Azure Magazine

MAY 22, 2020

For design lovers seeking respite from the temporal void, here are our top five architecture-inspired timepieces. Pei–inspired watches make for a simple standout. 2019 was the year of Bauhaus appreciation. Timed to the movement’s 100th anniversary, a wave of Bauhaus-inspired products hit the shelves.

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Architecture Inspiration Portfolio Textures 62

Creative Boom

APRIL 19, 2023

Industrial design students Kyeongho Park and Yejin noticed that clothing in their native Korea is commonly wrapped in plastic to keep it fresh-smelling, clean and hygienic. Pavels told me its design was inspired by the Namib Desert beetle, which is native to southern Africa and gathers moisture from the fog on its bumpy back surface.

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Design Milk

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Artist and designer Bo Zhang founded Desz Office creative studio, which mixes art, design, material, and communication, in 2019. To him, it’s important the work is a balance of art and design that expresses the relationship between people and space while stimulating the imagination with contemporary art and design.

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Azure Magazine

JANUARY 23, 2024

Bargmann’s work hews to themes of economy of means, neighbourhood connections, respect for site histories, and above all a love of the landscape — specifically, the existing and often former industrial landscape. She founded D.I.R.T. Dalla Costa received an Honorary Doctorate in 2023 from Athabasca University.

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Architecture Arts and Crafts Interior Design Gallery 98

Azure Magazine

APRIL 26, 2023

This year, Euroluce returned for its first edition since 2019, bringing with it no shortage of exciting product launches and impressive booth displays. The theme at Vibia ‘s stand was “Shaping Atmospheres.” Based on a design by Andreas Walther, it’s inspired by the game Mikado.

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Sculpture Production Exhibition Theme 82

Design Week

JANUARY 23, 2020

Although Design Indaba will be in a reflective mood next month its speaker line-up suggests a future-focussed theme, particularly with speakers working around projects that touch on technology, science and design. Kinya Tagawa.

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Design Week

DECEMBER 2, 2019

Last year’s Gingerbread City, above image and banner image © Luke Hayes Combining design know-how and baking genius, more than 100 architects and designers have worked to create this year’s Gingerbread City exhibition at Somerset House. — The School of UX® (@theschoolofux) May 9, 2019.

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