Fleeting Parts by Milena Naef at Studio Oliver Gustav, Copenhagen.Milena Naef's new part-performance, part-sculptural collection Fleeting Parts is a tense melange of pale flesh and heavy stone. Carefully cut-out slabs of marble reveal humble human segments of the artist herself—an elbow and knee,...
Big Space, Little Space in Buffalo, New York by Davidson Rafailidis.Big Space, Little Space is the latest project by the design practice Davidson Rafailidis – an adaptive re-use of a clay tile garage built in the 1920’s into a dwelling and workshop, tucked away in the middle of a residential block in...
Underwater Cinematographer Julie Gautier Captures Sublime Choreography in the World’s Deepest Pool.After first watching Julie Gautier’s ethereal subaquatic ballet AMA, I’ll admit I did Google how long a human can hold their breath underwater. Apparently the Guinness World Record is currently set at 24 minutes and three...
Venice Architecture Biennale 2018 Highlights.Full disclosure, we haven’t been to the Venice Architecture Biennale 2018, but not wanting to leave you high and dry, we’ve put together a review of some of the pavilions that piqued our interest. This year marks the 16th...
Tree-ness House in Toshima, Tokyo by Akihisa Hirata.Designed around the physical structure of a tree, this complex house in Toshima-Ku, Tokyo, is the work of Japanese architect, Akihisa Hirata. The fact Akihisa Hirata has focused on a tree as the template for his design is no surprise....
MUJI Materials Garden by Ladies & Gentlemen Studio.Taking the form of a mini landscape, MUJI Materials Garden by Ladies & Gentlemen Studio featured a series of MUJI’s well-loved products shown alongside raw source materials....
Alexis Pichot’s Marche Celeste Photography Series.There is something magical about the nocturnal world set within the confines of a forest. The moon, the shadows, the elegant outline of trees; all deep-rooted symbolism of the in-between world. Eerie and yet deeply spiritual, the...
Carl Kleiner’s Short Film Elevates Dying Tulips Into Art.There’s something especially beautiful about the way a tulip’s stem arcs and droops. Totally at the whim of the universe, it stretches gracefully towards the heat and light of the sun for a brief moment before succumbing to gravity and...
Bricks Decoded: From Humble Material to Sculptural Device.Over the last few decades, bricks have become art in all their wonderful simplicity, and are being seen as more than only a conventional, sturdy building material. Architects, artist and creatives from around the world have explored...
