Posted on August 14, 2008 by Rachel Pulfer | Comments
Categories: Architecture, Art, Events
On August 11, a digital installation of drawings by American architect Steven Holl opened at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Entitled Pré, the installation lends fascinating insight into the central element of Holl's design process: drawing.
Posted on August 13, 2008 by Rachel Pulfer | Comments
Mitsuko Asakura thinks a lot about space – and how to influence it. Asekura is no architect, however – rather, she's a weaver, trained in the traditional arts of Japanese tapestry. Her intricately woven, delicately patterned works are specifically designed to complement architectural interiors. This summer, 12 of Asakura's pieces went on exhibition at the Japan Society on 333 East 47th Street in New York. Though the show ends August 14, there will be another chance to see it at Harvard University's Reischauer Institute of Japanese Studies in Cambridge, MA, from September 15 to mid-November. Azuremagazine.com caught up with Asakura recently to discuss her ideas, influences and working process.
Posted on August 12, 2008 by Rachel Pulfer | Comments
Categories: Product design
Interior designer Kate Thornley-Hall creates a form of art underfoot with Source UK – a unique line of carpets whose prints are sourced from contemporary Canadian fashion designers and artists. The new fall line includes design ideas from Toronto fashion stars Arthur Mendonca (shown); Virginia Johnson and Bustle Clothing Design.
Posted on August 11, 2008 by | Comments
Categories: Product design
The Campana Brothers are world-famous in design circles for their unique, quirky aesthetic: furnishings constructed of layers of fibres, woven, braided or otherwise arranged around frames for a raw yet refined effect. So what happens when their high-energy style meets the world of fashion? Read on.
One To Watch: UK Architect Matthew Springett
Posted on August 7, 2008 by Rachel Pulfer | Comments
Categories: Architecture, Events
In practice since 2001, and since 2006 under his own name, Matthew Springett is one of Britain's most promising and talented young architects. A graduate of the Bartlett School of Architecture in London, he won the Silver Royal Institute of British Architects medal for an urban pig farm he designed for lower Manhattan. He's since completed several excellent projects, including a funky office design (shown) for St. Luke's Communications, an advertising agency. His work exudes a mature handling of materials and a quiet confidence. Springett delivered the first of a series of Summer Nights lectures by new talent, organized by London's Architecture Foundation, on August 6th. Azuremagazine.com caught up with him the day after.
