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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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A Brutalist Icon is Transformed into an Ultra-Sustainable Hotel

Azure Magazine

Like many bygone trends, brutalism has since come back into favour, inspiring both new builds and masterful renovations. The latter is certainly a more sustainable approach: to replicate the muscular structures of the 1970s requires a massive amount of carbon-intensive concrete. The building’s 4.9-metre-tall

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

Colossal

As we near the end of 2022, we’re taking a look back at the year, starting with the books we found most compelling, impressive, and inspirational. Nick Cave: Forothermore. Paint with Thread: A Step-By-Step Guide to Embroidery Through the Seasons. Prime, Art’s Next Generation. Jean-Michel Basquiat: King Pleasure.

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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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F5: David Trubridge on Forward-Thinking Art, Indigenous Voices, + More

Design Milk

He started off with plans to carve wooden sculptures, but in the process of renovating, he unintentionally picked up woodcraft – an easier path to creating furniture. The Coral light followed in 2003, establishing a blueprint the brand would use for kitset products that minimized their environmental footprint.

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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. She continues to work on the intensification of suburban neighbourhoods with affordable midrise housing. 2024 KEY DATES January 2 Competition opened.