"[These artefacts are] a collection of some pieces that we have acquired and others that we dream of...” Vince Alafaci and Caroline Choker from award-winning design practice ACME&CO pursue a style that is simultaneously eclectic and minimal. The pair share some of their most sought-after objects with inside.
The price for public artwork is often high, but if a council, investor or developer makes the right decision, it can be the drawcard that leads to significant economic gains. In AR144, Fenella Kernebone investigates the role that public art plays and how it can become a destination in its own right.
Designed by OMA over eight years in collaboration with Prada, the Fondazione Prada’s permanent home in Milan opened in mid-2015. The centre is part of a growing trend of privately owned cultural institutions being opened in the name of powerhouse fashion brands.