TLmag 34 Extended: Precious A Geology of Being

Guest editor for TLmag 34 Precious: A Geology of Being, Amy Hilton, reflects on the importance of space for reflection and contemplation.

In this interview, Co-editor and visual artist Amy Hilton meets and is led through the organically curated home of one of Belgian design’s most influential figures and collectors; Axel Vervoordt. Here, the two speak of their mutually shared interest and affinity towards stones, and the importance of ‘earth-centred’ design approaches.

Officine saffi, ceramic arts in Milan asked their artists to make their very own small encyclopedia, TLmag cherry-picked three works.

In a time when so many of us have been forced apart, SoShiro Gallery attempts to craft a difference by coming together in these extraordinary times.

Southern Guild and Friedman Benda present iThongo by Andile Dyalvane, an extensive collection of sculptural ceramic seating.

What happens when the land that is most precious to you is rocked and your creative sanctuary is shattered? Four Beirut-based designers share their hopes and losses after the devastating explosion that destroyed much of their city.

TLmag talks to Samy Rio who was, together with Claire Fayolle, invited to curate the Louvre-Design exhibition by Musée du Louvre-Lens and Lille—design.

“Visit the interior of the Earth and, by transformation, you will find the hidden stone”. This quote by 15th century alchemist Basilius Valentinus opens up TLmag’s latest Autumn/Winter print edition — co-edited by visual artist Amy Hilton.

Since launching the Fondation Thalie in Brussels in 2018, in a popular neighbourhood for contemporary art galleries, patron, author, curator, and art collector Nathalie Guiot has hatched an assortment of multidisciplinary projects that resonate more than ever, as an invitation to expand our field of possibilities.

‘Seeing Touch’, an exhibition curated by Giorgia von Albertini with a group of intergenerational artists beyond whose work that often supersede the visual.

TLmag sat down with artist and designer Omer Arbel to talk about his new show ‘113’ at Carwan Gallery in Athens, which is part of his ongoing research.

Developed by well-known designer Jiang Qiong Er and France’s Hermès Group, SHANG XIA aims to celebrate a contemporary fine living lifestyle. Impressed and fascinated by the attempt to embody time and emotion in objects, TLmag sat down with the CEO and Art Director to reflect on her experience.