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? How can we ensure the future sustainability of production?

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Design Milk

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

In recent years, Jennifer has also connected manufacturers and dealers to provide furniture for various non-profit organizations, saving it from landfills and fulfilling a need within the community. Art by Heather Dawn Scott Photo: Jennifer Graham. I’m inspired by art of any form, from music to theaters to museums.

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Design Milk

MARCH 28, 2023

What at first looks like a solid wooden sculpture… isn’t that. The ongoing series is one part art and one part craft, first composed of household objects that are appealingly arranged together. To learn more about Jay Sae Jung Oh, visit saejungoh.com. Images courtesy of the artist and Salon 94 Design.

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Azure Magazine

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

For evidence, just look to Serving Sculpture – Renewal of Finnish Craft & Design , an exhibition on display at the Finnish Institute in Stockholm through April 2nd as part of the city’s Design Week festivities. . Just like river rocks, the sculptures encouraged deeper reflection on the power of subtle evolutions.

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Design Milk

JANUARY 16, 2024

In the spirit of Beaux-Art tradition, I approached the task as a charrette where students are presented a creative brief and meant to ideate, iterate, and bring their concept to fruition within the allotted time. Photography, video, art direction, and light cajoling by Kollina Dacko. Anyone can enter, and every concept is accepted.

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Inkbot Design

DECEMBER 12, 2023

The Birth of the Four Rings The foundation for Audi's famous logo was laid in the early 20th century amidst a boom in European car manufacturing. After World War II, Auto Union cars were manufactured by Daimler Benz. Auto Union plants were repurposed for military production during wartime before resuming automotive manufacturing.

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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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Design Milk

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

At their simplest, they are sustainably manufactured, recycled plastic beams with holes in them – together they can be used as a modular system to make almost anything, from seating to sleeping pods. ” RE-Puzzle is a space-saving furniture concept by Ukranian designer Solmazprimavera crafted from recycled materials.

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Azure Magazine

MAY 27, 2022

Moroso (above) is always one of the most exciting manufacturers to show at Salone. One daring design by Abimis bets that Ego, its all-stainless steel system (made with AISI 304, which the manufacturer explains is the most resistant and safe and the most suitable for food contact), will create quite the stir. New Era of Art-Design.

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Design Milk

DECEMBER 15, 2021

A Closeup Look at How Orior Continues Local Irish Craft With New Rugs. It features a sculptural shape that offers the perfect amount of support through its curves and contours, instead of various mechanisms to adjust. Ted Bradley Shares the Making of the Samsara Light Sculpture.

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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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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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Azure Magazine

MARCH 23, 2022

This growing market allows product makers to explore concepts that may be too avant-garde for the masses — or too difficult to manufacture in large quantities. Meanwhile, Jonatan Nilsson has used resin-coated styrofoam to craft a miniature podium named Power Plinth. Photo by Martin Brusewitz. Photo by Martin Brusewitz.

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Design Milk

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

The first piece, The Healing Lace , by Royal College of Art graduate Katerina Knight , is an impossibly delicate needle-lace dress made from three varieties of lavender, that she grew on her own allotment and harvested over two summers. The longer the wearing time, the richer the texture will be.” “I was making a memory tangible.”

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Design Milk

JANUARY 3, 2023

Through a playful sense of color and evocation of gendered labor, Collins creates her own disruption of the boundaries found between art, design, and craft. The exhibition is funded by Arts Council England , Granada Foundation , and made possible with support from Fundación AMA in Chile. Each piece is a veritable visual treat.

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Azure Magazine

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

His gamble paid off and in 2007, he opened his eponymous studio , where he envisions an impressive array of product and furniture design, as well as art direction and interior architecture, for such international manufacturers such as Ligne Roset, Bonaldo, Buzzispace, Varaschin, Casamania, La Chance and Another Country.

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Azure Magazine

MAY 20, 2022

We walked the International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF) and WantedDesign Manhattan from end to end, stopped into dozens of showrooms in SoHo and Tribeca and saw everything from a shade made out of eggshells to a hug machine designed by a group of students from New York’s School of Visual Arts. Alto tapware by Kast. Eric Mutrie.

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Creative Boom

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

With sustainability in mind, the bottle is produced at the nearest glass manufacturer in Mexico, the labels are made from cotton by-products of the textile industry and are affixed by hand in Cuba, and the intricately engraved bottle stopper is made of sustainable cork and wood coming from FSC forests.

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Azure Magazine

DECEMBER 22, 2023

From the street, the façade’s deep vertical brick piers and horizontal pre-cast concrete elements boast a sculptural quality. PHOTO: Iwan Baan Powerhouse Arts, Brooklyn by Herzog & de Meuron Artists flock to urban centres for their creative energy — but cities don’t always make it easy for them to thrive. Enter Powerhouse Arts.

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Colossal

OCTOBER 13, 2023

All images © Amber Cowan, shared with permission In elaborate detail, Amber Cowan recycles vintage glass into sculptures that effervesce with botanical frills and nostalgic motifs ( previously ). Cowan draws on the medium’s legacy in her intricate wall pieces and freestanding sculptures, emphasizing the vast potential of the material.

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Azure Magazine

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

It consists of a manufacturing facility for holistic products that help to revive the ancient science of Ayurveda. We began to ponder how to incorporate these creators and their ideas to bring arts and crafts into the project. All of these projects are aimed at creating micro-ecosystems for non-urban communities.

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Azure Magazine

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Consider this sculptural stoneware a reminder about the importance of balancing work with play. These sunny textiles inspired by California pop art should do the trick nicely. The pared-back silhouettes of these carefully crafted homewares make them a perfect choice for deep souls with an appreciation of timeless simplicity.

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Colossal

OCTOBER 18, 2019

Steampunk , created by SoomeenHahm Design , Igor Pantic , and Fologram , merges forward-thinking technology and old-world woodworking techniques in a sinuous sculptural pavilion. ” the design team told dezeen. via dezeen ). Photograph: Tonu Tunnel. Photo: Tonu Tunnel.

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Azure Magazine

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Pavilion at Expo 86, the Morris and Helen Belkin Art Gallery, and the Reigning Champ stores in Vancouver, Los Angeles and Toronto. A post-modern complex with hints of sculptural brutalism, the angular 20-storey glass office tower sits atop a simple brick base; an adjoining pool and waterfall animate the public realm.

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Design Week

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

This project from Icelandic designer Siggi Odds is a lovely example of high concept album art, meticulously designed and created. This inspired a “garden of sculptures”, which itself centred around a baby wolf carved out of basalt by sculptor Matthías Rúnar Sigurðsson. Non-event posters, by Lydia Leith.

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Design Week

SEPTEMBER 10, 2021

The collection includes furniture, lighting, textiles and collectible craft, all made from sustainable and experimental materials where possible. Those announced so far include graphic designer and LogoArchive founder Richard Baird, graphic designer and art director Émilie Chen and 3D modeller Ethan Francis.

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Design Milk

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

The Belle De Jour Floor Lamp by YMER&MALTA The Oiseau Bench by YMER&MALTA Sharing an affection for nature is art-furniture creator YMER&MALTA who fashion furnishings “made to measure.” Some of their particularly curious pieces include the cocoon-like Belle De Jour Lamp and Oiseau Bench , a seemingly petrified avian relic.

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Colossal

AUGUST 21, 2020

Meticulously cutting each piece by hand, Katsumi Hayakawa crafts dense cityscapes and urban districts from white paper. Dotted with primary colors and metallic elements, the sculptures evoke electronic equipment like microchips and motherboards, which references the relationship between modern cities and technology.

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Azure Magazine

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Among the major themes of LDF 2023 was an emphasis on sustainability (expressed through alternative materials and processes); the rise of more collaborative, cross-cultural approaches to design; and a resurgence of craft production techniques like weaving. “Join, Assemble, Hold” staged two different displays together in one space.

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Inkbot Design

AUGUST 22, 2023

As human societies progressed, so did the craft of graphic design. Graphic design emerged as a distinct discipline during the Arts and Crafts movement of the late 19th century. By the late 19th century, graphic design was more complex during the Arts and Crafts movement, emphasising skilled craftsmanship and design harmony.

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Design Milk

OCTOBER 20, 2021

In collaboration with a growing network of sustainable manufacturers, the brand creates artfully designed products without the environmental impact. Hand-crafted in Sri Lanka using extra-durable and raw colored porcelain clay – BOTANY Plant Pots will age beautifully in your space without ever sacrificing function. BOTANY Plant Pots.

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Azure Magazine

JUNE 1, 2022

Showcasing the most innovative and interesting products and ideas, the tradeshow will now not only be spread out across the many levels of art deco masterpiece the Mart, but many brands have taken up residence at the nearby and burgeoning Fulton Market district, adding another layer to the massive show. Dau Collection by Stylex.

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Azure Magazine

JULY 26, 2021

Whether an outdoor stool, a sculptural bench or a cord chair with a matching frame, monochromatic designs have dominated the recent releases of manufacturers near and far. There’s something effortless and timeless yet wholly contemporary about solid colours. And, for good reason. Wired by Michael Young.

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Azure Magazine

MARCH 28, 2022

Set to officially launch at the Triennale di Milano art and design museum during Milan’s design week in June, new Japanese design brand Koyori debuts with a fully formed five-piece seating collection by two industry heavyweights — the French brothers Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec and the Danish-Italian studio GamFratesi. .

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Design Milk

JULY 29, 2021

Every month we share some of the most interesting and promising announcements from the realm of tech, including personal entertainment devices, the intersection of art and tech, home appliances trends, health tech and smart home solutions. Bang & Olufsen Beosound Emerge. Mapu Preto Speakers.

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Azure Magazine

OCTOBER 26, 2023

After this success, we expanded our scope to craft a narrative, a fairy tale, called Axo in Fabula. How do you translate your creativity into products, by way of a process you describe as a “union between art and serial production”? Many of these elements take more than a week to craft. The 1979 desk lamp.

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Design Week

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

It’s free to access, with the aim of “bringing people together” after a difficult year for the city’s arts and culture scene. When grouped together, these sculptures explore the “concept of infinity” accord to their creator. Festival: London Craft Week. ” When? 11 – 15 October.

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