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Spinning a yarn: how Icelandic artist Ýrúrarí turns textiles into stunning works of art

Creative Boom

But Icelandic artist Ýr Jóhannsdóttir, aka Ýrúrarí , has been turning them into stunning works of art. This project evolved into 'visible mending' workshops in her open studio at the The Museum of Design and Applied Arts in 2021. Process and perspective How, we wondered, does she approach creating her unique art forms?

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F5: Elena Salmistraro Shares Her Favorite Accessory, Art + Album

Design Milk

She’s the creator of a unique and highly recognizable aesthetic, and interested in developing work that straddles the lines between illustration, design, and visual arts. In 2017, she won the Salone del Mobile Milano Award as “Best Emerging Designer.” Graffiti + Street Art. Among her priorities?

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Inspiring creative women to follow in 2022

Creative Boom

And outside her day job, she's the co-founder of Woodism , an art collaboration that celebrates children with autism whilst raising money for charity. She co-founded her branding and creative agency The Working Assembly , while pregnant with her first child in 2017. Charlotte Adorjan. Olivia Christian. Nicole Cousins. Hilary Archer.

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10 recommended independent jewellery designers to follow and support in 2023

Creative Boom

LeSter LeSter is a fine jewellery brand that combines the stories of art with traditional goldsmithing techniques to "remind women of their individuality and inner rebel". At the time, I thought you could substitute one world with another, turn you back on the art world and substitute it with the jewellery world.

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Dan Tobin Smith and NYX reveal the etherial physicality of gemstones in new collaborative track

Its Nice That

Formed in London at the end of 2017, NYX is a collective of vocalists that make otherworldly, often wordless music inspired by drone and the layering of voices.

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October 2022 Opportunities: Open Calls, Residencies, and Grants for Artists

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Yayoi Kusama , “Pumpkins Screaming About Love Beyond Infinity” (2017), mirrors, acrylic, glass, LEDs, and wood panels, 59 x 59 x 83 ½ inches. Collection of the artist, courtesy of Ota Fine Arts. Massachusetts Design Art and Technology Institute (DATMA) – SHELTER 2023 Featured. Art Omi Residencies (International).

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“Journey to the East”: The Superb Concept Art Works by Dom Lay

Design You Trust

His passion for illustration, concept art, and storytelling landed him freelance experience while studying, both in community and private college. He entered his first year at Laguna College of Art and Design in Laguna Beach, California in the spring of 2017. I specialize in world building, illustration, and concept art.

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