Icinori
Posted by Fabio 27 May 2010
Icinori is a French design & illustration studio run by Raphael Urwiller and Mayumi Otero.
The Creators Project
Posted by Fabio 24 May 2010
VICE & Intel are launching a project featuring more than 80 Artists from around the world pushing creative boundaries, including names like Interpol, Spike Jonze, Mark Ronson, Richie Hawtin, Ma Yansong, Alexandre Herchcovitch and many others. Five international exhibitions will be held in New York, London, Sao Paulo, Seoul and Beijing.
Tuur Van Balen – Pigeon d’Or
Posted by Fabio 26 April 2010
“Designer Tuur Van Balen is currently working on a very intriguing project called Pigeon d’Or (“golden pigeon”). Pigeon d’Or involves manipulating the metabolism of pigeons and turning them from urban nuisance to winged dispensers of a soap-like substance that would contribute to making cities spic-and-span.” Read full article over at We Make Money Not Art.
Jason Bruges Studio
Posted by Fabio 26 April 2010
Interactive design studio Jason Bruges latest invention is a piece mimicking the Mimosa flower family – light panels that open and close like flowers in response to the presence of viewers. This installation was created in collaboration with Philips using their Lumiblade OLED (organic LED) modules and was presented for the first time during the Milan furniture fair 2010.
www.jasonbruges.com
Roman & Williams
Posted by Fabio 2 April 2010
“It’s a shame to only have dreams at night. You should have a few opportunities during the day.” This wistful quote from Stephen Alesch speaks volumes about the spaces he and Robin Standefer create as architects and designers. Their firm Roman & Williams, is named for their grandparents, paying homage to another era. Together, they draw on the evocative moods, textures, and meaningful objects that linger somewhere between past and present.
Burak Arikan
Posted by Fabio 30 March 2010
Ergenekon.tc is a piece by New York and Istanbul based artist Burak Arikan which shows the network diagram of the society depicted in the 2455 page Ergenekon* bill of indictment. Based on the statistical analysis of the judicial text, connections between the actors of Ergenekon revealed.
*Ergenekon is an illegal covert network found in Turkey, whose lawsuit is in progress.
www.burak-arikan.com
Ron Arad – Reinventing the Wheel
Posted by Fabio 24 March 2010
Shown here is Ron Arad’s bookcase Reinventing the Wheel also known as RTW from 1996. Its currently on show at his exhibition Restless at the Barbican which runs until 16 May 2010.
Lene Bødker
Posted by Fabio 24 March 2010
From Danish glass artist Lene Bødker’s studio, a converted gasworks wonders of sheer beauty are coming to life. Hollow blown vessels to patterned organic shapes undertake at least a work period of two months to create. Bødker has recently shown her pieces at the fine art fair TEFAF in Maastricht.
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