prINCIPLES OF FREEDOM
— HALLERÖD HOUSE
home
On the island of Blidö in the Swedish archipelago, Halleroed founders, Christian and Ruxandra Halleröd, found the freedom to design for pleasure within a forest of fir, pine and juniper trees. The house, with its irregular four-pronged shape unified by a high gabled roof, became an exploration of their intuitive process as they abandoned the structure of their professional projects that include ground-breaking retail interiors. They allowed themselves to be more eclectic, aiming for the feel of a cottage, and the cabin has become home to the couple’s collection of art and design. The resulting property is one that expresses pleasure, both simple and luxurious, in thoughtful ways. In Ark Journal Volume V, the conversation between museum Director Kieran Long and the Halleröds ranges across the Swedish architectural canon and their career trajectories as well as their forest home.
STYLING HELLE WALSTED
PHOTOGRAPHY WICHMANN + BENDTSEN
FORMAFANTASMA
— THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS
Milan-based duo Formafantasma are agents of change, investigating through exhibitions, research projects, symposia and teaching the ecological, historical, political and social forces shaping design today.
MAKERS OF MEMORIES
Finding balance through contrast is at the heart of the architectural and design practice of Fanny Bauer Grung and David Lopez Quincoces. Past and present. Simple and rich.
OPEN PLAN
In 2018 Belgian architect Bruno Spaas discovered a space, an empty shell, on the top floor of a 15-storey tower building in Antwerp and with his newly founded architectural office, he initiated a capacious and free-spirited project that could serve as his future business card.
PRINCIPLES OF FREEDOM
— HALLERÖD HOUSE
HOME
On the island of Blidö in the Swedish archipelago, Halleroed founders, Christian and Ruxandra Halleröd, found the freedom to design for pleasure within a forest of fir, pine and juniper trees. The house, with its irregular four-pronged shape unified by a high gabled roof, became an exploration of their intuitive process as they abandoned the structure of their professional projects that include ground-breaking retail interiors. They allowed themselves to be more eclectic, aiming for the feel of a cottage, and the cabin has become home to the couple’s collection of art and design. The resulting property is one that expresses pleasure, both simple and luxurious, in thoughtful ways. In Ark Journal Volume V, the conversation between museum Director Kieran Long and the Halleröds ranges across the Swedish architectural canon and their career trajectories as well as their forest home.
STYLING HELLE WALSTED
PHOTOGRAPHY WICHMANN + BENDTSEN