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'I destroy the work after an exhibition': Inside the weird worlds of artist JeeYoung Lee

Creative Boom

In the 2009 version of Maiden Voyage, the papers were cut by hand to make the ginkgo leaves, and the boat sculpture was made of cardboard paper. The ginkgo leaves are made of plastic sheets (Foamex, hand-crafted), and other origami sculptures are made of aluminium. The production for the piece took about a month. © JeeYoung Lee.

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Creative Boom drops eight new and exclusive prints by leading artists and designers in its shop

Creative Boom

We launched our Shop last November to offer further support to the creative community, one that we've passionately championed since 2009 through our magazine, podcast and entire network. I envision words as sculptural totems," Sarah says. And we deliver to anywhere in the world, tracked and insured with postage included in the price.

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MDW22: MATTER by Norwegian Presence

Design Milk

The bench sits somewhere between sculptural form and functional furniture. Oslo-based Kurdish-Norwegian designer Nebil Zaman made Collective Division – a series of sculptural room dividers – from discarded city bus handrails, combined with plaster, wood glue, and natural resins.

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F5: Jennifer Graham Is an Art-Loving Foodie With Deep Roots

Design Milk

In 2009, she co-founded LMNOP NYC, Inc., My father had an affinity for elephants, and I grew up with sculptures and carvings of Indian elephants in every room of our house. an organization that offered networking and affordable continuing education credits to designers. Photo: Jennifer Graham. Leather Elephant Mousepad.

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DM 15th Anniversary: Column Roundup

Design Milk

Launched back in 2009, the Deconstruction column features a designer or brand sharing with us the making of a product/prototype through a series of process photos and descriptions – essentially showing everyone a breakdown of how a product came to be – typically from the initial sketch to the finished product. Deconstruction. Friday Five.

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Animated by Wind, Theo Jansen’s ‘Strandbeest’ Sculptures Have Evolved into Flying Creatures

Colossal

The sculptural animals are known as Strandbeests and are part of a growing menagerie by artist Theo Jansen ( previously ), who’s been constructing large-scale, kinetic beings powered entirely by the wind since 1990. “Animaris Umerus, Scheveningen” (2009). Photo by Loek van der Klis. Photo by Loek van der Klis.

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Surreal Sculptures of Translucent Glass and Clay Explore the Body’s Transformative Processes

Colossal

To create the weathered appearance, she utilizes pit firing, which involves covering the sculpture with hay or leaves and burning them. Hand-painted details adorn the sculpture’s exterior, along with found objects like antique prosthetic eyes, deer antlers, and ball feet.

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