New Retail Direction: Stone Island Chicago by AMO.Dutch research studio AMO debuted a new retail identity for Italian fashion label Stone Island at their first Chicago store. The altar-like space reflects the brand’s approach to product design and experimentation with materiality. AMO...
Real Life Architecture: Ilhwa Kim’s Sculptural Paper Art.South Korean mixed media artist Ilhwa Kim’s solo exhibition at HOFA London, ‘Real Life Architecture’, features more than 20 large panels composed of thousands of ‘Hanji’ paper seeds. Kim's abstract works shift between painting...
Pli Lights by French Designer Fabien Petiot.Delicate and airy with a strong sculptural presence, the Pli lamp and wall light by French designer Fabien Petiot pays tribute to the work of Isamu Noguchi and Diego Giacometti, playing with the subtlety of light filtered through paper....
Japanese Graphic Designer Masashi Murakami Pushes the Possibilities of Paper.In his Affects series, Tokyo-based graphic designer Masashi Murakami pushes the possibilities of paper by appearing to turn the digital into the physical. Each distortion and effect has been physically implemented rather than digitally...
Heartwood by Humberto Leon for Calico Wallpaper.Heartwood gets its name from a tree’s central core—the strongest part of the wood—and the focal point of the concentric circles that expand as the tree grows. The collection’s visually striking pattern is inspired by how one is...
Translucent Treasures by Korean Jewellery Maker Seulgi Kwon.Inspired by nature and the infinite possibilities of creation, Korean artist Seulgi Kwon constructs delicate jewellery sculptures reminiscent of microscopic organisms. Looking to developments in science and technology as enabling...
Chris Engman’s Dazzling Installations & Photographic Illusions.If you’ve ever been so taken by an image, you wished you could step into it, then Chris Engman is the photographer for you. Literally. Intrigued by the idea that pictures were one dimensional and unable to be experienced in the 3rd...
Paper Blinds by Natchar Sawatdichai.Seriously, who doesn’t get crazy excited about window blinds, right? Oh yeah, pretty much most people. Perhaps I’m alone on this one? Clearly, I’m not, because young designer Natchar Sawatdichai has spotted a gap in the market and...
Antoni Clavé Archives in Paris by Kengo Kuma.Paper is perhaps the very last material one would think of when approaching a project of architecture, but this is precisely the material Kengo Kuma and Associates have turned to when designing a private museum in Paris to house the...
