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During coronavirus lockdown, Sebastian Wolf focused his lens on the rural beauty of his South German hometown

“As you become older you develop a different perspective on life. You begin to cherish all the things that you...

Mind over matter: Allan Spiegel on building a family home from the ground up

“I’m not an architect,” says Allan Spiegel, a self taught interior consultant who works with some of the biggest retail...

Simon Astridge: Homes for the everyday experience

“It feels like 95% of my job can be convincing people of that 5% idea.” Beautiful ideas are at the...

2019—A year in Review

2019—A year in Review Not only a year of international school strikes, endless Brexit delays, K-pop’s rise to international fame,...

Antonin Ziegler: Industrial yet serene residences

“What makes Le 107 work is a mix of verticality and openness. It only has a 28 square-meter footprint, but...

For Dutch chef Marente van der Valk, the most important ingredient is time

The Jan van Eyck Academy in Maastricht is a place for experimentation. Established as a post-academic institute where driven people...

2018—A year in Review

2018—A year in Review A recap of the year’s best stories from FvF—follow along and revisit those special moments with...

A testament to preserving industrial heritage in the Dutch countryside with the De Grijze Silo

Finding a new purpose for these concrete giants isn’t easy, but tearing them down would mean stripping an entire area...

How Architect Kevin Chu and his Wife Giulia Dibonaventura promote sustainable lifestyles in Hong Kong

The couple live 25 minutes by ferry from Downtown Hong Kong, on the car-free section of Lantau Island, Discovery Bay,...

Creating walls out of canvases and cardboard chairs with Australian architect John Henry

John’s high ceiling and impressive window facade manage to offset the five levels of his home, the ‘Research House’, that...

The Antwerp gallery of Veerle Wenes dissolves the boundaries between public and private art

Once a derelict 1970s furniture showroom, the now luminous gallery and adjoining home seem a brick and mortar embodiment of...

2015 – An FvF Retrospective

We’re passionate about coffee, to the extent where every member of FvF’s staff is professionally trained by Companion Coffee, and...

Kolja Stegemann

On the way to the entrepreneur’s weekend refuge, the last several meters traverse a old industrial port and finally cross...