Residents will be able to have a say on drawing up local design codes for housing developments under legislation to be announced tomorrow in the Queen’s Speech. Housing secretary Michael Gove confirmed the new levelling up bill will include a proposal for ”street votes” aimed at ensuring local support for […]
Month: May 2022
It can be difficult to get Quentin Compson — my 10-year-old, wire-haired rescue dog — to rise from her bed. But one guaranteed way is to boil an egg. The second I break open that shell, I know that I can look down at my feet and see her standing […]
The international furniture brand, Poltrona Frau, is taking a 19,000-square-foot leap uptown. The brand will leave Soho and join other contemporary furniture designers in the district along Madison Avenue with a three-level spot at the northeast corner of East 34th Street. The modern flagship retail space at 181 Madison Ave. has soaring […]
Space-saving innovations are nothing new—Murphy beds, folding desks, integrated storage, and multitasking furnishings have long been staples of tiny home design. Recently, however, Spanish architecture practice Enorme Studio has combined all these elements with robotics to create Beyome, a new system for flexible living in tight urban spaces. The company […]
Qaanaaq, with its roughly 600 residents, is the northernmost town in Greenland.Credit: Mary Albert For Toku Oshima, a hunter from Greenland, the quest to bring renewable energy to her hometown of Qaanaaq is not just a fight against climate change — it’s a fight for cultural survival. In 2015, Oshima […]
Nicks shares everything from his career to family life, and is put to the ultimate Italian heritage test. CLEVELAND — At the Desk with Matt Wintz is back for another episode this week, and we tapped Nick Camino to sit down and stay awhile. Nick and Matt are actually great […]