Philippe Parreno
Posted by Fabio 28 October 2009
Video documenting the May 2009 exhibition at Kunsthalle Zürich in Switzerland, dedicated to the work of Philippe Parreno, a French artist born in Algeria.
Vladislav Delay – Toive
Posted by Fabio 28 October 2009
Vladislav Delay has released a new video for ‘Toive’, taken from the recent Tummaa album. The music video was directed by the very talented Carolina Melis (who has previously made videos for Efterklang and Colleen) and Lorenzo Sportiello. We caught up with Carolina to find out more about this mesmerizing piece of work. read more
Studio Von Birken
Posted by Fabio 28 October 2009
Loving the new bold website from Studio Von Birken. The spread shown is from the studios issue of Arktip Magazine.
The Robotic Chair
Posted by Fabio 28 October 2009
“The Robotic Chair“, by Max Dean, Raffaello D’Andrea and Matt Donovan. A M A Z I N G!
Michel de Broin
Posted by Fabio 28 October 2009
“Upon invitation to reflect on the notion of transparency, that led me into the forest to envelop the contour of a large stone with fragments of mirror. The large stone, tucked away deep in the woods, became a reflective surface for its surroundings. read more
Shiina Takehito – An Egg of Snow Monster
Posted by Fabio 28 October 2009
Born in Hanamaki, lives and works in Sendai, Japan. Graduated from Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music with a degree in M.A. from Sculpture in 1999. Takehito Shiina is known for his Kazan-Yaki (Magma Firings): sculptural work series which he created on location at various volcanoes around the world. In the project, Shiina fired his handmade clay figures and made them into terra-cotta sculptures with the heat of magma near the active volcanoes in Hawaii, Italy and Japan. read more
THE MOST BEAUTIFUL SWISS BOOKS EXHIBITION
Posted by Fabio 28 October 2009
‘Superlatives in book design’ Round table discussion with members of the jury and experts from the field of book design. The competition “The most Beautiful Swiss Books” was launched as far back as 1943, when a jury of five experts selected the 25 most beautiful or best executed books. Thursday 29 October, 7.30pm at Cafe Oto in Dalston, London.