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15 Artists Bring Spectacular Mirages to the Arabian Desert

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The organization behind the exhibition, The Desert Biennial , is a California-based arts non-profit dedicated to staging site-specific interventions that build upon the land art movement of the ’60s and ’70s. This year’s open-air exhibition adopts the theme of sarab , or mirage. Courtesy of the artist and Desert X AlUla.

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Milan Design Week 2022: Highlights from Our Camera Roll

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Commissioned by the local tourism agency, the posters are the work of Riccardo De Franceschi, the Milan-born creative director of London typeface design studio Dalton Maag. Heading into the 60th anniversary edition of Salone del Mobile at the Fiera Milano exhibition centre. Design is Milano is design.

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What to See at Toronto’s 2021 Contact Photography Festival

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While consistently engaging public and private venues during the month of May, this year sees the showcase actively explore additional outdoor and virtual environments as well as workshops for a longer time frame in response to the pandemic (all while waiting patiently for Provincial guidelines to dictate the access to indoor gallery exhibitions).

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Design Week Awards 2020 ? the shortlist in full

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Samsung EU Forum Magazine, by Prophet. October/November 2019, February/March 2020, and April/May 2020, by 1843 Magazine, for The Economist. The Dark Sky Project, by ThoughtFull, for Ngai Tahu Tourism. The Dark Sky Project, by ThoughtFull, for Ngai Tahu Tourism. Exhibition Design. Champions Journal, by TwelfthMan.

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A Living Lab in a Stunning Coat

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The focus on farming also responds to a growing demand among middle-class Chinese to return to more rural settings, as well as to a recent boom in agri-tourism. Inside, the Lab exhibits the latest technologies for the harvest, from agricultural robotics to indoor vertical farming.

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MVRDV Reinvents The Food Market – Again – in Tainan

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As MVRDV explains in its press release, the Tainan market is “an important hub for Tainan’s food supply chain, but also as a destination for meeting, socializing, and taking in views of the surrounding landscape from the building’s accessible roof, thus promoting tourism in the region.”

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Circular Design Is Mesmerizing in Exhibition by Hotel Brand Potato Head

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It’s not exactly common to encounter a hospitality brand as the driving force behind an exhibition celebrating circular design. ” A scaled down version of Andra Matin’s open-air colosseum at Potato Head Beach Club also shows up in the exhibition. But Potato Head is not your usual hospitality company.