The word ‘museum’ first came into Latin from Greek ‘mousa’ as ‘a temple or shrine of the Muses’ and only then acquired its meaning as ‘a library’ or ‘study’. And just as the Muses were the ones to inspire the creation of museums, the contemporary versions of their buildings are able to amuse and inspire you in equal measure.
SOFTlab is a design studio based in New York City focused on producing digitally fabricated large scale sculptures, interactive design and immersive digital video installations. Each of their spectacular works has an inner idea and make you “stumble on” it by captivating use of light and dazzling colours.
The person who once revolutionized attitudes to the depiction of form in space by deconstructing his muses beyond reality, Pablo Picasso is known as one of the most prolific artists of the 20 century. His works have been and will continue to be a powerful source of inspiration, so let us remind ourselves of a few, and explore them via their three-dimensional digital and physical recreations, inspired by Picasso.
“If you truly love nature you will find beauty everywhere”, Vincent Van Gogh could not be more right. Creative minds often seek inspiration in nature – luckily for us that inspirations manifest itself in so many diverse and mesmerising ways.
Many architects and designers of today make the issue of producing reasonably priced yet decent and contemporary housing no longer a no-solution. Thanks to their creativity, the projects that used to be bound to fail due to their low commercial appeal are now being developed all over the world – new design ideas turn compact places into welcoming and cosy housing for all.
Every year, Californian deserts get lightened up by the most talented artistic crowd which brings an unbridled joy to the Coachella music and art festival. This year has been no exception thanks to so many designers and their installations, bursting with colours and creating an exceptional atmosphere.
Striving to be as environmentally-friendly as possible is something that has turned into an unprecedented trend with many designers and artists exhibiting their exclusive products to the world of today. We believe that such trends should be supported, and would like you to see a few works that might inspire you to create your own, from whatever you have at hand.
Every spring, Milan Design Week hosts the programmes of Fuorisalone, the set of diverse installations and events scattered around the city, and Salone del Mobile, the international furniture exhibition presented at the halls of Rho Fiera. In 2019, the big event was held between April 8th and 14th, and we invite you to have a closer look at the vibrant creations of Fuorisalone that saw the light during that week.
The Architectural League announced this year Emerging Voices award winners. Today, we will tell you about three of them. Annual Emerging Voices award curated by the Architectural League puts in the limelight the most distinguished and talented North American architects. The laureates are considered to possess an extraordinary capability to change the perception of architecture by making it broader and using it as a tool to address the most topical issues of today’s world. The judges consider the accomplishments and appraise the winners’ architectural works.
The buddhist temple project curated by London based firm Heatherwick Studio is to be built in a mountainous area in southern Japan. Smooth and wave-like forms of the building can be compared to the silk robes of the Buddhist priests or the folds of cloth in old master paintings.
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