observatories have existed for thousands of years. these first structures were used for very practical purposes such as observing the enemy in battle or guiding ships along the coast. over time observatories have come to gain new purposes. our latest article is a collection of today’s observatories which come in a range of sizes and styles, each designed with the purpose of observing different things.
'there is no real, defined space, there’s just the reflection’ – designboom speaks with Hermès artistic directors charlotte macaux perelman and alexis fabry.