As the definition of designer expands and architects today create everything from jewelry to urban masterplans, a new wave of objects ranging from furniture to small-scale architectural inventions is transforming our interior spaces.

Co-founder of MONITOR magazine (2000-2012), an international publication about innovations in contemporary architecture and design. HOWEVER STRANGE IT MAY SEEM, THE FUNDAMENTAL PURPOSE OF ARCHITECTURE AND THAT OF FURNITURE CAN BE REDUCED TO THE SAME CONCEPT: TO SUSTAIN, CONTAIN AND MAKE ACCESSIBLE THE THIRD DIMENSION OF SPACE: THE VERTICAL. Furnitecture runs the risk of being the latter, but the truth is that reading it is anything but a waste of time: the content of the brief articles accompanying the sections is not limited to the subheading - Furniture That Transforms Space - it actually goes much further.It is essentially the art of designing and building bespoke furniture that is architected into rooms. As the definition of ‘designer’ expands and architects today create everything from jewelry to urban masterplans, a new wave of objects is transforming our interior spaces. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. Driven by Design features 21 bold, young, architecture studio and practices established within the last 5 years. And she does it very well, with plenty of examples, section after section - from simple modular design to rooms within rooms, from disturbing foldable offices to captivating architectural shelving.

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The book features the work of a rising generation of designers across the globe who are starting to think about furniture in an architectural way, resulting in pieces that brilliantly transform interior spaces.Cantilever dining table we architected into this kitchen island provides a streamlined look to this long open plan space. Beautiful window seat with a view, architected into this walk in wardrobe where every square metre is maximised.