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Amy Cushing + Lara Sparey Explore Intersecting Crafts With DIORAMA Sculptures

Design Milk

DIORAMA – a series of three freestanding mixed media sculptures by artisans Amy Cushing and Lara Sparey – distills a variety of multidimensional scenes into an amalgam of colored glass and black metal artifacts to offer respite from the din of existence. Fresh colorways and designs are in progress due to launch February 24, 2024.

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A 2,700-Pound Concorde Sculpture Soars Above the Peninsula Hotel London

Design Milk

The new Peninsula Hotel London is likely to become a popular destination of jet setters, which may partially explain why there’s now a 2,700-pound scale sculpture model of the Concorde hanging overhead inside Brooklands , their rooftop dining destination inside the classic-era British aviation and motorsport inspired space.

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The best art books to enjoy in the summer of 2022

Creative Boom

Art and fashion have always had a tumultuous and unpredictable relationship. A founding figure in the mid-century New York School movement, Philip Guston helped pioneer a modified form of representational art known as neo-expressionism. Black Artists in British Art: A History since the 1950s by Eddie Chambers.

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A Collaboration That Presents Endless Loop: From Waste to Wanted

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Artist Mike Han , sustainable furniture design and manufacturing company Model No. , and PROWL design studio joined together to bring to life Endless Loop: Waste to Wanted in Miami during this year’s Art Basel. The installation featured one-of-a-kind stools and tables by PROWL, standing sculptures and pendant lights by Model No.,

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Artists demonstrate how to grab attention at the world's biggest design event

Creative Boom

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'. Why should designers care?

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2024’s Best of ICFF, WANTED + Launch Pad: From Collaboration to Sustainability

Design Milk

Pern Baan x Art Resources Parchment Side Tables Robert Sukrachand, the Thai-American designer and proprietor of Pern Baan, produces and markets products that synthesize personal narratives and craft from across physical and cultural boundaries. Fisch Designs x Ditto Forms Camada Daybed A collaborative effort between Fisch Inc.

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DMTV Milkshake: On the Magic of Glass With “Artisan Manufacturer” John Pomp

Design Milk

John Pomp identifies himself as an “artisan manufacturer,” and for Pomp, the seemingly oxymoronic description just makes sense. Philadelphia has an amazing arts and crafts community – it’s very vibrant.” Pomp came to Philadelphia after first establishing himself in Brooklyn, New York. “I That’s not to say it was always easy.