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The Alternative Limb Project by Sophie de Oliveira Barata is where art meets science

Creative Boom

Artist and sculptor Sophie de Oliveira Barata has combined art, technology and science to create artificial limbs, which are wearable art pieces for performance and exhibition. Barata collaborates with many other skilled workers in cutting edge technology and traditional craft to realise the projects. Photo by R.

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Dive Into the Dallas Art Scene: 5 Artists Not to Miss at The Other Art Fair

Colossal

Photograph by Lorenzo Demaria (2022), limited edition of 30 Get ready to immerse yourself in a world of artistry and creativity at The Other Art Fair presented by Saatchi Art, returning to Dallas for its 7th edition from May 9 to 12. Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $5 per month.

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Yukihiro Akama Carves a Whimsical World of Miniature Wooden Houses

Colossal

In his forthcoming solo exhibition at YSP—his largest to date—the artist presents 55 intricately carved wooden houses in Basho no Kankaku—A Sense of Place 場所の感覚. in 2011, he began to carve small houses that reminded him of vernacular styles, like stilt houses , that he would see on his travels around Asia. After he moved to the U.K.

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12 of the best online clothing stores that sell unique pieces by leading artists and designers

Creative Boom

These are one-off pieces, lovingly designed and crafted by independents, so you're certain to stand out from the crowd. The methods they use means there are always minor imperfections, giving the clothes a uniquely hand-crafted, organic feel. Working in a clean, safe and pleasant environment. Humphries & Begg. Aysha Tengiz.

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Design Museum marks Terence Conran’s 90th birthday with free exhibition

Design Week

“By the time he was 25 he had opened and sold 5 restaurants, opened a furniture manufacturing business, gone into partnership with a textile mill in Manchester (to start Conran Fabrics), art directed a magazine, worked at the Festival of Britain, married his second wife, and published his first book,” he says.

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The 10 Projects that Defined a Decade of Canadian Architecture

Azure Magazine

When 60 Richmond Street welcomed its first residents in 2011, the striking building – defined by a play of colourful, interlocking volumes – represented the Toronto Community Housing Corporation’s first new co-operative in 20 years. Audain Art Museum by Patkau Architects, 2016. 60 Richmond Street East by Teeple Architects, 2010.

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How Hjärta Smärta Challenged the Male-Dominated Status Quo in the Early 2000s

Eye on Design

Long before higher education in art and design was within reach for me, and before my imagination stretched to even considering book design as something one could do for a living, I accidentally found a publication in the school library that absorbed me and still sits in my heart as one of the “magic” books of my life. . Bang, Hjärta Smärta.