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Extraordinary exhibition celebrates millennia of master woodworking in Japan

Creative Boom

A new exhibition at Japan House London traces the development of an astonishing craft tradition, originating in Japan's Hida region and dating back over 1,300 years. Starting with the wood itself, the free exhibition explores tools, techniques and products synonymous with Hida's woodworking heritage. Photo by Igarashi Junya.

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Zaha Hadid Architects: Vertical Urbanism, the Exhibition

Design Milk

The newly opened Zaha Hadid Architects: Vertical Urbanism exhibition showcases the bold, explorative urbanism they’re known for through a variety of design strategies used to create vibrant and sustainable community-orientated spaces within densely populated urban spaces. © Photo Courtesy of Hong Kong Design Institute.

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The People, Places and Brands Set to Shake Up Milan Design Week 2024

Azure Magazine

1 A Surrealist Ball The Fiera Milano Rho is never lacking for cinematic appeal thanks to the sweeping, Studio Fuksas-designed canopy sheltering the exhibition centre’s main walkway. 2 Transportive Booth Designs The booths built by major manufacturers at Salone del Mobile are often entire worlds unto themselves.

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Isola Design Week Returns Under the Theme “Together As One”

Design Milk

It’s about the process, relations, and connections amongst designers, manufacturers, architects, and consumers. Throughout the festival, you’ll find this theme reiterated through the exhibitions and installations. Studio Peipei, based in Munich and founded by Benedikt Peirotén, designed vases using glass scraps and mussel shells.

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The Future of Work Starts at NeoCon 2021: Register to Attend Today!

Design Milk

There’s a lot of ground to cover (8 floors and almost 1 million square feet of exhibition space, to be exact!) The exclusively virtual CEUs (continuing educational units) will offer 30 accredited sessions that fall under 6 program tracks: Workplace, Wellness, Sustainability, Healthcare, Design Skills 1 and Design Skills 2.

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Cersaie Gears up for a 40th Edition Packed With Standout Ceramics

Azure Magazine

With that in mind, the annual international trade exhibition is set to have a banner year. Nearly 140,000 square metres of exhibition space will be dedicated to the latest collections from global manufacturers including leading members of Ceramics of Italy. La Fabbrica’s Up tiles (shown in White and Avana).

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Prague’s Designblok Shines a Spotlight on Glass Heritage — and Evolution

Azure Magazine

Staged in the city’s Neo-Renaissance U(P)M (Museum of Decorative Arts), the latter was programmed, in part, around the topic of high craft; highlighting how various up-and-coming talents are reinterpreting age-old artisanal traditions specific to the region while imagining new and authentic propositions. Utopia by Johan Pertl.