Colossal

OCTOBER 1, 2023

Image © Bernhard Lang Every month, Colossal shares a selection of opportunities for artists and designers, including open calls, grants, fellowships, and residencies. Artists working in visual art, installation, multimedia, performance, literature, music, photography, filmmaking, curating, are welcome to apply.

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Artist Arts and Crafts Filmmaking Exhibition 87

Design Milk

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Neng Iren is an artist based in Tangerang, Indonesia who does really incredible embroidery work. The 150+ recipes are all crafted by the local chefs that Christiansen tapped on to accompany the bountiful weekly CSA boxes that Flamingo Estate has become known for. I’m still catching up with all the art that was unveiled!

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Art Arts and Crafts Sculpture Publication 88

Colossal

JANUARY 4, 2022

Every month, Colossal shares a selection of opportunities for artists and designers, including open calls, grants, fellowships, and residencies. The Aperture Portfolio Prize is an annual international competition that recognizes innovative bodies of work that haven’t been featured in major publications or exhibitions. Open Calls.

Artist 101

Artist Arts and Crafts Programming Exhibition 101

Colossal

JANUARY 1, 2024

“The Height Of Folly” by Michelle Kingdom Every month, Colossal shares a selection of opportunities for artists and designers, including open calls, grants, fellowships, and residencies. The winners, plus 20 shortlisted photographers, will be featured in and receive a copy of a special mini-photo publication.

Artist 84

Artist Printmaking Arts and Crafts Exhibition 84

Colossal

AUGUST 1, 2022

Every month, Colossal shares a selection of opportunities for artists and designers, including open calls, grants, fellowships, and residencies. Faena Prize for the Arts (International). The annual SPIE International Day of Light Photo Contest focuses on light and its vital role in nature, art, and technology. Open Calls.

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Artist Arts and Crafts Printmaking Programming 96

Colossal

JUNE 1, 2022

Every month, Colossal shares a selection of opportunities for artists and designers, including open calls, grants, fellowships, and residencies. International Art Textile Biennale 2023. Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize. Faena Prize for the Arts. 8th National Juried Exhibition at the Oxford Arts Alliance. Open Calls.

Artist 101

Artist Arts and Crafts Publication Art 101

Colossal

JULY 3, 2023

Image © Chris Wood Every month, Colossal shares a selection of opportunities for artists and designers, including open calls, grants, fellowships, and residencies. Mophradat Orbitals Open Call (International) This open call will take four curators and art researchers to Dakar, Senegal. Deadline: July 4, 2023. Deadline: July 10, 2023.

Artist 85

Artist Arts and Crafts Programming Exhibition 85

Azure Magazine

DECEMBER 1, 2023

From landscapes that address climate change (while welcoming cultural and social life) to a rich variety of parks, plazas and buildings — and even infrastructure projects — that engage the urban realm, the best public spaces are a celebration of community and collective spirit.

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Publication Arts and Crafts Architecture Sculpture 107

Colossal

DECEMBER 2, 2021

Every month, Colossal shares a selection of opportunities for artists and designers, including open calls, grants, fellowships, and residencies. Socrates Sculpture Park Open Call. The 2022 Socrates Annual Fellowship program is looking for public art proposals for its Sink or Swim Climate Futures project and group exhibition.

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Artist Arts and Crafts Visual Art Exhibition 93

Colossal

JULY 5, 2022

Every month, Colossal shares a selection of opportunities for artists and designers, including open calls, grants, fellowships, and residencies. One artist or collective will be awarded $10,000 to complete the work. The Burlington Contemporary Art Writing Prize. Loghaven Artist Residency. Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize.

Artist 84

Artist Arts and Crafts Programming Exhibition 84

Design Milk

JANUARY 8, 2024

Through enhancing the intrinsic qualities of their material palette, the Ahmedabad-based architecture firm, helmed by Veeram Shah, seeks to elevate the level of craft one might expect in workplace design. Can art inserts become a seamless part of the volume?” Can we use this process to create a warm work culture?

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Arts and Crafts Architecture Patterns Interior Design 108

Colossal

MAY 17, 2022

In a new exhibition in London, the world of reading provides a starting point for the seven artists to explore a wide range of themes and materials, highlighting our perennial fascination with the printed and bound medium. Russell Webb, “Portrait of the Artist as an Author” (2022), oil paint and varnish on ply.

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Artist Print Printmaking Gallery 75

Design You Trust

OCTOBER 23, 2022

Polish artist Alicja Koz?owska Since 2017 she’s combined that love of craft with a fascination with pop art to create Embroidered Ordinariness, a set of felt and embroidery versions of mass-produced items. Her goal is to create sculptures that show “art is contained in even the most obvious objects”.

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Arts and Crafts Art Production Sculpture 53

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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Graphic Design Presentation Graphic Arts and Crafts 92

Azure Magazine

AUGUST 23, 2021

With repeated museum closures, restrictions on outdoor and indoor gatherings, it’s been a difficult year for art lovers. Thankfully, many creatives still found ways to bring their inspiring ideas to the public. As an added detail, the sculpture can also be illuminated section by section, imitating the flow of water from river to sea.

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Art Arts and Crafts Exhibition Publication 103

Azure Magazine

JANUARY 12, 2024

First introduced during the spring installment, the new format for the show is centred around The Circles – content and event platforms that will serve as meeting points, showcases for products and concepts, and demonstrate the blurred boundaries between art and design.

Arts and Crafts 84

Arts and Crafts Sculpture Print Theme 84

Inkbot Design

JANUARY 9, 2024

50+ Best Gifts for Designers on Every Budget Designers are creative professionals who use their artistic talents to communicate ideas visually. 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. Sale Modern Art.

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Arts and Crafts Adobe Graphic Design Art 66

Design Milk

JANUARY 27, 2023

Self-taught multidisciplinary contemporary artist b. Robert Moore thinks of art as more than a career – he thanks it for saving his life. From upcycled sculpture to abstract portrait and urban neo-expressionism, Robert defines his genre as “narrative.” But in all seriousness, I owe art my life.

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Art Arts and Crafts Travel Artist 97

Design Milk

JULY 7, 2023

Exploring work in between design, architecture, and art, East London-based Issi Nanabeyin defies genres. “The first time I saw the work of Austrian sculptor Walter Pichler was the first moment I saw how an architectural lens can be used to create work that danced between sculpture art and design,” Issi shared.

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Exhibition Marketing Marketing Sculpture 87

Design Milk

MAY 3, 2024

Committed to the French art of living, he draw’s inspiration from classic architecture, high-end materials, made-to-measure work, and intimate collaborations with craftsmen. The overall aesthetic he crafts for clients is one of timelessness, seamlessly combining classic elements and contemporary styling. .”

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Architecture Arts and Crafts Interior Design Artist 75

Design Milk

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

James Burke is a busy man, an international artist and Chief Creative Officer of Acrylicize , the art and design studio he founded out of art school. It’s perhaps best described as being a “living, breathing sculpture” and a business. It’s incredibly liberating. Photo courtesy National Parks UK 3.

Arts and Crafts 81

Arts and Crafts Sculpture Art Publication 81

Design Milk

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

Art by Heather Dawn Scott Photo: Jennifer Graham. I’m inspired by art of any form, from music to theaters to museums. I grew up in a home that had art on every square inch of our walls. Every district and neighborhood has interesting architecture, accessible public art and performances. Photo: Jennifer Graham.

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Art Arts and Crafts Project Management Architecture 80

Design You Trust

SEPTEMBER 9, 2023

But in the hands of Japanese artist Koichiro Azuma, they are transformed into extraordinary works of art. Azuma’s unique approach involves crafting mesmerizing kinetic sculptures from metal and discarded bicycle parts, turning these humble vehicles into multi-wheeled marvels.

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Sculpture Arts and Crafts Art Gallery 60

Azure Magazine

JANUARY 5, 2024

Here at Azure, the annual tradition entails taking stock of the last 12 months of design, including public spaces , interiors , products , as well as residential and commercial architecture. Due to be completed imminently, the Hampi Art Labs is his most recent masterstroke. And every January, we turn the page and look forward.

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Architecture Arts and Crafts Publication Sports 111

Azure Magazine

DECEMBER 12, 2023

This is especially apparent in South Beach, where Ocean Drive presents a long row of art deco hotels splashed in pastel shades and illuminated by bright neon signage. That said, don’t mistake the city’s weeklong program of art and design events for a celebration of empty visual excess.

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Gallery Arts and Crafts Sculpture Presentation 106

Design Milk

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

” The space adjacent to the main dining area was given over to three large sculptural pieces, two of which were by Eindhoven-based designer Grietje Schepers , who graduated from Design Academy Eindhoven in 2008. The third piece is by a more recent DAE graduate, artistic researcher, and designer Ori Orisun Merhav.

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Arts and Crafts Exhibition Sculpture Patterns 112

Design Milk

JANUARY 16, 2024

Makers and purveyors of iconic home furnishings, they challenge the public and invitees alike to create miniature iconic chairs from a short list of champagne bottle materials. In the liminal space between an initial confidence in my craft and later relinquishing of control to the material, I was reminded how cathartic making can be.

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Arts and Crafts Manufacturing Sculpture Art 94

Azure Magazine

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

More acutely, mounting economic disparities and racialized disinvestment effectively destroyed the neighbourhood through poor maintenance and public neglect. The event seeks to elicit new site specific and responsive conversations unlike other urban art festivals, which primarily focus on outsider or global perspectives.

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Arts and Crafts Publication Programming Architecture 99

Inkbot Design

JANUARY 24, 2024

From ukiyo-e woodblock prints to manga comics, Japanese graphic artists are known for their creative visual expression. As Japan rapidly modernised during the 20th century, graphic design evolved into a vibrant industry that blended traditional artistic values with innovative techniques.

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Graphic Design Graphic Arts and Crafts Print 40

Azure Magazine

AUGUST 17, 2020

As we soak up the last dregs of the dog days of summer, here are our top picks for five striking, and socially distant, public interventions: 1. At the Casa Wabi artist retreat, Kengo Kuma and Associates took inspiration from communal living facilities to create an aviary like no other. Murmuration by SO-IL. Wicker Pavilion by DJA.

Arts and Crafts 107

Arts and Crafts Publication Sculpture Programming 107

Azure Magazine

DECEMBER 22, 2023

As the year comes to a close, and we conclude our annual tradition of celebrating the best in design around the world — including public spaces , interiors , products , and houses — the dominant themes of 2023 are beginning to emerge. Architecture is a reflection of the zeitgeist.

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Architecture Arts and Crafts Self-employed Art 96

Design Milk

MAY 18, 2023

The close knit Icelandic design and craft community exhibits a similar resiliency and resourcefulness shaped by the local landscape, attributes on full display each year across Reykjavik under the banner of DesignMarch. It’s no wonder the two cities became sister cities in 1986.

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Exhibition Arts and Crafts Sculpture Gallery 86

Design Milk

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Designposts is a series of ten wooden sculptures introduced to the streets of the city during this year’s London Design Festival. Designers were assigned an LDF Design District and asked to create a large-scale sculptural structure with guidance from AHEC and the furniture makers. Designed by Carrie Coningsby. Carrie Coningsby.

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Sculpture Exhibition Architecture Presentation 84

Design Week

JUNE 29, 2021

Arts platform Fels has brought together the work of 25 UK artists and designers for its debut exhibition, Where Things Land Down. The group was founded by Finbar Conran and Oscar Mitchell last year as a way to showcase multidisciplinary creative work and expand artists’ networks. Podcast: Circular, from Katie Treggiden.

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Arts and Crafts Exhibition Publishing Publishing 85

Inkbot Design

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Frutiger's passion for design began at a young age, and he developed his skills through his studies at the Zurich University of the Arts. Adrian Frutiger: Early Life and Education Adrian Frutiger was born in 1928 and grew up profoundly appreciating art and craftsmanship. Vectora is another notable typeface created by Frutiger.

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Typography Corporate Branding Arts and Crafts Publication 52

Design Milk

MAY 5, 2022

Set to reopen to the public on June 19th after a two-year long renovation (and a global pandemic), Copenhagen’s Designmuseum Danmark is introducing a new eight-exhibition lineup that you won’t want to miss. Shop Now >> Tall Sculptural Candle Holder by Extra&Ordinary Design.

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Patterns Inspiration Arts and Crafts Color 84

Azure Magazine

DECEMBER 9, 2022

While the public spaces are commanding, the private guest suites with their locally sourced and crafted furnishings, Douglas fir accents and muted terracotta and indigo colour palettes have a subdued “Canadiana ruggedness” to them. National Centre for Art, Crafts and Design, Mindelo, Cabo Verde, by Ramos Castellano Arquitectos.

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Architecture Arts and Crafts Publication Art 98