For those with a keen eye for thoughtfully designed interiors and spaces, it’s nearly impossible to oversee Eva Papadaki and her 10AM projects when zooming in on the creative landscape of Athens. There, within the walls of a former industrial building, she has built a multifunctional space that spans more than six floors and functions as a haven for like-minded people from around the world. In the final days of summer, Ignant travelled to Greece and visited Papadaki in her space, which is defined by a meticulous sensitivity to materials and forms.

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Prized since ancient times for its alluring hue and medicinal properties, indigo holds an illustrious history of textile coloration and enhancement across Asian, Africa and South America—from Tutankhamen’s burial linens to the garments Samurai wore under their armor. Today, its use as a pure natural dye has become a rarity; its methods industrialized; its recipes forgotten.

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Since the summer of 2021, a wing-shaped, wood-clad building can be found peeking out of the rocky landscape of the Greenlandic town Ilulissat. This is the Kangiata Illorsua–Ilulissat Icefjord Centre—a project unique in its scale and scope, which aims to celebrate nature, community, and life on the ice in this strikingly beautiful part of the Arctic. During our visit to Greenland with Realdania earlier this summer, we discovered how one such ambitious project can offer visitors and locals alike a new perspective of the town and, by extension, of Greenland.

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A sustainable, moveable, open-air bath for swimming that floats in Copenhagen’s crystal clear harbor—this was the goal for Maritime Architecture Studio’s ‘Dyppezone’, a clever concept for year-round bathing in the Danish capital’s waterfront.

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The Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, more colloquially known as ‘Glyptoteket’, is an astonishing art museum in Denmark’s capital of Copenhagen—revered equally for its elegant architecture as it is for its ancient sculpture collections and iconic paintings.

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Also known as The Snail due to its curving form, ‘Kastrup Sea Bath’ is a fully accessible outdoor swimming facility, located on what was once a former brownfield site. With its expansive wooden pier and circular pavilion, the site exists as one of Denmark’s most architecturally recognizable and popular leisure destinations.

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In Saint-Paul-De-Vence in the south of France, the newly opened Fondation CAB is a museum and guesthouse offering artist residencies and a unique display of minimalist and conceptual art in a stunning 1950s building.

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A new viewing platform, titled ‘Iceman Ötzi Peak’, is located at the top of the Schnals Valley Glacier ridge in South Tyrol, Italy, giving visitors to the area an incredible view of the surrounding alpine landscape.

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In 2008, Irish practice Grafton Architects designed a university faculty building in Milan, Italy; ‘Bocconi University’ was named World Building of the Year at the inaugural World Architecture Festival. Today, whether you’re a student or just passing by, the building remains a stunning piece of design to take in.

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Dug into the ground and in perfect unity with the Dahar highlands of Southern Tunisia, the Matmata troglodytes homes are an otherworldly architecture and travel experience as well as a testament to the country’s ancient past. During our escapade to Tunisia with Discover Tunisia, we visited the centuries-old networks of underground chambers and passageways to learn more about their cultural significance, captivating history, and uncertain future.

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The shores of Lake Zurich set the scene for the eminent Swiss-French architect Le Corbusier’s Gesamtkunstwerk—his final masterpiece, and his only building constructed entirely from glass and steel.

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Le Corbusier, Max Bill, Sophie Taeuber-Arp, Trix and Robert Haussmann—from Modernist furniture to experimental typefaces, Switzerland’s design legacy is world-class, and ever evolving. There’s no better place to delve deep into its trajectory than the collections of Zurich’s Museum für Gestaltung, the four collections of which comprise half a million objects.

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On what was once the site of a machine factory, Maschinenfabrik Oerlikon (MFO) in Zurich-Nord has today been transformed into an architectural oasis for the public to enjoy—a bastion of urban development that carries its location’s former purpose into the cutting edge of urban renewal.

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Conceived of as a “display for ideas” by Berlin-based architecture firm Gonzalez Haase AAS, ‘Artifact’ is located in the centre of Milan, Italy. With its cutting-edge design and multi-use suitability, the minimalist industrial room is a space for exhibiting, socializing, and experiencing Milan’s ever-evolving cultural scene.

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The verdant ‘Barbican Conservatory’, a glass-bound greenhouse home to over 2000 species of plants and trees, offers tranquil respite from the concrete jungle of the city, and is a secret spot for many Londoners.

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