AZURE

Lively, fresh, forward-looking, but also socially relevant — this defines Azure, the leading design publication covering the expanding world of international contemporary architecture and design. Each issue delivers readers inspiring ideas and cutting-edge innovations, from state-of-the-art green building to the latest in furniture and home accessories from around the globe.

Signature Style • For a minimalist interior, Signature Kitchen Suite offers appliances that seamlessly integrate with cabinetry to create the most modern of spaces

Azure • Vol. 38 - No. 294 SEPT/OCT 2022

Collective Culture

First + Foremost • People, projects and products you need to know about now

Funky Brews • A HONG KONG TAPROOM LIVES UP TO THE PLAYFUL PERSONALITY OF ITS DRINKS

Environmental Studies • IF A TREE FALLS IN THE METAVERSE, DOES THE NATURAL WORLD FEEL ITS IMPACT?

5 Things We Learned from Mariam Issoufou Kamara • THE NIGER-BASED ARCHITECT DISCUSSES FINDING INSPIRATION IN A SITE’S ROOTS AND SPIRITUAL LEGACY

Paint the Town Red • AT SKIN CARE BRAND AESOP’S NEWEST TORONTO LOCATION, BURGUNDY BALUSTERS REFLECT THE SETTING’S STATELY HISTORY

Steel Yourself • BRASS HAS GONE BUST. NEW YORK’S SPRING DESIGN SHOWS LEFT NO DOUBT THAT IRON IS THE METAL OF THE MOMENT

Surrealist Ball • THESE DELIGHTFULLY BIZARRE CONCEPTS AND OFF-KILTER FORMS SUBVERT TRADITIONAL EXPECTATIONS

A Tale of Two Cities • HOW LAMBERT & FILS EXECUTED A THREE-PART PRODUCT LAUNCH SPANNING MULTIPLE YEARS AND CONTINENTS

Sitting Pretty • SIDE CHAIRS WITH SHAPELY FORMS AND VERSATILE OPTIONS THAT BRING EXTRA SEATING WHEREVER IT’S NEEDED

Up for the Task • OFFERING ERGONOMICS AND STYLE, THESE WORK CHAIRS ENHANCE ANY OFFICE

Big Softies • PLUMP AND INVITING LOUNGE COLLECTIONS THAT ARE MADE FOR COMFORT

Material Goods • WITH SUSTAINABLE COMPOSITIONS AND TRADITIONAL PATTERNS, TEXTILES CAN BE BOTH BEAUTIFUL AND BENEFICIAL

Hybrid Parking • CAN A PARKING GARAGE BE PROGRESSIVE? A BOLD CALGARY PROJECT HAS BIG PLANS FOR THE ROAD AHEAD

Natural Beauty • STUDIO PAOLO FERRARI EXPERTLY CRAFTS AN UNDERSTATED KITCHENTHAT FOCUSES ON ITS SURROUNDINGS

Clean Slates • MODERN AND MODULAR, THESE KITCHEN SYSTEMS ARE EQUAL PARTS FORM AND FUNCTION

Pride of Place • LONDON’S AHMM DELIVERS A CHEERFUL AND NOURISHING NEW SPACE FOR LOCAL CHARITY MIGRATEFUL

Grow House • A SOLAR-POWERED GREENHOUSE PROTOTYPE IN BARCELONA PLANTS A SEED FOR FOOD SELF-SUFFICIENCY

Grey Matter • STONE-LOOK SURFACES BRING DEPTH AND A NATURAL EXPRESSION TO MODERN KITCHENS

A Fine Balance • HOW TORONTO’S MASON STUDIO CREATED A CONVIVIAL KITCHEN IN REGENT PARK’S DUEAST CONDOS

Feast Masters • INDUCTION AND GAS RANGES FOR PROFESSIONAL-GRADE RESULTS

Green Machine • THE WORLD’S MOST SUSTAINABLE FURNITURE FACTORY LANDS AMONG THE PINES OF A NORWEGIAN FOREST. COULD VESTRE’S NEW PLANT IN OSLO ALSO EXEMPLIFY HOW INDUSTRY AND COMMUNITY CAN COEXIST?

The Ace of Hearts • Seven years in the making, the Ace Hotel Toronto is a love letter to the city’s cultural scene — and to its brickwork fabric. Shim-Sutcliffe’s first major hospitality project is also a momentous work that allows people to witness the firm’s striking attention to detail up close

Architecture During Wartime • HOW KYIV’S BALBEK BUREAU IS DESIGNING SOLUTIONS TO SUPPORT ITS FELLOW UKRAINIANS — AND PROTECT ITS COUNTRY’S CULTURAL HERITAGE

Renaissance Milan • With a bustling, filled-to-brimming fairgrounds and hundreds of magical moments around the city, the Salone del Mobile and the Fuorisalone were reborn in June — and showed us, once again, that design is culture

RAISE THE ROOF • THE DESIGNERS OF THIS YEAR’S BEST PARKS AND...