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. The six carpet patterns within the collection celebrate talented female artists who have paved the way for those in the future.

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Creative Boom

AUGUST 23, 2023

I always made art for fun, and I never imagined I could turn it into a career," he adds. I grab inspiration from organic shapes that I find in nature or textures that occur in manufactured things over time through erosion," he says. I scanned it at a very high resolution so I could really zoom in and get as much texture as possible.

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Colossal

AUGUST 8, 2022

Inspired by the biological illustrations of Ernst Haeckel, Bergeron uses a coiling technique to shape the initial bodies before engraving or covering the forms in repeating patterns. Gradually the sculpture takes shape, and I let myself be guided by its curves and its irregularities. Often the sculptures seem alive to me.

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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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Creative Boom

MARCH 10, 2022

He is also an avid collector of large-scale art, and his plans for a sculpture trail across the estate really appealed to our fundamental belief in the need for places to have culture at their heart.". There's a particular smell, a particular colour to the low glancing light and a particular texture to the stone.

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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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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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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

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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Design Milk

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Through these less-than-perfect qualities, he’s able to turn what was once considered flawed into gallery-worthy sculptures. Appiagyei embraces the individually of each piece in his practice, exploring its rawness and texture. I was hugely inspired by her work before I even met her or saw her sculptures in person.

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Sculpture Textures Artist Inspiration 97

Colossal

JANUARY 12, 2023

Exemplifying the possibilities of combining humble materials with a good dose of resourcefulness, Ann Weber ’s monumental sculptures find their beginnings in discarded cardboard boxes. She then applies layers of strips cut from other boxes and staples them into place in a repetitive, textured pattern. Photo by Ray Carofano.

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Design Milk

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Installation view, Antonio Santín, MARC STRAUS Gallery, New York I’m Only Happy When It Rains, 2023 I’m Only Happy When It Rains, 2023 (detail) I’m Only Happy When It Rains, 2023 (detail) The largest paintings here span over seven feet across and depict geometric and floral patterned rugs in space.

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Design Milk

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

But a rug of note can be a transformative, if not an artful expression within a room. Muuto’s Relevo Rug designed by Milan-based design duo Studiopepe represents the latter, a beautifully hand-tufted sculptural wool rug with an elevated attention to detail in its color, texture, and dimensions.

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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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Creative Boom

APRIL 3, 2023

Nolan recently sat down with Creative Boom to share more about her creative process and how she finds inspiration from fashion, art, and literature. I often joke with my daughter that I'd like to start a shop called Plain, where there are no patterns, prints or logos. Religious art from every culture has always used symbolism.

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Design Milk

AUGUST 2, 2022

While some area rugs are designed to play a supporting role in your home’s interior, bridging the gaps between decorative elements to tie the room together – art inspired rugs by Ruggism are made to take center stage. Plus there are only 50 prints available – making this a piece of wall art worth coveting for a lifetime. $78.

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Design Milk

JUNE 13, 2022

Expertly hand-cast and made to order using custom made molds, the Totter Planter features a multicolored terrazzo design that brings texture and color to any room in the house. Make it home for small succulents or keep it empty as a sculptural home accent. Sculptural Incense Burner by Extra&Ordinary Design.

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Sculpture Textures Color Art 91

Azure Magazine

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Take her Bubbly series, a soap bubble- and botryoidal hematite-inspired collection that explores naturally occurring attractions and cluster patterns to stunning effect. Since each fixture is handmade, they are all one-of-a-kind pieces with subtle variations in shape, texture and finish.

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Colossal

MAY 17, 2022

From floral Soundsuits and found-object sculptures to a multicolor web of millions of pony beads, Forothermore surveys the 30-plus-year career of artist Nick Cave. These sinister symbols pervade the suspended installation, which considers how a desire to only see beauty can mask painful, life-threatening issues.

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Design Milk

JUNE 15, 2021

She makes the intricate works by folding or pleating paper to form patterns of light and shadow. The monochromatic palette makes the patterns and textures pop simply by how the light hits them, hopefully leaving viewers feeling “centered, quiet and focused.” Zai Divecha working in studio.

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Design Milk

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Consumers get to decide what’s next – always Cave’s biggest question – what’s created with these patterned textiles? While Cave works across both the visual and performing arts, he’s likely best known for his Soundsuits. The upholstery pattern was developed from a specific section of the artwork he had in mind.

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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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Design Milk

JULY 26, 2022

Featuring striking patterns, bright and playful hues, and an endlessly satisfying combination of rigid and malleable materials, Kiki Goti’s homeware collection is a multi-sensory delight that’s eye candy in the truest sense of the word. Both forms and patterns emerge from an inherent understanding of the material. U+II Lamp ($1,000).

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Patterns Sculpture Textures Color 93

Creative Boom

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

We're talking about huge wobbling, artisanal jelly sculptures used as centrepieces on a table, from grand home meals to opulent royal banquets. Now artist Florence Houston is inviting us to explore this unique aspect of Victorian culture and reflect on how food and art intertwine to shape our collective history and identity.

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Colossal

MARCH 27, 2023

All images © Janny Baek, shared with permission “I’ve always been drawn to art in different ways, but sculpting clay by hand seems to come most naturally to me. Asymmetrical and bulbous, her otherworldly sculptures are redolent of boulders, cacti, coral, or micro-organisms.

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Design Milk

MAY 26, 2021

The collection is bold and punchy, full of colors and modern patterns that you’ll be hard pressed to find anywhere else (and we know, we’ve looked). Trained as an architect at Northeastern University, she’s inspired by geometric, urban patterns and textures and translates that into the collection.

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Patterns Artist Sculpture Textures 69

Colossal

MAY 16, 2023

All images © Oliver Chalk, shared with permission Hewn from solid hunks of found timber, Oliver Chalk ’s vessels ( previously ) embrace the natural grain and gradients of different types of wood to reveal voluminous functional sculptures. Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $5 per month.

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Patterns Sculpture Textures Gallery 86

Colossal

JUNE 29, 2023

.” All images © Dan Lam, courtesy of Chefas Projects, shared with permission Oozing over the edges of shelves and dolloping tendrils across flat surfaces, Dan Lam ’s vibrant sculptures ( previously ) play with form and space. She continues to play with new shapes, sizes, and patterns.

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Colossal

MARCH 2, 2022

Based in Toronto, the artist has created a body of work that’s broad in medium and subject matter, ranging from small sculptures installed in circular formations to bulbous paper lanterns with rotating parts. The texture is enhanced, the artist shares, to mimic concentric tree rings and prompt questions of aging and time.

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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

JUNE 9, 2023

Peters’ multi-disciplinary approach integrates technology as a means to an end, rather than an end itself, an ethos in full display across these ceramic sculptures. ” Each sculpture of the Dyadic Series is digitally crafted using a customized 3D printer, a machine Peters hacked to produce the convincing textured design.

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Spine Magazine

OCTOBER 5, 2020

University of California Press Designer: FaceOut Studio, Aman Dahudson Art director: Claudia Smelser Faceout Studio's never ceases to wow me with their innovative and endlessly creative cover designs. Too often covers on this topic resort to stereotypical psychedelic imagery or patterns, so this is refreshing.

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Colossal

MAY 14, 2024

All images © HYBYCOZO, shared with permission Collaborative artists Yelena Filipchuk and Serge Beaulieu, who work as HYBYCOZO , explore light, geometry, and pattern in a new large-scale, immersive installation at Sensorio. Featuring 44 polyhedra, each piece in DIMENSIONS is characterized by a unique combination of pattern and form.

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Colossal

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

” All images © Darryl Cox, shared with permission In Darryl Cox ’s organic sculptures, gnarled tree roots or branches merge with the ornate grooves, patterns, and gilding of picture frames. Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $5 per month. “Winter.”

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Design Milk

MARCH 29, 2024

Prior to founding her firm, Jefferys earned a BA in Architectural Studies and History of Art from Tufts University, and a Masters of Architecture from the University of Pennsylvania. Today Sarah Jefferys joins us for Friday Five ! Photo: Morten Smidt 1. The Heart of the Home, the Kitchen I love to design kitchens.

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Design Milk

APRIL 13, 2023

The Rafael de Cárdenas for Mitchell Gold + Bob Williams series is full of color and form – with plenty of room to add your own artful self-expression. It’s the key to the collection, where adding even the smallest of items – such as the sculptural Lotus pedestal side table – can give new life to an interior space.

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Design Milk

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Home interiors that incorporate a mix of wood tones, rich textures and natural finishes in furniture, decor and decorative accessories layer visual interest to any environment. I have one of these rugs in another colorway but I really love the earthy tones of this one with its “future-city” inspired pattern. Oak black, W.

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