Surfaces
How Modern Ceramic Surfaces Are Changing Interior Design
From hand-glazed feature walls to slab-format porcelain, ceramics have moved from utility to the centerpiece of contemporary interiors.
Issue 04 — Spring 2026
The new architecture of surface.
An editorial publication on ceramic, stone and the materials that quietly define the way contemporary homes feel. New stories every week.
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Surface design
The material is the message.
From hand-glazed zellige to bookmatched calacatta, the surfaces shaping the year are quieter, more tactile, and more architectural than ever.
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Architecture
Spaces designed to be lived in slowly.
We follow the architects building homes that age beautifully — the volumes, the light, the considered restraint. Modernism without the chill.
Enter the Architecture archiveEditor's note
"A great room begins with a great floor. Everything else simply earns its place on top of it."
Elena Marchetti — Editor in Chief
Featured transformations
Before, after, and entirely else.
Bathrooms
A Brooklyn wet-room finds its calm
Architecture
A Spanish dining room rebuilt from terracotta up
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