Architects and Furniture
Contributors
Description
Photo Credits
Edited by: Neil Spiller
Contributors: Peter J. Baldwin; Mark Burry; Leah Kelly; Jaffer Kolb; Adrian Hawker; Charles Holland; Owen Hopkins; Elena Manferdini; Eva Menuhin; Mark Morris; Luke Casper Pearson and Sandra Youkhana; Bart-Jan Polman; Rahesh Ram; Jessica Reynolds; Stephen Rustow; Ashley Simone; and Michael Szivos
Featured architects and artists: Atelier Manferdini; Charles Holland Architects; Metis; New Affiliates; Sam Jacob Studio; SOFTlab; You+Pea; STUFISH Entertainment Architects; Pamela Phatsimo Sunstrum; and vPRR
Volume 95:2 September 2025
Architects have designed some of the most iconic items of furniture. This AD features ingenious architect-protagonists of this genre, and explores the recent history and chronology of architectural involvement in the discipline.
Furniture augments architect-designed environments, contributing to the holistic ambience of a space and displaying in microcosm architects’ preoccupations with material palettes, haptic sensitivities, and structural invention. It can take the form of props for commercial purposes, including business meetings and offices, for spaces susceptible to the weather, or for convivial, domestic settings. Whatever the programmatic imperative, architects have contributed in the most aesthetic ways. This issue honors some of the best.
Edited by Neil Spiller
Kiki Goti Nuphar Mirror
photo credit: Vetralia Collectible
(top)
Shigeru Ban Carta Chair
photo credit: Shigeru Ban Architects
(bottom)
