Apartamento #05
Featuring interviews with Dominique Nabokov, photographer of legendary books Paris Living Rooms and New York Living Rooms; Justin Bond, American singer-songwriter and performance artist, as well as actor in the movie Shortbus and Walter Pfeiffer, legendary Swiss photographer, about his last 50 years of living in Zurich and his hidden career as an illustrator. Furthemore an Essay on the Dornach community in Switzerland, exclusive content by Mateo Kries for an upcoming Vitra Design Museum touring exhibition; an interview with Alex Wiederin, acclaimed art director living in New York with his family, about his life in Manhattan; a personal essay by singer Lovefoxxx, of Brazilian band CSS, about life in Sao Paolo; an interview with Tokyo based chef, Narukiyo, about his collecting obsession; a visual essay of Rachel Chandler’s New York apartment by Marlene Marino and an interview with Midori Araki and photography by Takashi Homma.
Not to forget, Binocolo #02, an everyday life travel supplement with Phoenix exclusive iPhone photo journal from Wolfgang Amadeus tour and a visual essay on Japanese Mountains by Kasane Nogawa.
The Selby in Your Place
We recently got our hands on a copy of ‘The Selby in Your Place’, a book by Californian photographer Todd Selby, who documents real-life spaces and the personalities behind them. The book includes 33 homes with handwritten interviews, complete with doodles, from a cast of creative characters including Karl Lagerfeld, Purple Magazine’s Olivier Zahm, model Erin Wasson, Simon Doonan and Jonathan Adler.
apartamento 4
Taking a completely new approach in the interior design magazine market, apartamento features real people in real environments, with interiors we can all aspire to rather than over-styled, over-glossy, catalogue-like spreads. The 4th issue is now available in all good magazine stores, and in our opinion is definitely worth picking up.
Martin Margiela to launch homewear
Martin Margiela has decided to broaden his horizons and bring his unique style to the decor world. The designer presented prototypes from his first collection at Italy´s Salone del Mobile. The collection features everything from wallpapers, bookcases and rugs to tables and small pieces that emulate the style of his stores, with various white colour palettes. The project is still a work-in-progress and will likely range from the design of objects and furniture in a self-produced collection or in the development of one-off partnerships, according to Pungetti. The company will also do commissions for individuals or public interior design and architecture.