Frame is a bi-monthly magazine dedicated to the design of interiors and products. It offers a stunning, global selection of shops, hospitality venues, workplaces, exhibitions and residences on more than 224 pages. Well-written articles accompanied by a wealth of high-quality photographs, sketches and drawings make the magazine an indispensable source of inspiration for designers as well as for all those involved in other creative disciplines.
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OBJECTS • HEALTH AIDS go high-tech. INCLUSIVE ITEMS enable the blind. ARCHITECTS join the ranks of Prada’s fashion designers. Discover new directions in the world of products.
HI-TECH HEALTH AIDS record user data – and respond accordingly
INCLUSIVE DESIGNS that transmit haptic cues are a boon to the visually disabled
Prada invites architects and product designers to VENTURE INTO FASHION
True blue or phony baloney – can AN IMITATION outshine the real deal?
SURFACE MATTERS • Chef Alessandro Borghese serves up sintered surroundings for Milan diners.
THE CHALLENGE • DESIGN FOR FUTURE TOURISM
In the Fast Lane • BAS VAN DE POEL aims to streamline international travel with an automated border-control system.
Rose-Tinted Glasses • SOOMI PARK’s reality-altering travel kits question our reliance on technology.
Dropping In • A series of prefab capsules by FOSBURY ARCHITECTURE transform vacant buildings into habitable environments.
Eat Your Mind Out • Diners can munch on memories with ERIKA MARTHINS’ multisensorial experience.
IN TOUCH • Shifting focus from products to people, Area-17 rethinks the IRIS CERAMICA and FMG showroom as a place for clients to bond with the brand.
PORTRAITS • CARLOS CRUZ-DIEZ makes colour an event. MAARTEN BAAS traces his career-making moves. NAOTO FUKASAWA reconsiders the presence of products. Meet the people. Get their perspectives.
Background Check • Only while working in the United States did NAOTO FUKASAWA become aware of his Japanese roots.
Side to Side • Something as simple as crossing the Seine holds significance in the daily life of MATHIEU LEHANNEUR.
Make, Connect, Share • Collectivity, dynamism and adaptability define SPACON & X, a studio that’s out to redesign the way we consume space.
About Time • From the moment he graduated, MAARTEN BAAS has been making milestones – steps that have culminated in a revealing retrospective.
Do You See What I See? • At the age of 94, CARLOS CRUZ-DIEZ is still using the ephemeral nature of light to transform colour into an event.
CULTURE O’CLOCK • Taking a curatorial approach to its core values, Spanish bathroom giant ROCA combines culture with commerce in six – soon to be seven – Roca Galleries worldwide.
FRAME Awards 2018 • On a mission to promote spatial excellence, the first FRAME AWARDS identified and honoured the world’s best interiors and designers in 30 categories. The winning projects show where the industry is heading.
TOP TIER • The 32 winners of the first Frame Awards show what’s happening in interior design today.
HONORARY Lifetime Achievement Award • SEVIL PEACH
HONORARY Designer of the Year • X+LIVING
HONORARY Emerging Designer of the Year • SPACE ENCOUNTERS
HONORARY Client of the Year • ZHONGSHUGE BOOKSTORES
RETAIL Single-Brand Store of the Year • RED VALENTINO BY INDIA MAHDAVI / L’OFFICINE UNIVERSELLE BULY BY RAMDANE TOUHAMI
RETAIL Multi-Brand Store of the Year • AU PONT ROUGE BY CHEUNGVOGL / ZHONGSHUGE BOOKSTORE BY X+LIVING
RETAIL Pop-Up Store of the Year • ESPRIT X OPENING CEREMONY BY NOMAN STUDIO
RETAIL Window Display of the Year • TOPSHOP SPLASH BY...
