What happens when architecture’s biggest names get candid about the field’s biggest ambitions? UpSpring distills five sharp design lessons from conversations including Amie Shao of MASS.
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Stainless steel meets plasterboard in Solmé, a Polish boutique by Raw07 that turns restraint into a statement. The pared-back palette lets the clothes—and the materials—do the talking.
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Techtextil, Texprocess, and Heimtextil turn textiles into a full-spectrum ecosystem—linking innovation, manufacturing tech, material application, and global distribution under one roof.
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Cateto Club reframes the glamour and grit of the Costa del Sol’s roadside spectacle as a contemporary meditation on place—where afterglow lingers in architecture.
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A red-bellied spiral staircase and sawtooth ceiling set the tone as Ome Dezin restores a Whitney R. Smith home—choosing Milanese restraint and a careful ear over competing with the mid-century original.
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Uneri is crafted from branches gathered from Tokyo street trees and local parks, each piece carefully chosen—grounding design in the quiet intricacies of growth.
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Sage walls, soft Parisian nods, and Italian warmth set the tone in this Almaty apartment, where contemporary Kazakh art brings a personal, lived-in edge to every room.
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From her partner’s art to nights in Cairo and time spent on a Greek island, designer-builder Lidia Valdivia shares the places shaping her creative world in this F5.
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Changes to icons are rare—welcome ones, even rarer. Herman Miller’s Aeron gets a thoughtful upgrade in both style and system, proving evolution beats reinvention.
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At MAXXI in Rome, TAKK turns the museum entrance into Con‑Vivere, a wild, immersive experience rooted in conviviality and food sovereignty.
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Soft lighting, a warm material palette, and sculpted surfaces turn this Pilates studio at Toronto’s Solis East into a space that feels more ritual than workout, crafted by Simone Ferkul.
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Heath Ceramics welcomes longer days with a Summer 2026 Collection inspired by Bienvenue Studios and the calming, dappled light of the season.
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Shima and Khder are Revival Rugs’ new indoor-outdoor styles, layering texture and pattern with summer-ready color that moves easily between spaces.
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SIN’s FIELD Collection explores the expanse of materiality in lighting, where a multitude of shades transform under the same conditions.
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Old wine tanks are reimagined as suites at Dexamenes Seaside Hotel on the Ionian Sea, answering the call for distinctive, sensitively designed destinations.
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A series of floating monoliths rises along the Sea of Cortez at Viceroy Los Cabos, where ultra-luxury living fuses nature, architecture, wellness, and gastronomy into one cohesive escape.
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Inspired by ribbons slicing through air, Anna Dawson’s latest lighting captures motion mid-flight, shaped by memories of time spent with her grandmother.
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Nordic Knots’ Spring 2026 palette borrows from the language of beauty, showing how a single chromatic gesture can define an entire room in its Season of Grandeur.
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A glossy, lacquered multipurpose volume takes center stage in this light-filled apartment by Antwe—turning storage into the boldest design move in the room.
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Italian and Scandinavian coffee culture meet in Stockholm, where Nespresso’s Vertuo World pop-up at Francesco pairs design-minded interiors with the launch of the new Vertuo Up machine.
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