AXOR Magazine 2020
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A PERSON A L STAT EMEN T EI N STAT EMEN T D ER PERS ÖN L I C H KEI T BRIN G THE WORLD TO YOUR BATHROOM EI N ST ÜC K WELT I M BA D E ZI MMER HOW A M ASTE RPIECE IS M AD E WIE EIN M E ISTE RW E RK E N TSTE H T A PERSON AL TOUC H MI T PERSÖ NLIC HE R N OTE

The water in the ocean moves with the tides, rising and falling, alternately undulating, continuously changing. Beyond the endless crests of waves lies land that was once undiscovered. The yearning to go there, then as now, is unending. The primordial element of water connects us all. Since time immemorial, it has inspired people to tell stories of legendary rivers and picturesque lakes, of the vast snowscapes of the Arctic and Antarctic. For AXOR, water is the element at the center of everything. Water Stories tell us about what is elemental, about water in the broadest sense and about...

HOM E AS A VESS E L DAS H E IM ALS GE FÄSS UNS E R E R WÜNS C HE Our homes are our vessels. As a vessel holds water, so our homes hold us, our identities and our belongings. Home is above all where we can express our individuality, where we go to remember who we are. In the age of digitalization we can sometimes feel like ghosts, floating around with no real fixed form or place to rest. To adapt and thrive in these times, we need to consider more consciously and carefully than ever before what home is, how it looks and what it means. Home is more than a shelter. It is our center of gravity....

O ON A HO R X - ST R AT HERN The publisher and primary author of HOME REPORT, the yearbook for architecture, living, and design, Oona Horx-Strathern, is a member of ZUKUNFTSINSTITUT [Future Institute], Germanyʼs largest trend think tank. Oona Horx-Strathern ist Herausgeberin und Hauptautorin des HOME REPORTS, des Jahrbuchs für Architektur, Wohnen und Design und des ZUKUNFTSINSTITUTS, Deutschlands größtem Trend-Thinktank. and celebrating life in the analogue. We see this today in the renewed popularity of hand-crafted, individualized, mindful interiors and objects. This cultural trend...

8 Places of Memory Sehnsuchtsorte Personal Places of Memory comprise indelible images within our own internal, personal mindscapes. Like objects we discover and carry around with us, we can inspect and wonder at them again and again, these powerfully profound currents of yearning within the river of our lifetime. Can remembered places inspire us? We asked Jean-Marie Massaud, Andreas Diefenbach, Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby, Antonio Citterio and Philippe Starck about their Places of Memory, and these designers shared their very personal memories with us. We visit an isolated Victorian stone...

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10 Places of Memory Sehnsuchtsorte »  reating is an idealization C of feelings and memories.  « »  Etwas zu schaffen, ist eine Idealisierung von Gefühlen und Erinnerungen. « Jean-Marie Massaud Jean-Marie Massaudʼs Place of Memory is in Japan, the Land of the Rising Sun. It was fifteen years ago, he told us, on a rainy afternoon in the middle of the woods about 30 kilometers from Kyoto. The setting: a meditative temple built of wood, white paper lanterns along the footpaths, the smells, the totally unique sound of water, and in the midst of it all, himself and his partner, who knew nothing...

11 Places of Memory Sehnsuchtsorte JE AN-M ARIE M ASSAUD The designer Jean-Marie Massaud founded his studio in Paris in 2000. He has been working with AXOR since 2004. Jean-Marie Massaud ist Produktdesigner. Er gründete 2000 sein Studio in Paris und arbeitet seit 2004 mit AXOR zusammen.

12 Places of Memory Sehnsuchtsorte »  or me, the truly fantastic F spaces are those we build in our dreams. « »  ür mich sind die wahren F Traumorte jene, die man sich in seiner Fantasie baut.  « Andreas

13 Places of Memory Sehnsuchtsorte ANDRE AS DIEFE NBAC H Andreas Diefenbach is a product designer and Managing Partner at Phoenix Design Stuttgart, Munich and Shanghai. Founded in 1987, Phoenix Design has worked with AXOR since AXORʼs foundation. Andreas Diefenbach ist Produktdesigner und Managing Partner bei Phoenix Design Stuttgart, München und Shanghai. 1987 gegründet, arbeitet Phoenix Design seit der ersten Stunde mit AXOR zusammen. Andreas Diefenbach created his Place of Memory in his imagination. He spent the first 13 years of his life in northern Kazakhstan. Later, he would chart his...

14 Places of Memory Sehnsuchtsorte »  e value moments of quiet, W preferably near the sea where we can think clearly.« »  ir lieben stille Momente, W vorzugsweise in der Nähe von Wasser, wo wir klar denken können.« Edward Barber, Jay Osgerby Edward Barber and Jay Osgerbyʼs Place of Memory is far away from the city: a cottage in Trearddur Bay on the west coast of Holy Island in Wales. The small Victorian stone dwelling looks majestically out over the stormy Irish Sea. When they were studying at the Royal College of Art, they retreated to the cottage together to develop and illustrate their...

15 Places of Memory Sehnsuchtsorte BARBE R OSGE RBY Designers Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby founded their design and architecture studio in London in 1996. They have been working with AXOR since 2013. Edward Barber und Jay Osgerby, Designer. Sie gründeten ihr Studio für Design und Architektur 1996 in London und arbeiten seit 2013 mit AXOR zusammen.

16 Places of Memory Sehnsuchtsorte »  or me the most important F place is the family.  « »  ür mich ist der wichtigste F Ort die Familie.  « Antoni

17 Places of Memory Sehnsuchtsorte AN TO NIO CI T TER I O Architect and designer Antonio Citterio opened his first office in Milan in 1972. He has been working with AXOR since 2001. Antonio Citterio ist Architekt und Designer. Er eröffnete 1972 sein erstes Büro in Mailand und arbeitet seit 2001 mit AXOR zusammen. For Antonio Citterio, the most important place to be is with his family. Thatʼs why a residence in St. Moritz, in Switzerlandʼs Engadine Valley, is his preferred retreat: a place to experience the magic of the mountains, enjoy a fabulous winter landscape, celebrate Christmas...