The Wishbone Chair, the Peacock Chair, the Round Chair: the Danish furniture de- signer Hans Jørgensen Wegner (1914–2007) was one of the most significant figures in postwar Scandinavian design. Despite their often unassuming names, many of his pieces have become classics of modern furniture design. They expertly unite an ex- pressive aesthetic, practical functionalism and Danish craftsmanship.
For the new collection « Azo », François Bauchet continues his research on forms and materials.
Following on from the 2013« Cellae » collection involving the use of modular elements made of felt soaked in resin, Bauchet has now developed an innovative composite material of sand, resin and concrete.
Exploring the interplay of light and color, afterglow, presents concepts that have evolved over a decade of research, experimentation, and installations by Luftwerk.
In his widely acclaimed photographs, Dutch artist Bas Princen portrays architecture and urban land- scapes. His current works examine the unique features and details of architecture from across the centuries and the role that images have always played in it. His experiments with photography and architecture intermingle the characteristics of these media and blur the boundaries between them.
Explorer, collector, activist and conjuror of theatrical environments American artist Mark Dion (b.1961) has travelled through rainforests and rubbish dumps to reveal the wonder and fragility of life on earth. Dion uses specimens – natural and manmade – to make uncanny representations of these environments.
In early 2017, Marie-José Van Hee was awarded a prestigious International Fellowship by the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) for her contribution to architecture. MANIERA turns the spotlight on this grande dame of Belgian architecture by showing her new and existing furniture.
Scan process. Reality as a material. Abstraction as a complex process of creating realities. Amorph in the middle of a room. Understand what a corner means.
Etage Projects is delighted to present Bullet Point by the Barcelona based designer Guillermo Santomá. Featuring amorphous functional artworks and strategically cut wooden screen walls, this exhibition takes a step further into the study of colour and architecture in a 3D landscape.
Galerie VIVID presents “Fun Time” an exhibitions featuring: Maarten Baas, Christie van der Haak, Sebastian Wrong, Erwin Wurm, Studio Job, Lily van der Stokker, Cary Leibowitz, Jan Broekstra, Thomas Trum.
Galerie VIVID, established in 1999 by Saskia Copper and Aad Krol, was one of the first galleries to exhibit contemporary and modern design in the context of both design and art.
Art & Design is often an isolated industry, heavily determined by the location of the artist’s practice. Both viewer and creator struggle to draw inspiration from places never visited. Creating and exhibiting are now shifting to reflect the increasingly hyperconnected digital art world.
For over a decade (1940–1956), the devastated postwar site where this exhibition now stands was a wild landscape. Debate on the urban role of open space raged on, while weeds gently but effectively regenerated the City from its ashes. A monumental landscape emerged, combining low and high rise buildings and spaces, creating an enclosed, urban fabric within the City.
Neue Galerie New York present a major retrospective exhibition devoted to the Wiener Werkstätte (Vienna Workshops), an artists’ and craftsmens’ collective that existed in Vienna from 1903 until 1932.
François Daireaux‘s Blow Firozabad Bangles exhibition is the result of the artist’s many comings and goings between the glassmaking cities of Firozabad in India and Meisenthal in Moselle (France).
Counter Investigations is a survey exhibition of the work of Forensic Architecture, an independent research agency based at Goldsmiths, University of London.
'Forensic Architecture' is not only the name of the agency but a form of investigative practice that traverses architectural, journalistic, legal and political fields, and moves from theoretical examination to practical application.
The world-renowned architect and designer Alvar Aalto’s (1898-1976) Paimio Sanatorium from 1933 is a modernist masterpiece. Designmuseum Danmark will show a pop-up exhibition focusing on Aalto's outstanding work with shapes, colors and function.
Volume Gallery is pleased to announce its group exhibition, Pre 3D, with Johnston Marklee, Pezo Von Ellrichshausen, Norman Kelley, and Ania Jaworska, opening Saturday, January 6th from 5-8 PM at 1709 W Chicago Ave, Chicago IL, 60622.
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