Adrian Madlener

1 week ago | metropolismag.com | Adrian Madlener

At the 19th Venice Architecture Biennale, seven exhibitions demonstrate the importance of conceptual ideation, especially in advancing rigorous sustainability.  By: Adrian MadlenerWalking around Venice’s Giardini or the adjacent Arsenale during the opening weekend of the 19th Architecture Biennale earlier this month, one heard the same critique repeated over and over again.

2 weeks ago | design-milk.com | Adrian Madlener

It’s only fitting that Austin-based hospitality group Bunkhouse Hotels should dub its new Houston locale, Hotel Saint Augustine, after Saint Augustine. The fourth-century theologian was canonized as the patron saint of printing because of his extensive writings on and early dissemination of the catholic faith. The new locale situates near the Menil Drawing Institute. Augustus Chapman Allen was one of the founders of the Texas metropolis in which there’s an abundance of Saint Augustine grass.

1 month ago | design-milk.com | Adrian Madlener

Ever a provocateur within the realm of contemporary design, Philippe Starck never shies away from making a statement. Iconic products like the rocket-shaped Juicy Salif citrus squeezer – developed for Alessi – and the W. W. Stool – produced by Vitra – have long been fodder for discussions on what constitutes function, form, and aesthetics; design itself. That’s exactly the point; what this decidedly Postmodern doyen has always intended.

1 month ago | architecturaldigest.com | Adrian Madlener

New York’s main furniture fair ICFF—held this year from May 18 to 20 as the anchor event of NYCxDesign—surveys many areas of the industry: everything from the latest cross-category innovations to the next crop of up-and-coming talents. Since 2024, the event has also hosted the Bespoke: The Art of Making Salon, a showcase presented with AD and AD PRO that highlights studios and brands specializing in artisanal furnishings and finishes.

1 month ago | design-milk.com | Adrian Madlener

Furnishing coffee drinkers with better tools, San Francisco-based Fellow has cornered the industry by introducing a suite of carefully thought-out products. With its offering of kettles, grinders, French presses, mugs, the award-winning Aiden brewer, and a seasonal rotation of limited-edition coffees, the boutique brand looks to return the notion of considered ritual back into this oft-overlooked facet of daily life. Rounding out this gamut is the newly introduced Espresso Series 1 machine.