Furnitecture: Furniture That Transforms Space

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HOWEVER STRANGE IT MAY SEEM, THE FUNDAMENTAL PURPOSE OF ARCHITECTURE AND THAT OF FURNITURE CAN BE REDUCED TO THE SAME CONCEPT: TO SUSTAIN, CONTAIN AND MAKE ACCESSIBLE THE THIRD DIMENSION OF SPACE: THE VERTICAL. Black oak desk architected into the wall appears to float and blends in seamlessly with the cantilever staircase it sits under.

The book features the work of a rising generation of designers across the globe who are starting to think about furniture in an architectural way, resulting in pieces that brilliantly transform interior spaces. By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions. Co-founder of MONITOR magazine (2000-2012), an international publication about innovations in contemporary architecture and design.Furnitecture is a sourcebook exploring the furnishings, interior environments, and solutions for small spaces at the meeting point between design and architecture. This book offers examples of this new design typology, by renowned architects and designers from around the globe. There are some titles that reveal too much, and then there are high-impact titles, written by a publisher seeking easy sales. As the definition of ‘designer’ expands and architects today create everything from jewelry to urban masterplans, a new wave of objects is transforming our interior spaces.

Beautiful window seat with a view, architected into this walk in wardrobe where every square metre is maximised. As the definition of designer expands and architects today create everything from jewelry to urban masterplans, a new wave of objects ranging from furniture to small-scale architectural inventions is transforming our interior spaces. Boosted by digital design and manufacturing possibilities, a rising global group of independent makers is making this crossover of furniture and architecture one of the hottest and most innovative fields of design.To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average.