352 items found
You're viewing posts tagged “Installations”
Journal
A tranquil courtyard in the up and coming district of Zürich Wiedikon is the setting of an utterly compelling art and hospitality concept; The Proposal. Showcasing prototype versions of potential artworks, the first in a series of 6 planned...
Journal
Thanks to financial news giant Bloomberg, and the creative vision of architect Akihisa Hirata, Tokyo's Museum of Contemporary Art (MOT) has a rather impressive new pavilion to stand beside its main entrance. The mysterious yet graceful white box,...
Journal
Regarded as a founder of both minimal and conceptual art, the prolific American artist Sol LeWitt was infatuated with walls. Between 1968 and his death in 2007 he would create more than 1,270 wall drawings, and throughout his career he chronicled...
Journal
Walking up and down Barcelona's Passeig de Gràcia last week, there was one shop window that habitually caught our eye; we're used to all manner of innovative, arty window installations, but there's something strangely captivating about the 100m2...
Journal
Munich-born, Berlin-based; Sarah Illenberger is a visual artist whose three-dimensional illustrations are in high demand. Having created spellbinding commissions for the likes of Wallpaper*, Nike and the New York Times, Illenberger turns the mundane...
Los Angeles
Whilst the city of angels' hoards of ramen noodle fans will have to wait until September to sample Tsujita's famed specialty - the chain has built a solid reputation with outposts in China and Thailand, as well as several in its native Tokyo - the...
Journal
Having only just graduated from London's esteemed Royal College of Art, fledgling artist Malene Hartmann Rasmussen has a decidedly bright future ahead of her. That is if the delicately dark ceramic installation she presented at this year's Royal...
Journal
Creative coder Andrea Cuius-Boscarello sent us his recent collaboration with designer Roland Ellis, and rather mesmerising it is too. The sound reactive light installation - using beautiful vintage lamps, courtesy of Historic Lighting - was...
Journal
At the tail end of last year we featured (n)arcissus - another, equally organic, light-based installation - from New York studio SOFTlab. They've been at it again, plunging the weird and wonderful creatures at the depths of the darkest oceans, for...
Journal
If you go down to the woods today, you're in for a big surprise. Okay, they're not exactly woods — they are the exquisite grounds that make up Antwerp's open air contemporary art gallery, Middelheim Museum — but, nevertheless, you're in for a...
Journal
If you peruse the online design world you’ve probably come across Swiss artist Zimoun’s incredible cardboard box installation – and if, like us, you were blown away by the sheer aesthetic of it and didn’t even watch the accompanying video...
Journal
Urban Prairie is an intuitive and interactive shop window display inspired by a reduction of green spaces in cities due to the rapid rate of urbanisation. Conceived and designed by London architecture firm In Square Lab - in collaboration with post...
City Notes
“A masterclass in conceptuality,” a hotel that “takes you on a fuzzy trip of vague recollection,” and “a paradise of inimitable escapism.” That’s what we said about Port de Sóller’s impressive Bikini Island & Mountain Hotel three...
City Notes
Hidden in the quiet heart of rural Spain, La Torre del Visco Hotel offers unrivalled luxury and adventures walking in a shepherd’s footsteps across the ancient Aragonese landscape that once inspired Picasso… In the early 20th century,...
City Notes
The world’s first StandardX hotel has opened in Fitzroy, Melbourne, the offshoot of the renowned global The Standard hotels, officially touted as the brand’s “rebellious younger sibling” with an offering of “intuitive hospitality without...
Stuff Crush
See captivating, never-before-published photographs of 1970s and '80s USA cultural hotspots including New York City, San Francisco, Las Vegas, New Orleans, Miami Beach and more in Street Walker, a new publication from revered street photographer and...
Dispatches
Stand-up comedy has given several up-and-coming performers their way from the legends. Examples of famous stand-up comedians who honed in their craft for success at top comedy clubs are Richard Pryor, Steve Martin, Bill Burr, Chris Rock, Taylor...
Dispatches
The purpose of nursing homes is to provide older people at risk with the care and attention they require in a secure setting. For some residents, however, the truth is unsettling: abuse by doctors and other medical professionals. Nursing home...
Dispatches
China, the United States of America, and Japan do it again, the three powerhouses ranking 1st, 2nd and 3rd for the fourth consecutive year in the A’ Design Awards' World Design Rankings. Using a slick methodology for ranking countries, the...
Dispatches
It's important to pick the right company to clean your air ducts so that your home stays healthy and safe. When your air ducts are clean, the air quality inside your home is better, which is good for everyone's health. But how do you choose which...