GIUSEPPE VERDI’S OPERA RIGOLETTO REVISITED BY PIERRE YOVANOVITCH
Residential, hotel, and commercial projects, ranging from the Coucou in Méribel, to a penthouse in Tel Aviv, to a 17th-century castle in Provence. The only thing missing from Pierre Yovanovitch’s portfolio was a trophy for the performing arts. The French interior architect, who is passionate about opera, has just designed his very first collaboration with […]
ANNELISE MICHELSON PUTS WOMEN IN THE SPOTLIGHT
In the 8th arrondissement of Paris, Annelise Michelson invites passers-by to discover a world full of curves through sculptures and pieces developed in collaboration with the “Esprit du Patrimoine Vivant” workshop in Vanves. She proposes a journey through femininity, curves, and the nervousness of taut lines as a poetic break in the frenzy of the […]
MARC NEWSON RETURNS TO HIS ROOTS
The Australian avant-garde designer based in the United Kingdom is inviting himself to the French capital for an exhibition at the Gagosian gallery until 18 March, at 9 rue de Castiglione in Paris, presenting a collection of limited-edition furniture. Among the works presented, the curious will discover “Cloisonné White and Blue Lounge” and “Cloisonné White […]
VUOKKO AND ANTTI NURMESNIEMI HONOURED
The work and life of this legendary Finnish design couple are highlighted for the first time in the same exhibition at the Helsinki Design Museum. From the bright orange seats in the Helsinki underground to striped lounge chairs, from coffee makers to landscape architecture, from colorful textiles and clothing to corporate visual identities… The designs […]
STUDIOPEPE OR THE CONVENTIONS OF THE NEW LUXURY
Milan. 2006. Arianna Lelli Mami and Chiara Di Pinto launch StudioPepe in the Lombardy capital. Their objective? Research, through the use of a multidisciplinary approach: this includes interior design, product design, and creative consulting. Based on experimentation, their approach also includes the analysis of colors, materials, and a language borrowed from contemporary art. A formula […]
THE EXTRAORDINARY LITTLE EVENTS OF SABOURIN COSTES
The story of Sabourin Costes began at the Design Academy in Eindhoven. Zoé Costes and Paola Sabourin met there in 2015. They then, individually, cultivated their own vision of the discipline. While Zoé moved to China where she joined the design team of the Neri and Hu agency in Shanghai, Paola moved to Rotterdam, where […]
FLORIS WUBBEN’S ODE TO CERAMICS
Born in 2009 in Amsterdam, Studio Floris Wubben is known for its innovative design practice through exceptional ceramic pieces that question the boundaries of form and function. Among Wubben’s most notable pieces is “Erosion,” a collaboration with ceramic studio Cor Unum, which includes bowls, cups, and pots. An unusual and ingenious range, which was created […]
CHARLOTTE CHESNAIS AND THE CURVES OF THE BODY
A universe where everything is calm and voluptuous! This could be a description of Charlotte Chesnais‘ new Left Bank boutique. A place that magnifies her creations, designed to fit the body. This young designer is inspired by movement to imagine timeless, ingenious, and racy pieces. Making her debut at Balenciaga alongside Nicolas Ghesquière, with whom […]
THE EXPERIMENTATION OF SHAPES AND MATERIALS
Like colors and materials, shapes influence our perception of what surrounds us and provoke a different emotion, whether they are rounded or straight. Designer Arthur Vallin has well understood this concept in developing his innovative and artistic creations, playing with shapes and materials to create a visual experiment. Arthur Vallin first studied at the prestigious […]
BIOPHILIA AT WORK
In a few decades, Vietnam has seen a considerable loss of its inherent green spaces. Rapid development has given way to concrete blocks in urban areas where businesses and workers are now compartmentalized. MIA Design Studio takes the opposite approach and remedies this lack. “We, children of nature, are always in love with the beauty […]
WHEN ART DIALOGUES WITH THE PYRAMIDS
The Spanish artist creates original, reflective artistic experiences with strong formal approaches, such as this spectacular spherical sculpture inspired by Ancient Egyptian culture. In the heart of the pyramids of Giza emerges the Orb, designed by the Madrid studio of the artist SpY. This artwork is part of the group exhibition “Forever Is Now II,” […]
HE SOFTNESS OF MARBLE BY KELLY WEARSTLER
During the last edition of Miami Art Week, the Californian designer Kelly Wearstler presented her collaboration with ARCA, specializing in natural stone, pushing back the techniques of marble working. A real darling of the West Coast, Kelly Wearstler strikes again with her latest collection. With “Nudo,” the American has disturbed our perception of materiality. Marble, […]
NONTALO, THE INGENIOUS EVOLVING STOOL MADE OF OLIVE PITS BY ENERIS COLLECTIVE
Behind Eneris Collective are Irene Segarra and Irene Martínez. Both specialize in sustainable materials, without pulling a train on a contemporary yet inclusive style. With its organic curves and elegant caramel hue, “Nontalo” looks more like a small sculpture than a functional piece of furniture, let alone one for children. It all started with the […]
MIMESIS, A LIVING DESIGN
What’s new in biofabrication and the recreation of the living through digital design? From the iconic objects of modernist or Pop biomorphism to the most innovative research, the Centre Pompidou-Metz presents, through 400 works by 90 creators, a fascinating panorama of biomimicry in design, from formal inspiration (such as the organic forms of the 1930s) […]
NEW WAVE, THE ORGANIC COLLECTION BY LUKAS COBER
Using fiberglass and resin, designer Lukas Cober has created New Wave, a collection that combines a certain brutality with a disarming undulation. This new wave creates a kind of agitated swell that no one can stop. Let’s decipher it. Lukas Cober studied at the Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Maastricht and at the […]
FRÉDÉRIC IMBERT, NATURE FOR INSPIRATION
Following his degree in interior architecture and multiple professional experiences in Beirut and Paris, Frederic Imbert founded his agency in 2018. Combining both design and architecture, the creator tends to reveal in each of his projects a dialogue between the interior and the exterior. Marble, stone, wood… Frédéric Imbert comes to play with different natural […]
A&A : Vibrant Design
Arthur Seigneur and Adam Goodrum sublimate straw marquetry in Australia, redefining aesthetics and design patterns via their monochromatic Mother and Child collection. For the past seven years, Australian industrial designer Adam Goodrum and French straw marquetry specialist Arthur Seigneur have been exploring unusual sculptural forms at the intersection of art, craft, and design. The former […]
BOY & ERIC STAPPAERTS CONFLICT PAINTING THE ARCHITECTURE OF COLOUR
If the new museum volume embedded in the old building of the very neo-classical Antwerp Museum of Fine Arts, in place of the dismantled patios, is an architectural tour de force, this new “museum within a museum,” designed by Dikkie Scipio (of KAAN Architecten), conceals another structural curiosity that could appear to be a veritable […]
« OBJECTS OF DESIRE » : QUAND LE SURRÉALISME INSPIRE LE DESIGN
This is the first time that the Design Museum in London has explored on such a large scale the impact of Surrealism on the world of design, and much more. Spanning 100 years, nearly 350 objects are displayed in four sections, probing the fields of decorative arts, furniture, interiors, fashion, photography, and film. Works and […]
ZERO WASTE GOAL, THE VIRTUOUS DESIGN OF ATELIER TIMON MATTELAER
At the age of 20, the young Belgian designer Timon Mattelaer bought a house in the suburbs of Ghent in the northeast of the country. “I’m known as a handyman and I planned to renovate most of the house myself. It soon became clear that I had no budget for furnishings. Credits: Atelier Timon Mattelaer […]
AN COLLINGS, OR AN ODE TO NATURE
Living between Ojai, California, and Pavones, Costa Rica, American designer and artist Ian Collings creates a singular body of work, halfway between sculpture and functional object. Heavily influenced by his immersion in the natural world and an intellectual inquiry into the nature of things, this industrial design graduate of Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, NY, co-founded […]
FRANCESCO BALZANO CHAMPION OF MINIMALIST SOPHISTICATION
Based in the French capital, the designer Francesco Balzano seeks, through his work, to pay a permanent tribute to the beauty of timelessness, to the simplicity that he considers to be the ultimate sophistication. Born in Paris where he grew up, his visual culture was shaped through Venice, Florence, Rome, and Capri, where he spent […]
MEXICAN CULTURE REVISITED BY EWE STUDIO
Based in Mexico City, EWE Studio is dedicated to the preservation of Mexico’s rich heritage. A mission full of meaning, which brings this culture into the present through new languages, but also media, through pure art pieces, but also more functional realizations in limited edition. Launched in 2017, by gallery owner and curator Age Salajõe, […]
PRIMO, THE FIRST OPUS OF LÉA ZEROIL
After graduating from ENSAMAA Olivier de Serres with a degree in textile and object design, Léa Zéroil worked alongside renowned designers and architects, such as India Mahdavi and Laura Gonzalez. Over four years, the creator developed strong skills that led her, in 2020, to take flight by creating her own design studio. Nobilis, Sézanne, and […]