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Textile artists: the pioneers of a new material world - Wallpaper*
WEBJun 3, 2024 · Textile artists have long used their medium as a vehicle for storytelling. Much like ceramic art, it has long trodden the foggy line between art and craft.It comes dressed in many forms: fibre art, tapestry, weaving, embroidery, knitting, and often spreads beyond the borders of art into fashion, design, science and technology.
Sustainable architecture: 43 innovative and inspiring building …
WEBJun 18, 2024 · Mixing sustainable architecture with visual arts and state of the art technology, the building uses a new generation of organic photovoltaic and a grid of LED lights to screen the works of international artists. The art is curated by HEK (House of Electronic Arts) in Basel. 'Future-orientated, innovative, open and optimistic.
The finest Google Doodles of all time - Wallpaper*
WEBJul 22, 2022 · On 20 August 1998, a week before a two-year-old Google become an incorporated company, founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin were heading to Burning Man festival. To mark themselves ‘out of office’ on their email signatures, they decided to overlay the famous Burning Man stick-figure on the Google logo (which then came with a Yahoo-style exclamation mark, as if it needed to announce itself ...
Ceramic artists: top trail-glazers breaking the mould | Wallpaper
WEBJul 15, 2024 · American multidisciplinary artist Shawanda Corbett is breaking the mould of ceramic art. Her performative pottery – incorporating dance, music and poetry – is shaped by global histories and theories around a ‘complete body’. Corbett is a self-described ‘cyborg’ artist, drawing on Donna Haraway’s Cyborg Manifesto (1985).
The finest brutalist architecture in the world | Wallpaper
WEBAug 13, 2024 · When completed in 1966, Centre Point represented a beacon of optimism within its original context of a run-down, post-war London, standing out for its avant-garde architecture and engineering. However, it remained underused for years until, in 2010, it was acquired by developer Almacantar, which enlisted Conran and Partners to bring the building into the 21st century.
Modern Japanese houses and Japanese architecture | Wallpaper
WEBApr 11, 2024 · Le49Ⅱ by Apollo. This Tokyo home for a young family occupies a privileged corner plot within a serene residential neighbourhood in the heart of Tokyo. Its architects, locally based Japanese architecture studio Apollo, founded by Satoshi Kurosaki, aimed for the design – titled Le49Ⅱ – to provide both a luxurious dwelling and a generous and functional home working base for its owners.
Discover New York Design Week 2021 - Wallpaper*
WEBOct 6, 2022 · For the first time, ICFF and Wanted Design Manhattan join forces to show under the Javits Center’ newly expanded roof during NYCxDesign. At ICFF, one of the highlights comes from Bernhardt Design, which unveils three new collaborations, with Luca Nichetto, the Italian brand Plank, and the California-based designer Cory Grosser.At Wanted Design Manhattan, where a wide range of emerging talent ...
Remembering Jorge Zalszupin (1922-2020) - Wallpaper*
WEBOct 10, 2022 · Polish by birth and Brazilian at heart, he lived life to the fullest, often describing his story as ‘a succession of miracles’ – a personal reflection no doubt born of the same innate elegance as his iconic furniture. He was born Jerzy Zalszupin on 1 June 1922 in Warsaw, Poland to Jewish parents. At the age of 18 he moved to Bucharest to ...
Interview: at home with Ai Weiwei | Wallpaper
WEBOct 6, 2022 · Experiencing the art of Ai Weiwei is like biting into a scorpion. Plenty of sting, searingly sharp, and hard to swallow. And so it should be. The divisive Chinese artist has dedicated his life, career and freedom to exploring some of the most pertinent issues facing humanity. From his bold and unwavering criticism of censorship and authoritarianism in his native country to documenting the ...