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In Italy, a 13th-Century Palazzo Turned Pop-Up Hotel

Azure Magazine

The company made its first foray into the hospitality industry in 2015 with the Vipp Shelter , a 55-square-metre steel pod dropped into a Swedish forest, and has quickly developed a roster of unconventional boutique hotels across Europe — all of which are kitted out with the brand’s products.

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50+ Best Gifts for Designers on Every Budget

Inkbot Design

Here are the top picks in this category: Art and Design Books From modern to contemporary works, art books give designers eye candy to admire and draw ideas from. Some examples: Taschen’s The Art Book : A visual dictionary covering 500 influential artists and their most famous pieces from medieval times to today. $14.49

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5 Indigenous Designers Breaking New Ground

Azure Magazine

In 2015, after almost a decade of work, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada (TRC) released 94 calls to action aimed at redressing the systemic disenfranchisement — past and present — of Indigenous communities across the nation. PHOTO: David Hale. PHOTO: Tom Harris. PHOTO: Toby Scott.

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Theaster Gates Unveils the 21st Serpentine Pavilion: Black Chapel

Azure Magazine

Intensely black, monumental in scale and strikingly minimal, the 21st Serpentine Pavilion, Black Chapel , by the American artist Theaster Gates is perhaps the most daring and uncompromising of all the pavilions that have been erected outside the Serpentine Galleries ’ main building in Hyde Park over the years.

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AZ Awards 2024: A Look Back at 13 Years of Design Excellence

Azure Magazine

Hence this praise from our 2013 juror Todd Bracher (of Todd Bracher Studio): “There is a logic and beauty to the idea of taking sunlight and allowing it — not forcing it — into a gallery space, and letting the time of day and seasonal changes be part of the experience.

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35 Famous Graphic Designers You Need To Know

Shillington

On top of this, she is also a teacher at the School of Visual Arts, contributes to Imprint and Uppercase magazine and has co-authored numerous books, including The Typographic Universe, American Typeplay and New Modernist Type. He lectures at his alma mater the School of Visual Arts and other colleges across America. Lauren Hom.

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13 Canadian Designers to Watch

Azure Magazine

Among its award-winning projects are 2013’s Inuvik Children’s First Centre (a brightly hued education and childcare facility whose arcing shape wraps an outdoor playground in a protective embrace) and 2015’s Betty’s Haven (a handsomely appointed Whitehorse transition home for women and children escaping domestic violence).