“Le Sacre de la Matière” echoes a notable Rite of Spring. It comprises the works of these six strong and free creators who relate to each other, each in their own way, together with translating the vital energy of creation in the applied arts and contemporary artistic design.
Carol and Sarah Piron, both in their thirties, are at the head of Filles à Papa (FAP), a fashion label with an international reach that, over a decade, has made a place for itself on the ultra-competitive market. It was the ideal opportunity for us to meet these Liege-based sisters in their workshop/showroom, located in this Walloon province known for its industrial culture.
Whether it’s by using scutched flax fibres to create a rug or 65 litres of crude oil to create a a stone-like table, Pauline Esparon’s process is dedicated to transforming the unrefined materials that surround us to highlight the qualities that we’ve taken for granted.
Artist and designer Jesper Eriksson creates work related to the human, culture, and material. TLmag speaks to him about his work and this presentation with our sister gallery.
For its 16th edition, Collect is taking over a large number of rooms at Somerset House. Presenting a new environment to contextualise and curate modern craft, their selection of specialist glass galleries (a total of 9 galleries and over 50 glass artists) is their best yet.
From the 29th of February until the 11th of October 2020, Vitra Design Museum presents the exhibition Gae Aulenti: A Creative Universe in the Vitra Schaudepot. The exhibition explores Aulenti’s multifaceted body of work, one that encompasses not only architectural projects and design objects, but also interiors, set and costume design, as well as exhibitions.
Art historian (and managing director of Keramis) Ludovic Recchia discusses the dynamic history and possibilities of ceramics, a medium that is rooted in Walloon tradition, but also in the present.
Building bridges between past and present, cultures and design sensibilities: Lél is an artistic collective dedicated to preserving, reinterpreting and developing the ancient art of handcrafted stone inlay, pietra dura.
Journalist, artistic director and communications consultant for young designers, this citizen of the world, who studied foreign languages in Glasgow, has an informed but not blasé perspective on a transforming industry.
Tom Grotta and Rhonda Brown have dedicated most of their lives to exhibiting, documenting and supporting Fibre Art in all its forms, long before it was fully accepted into the contemporary art and design worlds.
If you could build a house for any celebrity, who would you pick? Villa Noailles most recent exhibition focuses on the conceptual constructions born from collaborations between (star) architects and celebrities.
One of the highlights at trade fair, congress and event organizer Ambiente, in the coming year will be the launch of the special presentation Focus on Design, featuring outstanding products and detailed insights of current design highlights in a selected country.
