Christo & Jeanne Claude
by RISE Design Studio on Jun 2, 2020
“The work of art is a scream of freedom.” – Christo
The RIBA House of the Year winner 2019: House Lessans
by RISE Design Studio on Mar 29, 2020
A bow to simplicity and values rooted in maternal landscapes, House Lessans is the winner of the RIBA House of the Year 2019 award.
Spotlight on Jean Prouvé
by RISE Design Studio on Aug 7, 2018
French architect and designer, Jean Prouvé (1902-1984), has been described as one of the most influential designers of the early modern design movement. Once quoted as saying “never design anything that cannot be made”, he combined engineering and design to produce a wide range of fur …
Spotlight on Alvar Aalto
by RISE Design Studio on Feb 21, 2018
Finnish architect, Alvar Aalto, had an international reputation for a ‘distinctive blend of modernist refinement, indigenous materials, and personal expression in form and detail’. Born in 1898 when Finland was part of the Russian Empire, Aalto took a break from his architectural stud …
Spotlight on Charles and Ray Eames
by RISE Design Studio on Feb 8, 2018
‘A chair that looks like a crisp’ or ‘a folding screen that ripples’ are descriptions that are likely to bring to mind North American husband-and-wife design team, Charles and Ray Eames. Revered as two of the ‘most important designers of the 20th century’, their ‘grand sense of advent …
Spotlight on Sverre Fehn
by RISE Design Studio on Dec 7, 2017
Sverre Fehn (1924-2009) was a Norwegian architect who received worldwide recognition for his work. He is widely referred to as the leader of Scandinavian architecture in the postwar years and he was awarded both the Pritzker Architecture Prize and Heinrich Tessenow Gold Medal in 1997. …
Spotlight on Peter Zumthor
by RISE Design Studio on Sep 19, 2017
One of our most respected architects here at RISE Design Studio is Peter Zumthor, the renowned Swiss architect. Winner of the 2009 Pritzker Architecture Prize and the 2013 RIBA Royal Gold Medal, Zumthor’s sensuous materiality and attention to place has inspired several of our architec …