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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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An Optical Illusion Meets Public Art in an Installation by FreelandBuck

Design Milk

If you audibly gasp the next time you’re at the Washington Metro Area Transit Agency (WMATA) Office Building in DC, you’re probably peering up at Tunnel Vision , a new site-specific public art installation by architecture firm FreelandBuck.

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Joelle McKenna brings the creative struggle to life in comic store installation

Creative Boom

But how many of us have actually used that struggle in our art? A 2012 graduate from Boston University's College of Fine Art, she's also the creative director of Brooklyn Magazine print publication. Recently, she was invited to craft a display for Desert Island Comics in Brooklyn's hip area of Williamsburg.

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Craft in Transition Merges Art With Carl Hansen & Søn’s Furniture

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Craftsmanship, process, and thoughtful design take precedence in Craft in Transition , a collaborative exhibition presented by Carl Hansen & Søn with the Female Design Council (FDC). I am honored to work with heritage brand Carl Hansen & Søn to curate a dynamic show of art and design featuring works made by women of the FDC.

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Take 5: Henri’s Red, Embroidery Art, 34 Basketball Hoops, + More

Design Milk

Richard Christiansen’s cookbook taps into that ethos – the garden as a source of inspiration, energy, and pleasure – and instantly became a favorite on my cookbook shelf. 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

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Pentagram brings to life the world's most-hyped technology with a nature-inspired identity

Creative Boom

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. Even advanced, accessible tools like Cohere need an approachable appearance to appeal to the public. Our cells became detailed, sculptural balloons.

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Adrian Cox's visionary art explores mythic narratives and spiritual meaning

Creative Boom

The Los Angeles-based creative is known for crafting intricate and epic mythology with his paintings. Typically, they draw inspiration from art history, science fiction, mythic archetypes, and his experience of growing up in a closeted queer family and explore questions of identity, spirituality, and our relationship with the natural world.

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