In celebration of its 60th anniversary, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York is staging a special year of exhibitions and programming as well as opening all seven days each week. This architectural icon, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright, originally opened its doors on October 21, 1959, and ever since has inspired generations of visitors.
Domino Effect by Ingrid Ingrid is the winner of the ninth edition of Montreal’s Luminothérapie, organised by the Quartier des Spectacles Partnership. The participatory installation, which comprises a set of giant sonorous and illuminated dominos is on display until January 27, 2019, at Place des Festivals in the heart of the Quartier des Spectacles, Montreal.
The idea of breathing new life into objects that are otherwise defunct, turning them into things of beauty and giving them new meaning appeals immensely, not only on an aesthetic level but also to our desire not to waste for waste’s sake. Read on to find out how these artists are turning junk into art.
These three artists create incredible images that look real on first glance but are, in fact, works of art. Take a closer look at their work and see how life-like it looks!
Architects are fantastic at finding a use for awkward spaces — using them to full potential where others might only see narrow gaps. These projects are perfect examples of those skills.
Nendo is a design studio founded in 2002 by Oki Sato, one of the world’s most well-known and prolific designers. Based in Tokyo and Milan, Nendo (‘clay’ in Japanese) designs graphics, products, furniture, installations and interiors that seek to surprise people in subtle, intelligent and playful ways. At the heart of the studio’s vision are simplicity, curiosity and craftsmanship. Here is a brief selection of Nendo’s fascinating work.
We Live in an Ocean of Air is a virtual reality experience where the invisible connection between plant and human is revealed through breath. In a 20–minute experience, cutting-edge technology illuminates the invisible, but fundamental, connections between human and natural worlds. Visitors to the experience at the Saatchi Gallery in London are transported to an ancient forest to witness the majestic power of the largest organism to ever exist — the giant Sequoia tree.
Chiharu Shiota (based in Berlin, born in Osaka, Japan) is best known for her immersive installations, such as The Key in the Hand, with which she represented Japan at the Venice Biennale in 2015.
Denizen Works is a London and Glasgow based studio that takes its name from a plant naturalised on foreign soil. With projects scattered across the UK and beyond, it takes inspiration from local history, landscape, microclimate, and community.
Many of the projects we write about on our blog often seem other-worldly, but the amazing concepts below really are just that. Read on to find out how artists, designers and architects are looking beyond the boundaries of the earth for their inspiration and planning on taking their creativity into space.
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