Author: My World of Interiors
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Vitra Design Museum & Schaudepot: A Living Archive of Modern Design
What makes the Vitra Campus unique is its broader architectural context. Alongside Gehry and Herzog & de Meuron, buildings by Zaha Hadid, Tadao Ando, Nicholas Grimshaw, and SANAA turn the site into a kind of open-air design anthology.
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MillerKnoll Archives: Preserving the Icons of Modern Design
MillerKnoll was formed when the two legendary brands joined forces, creating a powerhouse of modern design.
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V&A East Storehouse: A Backstage Pass to the World’s Great Collections
That old model is changing – and nowhere more boldly than at the V&A East Storehouse, which opened in May 2025 in London’s Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.
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EMST Athens
I wasn’t expecting to fall for an industrial building in Athens, but the former FIX brewery has a way of winning hearts. Once a post-war brewery, this modernist landmark is now home to the National Museum of Contemporary Art (EMST), a bold cultural hub where creativity thrives.
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National Garden, Athens
I am always surprised when someone visits Athens without going for a stroll in the National Garden. This verdant oasis, tucked behind the Greek Parliament, offers a soothing refuge amid the city’s bustle.
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R.E.S.P.E.C.T.
There’s not just one, but two 20th Century Legends we love above and beyond here at MWoI. The King of Rock ‘n’ Roll and The Queen of Soul, Miss Aretha Franklin.
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African American Music
As part of my deep dive into the history of the United States of America, and my recent Deep South obsession, as well as love for music, and modern music history, I have been endlessly listening to Mississippi Delta Blues (see post image of the legendary Robert Johnson) and Motown. If any of this is…
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Elvis Never Left the Building!
This may seem a little kitsch, but we love Elvis Presley at MWOI HQ! -It was not always that way, I can assure you. I grew up in a household where Elvis was frowned upon as very much not the sort of cultural icon we, as intellectually minded high class individuals, embraced.
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Sara Ruffin Costello’s Fabulous New Orleans Home
In the Garden District of New Orleans, the photographer Paul Costello and his wife, Sara Ruffin Costello, live in a storied pink house that was what Paul calls “a chic disaster” when they found it in 2010.
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Palazzo Serristori
There are still some great apartments left in this restored palazzo in Florence. I would if I could… One of Florence’s most important Renaissance buildings, Palazzo Serristori, is coming back to its old splendour thanks to some major restoration works, which will also convert it into twelve exclusive and super luxurious apartments, with sizes ranging from 170 sqm…
