo. It is part of Oki Sato Japanese Studio’s first retrospective. The large-scale event, to be titled “Nendo: the space in between”, features both old and new pieces extending from the beginning of Oki Sato’s career until today. According to curator Maria Cristina Didero, the exhibition investigates the “un-designed and in-between spaces” left for light and air.

Bulthaup

Expertly crafted designer kitchens for clients with the highest standards

Art Under The Florida Sun

The house is arranged on two lots in the Windsor Resort, Vero Beach, Florida. It is designed by architect Clemens Schaub for his brother the art collector Richard Schaub and his wife Melinda. It has been honoured by the American Institute of Architects with an Honor Award of Excellence and a Top Buildings in Florida Award.