Harry Rigalo approaches collectible design less as a problem-solving discipline and more as an intuitive exploration of form, material, and emotion. His solo exhibition Forms Without Briefs, curated by Joy Herro and presented at The Great Design Disaster in Milan, brings together a new body of ceramic furniture and sculptural objects that deliberately blur the…
From Car Park to Cultural Hub: Inside La Fondation
A pair of former 1960s buildings in Paris’s Les Batignolles district have been transformed into La Fondation, a layered mixed-use destination where hospitality, wellness, culture, and work intersect within a carefully preserved Brutalist framework. Rather than following a conventional adaptive reuse approach, the project reimagines a former office building and multi-storey car park as a…
JAÇ HiFi Café Reimagines the Japanese Listening Bar in Barcelona
JAÇ HiFi Café brings a quieter, more daytime-oriented interpretation of the Japanese listening bar tradition to the heart of Barcelona. Designed by Isern Serra Studio, the café reimagines the atmosphere of the classic jazz kissa through a distinctly Mediterranean lens, balancing sound, material warmth, and spatial intimacy within a carefully composed interior. Located along Avinguda…



