{"id":272630,"date":"2023-01-19T06:30:02","date_gmt":"2023-01-19T05:30:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vibia.com\/winter-reading-7-recommendations-from-top-creative-minds\/"},"modified":"2023-03-13T12:07:38","modified_gmt":"2023-03-13T11:07:38","slug":"winter-reading-7-recommendations-from-top-creative-minds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vibiatest.com\/us\/winter-reading-7-recommendations-from-top-creative-minds\/","title":{"rendered":"Winter Reading: 7 recommendations from top creative minds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff;background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#ffffff;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start\" style=\"max-width:1838.72px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><style type=\"text\/css\">@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-1{margin-top:0px!important; margin-right:0px!important;margin-bottom:20px!important;margin-left:0px!important;}}@media only screen and (max-width:768px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-1{margin-top:0px!important; margin-right:0px!important;margin-bottom:20px!important; margin-left:0px!important;}}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:20px;margin-left:0px;\"><h2 class=\"title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:35;line-height:1.3;\">Whether by the fireplace, while cooking a delicious meal or in your favorite corner at home, winter is the moment to wind down and spend some quality time \u2013and a good book is always a safe bet. We asked a group of international designers and architects to share what\u2019s on their radar for inspiration this new year. Here are some of their top picks.<\/h2><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-0{width:100% !important;margin-top : 0px;margin-bottom : 20px;}.fusion-builder-column-0 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 1.92%;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 1.92%;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-0{width:100% !important;}.fusion-builder-column-0 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}@media only screen and (max-width:768px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-0{width:100% !important;}.fusion-builder-column-0 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}<\/style><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-flex-container.fusion-builder-row-1{ padding-top : 0px;margin-top : 0px;padding-right : 30px;padding-bottom : 60px;margin-bottom : 0px;padding-left : 30px;}<\/style><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff;background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#ffffff;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start\" style=\"max-width:1838.72px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"text-align:left;margin-top:20px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Golnaz Afkhami<\/span><br \/>\n<a style=\"font-family: gorditaregular!important;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/golnaz-afkhami-720a1a4b\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Founder and Creative Director at Renocon Design Center<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep center-columns960\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-bottom:0px;width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#dba89b;border-top-width:1px;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><p>Golnaz Afkhami is the founder and Creative Director at Renocon Design Center, an interior design studio in Vancouver where a globally curated collection of finishes, textures, materials, and products are housed.<\/p>\n<p>Truly passionate about creating spaces, she admires <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Creating-Innovators-Making-People-Change\/dp\/1451611498\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Creating Innovators: The Making of Young People Who +Will Change the World<\/a> by Tony Wagner. \u201cReading this book has aligned my intuition that creating a space that moves people and that comes from intention has the magic of cascading into many other creations by the users\u201d, she says.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-1{width:100% !important;margin-top : 0px;margin-bottom : 20px;}.fusion-builder-column-1 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 1.92%;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 1.92%;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-1{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-1 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}@media only screen and (max-width:768px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-1{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-1 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}<\/style><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-flex-container.fusion-builder-row-2{ padding-top : 0px;margin-top : 0px;padding-right : 30px;padding-bottom : 60px;margin-bottom : 0px;padding-left : 30px;}<\/style><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-3 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff;background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#ffffff;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-center fusion-flex-justify-content-center\" style=\"max-width:1838.72px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_2_5 2_5 fusion-flex-column\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-center fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div style=\"text-align:center;\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-1 hover-type-none\"><img width=\"800\" height=\"1067\" alt=\"Vibia The Edit - Winter Reading - \" title=\"vibia-the-edit-winter-reading-golnaz-afkhami-1\" src=\"https:\/\/vibiatest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/vibia-the-edit-winter-reading-golnaz-afkhami-1.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.vibia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/vibia-the-edit-winter-reading-golnaz-afkhami-1.jpg\" class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-272575\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27800%27%20height%3D%271067%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20800%201067%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27800%27%20height%3D%271067%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/vibiatest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/vibia-the-edit-winter-reading-golnaz-afkhami-1-400x534.jpg 400w, https:\/\/vibiatest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/vibia-the-edit-winter-reading-golnaz-afkhami-1-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/vibiatest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/vibia-the-edit-winter-reading-golnaz-afkhami-1.jpg 800w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/span><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-2{width:40% !important;margin-top : 0px;margin-bottom : 20px;}.fusion-builder-column-2 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 4.8%;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 4.8%;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-2{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-2 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}@media only screen and (max-width:768px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-2{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-2 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}<\/style><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-3 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><style type=\"text\/css\">@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-2{margin-top:0px!important; margin-right:0px!important;margin-bottom:20px!important;margin-left:0px!important;}}@media only screen and (max-width:768px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-2{margin-top:0px!important; margin-right:0px!important;margin-bottom:20px!important; margin-left:0px!important;}}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-2 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two big-text\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:20px;margin-left:0px;\"><h2 class=\"title-heading-center fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:35;line-height:1.3;\">\u201cReading this book has aligned my intuition that creating a space that moves people and that comes from intention has the magic of cascading into many other creations by the users\u201d<\/h2><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-3{width:50% !important;margin-top : 0px;margin-bottom : 20px;}.fusion-builder-column-3 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 3.84%;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 23px;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-3{width:100% !important;}.fusion-builder-column-3 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}@media only screen and (max-width:768px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-3{width:100% !important;}.fusion-builder-column-3 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}<\/style><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-flex-container.fusion-builder-row-3{ padding-top : 0px;margin-top : 0px;padding-right : 30px;padding-bottom : 60px;margin-bottom : 0px;padding-left : 30px;}<\/style><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-4 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff;background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#ffffff;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start\" style=\"max-width:1838.72px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-4 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\"><p>Matthew McConaughey\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Greenlights-Cine-Spanish-Matthew-McConaughey\/dp\/8448028473\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Greenlights<\/a> is another pick, which made her \u201cappreciate the professional journey that it has taken to arrive at where I am today\u201d. Fearlessly starting her career at 23 in an industry \u201cdominated by men\u201d, she admits that her overwhelming need to do what she was passionate about allowed her to be fearless in the face of all that stood in her way.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-4 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"text-align:left;margin-top:20px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Esther Rico<\/span><br \/>\n<a style=\"font-family: gorditaregular!important;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/estherrico\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Founder of Esther Rico Design &amp; Business<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep center-columns960\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-bottom:0px;width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#dba89b;border-top-width:1px;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-5\"><p>Barcelona-based interior designer Esther Rico believes each interior should tell the story of those inhabiting that space. Her human-centered design approach was influenced by <a href=\"https:\/\/research.elisava.net\/material-designers-book\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Material Designers Book<\/a>, which portrays \u201chow design can change the world\u201d; a transformation starting from the material, she believes, \u201cthe very beginning\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Rico also cites Oscar Guayabero\u2019s essay <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/-\/es\/\u00d3scar-Guayabero\/dp\/8418049545\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Design for the Day Before<\/a>, which \u201caddresses design not as a medium but as an intermediary\u201d from a multidisciplinary perspective.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-4{width:100% !important;margin-top : 0px;margin-bottom : 20px;}.fusion-builder-column-4 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 1.92%;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 1.92%;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-4{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-4 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}@media only screen and (max-width:768px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-4{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-4 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}<\/style><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-flex-container.fusion-builder-row-4{ padding-top : 0px;margin-top : 0px;padding-right : 30px;padding-bottom : 60px;margin-bottom : 0px;padding-left : 30px;}<\/style><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-5 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff;background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#ffffff;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-center fusion-flex-justify-content-center\" style=\"max-width:1838.72px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-5 fusion_builder_column_2_5 2_5 fusion-flex-column\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><style type=\"text\/css\">@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-3{margin-top:0px!important; margin-right:0px!important;margin-bottom:20px!important;margin-left:0px!important;}}@media only screen and (max-width:768px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-3{margin-top:0px!important; margin-right:0px!important;margin-bottom:20px!important; margin-left:0px!important;}}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-3 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two big-text\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:20px;margin-left:0px;\"><h2 class=\"title-heading-center fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:35;line-height:1.3;\">\u201caddresses design not as a medium but as an intermediary\u201d<\/h2><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-5{width:40% !important;margin-top : 0px;margin-bottom : 20px;}.fusion-builder-column-5 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 4.8%;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 23px;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-5{width:100% !important;}.fusion-builder-column-5 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}@media only screen and (max-width:768px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-5{width:100% !important;}.fusion-builder-column-5 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}<\/style><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-6 fusion_builder_column_2_5 2_5 fusion-flex-column\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-center fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div style=\"text-align:center;\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-2 hover-type-none\"><img width=\"900\" height=\"900\" alt=\"Vibia The Edit - Winter Reading - \" title=\"vibia-the-edit-winter-reading-esther-rico\" src=\"https:\/\/vibiatest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/vibia-the-edit-winter-reading-esther-rico.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.vibia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/vibia-the-edit-winter-reading-esther-rico.jpg\" class=\"lazyload img-responsive wp-image-272569\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27900%27%20height%3D%27900%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20900%20900%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27900%27%20height%3D%27900%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/vibiatest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/vibia-the-edit-winter-reading-esther-rico-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/vibiatest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/vibia-the-edit-winter-reading-esther-rico-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/vibiatest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/vibia-the-edit-winter-reading-esther-rico-800x800.jpg 800w, https:\/\/vibiatest.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/vibia-the-edit-winter-reading-esther-rico.jpg 900w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/span><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-6{width:40% !important;margin-top : 0px;margin-bottom : 20px;}.fusion-builder-column-6 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 4.8%;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 4.8%;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-6{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-6 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}@media only screen and (max-width:768px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-6{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-6 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}<\/style><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-flex-container.fusion-builder-row-5{ padding-top : 0px;margin-top : 0px;padding-right : 30px;padding-bottom : 60px;margin-bottom : 0px;padding-left : 30px;}<\/style><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-6 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff;background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#ffffff;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start\" style=\"max-width:1838.72px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-7 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-6\"><p>Her last pick is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/El-dise\u00f1o-invisible-lecciones-intervenci\u00f3n\/dp\/9501227227\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">El dise\u00f1o invisible. Siete lecciones sobre la intervenci\u00f3n culta en el h\u00e1bitat humano<\/a>, by Norberto Chaves, who she admires for his \u201canthropological vision of design, his sensitivity to details and his critical insights into the profession\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-7 fusion-text-no-margin\" style=\"text-align:left;margin-top:20px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><p><span style=\"font-size: 18px;\">Carmelo Zappulla<\/span><br \/>\n<a style=\"font-family: gorditaregular!important;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/carmelozappulla\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Founder and CEO at External Reference<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep center-columns960\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-bottom:0px;width:100%;\"><div class=\"fusion-separator-border sep-single sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#dba89b;border-top-width:1px;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-8\"><p>Italian-born architect Carmelo Zappulla is founder and managing director of External Reference, an experimental architectural studio developing international work on different scales: from exhibition spaces to urban, interior and product design.<\/p>\n<p>One of his forever favorites is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Eyes-Skin-Architecture-Senses\/dp\/1119941288\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Eyes of the Skin: Architecture and the Senses<\/a> by Juhani Pallasmaa. In this essay, the Finnish theorist emphasizes the precedence of eyesight over any other sense in the field, which \u201cimpoverishes the architectural experience\u201d when \u201creduced to a simple two-dimensional image\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>On this same line, he also recommends Franco Arminio\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/-\/es\/Franco-Arminio\/dp\/8830104469\/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">La cura dello sguardo: Nuova farmacia poetica<\/a> and his \u201ccare of looking at things carefully, deeply\u201d. \u201cPoetry is an expression of observing the details, which we can crystallize with the power of word\u201d, he says.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-7{width:100% !important;margin-top : 0px;margin-bottom : 20px;}.fusion-builder-column-7 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 1.92%;padding-bottom : 0px 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1.92%;}}<\/style><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-9 fusion_builder_column_2_5 2_5 fusion-flex-column\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><style type=\"text\/css\">@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-4{margin-top:0px!important; margin-right:0px!important;margin-bottom:20px!important;margin-left:0px!important;}}@media only screen and (max-width:768px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-4{margin-top:0px!important; margin-right:0px!important;margin-bottom:20px!important; margin-left:0px!important;}}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-4 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two big-text\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:20px;margin-left:0px;\"><h2 class=\"title-heading-center fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:35;line-height:1.3;\">\u201cPoetry is an expression of observing the details, which we can crystallise with the power of word\u201d<\/h2><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-9{width:40% !important;margin-top : 0px;margin-bottom : 20px;}.fusion-builder-column-9 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 4.8%;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 23px;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-9{width:100% !important;}.fusion-builder-column-9 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}@media only screen and (max-width:768px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-9{width:100% !important;}.fusion-builder-column-9 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}<\/style><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-flex-container.fusion-builder-row-7{ padding-top : 0px;margin-top : 0px;padding-right : 30px;padding-bottom : 60px;margin-bottom : 0px;padding-left : 30px;}<\/style><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-8 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff;background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#ffffff;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start\" style=\"max-width:1838.72px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-10 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-9\"><p>His research and creative process could not be such without a deep sense of nostalgia, which he shares with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Louis-Kahn-Importance-Michael-Benedikt\/dp\/3037786442\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Louis Kahn: The Importance of a Drawing<\/a> by Charlotte &amp; Peter Fiell. \u201cI enjoyed his claim for freehand drawing not as a representation but as a design process\u201d, he states.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-10{width:100% !important;margin-top : 0px;margin-bottom : 20px;}.fusion-builder-column-10 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px 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