Design Installations & Other Special Moments During Salone del Mobile // Milan 2013.Today I wanted to chat to you about some of the wonderful moments and installations that took place during the Milan Design Week. As you've probably gathered, an overwhelming amount of things happens in Milan during the Design Week. When...
Design Free Thursday // Idols by Hamra Abbas.Pakistani artist Hamra Abbas uses a wide range of media - paper collage, painting, ephemeral soft plasticine sculptures and video are all a part of her cunning toolkit. I am particularly drawn to her Idols series in which Abbas mixes...
Three Dimensional Drawings by Monika Grzymala.Polish artist Monika Grzymala describes her work as three dimensional drawings. She studied sculpture, shifted to drawing and found her place somewhere in between. Rolls of tape are her "pen" of choice and she allows them to dive and...
Design Free Thursday // X-Ray Photography by Nick Veasey.UK photographer Nick Veasey creates fascinating works of art using x-ray technology. His images reveal the structural anatomy of his subjects, which range from human body parts, small personal items to large forms of transport such as...
Digital Illustrations by Eiko Ojala.Eiko Ojala is a crazy freak of nature - and in my books, that's a very, very good thing. Allow me to elaborate. This young man is a multitalented individual. Ojala is an illustrator, graphic designer and art director who lives and works in...
2.0 Exhibition at the Museo Bagatti Valsecchi, Curated by Rosanna Orlandi // Milan 2013.Stepping into the Museo Bagatti Valsecchi is a real feast for the senses. Tucked between Via Santo Spirito and Via Gesù in the centre of Milan, this late 19th-century neo-Renaissance palazzo opened it's doors as a museum in 1994. As...
Moooi Unexpected Welcome with Erwin Olaf // Milan 2013.Unexpected Welcome was precisely as the name suggests. A world unto itself dreamed up by Moooi and their long term collaborator Erwin Olaf. A series of hyper-real dramatically lit sets were accompanied by super-sized backdrops of stunning...
Yellowtrace & Yatzer // Best of Milan Design Week 2013.I wanted to let you know about a super exciting collaboration between Yellowtrace and Yatzer! Costas Voyatzis and I teamed up to bring you our hand-picked selection of the best installations and projects from the recent Milan Design Week...
Philippe Soussan.The work of Paris-based artist Philippe Soussan is not easily described. His pieces sit at the intersection of photography, sculpture and installation art. They are avant-garde and surreal. A playful game of...