The chair that consumed Instagram now has new iterations

In 2021, London follow Buchanan Studio launched its plump made-in-England Studio chair, and design followers went wild for its thick screen-printed ruby, indigo, or rose-hued stripes and duo of seemingly floating cushions. A deeper dive into this glam Seventies aesthetic has led Buchanan Studio to hatch an imposing couch model (accessible in two sizes) that flaunts the identical curves and a deep body crafted out of FSC-certified beech and birch. Rounding out the burgeoning Studio assortment is a gentle ottoman adorned with suede straps harking back to classic baggage. 

Openings

Marianne Boesky Gallery pops up at San Francisco’s Gallery 181

Atop 181 Fremont, San Francisco’s first LEED Platinum-certified mixed-use constructing positioned within the SOMA district, is Gallery 181. The hovering penthouse area, stored by artwork advisor Holly Baxter, will welcome a pop-up set up from New York–and Aspen-based Marianne Boesky Gallery on January 17 (by March 17) that celebrates the progressive fusion of artwork and know-how. 

Dovetailing with FOG Design+Artwork Truthful, the appointment-only exhibition will characteristic the legendary Frank Stella’s mixed-media fashions in dialog with C-prints from the up-and-coming conceptual artist Sarah Meyohas, together with anthropomorphic bronze sculptures by The Haas Brothers and Pier Paolo Calzolari’s intriguing salt-based works.

Tasks

Robert A.M. Stern Architects makes its first foray into the UK

Glossy residential complexes are a trademark of Robert A.M. Stern Architects (RAMSA), and now the eminent New York agency is bringing that sheen to London with 1 Mayfair, positioned on the location of the previous Audley Sq.. Developed by Caudwell, the eight-story residence, slated for completion in 2025, will uprise 29 items surrounding a backyard in one of many metropolis’s poshest districts. Cordially aligned with London’s most placing constructions, 1 Mayfair might be clad in Portland stone and highlights stacked bay home windows, sculptural balustrades, and hand-carved ornamentation.  

“We’re greatest recognized for our luxurious tasks in New York Metropolis, however wherever we work, we try to create buildings that really feel like they’ve grown out of their place—their distinctive architectural and historic context—whereas additionally making their very own assertion,” Dan Lobitz, companion at RAMSA, tells AD PRO. “As we do with all our tasks, we labored to tie our design into the dimensions, fashion, and materiality of the prevailing context, from Georgian to Victorian, to Neo-Georgian and Artwork Deco structure. Central to our imaginative and prescient was realizing a constructing that each honors and reinterprets the neighborhood’s 400-year architectural custom.”