Insights on Design and Culture

BLUEMATERIALS celebrates detail, symbolism, and storytelling.

Our Journal offers insights on the cultures, art, and architecture that inspire our designs and reveal the stories behind each accessory.

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Palaces of Worship

Palaces of Worship

Palaces of worship reach out to our emotions to convey messages to our subconscious. But a conscious reading through the filter of our contemporary understanding of the world reveals a...

Palaces of Worship

Palaces of worship reach out to our emotions to convey messages to our subconscious. But a conscious reading through the filter of our contemporary understanding of the world reveals a...

Statements of Canada

Statements of Canada

Observations on the contemporary architecture of Canada, with the opportunity of three distinct landmarks across different eras.   

Statements of Canada

Observations on the contemporary architecture of Canada, with the opportunity of three distinct landmarks across different eras.   

Villa San Michele and The Mystery of the Sphinx

Villa San Michele and The Mystery of the Sphinx

A three-thousand-year-old sphinx is overlooking the port of Capri and the bay of Naples from the edge of the gardens at Villa San Michele. Once the most famous villas in...

Villa San Michele and The Mystery of the Sphinx

A three-thousand-year-old sphinx is overlooking the port of Capri and the bay of Naples from the edge of the gardens at Villa San Michele. Once the most famous villas in...

A photo of the Supertrees of Singapore's Gardens by the Bay with a view of the city in the background

Gardens By The Bay

Imagination in urban planning can not only transform a city, but become the centrepiece of its international marketing campaign. 

Gardens By The Bay

Imagination in urban planning can not only transform a city, but become the centrepiece of its international marketing campaign. 

L'Odyssée

L'Odyssée

A journey around the lands visited by Ulysses in Homer's Odyssey, and an insight on the value of exploration through the lens of one of Greece's contemporary poets. 

L'Odyssée

A journey around the lands visited by Ulysses in Homer's Odyssey, and an insight on the value of exploration through the lens of one of Greece's contemporary poets. 

The Artists’ Sacrifice

The Artists’ Sacrifice

A short story inspired by the artists who created the Parthenon Marbles. The unsung heroes whose craft has shaped the history of art.

The Artists’ Sacrifice

A short story inspired by the artists who created the Parthenon Marbles. The unsung heroes whose craft has shaped the history of art.