French designer Samy Rio creates objects that bridge traditional crafts and modern industrial processes through playful and functional material combinations.

Untapped earth, bare ground, women excluded, women enslaved, a fate disavowed, archived, revived from the ashes by Rachel Labastie, in an artistic act.

Territorial Agency: Oceans in Transformation is an exhibition commissioned by the TBA21–Academy which aims to influence change.

Ernst Gamperl creates large-scale wooden vessels, expertly crafting the material to reveal and express natural details and textures. In this careful and considered process, knots, bulges, splits, indentations, and scars are elevated, shown to be integral parts of the material’s history and lifespan.

Brian Rochefort’s sculptural ceramics are fraught with unexpected surface tension, resulting in cups, vessels and wall pieces that reveal vibrant colours, fissures, density and textures that at times seem to ooze off the surface.

Stefano Boeri believes in building high-density skyscrapers for trees inhabited by humans, which are aimed at improving quality of life by inviting nature into the city. If he had his way, our planet would be populated by entire sustainable, self-sufficient and smart forest cities.

Gallery FUMI presents ‘The Beautiful Grain’, an exhibition exploring wood as a material through the work of eleven artists and designers, who continue to push the boundaries of beauty, technique, and craft objects. 

TLmag spoke to Nathalie Campion about her practice and connection to nature: ”I lived and worked according to the rythm of nature rather than time”.

Berlin-based designer Philipp Weber works with elemental materials to explore craft processes. TLmag speaks with Weber about emphasising process over outcome, and the relationship between maker and material.

Speaking to Etel Adnan, vast expansions of landscapes, mountains, rivers, and plains are explored. She wants to go there, and so she does.

A sculpture created by Guillaume Bottazzi was recently placed in Mallet-Stevens’ garden which attempts to modify our perception of the environment.

Atelier Ace announces Ace Hotel Brooklyn, which brings together artists, narratives, and materials that speak to both the building site and the city. Opening summer 2021, the hotel showcases a textile and fibre art program with local artists.