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ASeriesof: art Maria Pergay [designer, 1930–2023] believed that material should never be forced — only guided. Born in Moldova and based in Paris, Pergay was among the first designers to explore stainless steel as a medium for furniture in the late 1960s. At a time when the metal remained largely associated with industry, she approached it with a sculptor’s sensibility, bending and polishing sheets of steel into fluid forms. Her pieces — tables, consoles, chairs, and lighting — are often formed from a single folded plane of steel, their curves emerging directly from the material rather than being assembled from separate elements. Through this approach, Pergay helped establish stainless steel as a distinctive language in late twentieth-century design. 1. Chair, coffee table and daybed by Maria Pergay, in demisch danant exhibition, circa 2024. 2. Living room by Maria Pergay, Paris, 1971. 3. Wave Bench by Maria Pergay, in a collector home in Connecticut decorated by jacques grange. 4. Flying Carpet Daybed by Maria Pergay, 1968. 5. Flying Carpet Daybed and Table Pliée Pierre Dure by Maria Pergay in demisch danant archives, 1968. 6. Daybed by Maria Pergay, installation image by demisch danant, c. 1968. 7. Maria Pergay chairs and bench in a parisian apartment, 1970. 8. Maria Pergay’s coffee table and daybed, in demisch danant exhibition, circa 2024. #aseriesof #pergay #mariapergay

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ASeriesof: community Each month, we feature a creative voice from our community exploring how self-care practices support long-term creativity and well-being. This month, we speak with Augusta Hoffman (@augusta.hoffman ), the New York-based interior designer known for her serene residential spaces that balance timeless architecture with unexpected modern accents. In this conversation, Augusta reflects on the rituals that sustain her creative rhythm, from calm studio environments and intentional mornings to the beauty found in small daily pleasures. A thoughtful reflection on how serenity, perspective, and care shape both her personal and professional life. Photos courtesy of Tim Lenz (@timlenzphoto ). Read the full conversation on our site: aseriesof.co #augustahoffman #aseriesofcommunity #aseriesof

Maya Angelou: “I belong to myself. I’m very proud of that. And when I find myself acting in a way that doesn’t please me, then I have to deal with that.” source: Maya Angelou’s interview with Bill Moyers, 1973. cover: joseph & isabel ettedgui’s home, 1990s. #aseriesof #mayaangelou #aseriesofselfcare

ASeriesof: spaces The Lenore & Richard Oyler House, Lone Pine Completed in 1959, the Lenore & Richard Oyler House sits among the granite formations of California’s Alabama Hills, overlooking the vast expanse of the Owens Valley and the Sierra Nevada beyond. Designed by Richard Neutra as a modest desert retreat, the house is composed as a simple steel-framed pavilion organized along a linear plan. Slender structural elements support deep roof overhangs that temper the desert climate, while continuous glass walls open the interior toward the surrounding landscape. The plan unfolds along a narrow linear axis, allowing each room to open directly toward the horizon and allowing the vast terrain to become part of the experience of the architecture itself. The Oyler House remains one of Neutra’s most distilled works — a precise response to light, climate, and landscape. Photographs courtesy of chris mottalini/upstate diary. #aseriesof #aseriesofspaces #richardneutra #oylerhouse

The everyday is where life quietly takes shape. Explore daily self-care rituals at aseriesof.co art: féminité by alexander calder, c. 1930. #aseriesof

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ASeriesof: art Alexander Calder [artist, 1898–1976] understood that balance is something living. Beginning in the early 1930s, his suspended compositions (later named “mobiles”) transformed metal into weightless structures of balance and proportion. Through motion, Calder revealed a different kind of harmony — one that adjusts continuously, yet never loses its center. 1. Red Petals (1942), New York / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. 2. Robert Osborn’s mid-century home in Connecticut, photographed by Antonia Mulas in 1985. 3. Alexander Calder in his studio. 4. A sculpture in Calder’s estate by Ugo Mulas. 5. Alexander Calder, The Dragon, 1957. 6. Alexander Calder’s Mobile at La Colombe d’Or, Provence, by Romain Laprade. #aseriesof #Calder #AlexanderCalder

Toni Morrison: “It’s important for us to become and to remain humans. It means not giving in. We know, deep down what’s right and what’s true and what’s needed.”. source: toni morrison interview on “Love”, 2003. cover: georgian townhouses, russell simpson. #aseriesof #tonimorrison #aseriesofselfcare

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ASeriesof: community Each month, we feature a creative voice from our community exploring how self-care practices support long-term creativity and well-being. This month, we speak with Rafael de Cárdenas (@rafcardy ), the New York-based designer and creative director known for a practice that moves fluidly between interiors, architecture and culture at large. In this conversation, Rafael reflects on the rituals that shape his creative life — from meditation and movement to an insatiable curiosity for culture in all its forms. He shares how gratitude, attentiveness, and openness to the world around him continue to fuel inspiration across his work. Read the full conversation on our site: aseriesof.co #rafaeldecardenas #aseriesofcommunity #aseriesof

ASeriesof: spaces Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum, Tokyo Completed in 1933 as the residence of Prince Asaka, the Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum stands as one of Japan’s most refined expressions of Art Deco. Conceived following the prince’s travels in Europe, the house is shaped by French decorative arts and Japanese design. Designed under the direction of Yōkichi Gondō, with interiors by Henri Rapin, glass and lighting by René Lalique, the residence was conceived as a total work of art. A plan that is sequential rather than open, where furniture, lighting, and ornament are integrated into a cohesive whole. Rooms follow one another in sequence, each with its own scale and proportion, encouraging a slower, more deliberate movement through the space. Opened to the public as a museum in 1983, the building has been preserved largely unchanged. Photographs courtesy of Alice Mesguich, Stuart Munro & Tokyo Arts & Culture. #aseriesof #aseriesofspaces #henrirapin #renelalique #teienartmuseum