We were stunned by the creativity, imagination and forward thinking of these projects — all based on kites and flight. While Craig Green’s work for Moncler gives fashion another dimension, the Makani and Albedo projects offer a glimpse of what the future might hold for flight and energy. We hope all three will let your imagination take flight too.
Reflection has long been used in architecture and design. There are thousands and examples of the use of mirrors on buildings and in landscapes, we’ve chosen a few that we feel are particularly innovative and artful.
Step into a world of alien sculptures, where the artists draw on shapes from the natural and supernatural to create work that is all at once thought-provoking and beautiful.
Prolific Swiss artist Claudia Comte is currently exhibiting striking new wall paintings in her show The Morphing Scallops, devoted solely to her painting and drawing practice. Running until February 16 at the Gladstone Gallery in New York, the art transforms the gallery space into a striking work of ever ever-morphing, syncopations of contour and form created to echo the ancient art of cave paintings and drawings, at the same time reflecting the conventions of the digital age. Squares, circles, golden sections, fractals rhythms and algorithms interact and synthesise, using a language of both mathematics and universal consciousness.
We couldn’t help but write about this design when we saw it: The Doggy Bathroom, from Canadian designer Alain Courchesne. It is billed as “the only indoor potty solution that efficiently works for small dogs and is stylish enough to blend seamlessly with any décor”. The Montreal-based start-up recently launched pre-sales on Kickstarter after its much-anticipated reveal at SuperZoo Expo in Las Vegas last June.
According to the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations, bees are responsible for pollinating 71 out of the 100 crops that provide 90% of the world’s food supplies. In recent years there have been numerous campaigns and initiatives to nurture bee colonies against threats such as overuse of pesticides, including the proclamation of the World Bee Day last year. This has also led to a rise in bee-keeping in cities – not only to promote planting in urban areas, but also to produce small-batch honey.
We’re all used to fantastic, often enormous fish tanks in restaurants, office lobbies and of course at public aquariums. However, these artists have incorporated aquatic themes into their work, to create mesmerising pieces.
This post brings you a selection of works that bridge the gap between art and architecture as designers re-imagine how we live.
We’ve chosen the following works and artists because the images and film they create are mesmerising, almost hypnotic and the techniques they use both ancient and innovative. Enjoy!
The Burj Khalifa is an iconic landmark familiar to people all over the world. One side of it is a massive video screen commissioned by the building’s owner/operator EMAAR Properties.
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