Hope the installation by Lapo Ciatti takes inspiration from the literal meaning of the word “rope” and it is part of Design on Water project, the showcase on design that LUISAVIAROMA presents during the 13th edition of Firenze4Ever. Concept LUISAVIAROMA invited Lapo Ciatti and other selected artists and designers to think about the possible connections in between the...
the contest, hosted by the international ceramic and manufacturing technologies company, called for temporary installations to present products and convey corporate identity at florim’s flagship store (foro buonaparte) in milan.studio 06’s approach uses a classic symbol of artistry, the ‘easel’. the concept displays photographs of various high-profile projects utilizing ...
The relationship between Panariagroup and the cycling world spans nearly twenty years. This year sees the addition of a new chapter, one dedicated to the enthusiasm and desire to push oneself to the limits: the sponsorship of the Dolomites-Enel Marathon, one of the most evocative cycling races in Italy, now in its thirtieth edition and with participants from all over the...
Frankfurt, June 16, 2016. - Girbau values its presence in Texcare very highly. The Group presented innovations in products, new solutions in projects, advances in laundry consultancy and the company’s business prospects, both on the stand and in the convention for clients and dealers which took place on Sunday night. Girbau displayed the new products designed to achieve...
Over 150 designers went through to the final stage of the competition, from all over the world, with high-quality projects demonstrating the increasingly widespread use of and appreciation for ceramic materials in the field of construction. Testimony to this are the very places in which the winning projects were built: South Africa, Qatar, Peru, Russia, Hungary, Poland, ...
This autumn, Insecurities: Tracing Displacement and Shelter will bring together examples of art, architecture and design works at a range of scales, which all focus on the topical subject of forced displacement. MoMA, which recently quelled speculation over the closure of its architecture and design galleries, aims to explore contemporary notions of shelter in light o...
Co-produced with 5Vie Art + Design and held in SIAM’s Milanese palazzo during this year’s design week, the exhibition introduced the Museum’s first product range: a collection made out of Merdacotta, a material consisting primarily of dry cow dung.The Shit Museum is the brainchild of Gianantonio Locatelli, owner of Castelbosco dairy farm in the Italian province of Piacen...
The work of designers, craftspeople, manufacturers and design studios landed in the heart of the 5vie area, inundating the 1500 square metres of a historic mansion long closed to the public. Curated by the Netherland’s own Nicole Uniquole the exhibition offered a 360° vision of the country’s creativity with the aim of showing how successfully Dutch design transfers trad...
for ‘er xi’ — meaning ‘child’s play’ — ai weiwei references shan hai jing, a collection of epic tales and popular legends that dates back to chinese antiquity, told by children for more than 2,000 years. the artist selected some two dozen characters and mythological creatures to personify inside the space, adopting the ancient technique of traditional kites, which brings...
Invited to visit Mademoiselle Chanel’s Parisian apartment, rue Cambon, and the workshops where the CHANEL handbags are made, these artists were given complete freedom to create artworks inspired by the elements that create the identity of CHANEL’s emblematic accessory, the quilted bag. All means of expression currently being used in contemporary art will be represente...
'This isn’t about sealing David’s career with a retrospective exhibition,' explains exhibition curator Zoë Ryan, 'but rather highlighting a critical moment to consider the possibilities of where David’s practice is headed. My hope is that the exhibition will promote a much richer understanding of an architect committed to creating projects of social and cultural signific...
Curated by Nathalie Weadick of the Irish Architecture Foundation and Raymund Ryan of the Heinz Architectural Centre at Pittsburgh’s Carnegie Museum of Art, 'New Horizon: Architecture from Ireland' is a survey of three young studios: A2 Architects, GKMP Architects and Ryan W Kennihan Architects. Showing in Chicago for the very first time, the three firms drew inspirati...
the outcome of this investigation is presented during beijing design week 2015, a pavilion named ‘rising canes’. the design uses no nails or screws, and all materials are 100% recyclable. all joints are tied with ropes, which leaves the bamboo canes unharmed so they can be reused after the installation. during design week, visitors are encouraged to seed plants into bask...
The Bauhaus is one of the most influential cultural institutions of the 20th century, a place where the leading tendencies of the European avant-garde converged and melded as if in a crucible. Stylized into a myth, the Bauhaus also came to epitomize the modern design cliché: geometric, industrial, cool. For the first time ever, this major exhibition by the Vitra Desig...
this forecast is gaining considerable attention in california, which is quickly approaching its fifth year of drought. mandatory water restrictions have been placed, and in most cases are doing well to limit usage, but it’s still not enough. measures being enforced are well-intended, but lack a viable plan for sustainable growth. los angeles is one such city with an u...
The German pavilion, the form of which evokes the configuration of the country’s field and meadow landscapes, epitomizes this idea and invites visitors to become active participants in its exhibition. Design studio Schmidhuber enveloped the pavilion’s presentation in a large protective canopy that flows and slopes upward to a height of 10 meters and blurs the line betwee...
From the 11th till the 13th of May everyone can experience the latest art work by artist and innovator Daan Roosegaarde at the Museumplein in Amsterdam. This inner city square, of almost 8 acres, will be virtually placed underwater during these days. Waterlicht lets the visitor experience the almost forgotten power and vulnerability of water. This inspired Daan Roose...
sitting boldly in the desert landscape, the sculptural installation serves as a vibrant canopy respite from the sun whilst encouraging festival-goers to sit beneath and socialize. focused on a sustainable approach, the low-cost structure experiments with the diverse and unique capabilities of using paper as the prime material by converting it into pulp. the tree-like fo...
The exhibition at the Museum for Architectural Drawing shows the work of Alexander Brodsky, a contemporary Russian artist and architect of international acclaim. Alexander Brodsky comes from a renowned family of artists in Moscow and is credited as one of the groundbreaking co-founders of the ‘paper architecture’ movement in the Soviet Union in the early 1980s. It’s aim...
Finesse of detail, shadows and light, mystery and beauty, coupled with a precision of gesture in production. The fragments of stone filigree adorning gothic cathedrals and Moor palaces have marked the history of architecture. Today dynamised by the use of nanotechnologies, computer software and high-performance materials, architecture is reintroducing various forms of s...
Featuring a stunning selection of 12 historical and contemporary dolls' houses of varying sizes from the past 300 years, the exhibition is designed to tell the (fictional) stories of the people living in these houses - a set up that appeals to visitors of all ages. Many of the delicate objects - some are part of the museum's permanent collection - have been painstakingly...
Originally designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (notably the celebrated architect's last major construction), the gallery has been a landmark of Modernism since its opening in 1968. Its steel roof, touching lightly upon a series of eight columns, seemingly suspended in mid-air, defines its pared down aesthetic - a key element of its creator's oeuvre. It also allows for a...
