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A magazine cover feature in Architecture Today / Interior Design
The cover of Artam, Global Art & Design magazine
The cover of ARTRAVEL magazine, issue 59
The cover of Aspire magazine's Art & Color issue
The cover of Modern Lofts, a book featuring Axis Mundi's work
The cover of B.1 Be One Magazine, Volume 4 Issue 45
The cover of BEYOND magazine, issue 013
The cover of C3 magazine, issue 303
The cover of DECOR magazine's Expressao Singular issue
A magazine cover feature in Architecture Today / Interior Design
The cover of Artam, Global Art & Design magazine
The cover of ARTRAVEL magazine, issue 59
The cover of Aspire magazine's Art & Color issue
The cover of Modern Lofts, a book featuring Axis Mundi's work
The cover of B.1 Be One Magazine, Volume 4 Issue 45
The cover of BEYOND magazine, issue 013
The cover of C3 magazine, issue 303
The cover of DECOR magazine's Expressao Singular issue
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SELECTED BOOKS, PERIODICALS + JOURNALS

2025: NY Post, “Five years later, NYC nowhere close to building COVID memorial: ‘It’s disgusting.” March 29.
2022: IFDM (Interior Furniture Design Magazine), “Touching the sky of New York,” Spring/Summer, Milan, pp. 54-58. [ PDF ]
2021: NY Post, “One year on, NYC still has no clear ideas for a COVID-19 memorial,” March 6.
2021: 150 Best New Interior Design Ideas, “Vista Tower.” Harper Collins, New York, pp. 8-19. [ PDF ]
2020: Interior + Design (Russia), June-July, Axis Mundi: Apartment with luxurious contemporary art and design, pp. 46-53. [ PDF ]
2020: 150 Best Apartment Ideas, Harper Collins, New York, pp. 64-77
2020: Aspire Design and Home, “Rock and Roll Swagger,“ Spring, pp. 62-63 [ PDF ]
2020: ARCHMARATHON Awards, Miami, February, [ PDF ]
2019: Platform (Italy), No. 2, USA Issue, “432 Park Avenue,“ December, pp. 30-35. [ PDF ]
2019: LA+ (Landscape Architecture Plus) Journal, “Iconoclast”, No. 10, Fall, University of Pennsylvania School of Design, pp. 40-43. [ PDF ]
2019: HabitART (Guatemala) n. 57, “Vivir en las Nubes,” October, Cover and pp. 22-30. [ PDF ]
2019: Revista Decor (Brazil), No. 147, “Manhattan Lifestyle,” pp. 42-49. [ PDF ]
2019: New York Times, “A Sectional Sofa Requires a Master Plan,” August 25, Section RE, page 6
2019: Industry Magazine, “A Big Apple View of the World,” July-August, pp. 130-133 [ PDF ]
2019: New Loft Residence Design (China), Artpower International Publishing Co., Ltd., "Bond Street Loft,"
2019: Industry Magazine, “Design: A Love Story,” Jan-Feb, pp. 104-109. [ PDF ]
2018: New York Times, 'Choices on the Border: Want Solar Power With That ‘Big, Beautiful Wall’?, Page A12
2018: Architecture Today: Interior Design (Spain), Booq Publishing, Barcelona, pp. 8, 9, and 34-39. [ PDF ]
2018: Villa (Poland) "CitySpire,"
2018: Style + Decor (Indonesia), "CitySpire,"
2018: Nash Dom (Bulgaria), "CitySpire,"
2018: HabitArt (Guatemala), No. 38, "Lujo Contemporáneo," Cover, pp. 32-39. [ PDF ]
2017: Style + Decor (Indonesia), October, "Made in Manhattan," pp. 86-97. [ PDF ]
2017: Warehouse Home: Industrial Inspiration for Twenty-First Century Living (UK + USA), Thames and Hudson, "New York Loft," pp. 22-23. [ PDF ]
2017: Style + Decor (Indonesia), June, "Country Living," pp. 58-67. [ PDF ]
2017: Nash Dom (Bulgaria), February,  "Bond Street Loft", pp. 66-73. [ PDF ]
2017: Christie's International Real Estate Magazine (USA), Issue 1,  "Great Hallways," pp. 66-70.
2017: Revisita Decor (Brazil), "Refugio De Verao.", pp. 52-57 [ PDF ]
2017: Small Lofts (Spain), Booq Publishing, "Light Filled Duplex," pp. 280-289 [ PDF ]
2016: HabitArt (Guatemala), No. 28, November, "La Belleza Esta En El Interior," pp. 34-39. [ PDF ]
2016: HabitArt (Guatemala), No. 27, October, "Un Loft En Bond Street," pp. 36-43. [ PDF ]
2016: Decoration World (China), April, "Axis Mundi", pp. 28-49. [ PDF ]
2016: Aspire Metro, Spring, "Oribital Axis" Bond Street Loft, pp. 98-103. [ PDF ]
2016: Villa (Poland) January-February, "Bond Street Loft," pp. 42-53. [ PDF ]
2015: Bridge for Design (UK), Summer, "Bond Street," pp. 1-9. [ PDF ]
2015: Dom Interier (Russia), pp. 132-139. [ PDF ]
2015: Hypernatural, Princeton Architectural Press, H2O Headquarters featured on pp. 78-79.
2015: Interiors, February-March, “Metro Pictures,” pp. 92-103. [ PDF ]
2015: Area, Winter, "Design Focus: John Beckmann," pp. 32-39.
2015: Loft Residences (China), Artpower International Publishing, pp. 128-131, 168-171. [ PDF ]
2015: ID. Interior Design (Russia), May-June, No. 65, “Bond Street Loft,” pp. 74-79. [ PDF ]
2015: Metropolitan Home (Malaysia), "Domicile of Artistry." pp. 74-79. [ PDF ]
2015: Modern Decoration Home (China), No.355, "Bond Street Loft," pp. 88-96. [ PDF ]
2015: ID. Interior Design (Russia) Dec-Jan, No.62, “Greenwich Village Townhouse,” pp. 52-59. [ PDF ]
2015: Estilopropio 25 (Argentina), “Brooklyn A Sus Pies,” pp. 52-55. [ PDF ]
2015: Flexform catalog (Italy), Bond Street Loft featured on pp. 98-99. [ PDF ]
2014: Artam Global Art & Design (Turkey), Nov-Dec., pp. 178-185. [ PDF ]
2014: Artravel (France), Sept. 2014, “Comfort Zone,” pp. 102-113. [ PDF ]
2014: The New York Times – House & Garden (USA), Feb. 6, “Boutique Sinks for Small Bathrooms,” D6.
2013: Creative Diagrams in Architecture II (China), pp. 34-35, and 142-145.
2013: Masterpieces: Sacred Architecture + Design (Switzerland), “Folded Cathedral,” pp. 6-9. [ PDF ]
2013: Residence (China), “New York Duplex Renovation,” pp. 104-109. [ PDF ]
2013: LUHHO (USA/Peru), “Pequeños Grandes Espacios,” pp. 24-25.
2012: The Home Observer, “Prospective Perspective,” pp. 58-63. [ PDF ]
2012: Beyond (China), Vol. 13, Special Issue: Ecological Bionic Architecture, “Is It Technology or Is It Architecture?” essay by John Beckmann, H20 Headquarters, pp. 34-39 and Cloud House 50-55. [ PDF ]
2012: Revel In New York, Vol. 3, John Beckmann Interviewed by Scott Newman, pp. 56-67. [ PDF ]
2012: Minted Magazine, “Revved Up With Red,” pp. 117.
2012: eVolo Skyscrapers, “MoMA Skyscraper,” pp. 1096-1099. [ Link ]
2012: Konsept Projeler (Turkey), “15 Broad Street," [ PDF ]
2012: Home Trends (India), Vol. 2, No. 8, “A Splash of Colour,” pp. 62-69. [ PDF ]
2011: Concept (Korea), Vol. 149, “Cathedral Fold,” pp. 86-89.
2011: Beyond (China), Vol. 005, “Whitney Downtown Museum,” pp. 48-53. [ PDF ]. 2011: B-1 Magazine (Thailand), Vol. 4, Issue 45, “Cathedral Fold,” pp. 44-45. [ PDF ]
2010: New York Architecture (Spain), “Greenwich Village Townhouse,” pp. 212-219. [ PDF ]
2010: Great Wisdom in Small Spaces, The Green Design of Small-Size Architecture (China), "Ark House," pp. 214-217.
2010: Concept (Korea), Vol. 139, “Whitney Downtown Museum,” pp. 128-131.
2010: САЛОН (Russia), “Whitney Downtown Museum in Context,” pp. 154-157.
2010: OnOffice (UK), “H2…whoa,” pg. 59.
2009: MARK (Netherlands), No. 22.
2009: C3 (Korea), No. 303, “MoMA Tower at 53W53rd,” pp. 10-11.
2009: Skyscraper 44 (Korea), “MoMA Tower at 53 West 53rd,” pp. 90-97. [ PDF ]
2009: Glamour: Making It Modern (USA), Filipacchi Publishing, pp. 160, 228. [ Link ]
2008: 1000x Architecture of the Americas (Germany), Four projects. [ PDF ]
2008: Spaces (UK), “Multi-Medium Axis Mundi,” pp. 70-79. [ PDF ]
2008: Metropolitan Home, “The Village Uncommon,” pp. 144-151. [ PDF ]
2008: View from the Top (Australia), “Duplex for a Gentleman,” pp. 38-43. [ PDF ]
2008: Avenue, “Axis Mundi Luxe Modern,” pp. 18-23. [ PDF ]
2008: Elite Interior (Russia), “Village Townhouse,” pp. 64-72. [ PDF ]
2007: Bait Venoy (Israel), “Village Duplex,” pp. 64-73. [ PDF ]
2006: The New York Times, Oct. 19, “The Glasswork of a Master Catches the Light Again,” F3. [ Link ]
2002: Surface, Issue 35, "Ten Avant Garde Industrial Designers 2002,"  pg. 112. [ PDF ]
1998: The Virtual Dimension: Architecture, Representation and Crash, Princeton Architectural Press, New York.
1998: Wallpaper, Magnum Opus," Sept.- Oct., pg. 290.
1998: Converted Spaces (UK), Conran Octopus, pp. 20 & 193.
1996: Residences Decoration (France), "Le Talent noir sur Blanc," Sept. - Nov., pp. 74-79.
1993: The New Yorker, “Light Relief,” pg. 26, July 12.
1992: Ambiente (Germany), Ein Loft der Ersten Stunde," Dec., pp. 106-110.
1992: New York Times, "20 Best Sellers of 1991," Jan. 2, pg. C6. 
1992: Casa Vogue (Italy), “New York Black & White,” pp. 154-161. [ PDF ]
1992: Vogue Decoration (France), "The Graphic Life," No. 34, pp. 100-105.
1991: Furniture Design for the 90s, PBC International, Glen Cove, NY, pp. 92, 175, 182 & 215.
1990: Product Design 4, PBC International, Glen Cove, NY, pp. 56, 65, 108 & 109.
1990: Blueprint (UK), "Bar Codes," No. 1, pp. 50-51.
1988: ID Magazine, "New and Notable," Vol. 34, pp. 78-79.
1988: Techniques & Architecture (France), "Axis Mundi-un collectif de trois designers," Vol. 377, p. 159.
1987: Lighting Dimensions, "The Randolph Duke Boutique," Vol. XI, pp. 58-59.

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A striking new mantel collection by John Beckmann of Axis Mundi in collaboration with ABC Stone, reimagines the hearth as both a timeless symbol and a modern design statement.

Blending ancient ritual with contemporary form, the five sculptural mantels restore fire as a powerful living element that is at once refined and untamed, bringing depth, drama, and meaning back to the center of the home.

A striking new mantel collection by John Beckmann of Axis Mundi in collaboration with ABC Stone, reimagines the hearth as both a timeless symbol and a modern design statement.

Blending ancient ritual with contemporary form, the five sculptural mantels restore fire as a powerful living element that is at once refined and untamed, bringing depth, drama, and meaning back to the center of the home.

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