Everyday Elevated

Ortega Diago

Ortega Diago reshapes the ground floor of the Memory Center in San Sebastián into an environment where architecture itself fosters care and serenity. The dense structural grid is embraced rather than hidden, providing a rhythmic framework for new volumes and partitions.

Rough, coarse-grained stone walls give tactile presence, while stainless steel surfaces catch and diffuse light, introducing subtle reflections that animate the space. Large perforated pivoting doors act as both dividers and dynamic filters, casting geometric shadows that shift with the movement of sunlight. The design prioritises domesticity and comfort. Sand-toned textile-appearance flooring softens circulation, and perimeter curtains offer acoustic and visual separation from the urban surroundings. Wood and leather furniture adds warmth, scale, and material richness. Circulation is conceived as a gentle, meandering journey, where light, texture, and structure guide visitors through a carefully orchestrated experience. The Memory Center becomes a space where architecture nurtures, supports, and accompanies its users.

Petal

Petal by Marco Zito for Bross transforms everyday seating and surfaces into a refined design statement. Conceived by Venetian architect and designer Marco Zito, Petal is a versatile collection of benches, coffee tables, and stools, seamlessly bridging functionality and sculptural elegance.

Its defining feature lies in the fully upholstered structure, available in leather or fabric, with inward-curved sides and softly rounded corners. The seat or ashwood top fits seamlessly within the frame, creating a continuous, uninterrupted surface that emphasises proportion, materiality, and subtle detailing. Petal’s modularity and adaptability make it ideal for conversation areas, living spaces, bedrooms, and waiting zones, offering both comfort and visual harmony. Each piece reflects Bross’s dedication to craftsmanship while exploring contemporary materials and finishes, resulting in a tactile and architectural presence.

Through Petal, Zito transforms everyday furniture into objects of quiet sophistication, where soft details and structural clarity define the identity of the entire product family.

Android

Emerging from the wall as a faceted volume, Android by Daniel Libeskind for Antrax IT transforms the radiator into a sculptural object that transcends function. Its design evolves the traditional flat plate into a dynamic three-dimensional relief defined by crisp folds and sharp angles. This faceted surface captures and manipulates light, creating a play of shadows and depth that changes with perspective whether mounted horizontally or vertically. As Antrax IT celebrates its 10th anniversary, Android stands as a defining example of the brand’s commitment to design innovation. The rhythmic sequence of folds and edges forms a striking visual cadence, giving the radiator an architectural presence that engages its environment. The Android IQ variant intensifies this language through bold diagonal cuts, amplifying movement and geometric tension. Every detail, from proportion to material finish, reflects a meticulous balance between artistry and purpose. Complementary accessories, including towel rails shaped to echo the radiator’s contours, extend the design vocabulary.

Pod

Pod, The Fresh Light by Burkhard Dämmer is a study in restrained geometry and subtle illumination. Each strip of the Pod is separated by a narrow gap, allowing only glimpses of light to escape, transforming the pendant into a layered sculptural object rather than a simple light source. Its medium size and refined proportions create a balanced presence, whether installed alone or grouped with other Pod lights. The interplay of solid and void, light and shadow, defines its visual rhythm, producing a luminous sculpture that engages with the surrounding space.

Pod’s design is intentionally unassuming, yet highly considered: the spacing of each strip, the curvature, and the alignment of the elements all contribute to a composition that is both precise and expressive. It elevates everyday lighting into an architectural gesture, where form, detail, and light converge into a coherent, contemporary statement.

Solace

Beirut-based Studio Bazazo founded by Lebanese architect Ahmed Bazazo has launched Solace, a chair that takes the form of a sculptural installation offering a space of reclusion and privacy. Conceived as an abstract confessional booth, Solace is a sculptural installation presenting two adjoined seats separated by 2.5-meter-high curved screens of wooden spheres. With its high and imposing structure and gentle curves, the chairs encourage an intimate retreat from the outside world. “Solace stands as an object hand crafted by Lebanese artisans out of solid beech wood and brushed steel,” says Bazazo. “It is inspired by a confessional booth, one which invites the user to sit, reflect, and confess their deepest inner thoughts, in a place of comfort and introspection.” He notes that the chairs, clad in warm, textured surfaces, also explores the complex and often conflicting relationship individuals have with the city of Beirut. 

The object, which was launched during We Design Beirut 2025, stages a dialogue between attraction, nostalgia and escape – sentiments that are commonly used to describe the city of Beirut and its myriad complexities. Solace, explains Bazazo, invites reflection on the personal and collective ideas or “confessions” as he calls them, that are carried about Beirut. The object stands still, tall, proud and determined yet also enclosed as if to cherish, reflect and protect.  

IlQuadro

Carimali introduces a new single control plate version, The wall-mounted washbasin mixer from the IlQuadro series distills tapware to its purest geometric expression. Rooted in the dialogue between square and circle, its design balances structural rigor with fluid continuity. The square backplate establishes a precise architectural frame, while the circular control introduces a softer, dynamic counterpoint. This measured contrast defines a composition that is both restrained and expressive. In the single control plate configuration, the separation of spout and mixer through independent escutcheons enhances the clarity of each element. Every component is treated as an autonomous volume, aligned with exacting proportion and spacing. The result is a modular system that emphasises order, rhythm, and visual lightness on the wall plane. Surfaces and finishes further articulate the form, capturing light along edges and curves to reveal depth and definition. Reduced to its essential lines, the washbasin mixer becomes a discreet architectural gesture, where geometry and function resolve into a refined, timeless presence.

Feature Image: Ortega Diago