“I think stairs may be one of the most emotionally malleable physical elements that an architect has to work with,” says renowned US architect David Rockwell of the Rockwell Group, in the opener to this entertaining architectural clip.

On the most basic level, stairs get us from one point to the next, but how much do you know about stairs and how they affect our daily lives?

Watch the clip below for an interesting take on this integral architectural element.

Keen to see inside a David Rockwell-designed space? We featured the beautiful Avra Madison Avenue here.

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The Marquee Stripes wallpaper collection from Cole & Son, made up of a series of elegant, sophisticated designs, is now available locally through St Leger & Viney.

Cole & Son, whose collaborative collection with Ardmore we previously featured here, has a collection made up of 1 800 block print designs and 350 screen print designs. In fact, Cole & Son’s hand-carved wooden blocks date back to the 1700s.

Whether you are opting for a high-impact look using only stripes or pairing the range with an existing design, Marquee Stripes has been created to add a distinguished touch to any room it is used in.

The range is available in 16 unique colourways, from calming leaf-green and bold monochrome to neutral hues.

For stockist information, visit stleger.co.za.

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Johannesburg-based architect and artist Lorenzo Nassimbeni is behind a colourful new urban artwork, which can now be seen in the Alice Lane Precinct in Johannesburg’s Sandton.

Made up of graphic patterned tiles in a bold colour palette of yellow, black, red and white, the artwork was created not only to entice people to the shared plaza located at the top of the staircase, but to brighten up the area, which is made up of predominantly grey tones. Looking to the surrounding architecture, Lorenzo created a collection of arrow-like shapes, encouraging visitors to walk up the stairs to the plaza above.

For Lorenzo, the artwork is not an imposed object in the space, but rather is the space itself. The piece can be viewed in a multitude of ways: from far it looks almost 2-dimensional, at a closer vantage point, the “image” tilts, while from above, the graphics start to break up and fragment.

Lorenzo collaborated closely with Abland (client), PARAGON Architects (architects of the building), Parts & Labour (artwork project manager) and Counterspace (conceptual graphic presentation) in the realisation of this project.

You can view more of Lorenzo’s work at lorenzonassimbeni.com.

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