Azure Magazine

MAY 20, 2022

We walked the International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF) and WantedDesign Manhattan from end to end, stopped into dozens of showrooms in SoHo and Tribeca and saw everything from a shade made out of eggshells to a hug machine designed by a group of students from New York’s School of Visual Arts. Alto tapware by Kast. Eric Mutrie.

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Azure Magazine

DECEMBER 22, 2023

From the street, the façade’s deep vertical brick piers and horizontal pre-cast concrete elements boast a sculptural quality. PHOTO: Iwan Baan Powerhouse Arts, Brooklyn by Herzog & de Meuron Artists flock to urban centres for their creative energy — but cities don’t always make it easy for them to thrive. Enter Powerhouse Arts.

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Azure Magazine

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

It consists of a manufacturing facility for holistic products that help to revive the ancient science of Ayurveda. We began to ponder how to incorporate these creators and their ideas to bring arts and crafts into the project. All of these projects are aimed at creating micro-ecosystems for non-urban communities.

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Azure Magazine

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Consider this sculptural stoneware a reminder about the importance of balancing work with play. These sunny textiles inspired by California pop art should do the trick nicely. The pared-back silhouettes of these carefully crafted homewares make them a perfect choice for deep souls with an appreciation of timeless simplicity.

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Design Week

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

This project from Icelandic designer Siggi Odds is a lovely example of high concept album art, meticulously designed and created. This inspired a “garden of sculptures”, which itself centred around a baby wolf carved out of basalt by sculptor Matthías Rúnar Sigurðsson. Non-event posters, by Lydia Leith.

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Design Week

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

The collection includes furniture, lighting, textiles and collectible craft, all made from sustainable and experimental materials where possible. Those announced so far include graphic designer and LogoArchive founder Richard Baird, graphic designer and art director Émilie Chen and 3D modeller Ethan Francis.

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Azure Magazine

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Pavilion at Expo 86, the Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery, and the Reigning Champ stores in Vancouver, Los Angeles and Toronto. A post-modern complex with hints of sculptural brutalism, the angular 20-storey glass office tower sits atop a simple brick base; an adjoining pool and waterfall animate the public realm.

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Azure Magazine

JUNE 1, 2022

Showcasing the most innovative and interesting products and ideas, the tradeshow will now not only be spread out across the many levels of art deco masterpiece the Mart, but many brands have taken up residence at the nearby and burgeoning Fulton Market district, adding another layer to the massive show. Dau Collection by Stylex.

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Azure Magazine

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Among the major themes of LDF 2023 was an emphasis on sustainability (expressed through alternative materials and processes); the rise of more collaborative, cross-cultural approaches to design; and a resurgence of craft production techniques like weaving. “Join, Assemble, Hold” staged two different displays together in one space.

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Inkbot Design

AUGUST 22, 2023

As human societies progressed, so did the craft of graphic design. Graphic design emerged as a distinct discipline during the Arts and Crafts movement of the late 19th century. By the late 19th century, graphic design was more complex during the Arts and Crafts movement, emphasising skilled craftsmanship and design harmony.

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Azure Magazine

JULY 26, 2021

Whether an outdoor stool, a sculptural bench or a cord chair with a matching frame, monochromatic designs have dominated the recent releases of manufacturers near and far. The post 8 Colourful Seats Going Bold With Monochromatic Tones appeared first on Azure Magazine. And, for good reason. Wired by Michael Young.

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Azure Magazine

MARCH 28, 2022

Set to officially launch at the Triennale di Milano art and design museum during Milan’s design week in June, new Japanese design brand Koyori debuts with a fully formed five-piece seating collection by two industry heavyweights — the French brothers Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec and the Danish-Italian studio GamFratesi. .

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Azure Magazine

OCTOBER 26, 2023

After this success, we expanded our scope to craft a narrative, a fairy tale, called Axo in Fabula. How do you translate your creativity into products, by way of a process you describe as a “union between art and serial production”? Many of these elements take more than a week to craft. The 1979 desk lamp.

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Azure Magazine

DECEMBER 3, 2021

At the chain’s new Brooklyn outpost , the ethos evolves to encompass art, with a public gallery (devoted to local talent) seamlessly added to the mix. Combining a bar, art display spaces and a diverse array cafe-style seating, the room is a welcoming public hearth. It’s a multi-tiered feast — and a space to savour.

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Azure Magazine

JULY 1, 2020

In addition to these storied vessels, which range vastly in scale, he also relays more personal experiences in his sculptural works. Why you should know them: Alongside her practice, Shaw-Collinge is a core member of the collaborative Indigenous curatorial platform Ociciwan Contemporary Art Collective. Oxbow Architecture, Saskatchewan.

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Azure Magazine

MARCH 2, 2023

If you kit out a building with enough state-of-the-art technology, you can — in theory — run it without consuming any gas or drawing any electricity from the grid. 118 is what people in the art world call a mixed-media work. The post The New Era of Circular Architecture appeared first on Azure Magazine. Ultimately, Building K.118

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Azure Magazine

DECEMBER 11, 2019

Their sculptural form and imposing scale suggest a labyrinth as envisioned by Henry Moore, but Cloud Garden, as the design is known, was created entirely with small fry in mind, its arches and cutouts tailor-made for scrambling under, climbing over and gamboling through.

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Azure Magazine

DECEMBER 20, 2019

Grain silos turned cutting-edge art venue. When Thomas Heatherwick was hired to transform a derelict complex of Cape Town grain silos into a new museum devoted to contemporary art from Africa, he and his client, V&A Waterfront, envisioned a cathedral-like space that would draw cultural pilgrims from across the continent and beyond.

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