Muller Van Severen Redefine the Boundaries of Art and Function with Architecturally Inspired Objects.Muller Van Severen’s solo exhibition 'Frames' features over 30 unique works that challenge the boundaries between sculpture and functional objects. Starting from a single plate, each piece is transformed through cutting and folding,...
Classical to Cubist: OSC Boutique by Xframe Studio.Tucked away on an ordinary street in Xiong An is a masterpiece, waiting to be unfurled. The composition is clear from the outset, with the linear framework of the facade setting the spatial intent in stone. OSC boutique is a retail space,...
Modernity Meets Nostalgia: Lanwuu Imagine Photography Studio by Aurora Design.Is it a hotel? A retail store An office? It’s whatever you want it to be, baby.If we must stick it into a box, Lanwuu Imagine is a photography studio in China’s Kunming, Yunnan Province imagined by Aurora Design. This 400sqm dynamic...
Jim Denevan’s Land Art Installation Invites Visitors to Explore Their Relationship with the World."Self Similar" is an expansive and immersive land art installation by American artist Jim Denevan, unveiled in Abu Dhabi last November. Featuring 19 concentric rings of pyramids and mounds in a mandala pattern, the piece invited visitors...
Olivia Cognet’s Ceramic Pieces Mix Modern Brutalism with Sensual Femininity.After spending six years in Los Angeles learning to model clay, Olivia Cognet has returned to her native South of France to pursue her work as a ceramic artist. Continuing to develop panoramic murals, sculpture–lamps, mirrors and vases...
Four Interconnected Vertical Villages: Deloitte’s New Headquarters by Hassell in the Quay Quarter Tower.With Sydney Harbour as its spectacular backdrop, Deloitte’s new headquarters by Hassell is full of surprises. Located inside the Quay Quarter Tower, the project enables a hybrid workplace orientated around four interconnected vertical...
A Nod to Scarpa: Abatellis Chair by Forme Studio.A new occasional chair for any occasion, the Abatellis is the latest from Monica Alba Colla and Ben Feher, the duo behind emerging Sydney-based design studio Forme. Working with local craftspeople in Sydney, the handmade solid timber chair...
Tradition, Culture & Modern Workplace: UAE Government Office in Abu Dhabi by Agata Kurzela Studio.When tasked with retrofitting an existing space with the UAE government offices, little did Agata Kurzela Studio know their initially simple brief would grow into a multifaceted, complex new project that embraced tradition, culture, and...
Satellite Cities: Experimental School in Hainan by Trace Architecture Office.Organic forms often imagined in our childhood drawings and daydream doodles have found their way into Trace Architecture Office’s monumental education project in Hainan, China. This experimental school challenges the rigidity of your...