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.

More Winners Than Ever

AZURE • Vol. 39 - No. 299 JULY/AUGUST 2023

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

Negroni on the Rocks • DESIGNS IN ORANGEY-RED HUES KICKED OFF APERITIVO HOUR AT SALONE AND BEYOND, WHILE SOFT BLUES MADE FOR AN ICY-COOL CONTRAST

Midnight Metallics • MILAN TOOK ON A FRESH SHEEN AS EXHIBITORS CHANNELLED THE MOODY MYSTIQUE OF A DARK DANCE FLOOR

Sugar High • TWO MILAN EXHIBITIONS THAT DELIVERED AN IMMEDIATE RUSH OF JOY

Objects of Our Affection • ACROSS THREE SEPARATE MILAN VENUES, OBJECTS OF COMMON INTEREST WON OVER MANY NEW ADMIRERS

The Plot Unfolds • AN INVENTIVE STRUCTURE SETS IN MOTION A BARCELONA LIBRARY FOR THE AGES

Above the Curve • SID LEE ARCHITECTURE LETS LIGHT TAKE A LEADING ROLE IN ITS TRANSFORMATION OF A DOWNTOWN MONTREAL HOTEL

Shining Examples • FROM GLASS TO RECYCLED PLASTICS, THESE FOUR PENDANTS BRING DIFFERENT MATERIALS INTO FOCUS

The Light House • IN MILAN, BOCCI’S NEW SHOWROOM MAKES A MARVELLOUS BACKDROP FOR ITS STUNNING COLLECTIONS

Broad Strokes • YELLOW GOAT DESIGN’S CUSTOM INSTALLATIONS AND COLLECTIONS EXUDE BRILLIANCE AT EVERY SCALE

Inventive Streak • AT EUROLUCE AND IN THE CITY’S SHOWROOMS, MILAN’S TOP LAUNCHES DEMONSTRATED TRUE INDUSTRIAL INGENUITY

Newly Appointed • AFTER A PROLONGED FASCINATION WITH ORBS, DESIGNERS SHIFT THEIR FOCUS TO CONES AND TRIANGLES

Bending Reality • MILAN-BASED MANDALAKI ADVANCES HALO EDITION AS A NEW DIMENSION IN LIGHTING

The Art of Time • Iris Ceramica Group’s SapienStone 4D brings a poetic geological narrative to porcelain

AZ AWARDS • Read more about the 26 AZ Awards winners and 57 Awards of Merit at awards.azuremagazine.com

Meet the Jury • The conversations were profound, the debates passionate, the consensus reached. Our panel of renowned practitioners met over a series of virtual sessions and email discussions to decide who, among the over 1,000 entrants to the 13th international AZ Awards, should be named winners. Here’s to our remarkable jury!

ON TOP OF THE WORLD

LANDMARK STATUS

MODERN CLASSIC

A GENTLE BALANCE

MOUNTAIN DWELLING

RAY OF LIGHT

A NEW STANDARD

TERRACED TERROIR

SPIRIT OF THE NORTH

PRACTICAL WHIMSY

BELT IT OUT

EVERYTHING IS ILLUMINATED

MOSS APPEAL

COZY IN PLAID

ROOM WITH A VIEW

A WONDROUS EFFECT

NATURAL WONDER

COMMUNICATION SKILLS

A TRUE URBAN HUB

CIVIC PRIDE

SKY’S THE LIMIT

GATEWAY TO L.A.

GREENHOUSE EFFECT

DIGGING DEEP

COMMUNITY BUILDER

SHELL LIFE

AWARDS OF MERIT • The finalists of the 2023 AZ Awards demon-strate diverse approaches to site, building and community engagement. We applaud these projects for making a difference in the world of design and architecture — and beyond.

THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS • The 2023 AZ Awards, celebrating the best in architecture and design, is generously supported by:

Kitchen + Dining

Surfacing

Star Power • THREE MONOGRAPHS CELEBRATE THE PEOPLE AND PORTFOLIOS BEHIND SOME OF ARCHITECTURE’S FAMOUS NAMES

The Slaughterhouse Rules • STANTEC MINES THE PRE- AND POST-SHOW LIFE OF AN EXHIBITION VENUE