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F5: Draga & Aurel on Lake Como, Joseph Beuys + More

Design Milk

Basedow and Draga Obradovic of Draga & Aurel Photo: Valerie van der Werff The partners in work and life established Draga & Aurel , a multidisciplinary studio and workshop for art, collectible design, and furnishings, in 2007. Its a collaboration that has shaped their own approach.

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Magical world of inflatable art opens new cultural landmark in Manchester

Creative Boom

Psychedelic universe You, Me and The Balloons invites visitors to immerse themselves in Kusama's psychedelic universe as they journey through a colourful landscape of large-scale inflatable sculptures, many standing over 10 metres tall or suspended from the 21-metre-high ceiling. The experience of the scale is what's important.

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Bowers & Wilkins Switches Into High Gear With Zeppelin McLaren Edition

Design Milk

When Bowers & Wilkins released the original Zeppelin back in 2007, streaming audio was stilling getting a foothold in the mainstream. Minimalist and sculptural, the B&W looked and sounded premium compared to smaller tinny-sounding competitors.

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Top 10 Art Posts of 2023

Design Milk

Large-Scale Ceramics That Are Both Eye-Catching + Functional SCP presented an exhibition of new, large-scale ceramic works by Dutch designer Floris Wubben during this year’s London Craft Week to showcase a series that fuses function with sculpture. And the most popular art post of 2023 is… 1.

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Rong Bao’s bizarre inflatable sculptures imagine new kinds of life

Its Nice That

Words Paul Moore — Date 7 July 2025 Work Art Sculpture 3D Process Selfridges, the UK’s beloved department store chain, is wondering what life will look like after humans. Her work is alien and fun – larger than life, site-specific inflatable sculptures that look like blown-up microbes or gunky life forms.

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F5: Melanie Courbet Shares the Spark Behind Her Gallery + More

Design Milk

Shine on Sierra Leone To different degrees since 2007, I have been involved with my friend’s organization Shine on Sierra Leone that’s located in the northeast village of Kono, Sierra Leone. My mother would play old records at home, too. Photo: Shine on Sierra Leone 2.

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Imposing Wild Animals Emerge from Layers of Cardboard in Scott Fife’s Sculptures

Colossal

Cardboard Kingdom is on view through December 22, and you can find more of Fife’s sculptures on his site. “Were Wulf” (2007), archival cardboard, ink, and red pencil, 25 x 25 x 34 inches. Detail of “Were Wulf” (2007), archival cardboard, ink, and red pencil, 25 x 25 x 34 inches.