Clinical Eye: Atelier Biagetti Finds Inspiration in Uncommon Settings
The Atelier Biagetti is not a design studio, Alberto Biagetti tells me, and he isn’t a designer—an announcement that comes as a surprise, considering that he and his partner, Laura Baldassari, are...
View ArticleYves Saint Laurent Morocco Museum Plans by Studio KO Revealed
The Fondation Pierre Bergé – Yves Saint Laurent has revealed plans for its new Morocco museum designed by Studio KO.Drawings for the new Musée Yves Saint Laurent Marrakech (mYSLm), which has a...
View ArticleCarbon Fiber Pavilion Woven by Robots Opens at V&A Museum
A carbon fiber installation fabricated by robots has opened at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.The Elytra Filament Pavilion in the John Madejski Garden is part of the V&A’s inaugural...
View Article6 Key Themes at the Venice Architecture Biennale 2016
“There are several battles that need to be won and several frontiers that need to be expanded in order to improve the quality of the built environment and consequently people’s quality of life,” said...
View ArticleOne Year After Death, A Tribute to Michel Mortier in Paris
“Michel Mortier is not widely known, but he probably is one of the best French designers.” With these words, Galerie Pascal Cuisinier has announced a tribute exhibition to Mortier, who passed away a...
View ArticleIngrid Donat's New Works Get Exclusive Show at CWG London
Six new sculptural pieces by Ingrid Donat will be unveiled at Carpenters Workshop Gallery in London, foreshadowing the first monograph of the artist, to be published in the fall.Comprising two commode...
View ArticleFrench, Italian, Scandinavian: Artcurial Announces May Design Auctions
Pierre Paulin will be one of the star designers featured in Artcurial’s design sales this May.As part of its increasing focus on design, the auction house will hold two design sales on May 31: one...
View ArticleCollector Alexander von Vegesack Showcases His Castle of Design
“My first collector’s piece as a child was a gigantic Turkish army’s coffee pot, then, as an adult, it was a typical Thonet bentwood chair,” recalls Alexander von Vegensack, one of the best-known...
View ArticleFrench Design Festival 2016 Focuses on Collaborative Design
The "Revolution" will begin on May 30, when D'Days Festival opens its many doors to French Design. Themed around constant reinvention, this year's D'Days will look at the shifting, but constantly...
View ArticleArtcurial Sells Lalique Vase for More Than €280,000
A vase by Rene Lalique sold at Artcurial's Art Deco sale in Paris on May 24 for €282,000 ($315,840), marking the third highest ever record for a vase by this artist. The vase, depicting three male...
View ArticleSeattle Gets a Motorized Floating Sauna by goCstudio Architects
A Kickstarter-funded motorized floating sauna will provide an unusual retreat for Seattle residents this year.Floating architecture has been going strong: What may have seemed like a gimmick only a few...
View ArticleFirst Look: Rafael de Cardenas Brings Pop Aesthetic to Art Nouveau Department...
Rafael de Cárdenas / Architecture at Large have completed an interior redesign of the third floor of a historic department store in St Petersburg, bringing a candy-colored pop aesthetic to one of the...
View ArticleSingapore Open Their Community-Focused Pavilion at Venice Architecture...
On May 26, Singaporean president Tony Tan officially opened the Singapore Pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennale, which will be displaying the exhibition “Space to Imagine, Room for Everyone” to...
View ArticleEmmanuel Babled's American Debut in New Design Gallery in NYC
A design gallery has opened in an intimate townhouse space in New York’s West Chelsea, under the direction of Renaud Vuaillat.With a 1,000 square foot exhibition space, Twenty First Gallery will...
View ArticleThe Bold and the Beautiful: A Collector’s Guide to Scholar’s Rocks
Widely considered a rather esoteric field compared with the more familiar territory of Chinese Imperial porcelain, bronze, and even Ming furniture, nevertheless, scholar’s rocks have long been highly...
View ArticleSpain and Gabinete de Arquitectura Winners of 15th Venice Architecture Biennale
Spain has won the Golden Lion for the best National Participation at the 15th Venice Biennale of Architecture.Gabinete de Arquitectura was the best participant in the curated exhibition Reporting from...
View ArticleVenice Biennale of Architecture 2016: Highlights from the Front
The 15th Venice Architecture Biennale has opened under the theme Reporting from the Front. With displays built with 100 tons of waste materials generated by the dismantling of the previous Biennale,...
View ArticleZaha Hadid’s Working Methods Revealed in Venice Retrospective
The first posthumous retrospective of Dame Zaha Hadid, being staged in Venice, offers new insight into the working methods she used, from sketchbook to finished product.Born in 1950, she died in March...
View ArticleV&A Debuts at Venice Architecture Biennale 2016 with Celebration of Replicas
The first collaboration between the Venice Biennale and the Victoria & Albert Museum in London opens with an exhibition celebrating replicas.The practice of copying artworks may be vilified by...
View Article5 Best Things at Clerkenwell Design Week 2016
Clerkenwell, a small area of London historically known for clock-making and jewelry, is said to be one of the contemporary world’s most important design hubs, with more creative businesses per square...
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