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The finest Google Doodles of all time - Wallpaper*
WEBJul 22, 2022 · Niki de Saint Phalle’s 84th birthday 29 October 2014 Niki de Saint Phalle’s ‘Nanas’ took over the Google homepage for the French sculptress’s 84th birthday in 2014. Inspired by her pregnant friend, the ‘Nana’ sculptures were de Saint Phalle’s artistic rendition of the everyday woman and became a symbol of femininity.
Textile artists: the pioneers of a new material world - Wallpaper*
WEBJun 3, 2024 · Textile artists have long used their medium as a vehicle for storytelling. Much like ceramic art, it has long trodden the foggy line between art and craft.It comes dressed in many forms: fibre art, tapestry, weaving, embroidery, knitting, and often spreads beyond the borders of art into fashion, design, science and technology.
Ceramic artists: top trail-glazers breaking the mould | Wallpaper
WEBJul 15, 2024 · American multidisciplinary artist Shawanda Corbett is breaking the mould of ceramic art. Her performative pottery – incorporating dance, music and poetry – is shaped by global histories and theories around a ‘complete body’. Corbett is a self-described ‘cyborg’ artist, drawing on Donna Haraway’s Cyborg Manifesto (1985).
Sustainable architecture: 43 innovative and inspiring building …
WEBJun 18, 2024 · Mixing sustainable architecture with visual arts and state of the art technology, the building uses a new generation of organic photovoltaic and a grid of LED lights to screen the works of international artists. The art is curated by HEK (House of Electronic Arts) in Basel. 'Future-orientated, innovative, open and optimistic.
Anatomy of a rebrand: we dissect Loewe's new identity | Wallpaper
WEBOct 6, 2022 · The original logotype, set in a version of the Bembo font, has been re-designed by the Parisian pair in a typeface inspired by German-born typographer and calligrapher Berthold Wolpe.Looking at the history of the brand, the designers found that the trajectory of Wolpe (who was born near Frankfurt and emigrated to Britain in 1935) echoed that of Enrique Loewe Roessberg, the German-born ...
Modern Japanese houses and Japanese architecture | Wallpaper
WEBApr 11, 2024 · Le49Ⅱ by Apollo. This Tokyo home for a young family occupies a privileged corner plot within a serene residential neighbourhood in the heart of Tokyo. Its architects, locally based Japanese architecture studio Apollo, founded by Satoshi Kurosaki, aimed for the design – titled Le49Ⅱ – to provide both a luxurious dwelling and a generous and functional home working base for its owners.
We profile Alexander Symes Architect | Wallpaper
WEBAug 31, 2024 · Alexander Symes Architect, fuelled by a strong sustainable architecture mission, is included in the Wallpaper* Architects’ Directory 2024 line-up – our listing designed to highlight exciting emerging practices in the architecture world. This is an Australian studio rooted in an environmentally friendly approach, from the founding principles of each project to its final finishing touches.
Revisiting the concrete architecture of Juliaan Lampens - Wallpaper*
WEBAug 15, 2022 · In response, and taking into account the plot's limited views, the architect created an irregular rough-cast concrete volume, blind from two sides and semi-sunken into a hill. For the flowing interior, as with other projects, Lampens designed furniture – chairs, tables and chaises longues – all simple and mainly wooden.
Peek at The Plumeria, a south Indian home by the water
WEBpublished 20 August 2024. in News. The Plumeria peeks out shyly from behind its lush tropical context. The home, a private property in the southern Indian state of Kerala is set by a lake in Nettoor, surrounded by palm trees and leafy foliage. It is the work - and personal base - of Kochi based studio Silpi Architects' founder Sebastian Jose.