So Hot Right Now // String & Thread Installations.Lately I've been noticing a whole heap of amazing installations that redefine spaces, utilising modest materials such as strings, threads, ropes, metal chains etc. These interventions often allow colour and light to manipulate their...
London Design Festival 2014 // Installations & Pop-Up Events.Today we are talking Installations & Pop-Up Events at London Design Week 2014, which - if you ask me - are often the best part of attending any design festival. These are the types of experiences where design, art-direction, architecture,...
London Design Festival 2014 // Experimental Design.We're back today with our London Design Festival extravaganza, and more specifically with some badass examples of conceptual and experimental design. Everything here represents a collection of the finest examples of clever ideas, and...
Jose Dávila’s Minimalist Gravity-Defying Sculptures.Although minimal at it's core, Dávila's approach to sculpture is highly engaging and captivating. His exploration of geometry, materiality and complete disregard for forces of gravity make us feel just a little bit excited. Simple as...
Brightly-Coloured Playful Sculptures by Nathan Carter.American artist Nathan Carter is best known for his brightly coloured, playful sculptures with peculiar titles. His work has a certain and undeniable Alexander Calder-esque quality, although Carter manages to interpret the late master's...
‘Barock’ Photographic Installation by Renate Buser at Bellelay Abbey // Switzerland.In 1714, architect Franz Beer built the Abbey church of Bellelay. Enormous pilasters, decorated with lavish ornamentation, monumental emptiness and a fascinating play of light still captivate 300 years later. The foundation of the church...
Installation Art & Sculptures by Antony Gormley.British artist Antony Gormley is widely acclaimed for his sculptures, installations and public artworks that investigate the relationship of the human body and space. His series "BREATHING ROOM, 2006 - 2012" hover between being...
Hôtel Dupanloup (Research Centre) by Studio Makkink & Bey // Orléans, France.Once the home of a notorious bishop, Hôtel Dupanloup - a 17th century building in the French town of Orléans - has recently been redesigned to function as an International Research Centre of the University of Orléans. Rotterdam based...
Highlights From Venice Architecture Biennale 2014.The Venice Biennale has been one of the world's most prestigious cultural institutions for over a century, alternating each year between hosting Art and Architecture exhibitions. This year, the 14th International Architecture Exhibition...
