SELECT DRAWINGS BY RICARDO BOFILL & TALLER DE ARQUITECTURA IN CHAPTER006

SOME/THINGS MAGAZINE CHAPTER006 INCLUDES AN EXTENSIVE 32-PAGE FEATURE WITH WORLD FAMOUS SPANISH ARCHITECT RICARDO BOFILL AND HIS FIRM taller de arquitectura— RENOWNED FOR BRINGING NOMADIC SAHARAN ARCHITECTURE INTO CONTEMPORARY DESIGN, WITH A MULTIDISCIPLINARY TEAM OF ARCHITECTS, ENGINEERS, SOCIOLOGISTS, AND PHILOSOPHERS. THE ARTICLE INCLUDES IMAGES BY taller de arquitectura AND SOME/THINGS, AS WELL AS A REVEALING INTERVIEW PROVIDING INSIGHT INTO BOFILL'S PERSONAL LIFE AND HIS CRITIQUES OF CONTEMPORARY ARCHITECTURE.















/ A PREVIEW OF THE FEATURE IS NOW ONLINE. ENTIRE ARTICLE ONLY IN THE PRINTED EDITION OF SOME/THINGS MAGAZINE CHAPTER006 / THE DARK LABYRINTH

INTERVIEW WITH SOME/THINGS' MONIKA BIELSKYTE FOR THESWITCH.COM

[In a long, two-part interview, we talk to Monika Bielskyte, creative director of Paris based art, design and media project, SOME/THINGS, that’s expressed by a luxury book that comes in ‘chapters’. As chapter 6 entitled The Dark Labyrinth begins its world tour with a series of events scheduled in Paris, Moscow, Beijing, Shanghai and Miami, we stole the biggest luxury known to man - time - with Monika to help us get our heads around what exactly SOME/THINGS is all about……

[...]

Can you tell us about one or two old stories from previous issues that you still love…
Working with Rick Owens, who is truly one of the most innovative designers today, throughout our first 5 issues was a wonderful experience, spending time with both him and Michele over the course of 3 years to present a very special look inside their world, taking portraits of their team in 6 locations in Italy and Paris, including Rick and Michele’s Palais Bourbon home, the factories, offices, and backstage leading up to the runway shows, collaborating on Rick’s perfume imagery and so much more.

Architectural pioneer Claude Parent is truly one of the brightest and most inspiring people I was blessed to meet. Now almost 90 years old, Claude is younger at heart than any young person I’ve met, his sense of wonder, his openness, his grace, his generosity were a true lesson of life, extending way further than just professional learning. He showed us his incredible collection of unpublished works, some of which we featured, and of course the interview we did with him, which ended up being almost 10,000 words! We worked very closely with Claude, as well as the CENTRE POMPIDOU, CITÉ CHAILLOT, and FRAC CENTRE, to conceive an ‘imaginary city’, photographed and filmed using his archive scale models. When he saw the film, he was truly moved by it… such genuine emotional moments— is really what makes me want to continue doing what we do.

Our new issue actually had some very personal interviews, I remember Ricardo Bofill telling me about winning a competition to build a mosque for Saddam Hussein, just before the war. His descriptions of Hussein becoming progressively more extravagant ‘walking like a Callas in an amphitheatre full of bearded men’ as Ricardo recalled, were insights into an extraordinary life, stories one doesn’t really learn by reading conventional press.

I also really enjoyed working with FERRAN ADRIÀ and EL BULLI. Ferran is widely regarded as the best chef in the world, and molecular cuisine is something that has always interested me. Being alongside Ferran during the El Bulli foundation’s brainstorming sessions with TELEFONICA’s R&D team, many of the details of which were not going to be disclosed to the public before 2014, was a truly revelatory and enriching experience...]


/ THE ENTIRE INTERVIEW HAS BEEN UPLOADED TO THE SOME/THINGS PRESS ARCHIVE

CLAUDE PARENT, SYD MEAD, RICARDO BOFILL, AITOR ORTIZ, & CARLO SCARPA

SOME/THINGS MAGAZINE CHAPTER006, which was recently released during ART BASEL in switzerland followed by a launch event in paris during men's fashion week, includes an extensive feature on CLAUDE PARENT, one of france's most revered architects. working closely with PARENT [in collaboration with CENTRE POMPIDOU, CITÉ CHAILLOT, and FRAC CENTRE] to conceive an 'imaginary city' photographed using his archive maquettes, the article also includes his current research, unpublished drawings and sketches from throughout his career, and an in-depth interview with the now almost 90 year-old architectural pioneer.

CHAPTER006 also features an artistic interpretation of the work of CARLO SCARPA, one of the most important architects of the 20th century, as well as world famous spanish architect RICARDO BOFILL and his firm TALLER DE ARQUITECTURA, which includes a revealing interview, providing insight into BOFILL's personal life, as well as his criticisms of contemporary architecture. in addition, this issue presents sketches by visionary french architect and theorist ÉTIENNE-LOUIS-BOULLÉE from between 1728 and 1799.



illustration by NORA RENAUD & PEDRO RODRIGUEZ




TEXTURE OBLIQUE TISSU CONTINU / 1974 drawing by CLAUDE PARENT




CLAUDE PARENT MAQUETTE's: CENTRE THOMSON-HOUSTON VELIZY-VILLACOUBLAY / 1966, & LA COLLINE DE SENS 1971, CENTRE THOMSON-HOUSTON VELIZY-VILLACOUBLAY / 1966, L'INCLISITE 1966-1968, photographed by MONIKA BIELSKYTE




GRID FUTURE SAN FRANCISCO BAY / 1983 by SYD MEAD




LES ESPACES D'ABRAXAS MARNE LA VALLEE, PARIS / 1982 by RICARDO BOFILL




DESTRUCTURAS 003 / 1995 by AITOR ORTIZ




CARLO SCARPA's PALAZZO FONDAZIONE MASIERI VENEZIA / 1973-1983 & FONDAZIONE QUERINI STAMPALIA VENEZIA / 1961-1963 photographed by CHARLOTTE BALLESTEROS


/ magazine photographed by ALEXEY BLAGUTIN & michael comninus]

CHAPTER006 IS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE VIA OUR ONLINE BOUTIQUE, with deliveries arriving in stores later this month. TO SEE THE FULL LIST OF STOCKISTS, VISIT someslashthings.com/worldwide distribution

REMINDER | SOME/THINGS CHAPTER006 PRIVATE LAUNCH EVENT JULY 1ST

SOME/THINGS MAGAZINE CHAPTER006 / THE DARK LABYRINTH explores the future through the eyes of historic & contemporary visionaries with specific emphasis on science & technology, featuring some of the most remarkable & innovative creatives from fields such as industrial design, engineering, & architecture, including ASTON MARTIN, BILL HENSON, BORIS BIDJAN SABERI, CARLO SCARPA, CLAUDE PARENT, GALILEO GALILEI, GIVAUDAN, INTEL, MICK ROCK, as well as RICARDO BOFILL, & SYD MEAD, among others.

the launch event will be held JULY 1ST AT some/things Secret in paris. ATTENDANCE BY INVITATION ONLY.



CHAPTER006 preview event filmed & edited by nat urazmetova at some/things Secret, with production by SOME/THINGS AGENCY

/ FOR PRE-ORDERS OF CHAPTER006, SEE THE SOME/THINGS BOUTIQUE

SOME/THINGS MAGAZINE CHAPTER006 PREVIEW AS WE ARE EDITING IT / PART 2

more instagram images DURING the editing process, taken by SOME/THINGS MAGAZINE editor-in-chief monika bielskyte. see more at twitter.com/#!/MONIKABIELSKYTE



photography by HIDEAKI UCHIYAMA




IMAGES FROM INTEL PROJECT, COLLABORATION BETWEEN some/things agency AND CREATIVE DUO DUSTIN EDWARD ARNOLD & NICHOLAS ALAN COPE




SYD MEAD FEATURE CONNECTING TO THE CLAUDE PARENT FEATURE




RICARDO BOFILL 'TALLER DE ARQUITECTURA'

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SOME/THINGS MAGAZINE CHAPTER006 PRIVATE PREVIEW EVENT

A PRIVATE PREVIEW OF THE UPCOMING SOME/THINGS MAGAZINE CHAPTER006, HOSTED AT SOME/THINGS SECRET 8-10PM MARCH 7TH 2012. THE MAGAzINE WILL BE OFFICIALLY RELEASED ON JUNE 14TH DURING ART BASEL IN SWITzERLAND. THE EVENT INCLUDES A VIDEO PROJECTION OF NEVER-BEFORE-SEEN IMAGES & EXCLUSIVE CONTENT FROM THE UPCOMING ISSUE, WITH PRE-ORDERS AVAILABLE ON THE NIGHT.

CHAPTER006 EXPLORES THE FUTURE THROUGH THE EYES OF HISTORIC & CONTEMPORARY VISIONARIES, WITH SPECIFIC EMPHASIS ON SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY.

WORKING WITH SOME OF THE MOST REMARKABLE & INNOVATIVE CREATIVES FROM FIELDS SUCH AS INDUSTRIAL DESIGN, ENGINEERING, & ARCHITECTURE, THIS ISSUE BRINGS TOGETHER CONTENT UNPRECEDENTED FOR A PRIMARILY ART PUBLICATION, WITH EXTENSIVE INTERVIEWS & EXQUISITE VISUAL MATERIAL, PROVIDING A UNIQUE INSIGHT INTO THE WORLD OF ITS CONTRIBUTORS.

THE LINEUP INCLUDES AITOR ORTIZ, ANTOINE MAISONDIEU / GIVAUDAN, ASTON MARTIN, BILL HENSON, Björk, BORIS BIDJAN SABERI, CARLO SCARPA, CLAUDE PARENT, DUSTIN EDWARD ARNOLD & NICHOLAS ALAN COPE, EL BULLI / FERRAN ADRIA, GALILEO GALILEI / UFFIZI GALLERIES, GEERT GOIRIS, HIDEAKI UCHIYAMA, INTEL, MAS YENDO, MICK ROCK, RICARDO BOFILL, SYD MEAD, & VILLA EUGENIE, AMONG SEVERAL HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL PROJECTS TO BE REVEALED IN THE COURSE OF APRIL. [CONTENT IS SUBJECT TO CHANGES PRIOR TO PUBLICATION]

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