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Curved wooden bench

Mosaic tile flooring

Today the Maisons Jaoul stand as a testament to Le Corbusier’s creativity and his ability to merge tradition with modernity.

The interiors follow a practical layout with shared living spaces on the ground floor and private rooms on the upper levels. The houses were lived in by the Jaoul family until the late 1980s and have since been carefully preserved and restored.

Built with exposed brick, raw concrete and Catalan vaults, the houses combine robust materials with Le Corbusier’s Modulor proportions, creating both intimacy and monumentality.

The Maisons Jaoul in Neuilly-sur-Seine were designed by Le Corbusier between 1951 and 1955 and are considered an important example of his later work. Commissioned by André Jaoul, the project consists of two adjoining houses, one for the parents and one for the children, set on a single plot.

The Maisons Jaoul by architect Le Corbusier (1951-1955)

Neuilly-sur-Seine, Paris, France

Today, Villa Mairea is regarded as one of Aalto’s most important works.

The L-shaped plan creates both private and social spaces, with interiors richly detailed in wood, stone, and brick. Influenced by Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater, the design blends rigid geometry with organic curves, reflecting Aalto’s interest in harmonizing modern life with nature.

Villa Mairea, designed by Finnish architect Alvar Aalto in 1938, is a modernist villa in Noormarkku, Finland. Commissioned by Harry and Maire Gullichsen, it was intended as an experimental house that combined modern architecture with natural forms and traditional Finnish elements.

Villa Mairea designed by Finnish architect Alvar Aalto in 1938

Sachs, known for his absurdist sensibility across furniture, stage design, and sculpture, says life in Rome has given him freedom, love, and a renaissance in his art.

His workspace, redesigned by architects Elica Sartogo and Nathalie Grenon, blends Roman tradition with playful chaos. Bucket lamps, found objects, neon pieces, and vast canvases. The studio doubles as a gathering place, with an “Ausfahrt” motorway sign turned dining table hosting lively lunches.

Swiss artist Rolf Sachs has transformed a former car park in Rome into a surreal, joy-filled studio. Moving from London in 2018 to be with painter Mafalda von Hessen, Sachs embraced the city’s spirit and found new inspiration.

Rolf Sachs studio in Rome, Italy

Wooden parquet flooring with colored details from reparation

Minimalist display case 400 designed by Buenos Aires based studio FLORA

Ginori 1735 porcelain factory

Tuscany, Italy

Ornate stone steps descending into the water

Lake Como, Italy

Brutalist coffee table designed by Paul Kingma

Rang House designed by architect Richard Neutra in 1961

Koenigstein, Germany

Inside, varied floor levels create intimacy and maximize views, with a glass façade that connects to the open terrace. Local materials such as larch cladding, Dolomite stone and wooden furnishings reflect the region’s traditions and honor the mountaineering heritage of the owners’ family.

Bistro Bergsteiger in the Dolomites of Sesto is built into an embankment along a hiking trail, preserving valley views and respecting a nearby protected building. Its compact form, green double pitched roof and full height windows blend with the landscape while opening the interior to the mountains.