Imagicasa

Autumn 2020

For this autumn issue we have once again made a collection of warm, cosy and stylish subjects. We’re mostly focussing on timeless projects and design that has become and will only become more beautiful over the years. Just look at the designs of Rick Owens, Arno Declercq and Roman Plyus and the realisations of Arthur Casas, Studio Daminato and YSG Studio. We also present projects that bring together in-novation and elegance, such as those by Grade New York, Powerhouse Company and NC Design & Architecture.

We may find ourselves at a time when travel is difficult or impossible, but that won’t stop us from dreaming away at some unique hotels. In any case, we already know where our next vacation will take us: to Le Coucou in Méribel designed by Pierre Yovanovitch, the Amangiri resort in Utah or the newest destination of the remarkable hotel concept 700’000 Heures.

As usual, we also dived into the rich history of architecture and design in search of stories that are still interesting and relevant today. For example, we turn the spot-light on the Belgian architect Claude Strebelle, as well as a series of transparent plexiglass furniture that can be a stylish addition to your interior.

MacGuffin 6 – The Ball

Keep your eyes on the ball with MacGuffin Nº 6. Dedicated to the perfectly shaped object that is the dream of every visionary architect, but a source of great distress to the unsporty among us: the ball. MacGuffin kicks off with spinning ballboys, tumbling plants, rolling meatballs, bouncing planets, utopian bubbles, and the inventor of the smiley: Mr. Harvey Ball himself.

VISIONS BY is a knowledge platform with an annual magazine that addresses the different perspectives on materiality and material cultures from a critical and speculative research focus. It aims at generating awareness through materials beyond their physical properties, and at considering materials as a new entitled discipline emerging from a design context.

Materials are inevitably linked to the evolution of humanity: they award identity, build heritage, and project futures. We focus on this social impact and perception of materials and the importance of materials in activating and dynamizing cultures and socioeconomic systems.

With annual presentations and participative performances by rising and consolidated designers, Visions By magazine issues are conformed by a curated eclectic mix of articles, photographic essays, interviews and case studies, englobing the different forms of understanding and exercising the material in a design context.

In this issue: Arnau Anglada, Victor Betriu, Diego Bustamante, Luis Carriere, Ernesto Castro, Juan de la Criz Megías, Fred Erik, Katharina, Hetzeneder, Daniel Riba, Ariadna Ser- rahima, Sara Torres, Jose María Torres Nadal, Pleun Van Dijk, Bernat Vázquez

More details:
Published in English
Print run 1.000 copies.
12.5 x 18cm
88 pages
softcover affixed with an exclusive pencil (17.5cm) and rubber (5.5cm x 2cm)

MacGuffin 4 – The Sink, with a cover image photographed by Scheltens & Abbenes.

MacGuffin 4 delves into the alluring lives of the sink, the object that speaks volumes about who we are and how we live. Featuring mesmerizing inox sinks, sinks for genever drinkers, pathologists and babies, ‘kommunalka’ sinks, sitcom sinks, and bottomless sinkholes into which everything disappears. The magazine contains a wonderful series of stainless steel sinks by photography duo Scheltens & Abbenes and a short story by prize winning author Kira Wuck.

MacGuffin 3 – The Rope: where would we be without rope and knots? That’s the question.

As a design & crafts magazine MacGuffin 3 explores the fascinating life of the object that binds together pieces of furniture, K2 climbers, redneck cars, Japanese eggs and Mars rovers. It inspires a community of flax spinners, biennale curators, bondage lovers and sailing enthusiasts: Rope. Connoisseurs from designers Bertjan Pot and Brynjar Sigurðarson to writer Arnon Grunberg and artist Françoise Grossen shed their light on something so interwoven with our lives that it deserves a magazine of its own.

Frame magazine is the world’s leading interior-design publication. The bimonthly magazine is filled with inspiring projects and stunning photography from all sectors of the international interiors industry. Since 1997, Frame has remained faithful to its vision: putting interior design on the map as a creative profession that’s on a par with product design and architecture.

The May/June 2019 issue of Frame magazine reports on the human-centric focus of interior design, and how tech is transforming live music.

Sprache: Englisch

Summer 19

This edition of Imagicasa magazine is not only the first issue that we publish in the month of June, it is also the 10th edition. A real jubilee edition! We could not have reached this milestone without our loyal partners and readers, so first of all I would like to thank you all for your continued support and trust.

In just a few years, Imagicasa has grown enormously. The website expanded to this magazine and we now even offer a real lifestyle with the decorative objects and exclusive furniture that are sold in our webshop. Our website also got a fresh coat of paint to fit even better in the style and atmosphere that Imagicasa represents. The ‘stories’ make the website more dynamic, partners and their realisations get more visibility and there are many new features.

On top of that, we don’t just write about national and international inspiring projects, since this spring our magazine is actually sold abroad (Singapore, Australia, the UK, Switzerland). A great honour and the confirmation that with hard work dreams can really come true!

So, we advise everyone to keep dreaming and with the help of this June edition of Imagicasa magazine we are already giving our readers a push in the right direction. Summer is approaching and maybe you have a pleasant holiday to look forward to. This is the ideal time to relax with a magazine – and maybe also a cocktail – in your hand and let yourself be inspired by all the beauty we bring.

Exclusive travel destinations, retro interiors and colourful works of art are put in the spotlight. We present both international names (Thierry Lemaire, Irakli Zaria, Winter McDermott) and Belgian high-flyers (Balo, Nathalie Deboel). We also bring you the stories of flight attendants working on private jets, the founder of the company Vip & Butler Services and we share tips of a real estate agent in Spain. Looking for something even more exclusive? Then let yourself be enchanted by the latest yacht designs by Oceanco and designer Andy Waugh. And are you still looking for a fun activity this summer? Be sure to visit Boon Gallery in Knokke where some unique works by Picasso will be exhibited.

As you will notice, we have once again collected a tasteful collection of interesting and inspiring subjects for you and we hope to be able to do so for many years to come.