Wood Architecture Now! Vol. 2: Taschen takes a look at the material’s widespread use in contemporary architecture

Wood Architecture Now! Vol. 2


As a global culture, our attitude towards architecture has relaxed in recent years, realizing that in most cases, it is not in fact permanent. With this, wood has experienced a resurgence in popularity for its adaptability and general sustainability—when acquired correctly. Advancements in…

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Multilayer Sculptures

L’artiste argentin Julian Pablo Manizelli, mieux connu sous le pseudonyme Chu Doma, superpose ses illustrations construites autour de personnages aux formes courbes s’inscrivant dans un paysage géométrique dense et en fait d’étranges et superbes sculptures en 3D. À découvrir en images.

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“No Limits,” In the Gloaming: Skyscraper-inspired swirls of steel and aluminum sculpture provide free public art




Sponsored content: Three large-scale sculptural works have left their initial Park Avenue placement and ventured south to sit among other iconic Manhattan skyscrapers they re-envision. Situated between and around New York City’s Union Square and Flatiron District, Cuban-born, Madrid-based artist…

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Human Debris

La dernière oeuvre de Jeremy Underwood est une réflexion sur le rapport entre culture et nature. « Human Debris » est une réappropriation des traces que nous laissons sur notre environnement, l’artiste fait des déchets un constituant du paysage à part entière. Une véritable invitation à méditer à découvrir en images.

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Receipts Paper Lion

Le designer Kyle Bean a été engagé par le groupe Intercontinental Hotels pour réaliser une sculpture représentant un lion dans un matériau assez particulier. Ce dernier a en effet créé une structure de 60 cm à base de factures de clients de l’hôtel. Un travail dont le détail est impressionnant à découvrir en images.

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The New Whitney with Renzo Piano: A hard-hat tour with the architect of the museum’s future home

The New Whitney with Renzo Piano


Sitting at the south end of New York City’s High Line park, the Renzo Piano work-in-progress is the Whitney Museum’s future home. The team behind the project is…

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Art Basel 2013: The Changing Worlds of Sculpture : Six pieces that redefine the medium through humor, form and otherworldly sentiments

Art Basel 2013: The Changing Worlds of Sculpture


Transportive and transformative, the following six sculptural pieces found at this year’s Art Basel push the boundaries of the medium and its definition within art. Chaotic, thoughtful and sometimes even funny, each work manages to bring a new world into our own. Continue Reading…

Design Miami/Basel 2013: Casting Light: From artificial storms to electronic innovations, five works that cleverly play with light

Design Miami/Basel 2013: Casting Light


It could be argued that it doesn’t matter what, or who, is in any room if the lighting isn’t right. The following pieces—seen among the other wares at Design Miami/Basel—emit, warp or interact with light in exotic ways. Each piece embeds functionality…

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Wooden Spheres

L’artiste coréen Lee Jae-Hyo né à Hapchen, imagine d’énormes sphères composées de différents types de bois. Des créations qu’il réalise à l’aide de morceaux qu’il accumule et découpe, exposant ainsi à travers le monde depuis 20 ans. De superbes créations à découvrir dans la suite de l’article.

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Max Hazan’s 1996 Royal Enfield Bullet 500: The former airplane and boat builder’s artistic take on custom motorcycle design

Max Hazan's 1996 Royal Enfield Bullet 500


With a background in building airplanes, boats and even custom furniture, Max Hazan has an endless list of references to pull inspiration and ideas from. Through this varied experience Hazan has found motorcycles to be his…

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