Johanna Agerman Ross design, architecture and fashion writer
Atelierdorp
In the Netherlands designers can get free studio space by squatting legally. I visited a collective that was about to get chucked out.
Icon, January 2010
Photo: Raoul Kramer/Collective Exposure
New Carver Apartments by Michael Maltzan
While on honeymoon with my husband we visited Michael Maltzan’s New Carver Apartments in LA – housing for homeless people on the rebound.
Icon, October 2010
Photo: Iwan Baan
Interview: Kengo Kuma
I called Kengo Kuma in his Tokyo office and was surprised when he answered the phone himself.
Acne Paper, Issue 5
Illustration: Jonas Jansson
Profile: Mathieu Lehanneur
I met Mathieu at Maison & Objet in January 2010. A fair that we were both equally underwhelmed by, but it was nice to hear Lehanneur’s unique viewpoint on design and designing.
Icon, April 2010
Photo: Ola Rindal
Profile: Gam Fratesi
It was a cold and wintery day that I went to visit GamFratesi in their Copenhagen studio. We drank hot chocolate and chatted about perfection.
Icon, March 2010
Photo: Martin Magntorn
Profile: Inga Sempé
I went to Paris on a cold day in March to eat a delicious lunch with Inga Sempé and to talk about her work.
Icon, May 2010
Photo: Ola Rindal
Review: The House of Viktor & Rolf
A review of the weird and wonderful world of Viktor & Rolf as displayed at the Barbican Art Gallery in July 2008.
Q&A with Alvaro Siza
I met with Alvaro Siza the day before he received the Royal Gold Medal in 2009.
Icon, May 2009
Photo: Marcus Ross
Q&A with Renzo Piano
I went to Chicago for the opening of the extension to the Chicago Art Institute by Renzo Piano.
Icon, July 2009