Milantrace Moment with Andrea Trimarchi & Simone Farresin of Formafantasma.Andrea Trimarchi & Simone Farresin of Formafantasma have been my creative crushes for such a long time, so having the opportunity to meet them during Milan Design Week 2016 was an absolute honour and a real treat. In our first...
Lexus â An Encounter with Anticipation by Formafantasma + Lexus Design Awards 2016.Drawing inspiration from the new Lexus LF-FC concept car, Formafantasma designed three site-specific installations for Lexus during Milan Design Week, responding to the architecture of the location, a former metal factory. For Milan...
The Double Dream of Spring: Michael Anastassiades for Herman Miller.Coinciding with Salone del Mobile 2016, Mr Anastassiades worked with Herman Miller â a brand I greatly admire â in what at first (to me) seemed like an unlikely pairing, although it unquestionably turned out to be one of the Week's...
#SetintheStreet: Unordinary Scenes Set In Ordinary Places Photographed by Justin Bettman.Council clean up is one of our favourite times of the year, so todayâs post really appeals to our inner thrifty sleuth. #Setinthestreet is both a photo series and public art project by Justin Bettman, an ad-man and artist from New York...
The Snake by François Roche/ New Territories in Paris, France.If youâre ever lacking a bit of that artsy-edge in your design lives, only look towards Paris, France. For better or worse, you can trust the Parisians to explore and blur the boundary between art and architecture. Although Iâm...
Sexy Roller Blinds (Yes, That’s Right) by Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec for Kvadrat.French designers Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec have put their spin on the humble roller blind using textiles the duo created for Danish brand...
Ancient Party Barn in Kent by Liddicoat & Goldhill.Many projects aim to create âlivingâ or âsmartâ spaces, a common goal closely followed by an âindoor and outdoor connectionâ. To be frank, all the usual solutions had us feeling a little jaded. And then we came across The...
Maison de Verre Paris by Pierre Chareau + Bernard Bijvoet.Maison de Verre, translating as âHouse of Glassâ saw a pivotal shift in how architecture responded to its time. Built in 1932, it was the collective brainchild of French Interior Architect Pierre Chareau, Dutch Architect Bernard...
The Labyrinth Home of Spanish Sculptor Xavier Corbero.This epic project remains a work in progress that 80-year-old Xavier Corbero has been building for over half his life. Corbero explains that the driving motivation behind his artistic creations is to create âpoetryâ - which is...
