Colossal

OCTOBER 23, 2022

Melding the decadence of Art Nouveau and the whimsy of Alice in Wonderland , artist Carol Long ( previously ) transforms humble clay vessels with an array of small spheres, curled handles, and densely laid stripes. All images © Carol Long, shared with permission.

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Creative Boom

APRIL 17, 2024

And so, every year, they put a lot of time, effort, and money into developing a unique art installation that conveys their vision of the automotive future. Yes, it's quite a complex topic to evoke in a work of visual art. This year, we got not one but two such exhibits under the joint heading of 'Time'.

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Colossal

MAY 2, 2022

To create these soft sculptures, she wraps scraps of worn trousers, curtains, and scarves around a padded, wire armature, defining a muscular hind leg with tweed or a stomach with an embroidered fairytale scene. The tattered edges mimic a tousled tail and the fringe sticking up from an ear, adding lifelike texture to the canines.

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Colossal

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

We’ve published dozens of articles on artist monographs and compendiums of broader topics across art and design and science and history over the last 12 months, and these are the 10 titles that impacted us most. Prime, Art’s Next Generation. Art and Climate Change. Ocean, Exploring the Marine World.

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Design Milk

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Her creations incorporate sculptural art with anthropomorphic influence – personifying each creation that is also equally just as functional. His unique wares are composed of chunky, organic forms and fueled by immense texture, shape, and color.

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Creative Boom

JUNE 30, 2022

I got so inspired that I decided to start experimenting with digital art and 2D, and publish it online every few days, no matter what. Having finally landed on his niche, Nikita spends his days crafting these anthropomorphous entities where colourful squiggles and blobs are layered on top of one another. And there we have it.

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Creative Boom

NOVEMBER 5, 2023

Stocking Fillers Grumpy Ant plush toy by Aysha Tengiz If you have a friend who makes (or just appreciates) good art, check out the online shop of Aysha Tengiz, a London-based artist working within illustration, animation and textile design. It's packed with great products such as this plushie with a difference.

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Design Milk

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Sweden, as evidenced by this year’s Stockholm Furniture Fair , has contemporized their craft by applying technical advancements to traditional form making using organic materials without losing the warmth or whimsy that their Nordic neighbors forego in the pursuit of forward-thinking practices.

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Design Milk

AUGUST 22, 2022

There’s also plenty of carved texture to examine, with the series anchored by three shapes: a wall-mounted piece, a large vessel, and a small vessel. In the end, the objects are more like still life photos than sculpture, using the impression of light to transform a composition of marks into a picture,” says Wolfond.

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Colossal

NOVEMBER 25, 2022

Tender stems bear lush blooms and windswept leaves gather around new growth in artist Shota Suzuki ’s delicate metal sculptures. A wide range of patinas create a life-like appearance, achieved by combining an array of chemicals that produce specific hues and textures, including traditional Japanese copper coloration methods such as niiro.

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Design Milk

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

A painstaking process of curation between art, materials, and furniture comes together to create a luxurious atmosphere that serves as a perfect duet alongside the fashion statements on display. This mix not only enriches the space but situates it firmly within a modern brutalist framework. Photography courtesy of Celine.

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Inkbot Design

FEBRUARY 24, 2024

From 1919 to 1933, the Bauhaus united fine arts and crafts to create practical yet beautiful designs for the machine age. He aimed to start a new movement in the visual arts that rejected the excessive historicism and ornamentation that defined late 19th-century design in favour of a modern , industrial aesthetic.

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Design Milk

MAY 7, 2024

Devotion is the loom with which artists weave craft, steadfastness, and personal conviction, for a meaningful creative practice. Smith Gallery , aptly named Devotion , in a showcase of new textile works alongside collaborative totem sculptures that pull on patrons’ heartstrings.

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Design Milk

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Danish designers Laura Bilde and Linnea Blæhr work to combine functionality and sculptural expression through materials and shapes, bringing together tactility, sensuousness, and enticement for the end result. SHE hopes to provide them with much deserved recognition within the realms of textile weaving, sculpture, and painting.

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Colossal

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

All images © Marianne Eriksen Scott-Hansen, shared with permission Enormous blooms crafted from thousands of sheets of creased, textured, and twisted paper explode in Marianne Eriksen Scott-Hansen ’s vibrant installations. Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $5 per month.

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Creative Boom

APRIL 4, 2023

And while the results of these NLP tools range from the useful to the trivial, they still feel like something of a dark art with little useful connection to people's daily needs. Our cells became detailed, sculptural balloons. Our Voronoi plains became textured pebble structures. That's where Cohere comes in.

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Design Milk

JANUARY 31, 2024

The series is a reimagining of Nash’s favorite folk art stories paired with her own belief that storytelling connects us to the objects we love. Similar to how stories can play off of one another, the collection’s lamp designs differ while also forming a cohesive group that feels related, all thanks to tones and textures.

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Colossal

APRIL 28, 2023

Sexton enjoys papier-mâché for its versatility and accessibility, using additional readily available materials like cloth, wire, and acrylic paint to build up each animal’s unique textures, patterns, and colors. Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $5 per month.

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Design You Trust

MARCH 5, 2023

Clémentine Bal, a talented visual artist, creates captivating sculptures of imaginary animals that are sure to capture your heart. From the tip of their ears to the curve of their tails, every aspect of Clémentine’s sculptures is carefully considered and executed with precision.

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Design You Trust

JANUARY 20, 2023

Based in New York, he combines elements of collage and sculpture to craft intricate works of art that are as thought-provoking as they are visually striking. Each piece is a masterful blend of texture and detail, with no two pieces ever being exactly alike.

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Colossal

AUGUST 8, 2022

She leaves the works unglazed so that the minerality and organic textures of the clay remain intact, the final steps of a process she explains in further detail: When I start my pieces, I don’t have a specific idea. Gradually the sculpture takes shape, and I let myself be guided by its curves and its irregularities.

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Colossal

JANUARY 18, 2024

Photos by Red Photography, © Yukihiro Akama, courtesy of Yorkshire Sculpture Park, shared with permission In Huddersfield, England, a half hour’s drive down the road from Yorkshire Sculpture Park , artist Yukihiro Akama fashions a whimsical, miniature world from within a furniture maker’s workshop. Work in progress.

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Colossal

MARCH 29, 2021

These towering sculptural forms are by artist Debbie Lawson ( previously ), who crafts animals that are cloaked in sweeping Persian rugs. A new menagerie of polar bears, stags, and kangaroos resemble typical wildlife except for the fact that they’re literally swept under the carpet, their features hidden from view.

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Colossal

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

All images © Carol Long, shared with permission Midwestern flora and fauna are the foundation for Carol Long ’s lavishly adorned sculptures, which elegantly meld Art Nouveau embellishments with natural motifs. Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $5 per month.

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Azure Magazine

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Sitting at the intersection of craft and design, these four collections by OWIU Goods, Emma Louise Payne, Mottoform and MUD Australia transform simple objects into stunning works of art. Now, the studio offers textural and emotive hand-thrown objects, inspired by nature and embodying both tangible and visceral memories.

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Inkbot Design

JANUARY 9, 2024

Here are the top picks in this category: Art and Design Books From modern to contemporary works, art books give designers eye candy to admire and draw ideas from. Some examples: Taschen’s The Art Book : A visual dictionary covering 500 influential artists and their most famous pieces from medieval times to today. $14.49

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Design Milk

JULY 29, 2022

Studio Pretext crafts modern, sculptural mugs out of raw ceramic, bringing an earthy look and natural texture to your kitchen and tabletop. Accented by hand built geometric forms in lieu of conventional curved handles, Studio Pretext mugs are equal parts simple, yet sculptural staples artfully designed for daily use.

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Colossal

APRIL 27, 2023

All images © Natura Ceramica, shared with permission Harnessing the rich, organic textures of soil, stone, and timber, Ukrainian artists Andriy and Olesya Voznicki of Natura Ceramica create voluminous ceramic vessels and sculptures. Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $5 per month.

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Colossal

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

” The resulting forms are evocative of both flora and fauna and traditional pottery, although Long’s sculptures emphasize smooth, sinuous walls and squiggly bases rather than angled edges. Whether a vase or wide-mouthed jar, the whimsical sculptures are brimming with color and textured details.

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Colossal

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

Vine-like colorful coils of material overlap in Claire Lindner ’s latest sculpture collection, which blurs the line between organic and human-made forms. ” She creates tensions between aesthetics and textures, including soft and hard, light and heavy, and attractive and repulsive.

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Design Milk

JULY 20, 2022

The sculptural wall clock combines the warmth of wood grains with contemporary curves to bring smooth, natural textures to any space. Nomon clocks are works of art you get to live with. For a modern statement on your tabletop, check out Nomon’s table clocks. The Atomo Table Clock ($210) is another petite and stylish standout.

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Design Milk

AUGUST 21, 2023

Imagine a collection of ceramic vases that aren’t just vessels for flowers, but rather, masterpieces that celebrate the art of painting in three dimensions. Pani Jurek’s collection of BARVA VASES combine vibrant color spots, wavy lines, and textures that echo strokes of a painter’s brush.

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Design Milk

MAY 8, 2024

He uses his expertise and training as a stonemason, sculptor, and woodworker in combination with state-of-the-art techniques to transform materials into captivating and unique pieces of furniture that are other worldly. Chapo’s work has a sculptural, almost brutalism feeling to it, which worked with the luxurious and colorful woven fabrics.

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Azure Magazine

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

The ceramicist had already been making vessels based on the artist’s iconic work and both Li and Fiore had recently spent time in Brâncusi spaces – at his reconstructed studio near the Pompidou and at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, respectively.

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Design Milk

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Kiki: Raku Knits, 2022 Photo: Katie Treggiden Another piece in the same series, also created in collaboration with Borre Akkersdijk, expands on her extensive research into the 16th-century Japanese tradition and is inspired by the colors, shapes, and textures of her own raku-fired ceramic collection. “Fear has no place here. .

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Colossal

JANUARY 12, 2023

He then carves the toy-like sculptures with an emphasis on the details of the grain to accentuate joints and muscles and often incorporates other found elements like pencils. Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $5 per month. Find more of the spirited critters on Behance and Instagram.

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Azure Magazine

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Today, the metropolis is also an anchor for diverse creative scenes, ranging from architecture and urban design to abstract art and artisanal crafts. How to preserve traditional crafts, and is it even worth the trouble? Utopia by Johan Pertl. How can we ensure the future sustainability of production?

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