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Modernity makes its way in 1930s apartments thanks to the generalization of electricity. The more recent buildings, built of concrete, offer large windows that open to the outside. The living room becomes the main room to live and welcome friends, family, and guests. The refined lines of art deco furniture are definitely imposed. Furniture featured … Continue reading “Design In The 1930s”
Over the years, Brussels Design September has become the annual flagship event for design enthusiasts. For one month, the city hosts an array of over 100 not-to-be-missed cultural and commercial events offering a meeting platform between the public and a great number of Belgian and international designers. Brussels Design September will feature exhibitions, conferences, open … Continue reading “Brussels Design September 2019”
The palaces are splendid, the hill-top villages superb and the turquoise Mediterranean gleams in the sunlight. The French Riviera or in french Côte d’Azur is an absolute delight to visit. There are towns such as Cannes, Nice, Menton, and Monaco which are home to magnificent villas, flamboyant casinos, and splendid botanical gardens. And let’s not forget Saint-Tropez “the … Continue reading “Design Gems of the French Riviera”
Pottery has been a form of art practiced by humankind for the past 11,000 years. It has a long history and a varied story of aesthetics, technical experiments, discovery, and a variety of clay types, glazes, and firing techniques. It was surely discovered by accident like most genius inventions. Clay was very useful at the … Continue reading “The Varient Embodiments of Ceramics”
Scenography aerial, floating objects, free circulation, the air is elusive until October 13, at the Center for Innovation and Design at Grand-Hornu. The artistic project explores the relationship between design and air. It addresses the theme of air from various angles, from inflatable material to gas injection in manufacturing processes, from moving air to the … Continue reading “Air in all its forms”
Shanghai, China is one of the most prominent cities in the world, filled with art and cultural history dating back to thousands of years. Being the biggest city in China and one of its four municipalities. It has a mass population of 26.3 million. It is a global financial center and transport hub, with the … Continue reading “Design Wonders Of Shanghai”
1 – SINCE WHEN ARE THERE AUCTION HOUSES? The etymology of the word “auction” is the Latin “auctus” which means “increasing”. The first recorded auction activity was way back in 500 BC in Greece, where women were auctioned off by their families as brides. After the fall of the Roman Empire, the popularity of auctions … Continue reading “Auction : 3 Things You Should Know”
Since the late mid 19th century, architects have decided to start designing furniture and lighting to complete their buildings. Architects became aware that industrially produced materials not only made it possible to create new forms and structures but also to develop a new decorative language. One incredible architect is the renowned Ludwig Mies van der … Continue reading “Furniture Design And Architecture”
Rio de Janeiro is one of the world’s most beautiful and cultivating cities to visit. With its beautiful architectural designs and mesmerizing landscapes here are a few must-see places to go. Rio de Janeiro also more simply known as Rio, was founded by the Portuguese in 1565. One of Rio’s great pride is the 38m Christ the Redeemer … Continue reading “3 Days of Design in Rio”
Atelier de Troupe is a creative studio founded in 2011 by former film-set designer Gabriel Abraham, based in Los Angeles, California he has outlined the imaginary décor of the 20th century, creating unique lamps and furniture. Atelier de Troupe has a limited collection series which are realized from concept to completion by their in-house design team … Continue reading “Atelier de Troupe: Grand Luxury Lighting and Furniture”
Daniel Rybakken (born 1984) is a Norwegian designer, who lives in Gothenburg, Sweden. He studied design at the Oslo School of Architecture and the School of Arts & Crafts in Gothenburg. Both his parents were designers—his mother in fashion and his father in graphic design. His work is quite graphical. As a child, He always … Continue reading “Daniel Rybakken”
Seletti has written and continues to outline the Italian history of design and furnishings. Born in 1964 in Cicognara, near Mantua, by Romano Seletti, the group was immediately characterized by its 360-degree look. In other words, the desire to network before the Internet arrived. This is witnessed, for example, by commercial trips to the Far … Continue reading “SELETTI: Rebellious and Pop Designing!”
Miami is one of the richest cities in the world in terms of art and design, with its fantastic Art Deco Houses and beautiful art museums it’s beyond compare. One of the amazing creations Miami has to offer is the Perez Art Museum Miami or otherwise known as PAMM. It’s a modern and contemporary art … Continue reading “48 Hours of Design in Miami”
On April 1st, Walter Gropius completed the merger of the Academy of Fine Arts and the School of Decorative Arts in Weimar into one institution: the Bauhaus School was born. Its aim is to create “a collaboration between the artist, the industrialist and the technician who, organized while keeping the spirit of the time, could … Continue reading “100 Years of Bauhaus”
Following a now well-established trend, the annual appointment with Fuorisalone returns to Milan for a week full of events, presentations and special projects. “Fuorisalone” is the most important event in the world related to the topic of design. The term is used to define the events and exhibitions that animate the entire city of Milan … Continue reading “Milan Design Week 2019”
Hovering between conceptual art and functional design, Los Angeles-based artist Eddy Sykes creates unique and unexpected objects. Playful and exacting, his work makes expert use of a startling array of materials and fabrication techniques. Trained as an architect with an emphasis in engineering, he has had numerous public and private art commissions as well as … Continue reading “Eddy Studio: Scaffold”
In the first weekend of April, it’s time for the 7th edition of Design Icons Amsterdam: one of the largest fairs in Europe dedicated to vintage furniture. Vintage design is getting more and more popular: people like to add character to their homes, in an eco-friendly way. The items at Design Icons are usually 50 … Continue reading “Design Icons Amsterdam”
Since 2013, Hors Pistes organizes residences and initiates exchanges between craftsmen and designers from all over the world. For its third residence, in 2017, the group settled in Nuuk, capital of Greenland. It was the qualities of Inuit craftsmanship that fueled the curiosity of Hors Pistes. Traditional Greenlandic techniques are born from the encounter between … Continue reading “Hors Pistes: Craftsmanship And Design”
Since its creation in 2002, the Brussels Design Market has evolved into the « largest European vintage design market » and has quickly become a must-see in the international vintage design calendar. Maintaining its unique atmosphere usually characterized by flea markets, the Brussels Design Market has continued to attract more and more visitors from year … Continue reading “The Brussels Design Market: The Event Of The Year !”
COLLECTIBLE, is a unique fair dedicated exclusively to the 21st-century contemporary collectible design, whose second edition will be held from 14 to 17 March 2019, in the center of Brussels in the Vanderborght building. The co-founders of this event are Clélie Debehault and Liv Vaisberg. Conceived as a unifying platform and an exclusive meeting point in … Continue reading “The Collectible Fair at the Vanderborght”
Martino Gamper is an Italian designer who working across design and art venues, engages in a variety of projects from exhibition design, interior design, one-off commissions and the design of mass-produced products for the cutting edge of the international furniture industry. In 2015, Martino Gamper curated the Duo Tone series that came out of the … Continue reading “Duo Tone Planter”
For the Cirva, Martin Szekely has devised a series of dishes whose drawing process is founded on the principle of chance. He knows that glass doesn’t easily let itself be “drawn” and that the final form is determined by stopping the gesture at a specific moment. In the manner of Marcel Duchamp’s Three standard stoppages, … Continue reading “Colored celadon glass by Martin Szeleky”
The Pewter Collection by Christopher Gentner is a family of furniture pieces defined by their materiality and formal qualities. One crucible at a time, pewter is melted into liquid form and hand coated onto the steel structure, creating the other-worldly surface that makes each handcrafted pewter table unique. Through its manifestation of conceptual thought and dream like … Continue reading “PEWTER coffee table”
During the Design Week in Stockholm, Malmö-based Stoft Studio created an exhibition where visitors were able to see forms, materials and objects from different angles. As black as ink or as dim as a solar eclipse the mirror with its diabase stone was designed to warp people’s perception of space. By playing with the perspective of a … Continue reading ““Eclipse” mirror”
The classic 18th-century Paris apartment of top interior designer and architect Charles Zana is decorated extraordinary modern art and furniture. Zana revealed to be one of the most enthusiastic Ettore Sottsass fan and the Memphis Movement that he has been collecting for over 15 years. Three of Sottsass’ glazed ceramic totems, which are nearly human-sized, … Continue reading “Ettore Sottsass in a 18th-century apartment”
Designed by Øivind Alexander Slaatto for Louis Poulsen Lighting in 2016, Patera was born of Slaatto’s fascination with the Fibonacci sequence. The spiral pattern can be found wherever you look in nature – in the seed formation in sunflowers and pine cones, for example – and it has previously inspired Leonardo da Vinci, Johan Sebastian Bach and … Continue reading “PATERA – Fibonacci sequence inspired light”
The new 118 Chair by rising star Sebastian Herkner for Thonet continues a great tradition for this famous brand, beautiful and original bentwood furniture that is ideal for making the right impression in hospitality environments. Following in the ubiquitous footsteps of the iconic No.14 or ‘Vienna’* this new design references all the quality, comfort and … Continue reading “118 Chair by Sebastian Herkner for Thonet”
A collection of vases and containers that play with scales and invite you to jump into the water.A glass pool ladder poetically dialogues with an uncluttered clear shape.Developed while in residency at Fabrica Design Studio and sold exclusively at Please Do Not Enter, in Los Angeles.-Clear borosilicate glass blown by Massimo Lunardon in Italy.-limited edition of 30 signed pieces After … Continue reading “Nage”
Sibirjak by Anastasia Koshcheeva is a modern lounge chair made of birchbark. The almost forgotten natural material is not only flexible, soft, water-repellent and antibacterial, but also breathable, durable and strong. Despite these unique characteristics, it gets gradually forgotten. Sibirjak deals with the question of how to reinterpret an age-old tradition and also how to make the … Continue reading “Sibirjak Lounge Chair”
Eames.com is a new marketplace dedicated to authentic Eames designs. Created by fans for fans, for collectors, for interior specialists and for lovers of all classic design, Eames.com has the love of design at heart and is the only dedicated secondary marketplace for vintage and used Eames designs. Eames.com is home to the only true online … Continue reading “Welcome to Eames.com!”
