New York Ceramics & Glass Fair Returns with Cutting-Edge Works
“For many years, ceramics and glass have been considered craft, but the artists in those fields are very ready to move from craft to art,” declares Meg Wendy, co-producer of The New York Ceramics &...
View ArticleGiant 3D Replica of Temple Almost Destroyed by ISIS Coming to New York and...
An archway of Bel Temple in Palmyra will be recreated in London and New York after the original building was attacked by the Islamic State group.The archway will be replicated using 3D printing...
View ArticleHealth Aide Charged With Assault on 98-Year-Old Architect IM Pei
The health aide to Pritzker Prize-winning architect IM Pei has been charged with assaulting Pei in his Upper East Side home.The 28-year-old home health aide Eter Nikolaishvili was arrested last week...
View ArticleQueen's New Year Honours Awarded to Architects Allies and Morrison
Architects Bob Allies and Graham Morrison are the most notable among the architects and designers awarded in the UK’s 2016 New Year Honours.Allies and Morrison, founders of the eponymous architecture...
View ArticleRichard Sapper, Designer of Tizio Lamp, Alessi Coffee Maker and IBM Thinkpad,...
German industrial designer Richard Sapper, creator of some of the classic industrial products of the 20th century, has died at the age of 83.In a media release, Phaidon, the publishers of a planned...
View ArticleFoster + Partners Major Retrospective Opens at Mori Art Museum
Norman Foster has a worldwide reputation as one of the foremost architects of our time, but has never been the subject of a comprehensive retrospective in Japan – until now.The exhibition is the first...
View Article10 Richard Sapper Products To Remember Him By
The passing of industrial designer Richard Sapper on New Year's Eve has inspired the design community to pay tribute to this important designer of ordinary things.Sapper worked during an era in which...
View ArticleImm Cologne International Furnishings Show Returns With Special Exhibition
One of the key furnishing fairs of the year, imm cologne, this year plans a showcase of trends in the market. It will feature 14 installations of visionary interiors.It will have sections dedicated to...
View ArticleDreaming Design: Eugeni Quitllet, M&O Designer of the Year
He has been described as a researcher, a design nerd, and someone restlessly stretching the possibilities of new materials and production methods. But the first thing Eugeni Quitllet wants you to know...
View ArticleBuilding of the Week: The New Penn Station Redesign Announced
This week, New York governor Andrew Cuomo unveiled plans to renovate and expand the existing Pennsylvania Station in New York into a new 'Empire Station Complex.'Cuomo is aiming to create a...
View ArticleAntiques and Art Fair Luxembourg Returns With New Exhibitors
The Antiques and Art Fair Luxembourg is returning this year with newcomers of international renown among 110 exhibitors from eight countries. The fair bills itself as the largest event of its kind in...
View Article6 Architecture Trends to Expect in 2016
From proposed floating homes in Britain and the Netherlands, to new family spaces, high-tech design and crowd-funded design, the trends for 2016 can be mapped out already.The Blouin Architecture +...
View ArticleNorthmodern Opens with Focus on Scandinavian and Benelux Design
Copenhagen is again becoming a leading global destination for design for the three days of northmodern.The fair is fair dedicated to contemporary Scandinavian furniture, lifestyle, and industrial...
View ArticleThe Innovator: Francis Bitonti Leads a 3D Printing Revolution
Mention custom-made shoes to most people, and images of an artisan sitting at a bench skillfully assembling pieces of leather come to mind. For Francis Bitonti, however, custom-made evokes data mining...
View ArticleAlejandro Aravena Wins 2016 Pritzker Prize
Chilean architect Alejandro Aravena has won the Pritzker Prize, considered the highest accolade in architecture.Tom Pritzker, the chairman and president of the foundation which sponsors the prize,...
View Article5 Times David Bowie Changed Design
As the world comes together in mourning the passing of David Bowie – whose death from cancer at the age of 69 was announced on January 11 – it is time to remember his influence on design.More than a...
View ArticleVIADESIGN 2016 Explores Division Between Rooms and Furniture
VIADESIGN 2016, the annual look into new talents in French furniture design, opens this week with the spotlight on Gilles Belley.Belley has been awarded the Carte Blanche Grant for a project that...
View ArticleDatebook: New York Ceramics & Glass Fair Starts January 21
“For many years, ceramics and glass have been considered crafts, but the artists in those fields are very ready to move from craft to art,” declares Meg Wendy, co-producer of the New York Ceramics...
View ArticleTreasure Trove: BRAFA 2016
Having expanded beyond its Belgian roots, Brussels Art Fair (BRAFA) now counts among the most important antiques fairs in the world, which in its 60th year now, is also one of the oldest.Still, the...
View ArticleBRUNEAF 2016 to Feature Tribal Art from Africa, Oceania, and Australia
BRUNEAF is returning this week with a selection of tribal art spanning Africa, Oceania, Asia, and Australia.BRUNEAF, or to give it its full name, the Brussels Non-European Art Fair, fits well with the...
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