AZURE

Lively, fresh, forward-looking, but also socially relevant — this defines Azure, the leading design publication covering the expanding world of international contemporary architecture and design. Each issue delivers readers inspiring ideas and cutting-edge innovations, from state-of-the-art green building to the latest in furniture and home accessories from around the globe.

Products of Our Time

AZURE • Vol. 42, No. 315, Mar/Apr/May 2026

MEMORY PALACE • Return trips to the Swiss Alps inspire Gerhard Richter’s colourful reflection about the passage of time

Total Knockout • By Lemoignan revamps a Montreal boxing club’s lobby to pack a serious punch even before you enter the ring

Dinner Theatre • The hospitality industry trades routine restaurant meals for high-design dining pop-ups

Standing Ovation • Optimism about Canada’s creative scene was high during Toronto’s January design week

Ensemble Cast • For the second year in a row, a show staged by the Montreal collective Ensemble (most deservedly) won DesignTO’s “Best Exhibition” award

Today’s Special • Furniture offcuts anchor New Neighbour’s charming reinventions of otherwise humble hospitality signage

Living Out of a Suitcase • Canadian luggage brand Monos packs its latest shops with cafés that channel local spirit

Plenty of Fish • Sydney’s new market is as much a destination for seafood wholesalers as it is for architecture fans

HOLY MACKEREL! (AND TUNA, PRAWNS AND MUSSELS, TOO) • The Sydney Fish Market places the spectacle of a seafood auction on public display

Minimal Impact • Tokyo-based studio SymbolPlus showcases the beauty of preservation with the renovation of its own office

Extended Stay • Four lounge chairs that lend ultimate comfort to casual working environments

On the Bright Side • An office complex in the Netherlands by Studio PROTOTYPE draws natural light deep inside through carefully placed internal courtyards

Creative Spark • In Valencia, a well-appointed shared studio space inspires harmonious interactions

A Soft Touch • With intriguing textures and dreamy colour palettes, this quartet of textiles brings charm and character to contract spaces

From the Teapot to the City

In the Spotlight • Salone del Mobile adds eye-popping attractions to the fair — including Salone Raritas, a way to engage lovers of collectible design more often seen off-site. Meanwhile, EuroCucina is back with the latest in kitchens

Minimal Moments • These debuts during Milan Design Week hint at a return to rigorous, stripped-down forms — with much inspiration from craft tradition

Romantic Gestures • Curves and colour, however, are not going anywhere. From the palazzo to the living room parlour, a love for softness and sensuality endures

Formal Experiments • Because every room could use an eye-catching outlier

Halifax Special • The founders of Nova Scotia architecture firm SUPRBLK bring their love for vibrant palettes to their own home in the capital’s north end. Beth Hitchcock visits “Being Turquoise” and finds that the corrugated metal live-work building dials up the happy hues of Maritime architecture

Your Very Own Eames • A prefab pavilion system, created by the Eames Foundation in collaboration with Spanish manufacturer Kettal, might have you living it up as vibrantly as Charles and Ray

Local Lore • Volcanos are the source of design’s latest material obsession, while algae breathes new life into finishes

Rock of Ages • Might stone be the next frontier of sustainable architecture? Lloyd Alter profiles an ambitious trio — comprising an architect, an engineer and a master mason — that argues the ancient structural material could be better for the...