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Design

Directions Magazine: A New Hedonism

“Whatever it is, don’t be afraid of its plenty. Joy is not made to be a crumb.” — Mary Oliver

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Architecture

Six Brutalist Beauties in Asia

Reinforced concrete and the barebone aesthetics of this style come together with a lush tropical landscape.

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Originals

Michal Tyles

“The art of conversation is one of the things that people seem to be losing in the world today.”

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Conscious Future

Our Conscious Eye On: Dexamenes

Perched right on the beach of Kourouta in western Greece, Dexamenes, a former winemaking facility, has kept its environmental impact low by extensively reusing original materials.

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Architecture

The Design Diaries — Andra Matin, Gregorius Supie Yolodi, and Maria Rosantina

How does modernism respond to a tropical context? In the case of Innit Lombok, architects Andra Matin, Gregorius Supie Yolodi, and Maria Rosantina take local materials to create bold new strides in architecture. We had a brief chat with them on working together and their hopes for the future.

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Originals

Alan Wong, Aaron Chin, & Jennifer Wang

“We are empowering the locals here with The Luma, a place people can be proud of, a place where they can host their foreign visitors.”

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Originals

Cristina Paini

“I want you to leave Rome not as a tourist but as a resident.”

Conscious Future

Our Conscious Journey Podcast: Daniel Lauber on CERVO

“With being sustainable, one side of course is the environmental impact, but the other is about the social impact.”

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Conscious Future

Think Holistically

French filmmaker and environmentalist Gary Bencheghib lives by the motto, “no idea that protects the planet is crazy.” We chatted with him about his journey fighting plastic pollution one river at a time.

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Conscious Future

Our Conscious Eye On: Vigilius Mountain Resort

Set in a car-free village in South Tyrol, Italy, Vigilius Mountain Resort is an eco-friendly hideaway with pristine views of the Dolomites.

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Originals

Dakis Joannou

“My main interest is to share ideas, engage in dialogue, and offer opportunities for people to see things from a different angle.”

Conscious Future

Our Conscious Journey Podcast: Christiane Wassmann on Rastrello

“The point was always to be as involved in the local community as possible,” Christiane Wassmann says of Rastrello. On this episode of the Our Conscious Journey podcast, she shares how she's forged the connection.

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Destinations

15 Hotels High on Nostalgia

What does travel nostalgia mean to you? Is it going back in time to another era or revisiting favorite childhood haunts?

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Design

Exploring the Female Form with Lisa Dengler

We chatted with the multidisciplinary artist about her hotel residency at Parkhotel Mondschein, her lunar connection, and how she’s fallen in love for the last time, she thinks, at least visually.