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A 2,700-Pound Concorde Sculpture Soars Above the Peninsula Hotel London

Design Milk

The new Peninsula Hotel London is likely to become a popular destination of jet setters, which may partially explain why there’s now a 2,700-pound scale sculpture model of the Concorde hanging overhead inside Brooklands , their rooftop dining destination inside the classic-era British aviation and motorsport inspired space.

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Swiss sculptor Christian Bolt offers a fresh answer to the age-old question: what is beauty?

Creative Boom

In 2003, Christian returned to his homeland and set up a studio in Zurich. He primarily works in marble obtained in Carrara, Italy, from the same quarry that Michelangelo got his stone, although his sculpture also finds expression in bronze, woodworking and other materials. What is beauty?

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The Crazy Hair of Mexican Cholombiano Subculture in Photographs by Stefan Ruiz

Design You Trust

Stefan Ruiz studied painting and sculpture at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and the Accademia di Belle Arti, Venice, before turning to photography. In addition, he has taught art at San Quentin State Prison and was the creative director for Colors magazine from 2003 to 2004. More: Stefan Ruiz , Instagram h/t: sadanduseless.

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F5: Scott Henderson Talks Powerful Graphic Images, Travel + More

Design Milk

Tony Cragg, Green Early Forms, 2003, edition of 6 Photo: Marian Goodman Gallery. Sculpture. I love the sculptures of Tony Cragg. Abstract sculpture is void of any functional and representational qualities – so why then does it even need to look right? Vulgaris Sculpture. Scott Henderson. OXO Dustpan + Brush.

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Top of the Stack: Colossal’s Favorite Art Books of 2022

Colossal

From floral Soundsuits and found-object sculptures to a multicolor web of millions of pony beads, Forothermore surveys the 30-plus-year career of artist Nick Cave and accompanies a massive retrospective of the same name. Nick Cave: Forothermore. Paint with Thread: A Step-By-Step Guide to Embroidery Through the Seasons.

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Large-Scale Ceramic Works Break Barriers in the ZEMLYA Exhibition

Design Milk

Biblioteka Bookshelves With ZEMLYA, Makhno has expanded upon the breadth of his work of sculptural lighting and ceramic objets by exploring new scales, forms, and functions. Ongoing conversations with gallery founder Melanie Courbet led to the two developing this series of unique sculptural, functional pieces.

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Meet the Jury of the AZ Awards 2024

Azure Magazine

Highly regarded for her versatility and hands-on approach, Bargmann received her BFA in sculpture at Carnegie Mellon University before earning her Masters in landscape architecture at Harvard. 2024 KEY DATES January 2 Competition opened.