OnOffice Magazine Nov-18 Back Issue

Culture may be one of the most far-reaching concepts ever to exist. Spanning a range of traditions, values, norms and ideas, it has long rubbed shoulders with architecture and design, and even adopted its plethora of prefixes; multi, inter, cross – it has different meanings for different perspectives. So what happens to design in a country of many cultures, and how does a nation’s design language varies from one to the next? Having experienced several design languages first-hand, Uruguayan-born, London-based designer and maker Matteo Fogale is well placed to identify the nuances that set each country apart. He tells OnOffice all about his latest exhibition Hilos Invisibiles – a multicultural exercise brimming with ambition – which has put Uruguay’s little-known architect Julio Vilamajó on the British map. Elsewhere, we look at ‘dapper culture’ in LA, musical culture in Amsterdam’s A’DAM tower and Stanton Williams’ resign of the Royal Opera House. Plus a review of LDF, and an exciting preview of Orgatec!