Last winter I gave a trend talk at the Academy of Arts in Tallin, Estonia. I still remember very well the public academy (made me think on how important it is to have art academies as public institutions) and its amazing building, the first digital black board I got to write on and a very creative student crowd. Ever since, I …
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Pampa's TEXTURAL latest textile collection is a celebration of the tactile beauty of slow process craftsmanship. The homewares brand is based in Australia but inspired by the fertile flat areas of Argentina "La pampa". In the Quechua language this means "flat areas between the mountains", it is also the place where all the collections are made. Co-founders Victoria Aguirre (Argentinean) and Carl …
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The flamboyant organic glasses by Helle Mardahl represent an ode to the artist’s childhood memories of her frequent visits to the fantastic candy shops in Copenhagen, when she used to dream of creating her own exclusive and sophisticated sweetshop. Copenhagen-based Helle Mardahl is an artist and designer whose work ranges from sculpture and painting to fashion and interior design and is marked …
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Today, we present you the dazzling Secret Garden Collection of rug by celebrated Danish floral artist Poppykalas for Layered. Inspired by organic, floral shapes, Poppykalas creates interactive and unexpected installations that challenge the traditional way of arranging flowers and the sensual interaction with them. The rug collection was part of the DAWN exhibition,curated by Spatial Code and Who’s Agency for this …
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Today we want to introduce you to the imaginative ceramics by Russian artist Irina Razumovskaya, whose encounter with art started when she was as little as 5 years old and with regular visits to the Hermitage Museum and the Kustodiev Art School the following year. Irina was never too fond of Russian “cliché” cultural attributes. But after some time living in the UK, …
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Botanica series by duo Formafantasma is a great example how much timeless a design concept can be and still be relevant a few years later. With this project, that dates back to 2016, Formafantasma wanted to offer a new perspective on plastic materials and investigate how objects could be if our current oil-based era never took place. As the concern for the …
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