Classics Of The Future

Marc Fornes @theverymany ‘s architecture transports us to fantastical worlds. His projects are vessels that trigger our imagination.   They stem from his pursuit of essentialism: can a single surface serve as form, structure, and shelter simultaneously? This question fuelled his passion and led him to become an inventor. He developed unique methods for designing his projects by programming precise instructions into a computer, mastering computational techniques to bring his visionary creations into the physical world.   On his 15-year research process that led to the projects we enjoy today, Marc says: ‘I wasn’t a nerd. I needed to become one to arrive here.’ Read more about Marc Fornes on our website 🔗 link in bio ✍️ Candela de Bortoli Photos in this post: Marc Fornes in his studio in Dumbo Brooklyn and images of the works within the studio. 📸 credits: Photos 1, 2, 4 & 5 © Noah Kalina Photo 8 © Alan Tansey Other images and animation courtesy of THEVERYMANY #theverymany #marcfornes #architecturestudio #artiststudio #colour #art #models #prototypes #sculpture #artistportrait #creativity #classicsofthefuture

ENSAMBLE: FABRICATING LANDSCAPE 🪨 @anton_ensamble @debora_ensamble Shaped through encounters in Boston, Madrid, and Pinto, this capsule explores architecture not as a finished object, but as a continuous experiment, where matter is tested, landscapes are fabricated, and risk becomes structure. Written and conducted by Asiel Núñez, with the generous support of Dinorah Schulte -Mexican architect and former collaborator at Ensamble- ‘Ensamble: Fabricating Landscape’ opens access to memories, processes, and projects that define the studio’s work. Live now. Link in bio 🔗 @asieljireh @dinorahmschulte Edited by Candela De Bortoli @candebortoli - ‘miro’ board by Asiel Nuñez. Unless otherwise specified below, images courtesy of Ensamble Studio. Further image credits: 2-4 © Iwan Baan 6-7, 9 Courtesy of Dinorah M. Schulte 8 © James Florio 10-11 Courtesy of Asiel Nuñez 14-15 © Roland Halbe #EnsambleStudio #Landscape #ArchitectureAsExperiment #Sculpture #classicsofthefuture

Last days to visit ‘DANIEL WIDRIG: WORKING OUT’ on view @neues_museum_nuernberg until May 25. An incredible show by @danielwidrig 🔥🔥🔥 • 📸 @studio_naaro

In the inaugural post of our Critics Series, David Basulto @dbasulto founder of ArchDaily, responds to our question: “Which experimental ideas in architecture have recently caught your attention?” The COTF Critics Series brings together perspectives from some of the most compelling voices in contemporary architecture and design, offering insight into the architectural and design sensibilities likely to shape our future. In conversation with Paula Pintos. @gustavdusing @isolefaraguna @abalossentkiewicz 📸 7_©️Simon Menges & Nino Tugushi 8,9_©️Gustav Düsing 10_ Portrait of David Basulto @bb_fotos #davidbasulto #archdaily #architecture #future #classicsofthefuture

Through this image, we discovered the world of @aiste_ambrazeviciute 😍 📸 ‘Lepeška/ Chanterelle’ riso print. “Lichens taught me that decay isn’t something negative. I was always drawn to textures and plants, so perfectly clean surfaces never interested me. Observing lichens helped me accept slowness, change, and decay as natural and even positive processes. Now it feels self-evident to me, and what seems unfamiliar instead are spaces that are too clean or too permanent.” —Aistė Ambrazevičiūtė 🔗 Read the interview via the link in bio 🔗 interview by Marya Kanakis. Edited by Juan Cantú. All Images courtesy of Aistė Ambrazevičiūtė #aisteambrazeviciute #ecologicalart #lichens #microscopicecologies #classicsofthefuture

Better with friends 🍸❤️‍🔥 📸 Alex Fisher & Sam Aleksander 🙏

Designed by French architect Marc Fornes @theverymany , L’île Folie reimagines the architectural “folly”—once playful, hidden gems in 19th-century parks—into something bold, contemporary, and alive with energy. ✨ Its cocoon-like canopy, made from ultra-thin folded aluminum, filters sunlight into shifting patterns by day and glows like a lantern by night. No frame, no limits—just form, light, and imagination coming together. More than a landmark, it’s a space to gather, celebrate, perform, or simply pause. A reminder that parks aren’t just places to pass through—they’re places to feel, connect, and be surprised. Step onto the island. Stay awhile. Experience something different. 📸 @photo.kroo #marcfornes #theverymany #publicart #follies #classicsofthefuture

“Some lichen species grow everywhere, even in cities, but I had never really noticed them as a child. So my fascination didn’t come from childhood memories, it began later, when I started discovering microscopic worlds. For about a year I used a small clip-on iPhone microscope. It was game-changing. I started looking at everything, discovering just how many species and forms existed, and that combination of art, spontaneity, new tools, and these strange organisms is what really sparked my fascination.“ —Aistė Ambrazevičiūtė @aiste_ambrazeviciute 🔗 Read the interview via the link in bio 🔗 interview by Marya Kanakis @maryakanakis - Edited by Juan Cantú. All Images courtesy of Aistė Ambrazevičiūtė #aisteambrazeviciute #ecologicalart #lichens #microscopicecologies #classicsofthefuture

We’re excited to share our latest FRESH CUT drop: Aistė Ambrazevičiūtė @aiste_ambrazeviciute Aistė Ambrazevičiūtė is a Lithuanian artist, designer, and researcher based in Kaunas whose interdisciplinary practice moves between architecture, digital modeling, and ecological observation. Working through her studio, Plantasia Lab, she develops speculative visual systems inspired by lichens, hybrid colonies of algae or cyanobacteria that exist through symbiosis, slowness, and adaptation. Much like lichens themselves, her work operates between domains, combining scientific tools, artistic intuition, and architectural thinking to explore how unseen biological processes shape the surfaces and structures we inhabit. Through projects such as Lichen Grammar and Secret Book of Lichen, Ambrazevičiūtė translates microscopic ecologies into visual languages and spatial imaginaries, proposing alternative ways of seeing, designing, and relating to the natural world. In conversation with COTF, Aistė invites us into her intricate world, one shaped by the slow intelligence of living surfaces. 🔗 Read the interview via the link in bio 🔗 interview by Marya Demetra Kanakis. Edited by Juan Ramon Cantu. All Images courtesy of Aistė Ambrazevičiūtė #aisteambrazeviciute #ecologicalart #lichen #microscopic #classicsofthefuture

Snapshots from our visit to the studio of Pablo Kobayashi & Lucía Aumann in Mexico City 🇲🇽 Check out the video in our previous post! 📹 @pablokobayashi @lucia.aumann 🤍 📸 Juan Ramon Cantu #pablokobayashi #luciaaumann #pneumaticstructures #studiovisit #classicsofthefuture

We visited Pablo Kobayashi & Lucía Aumann at their studio in Mexico City 🇲🇽 @pablokobayashi @lucia.aumann Thank you for an incredible insight into your explorations with pneumatic structures • And thank you for the tacos !!! 🌮🤍🌮🤍 🎤 Juan Ramon Cantu @juan_r_cantu #pablokobayashi #luciaaumann #pneumaticstructures #studiovisit #classicsofthefuture

We first encountered the work of Jenny Sabin through myThread Pavilion (2012): a project that blurred the boundaries between architecture, science, and the human body—transforming movement into material, and data into space. Developed in collaboration with Nike, the pavilion translated real-time motion data from runners into a lightweight, knitted structure—where geometry, performance, and fabrication became one continuous system. Sabin reimagines architecture not as something static, but as something responsive, adaptive, and alive—rooted in biology, computation, and craft. Her work challenges us to rethink what buildings can be: not rigid objects, but soft systems shaped by energy, interaction, and environment. @sabinjenny @nike 🔗 Read our interview with Jenny Sabin via the link in bio 🔗 #jennysabin #designinnovation #textilearchitecture #futureofdesign #classicsofthefuture