HOW ALDO BAKKER TURNED TABLEWARE UPSIDE DOWN
Challenging every convention, whether it’s about beauty, artistic heritage or simple purpose. This is the motto of Aldo Bakker, a Dutch designer known for his boldly curved creations, who imposes a whole new set of conventions. An exhibition pays tribute to him at the Kunstmuseum in Basel, Switzerland, until May 7, 2023. A good excuse […]
ES DEVLIN OR THE ART OF CREATING WORLDS
The world-renowned artist continues to transcend the stage space through her innovative kinetic sculptures and performative environments that merge art, music, light, and technology. She has a vertiginous resume. Over the past twenty-five years, Es Devlin has established herself as one of the most influential stage and performance designers, excelling in the art of creating […]
STUDIO REUTOVDESIGN IN 3 KEY LOCATIONS
Founded in 2008 in Moscow, Dmitry Ivanov launched the Reutov Design studio with the firm intention of shaking up the conventions of design and classic interior architecture. Very quickly, the studio started to work on various renovation projects in the hotel industry, restaurants, and private homes. The editorial staff of Acumen has chosen to focus […]
HUA WANG, THE SURREAL REINTERPRETATION OF THE IMPERFECTIONS OF THE PHYSICAL WORLD
Currently living between China and Europe, Hua Wang was born in the autonomous region of Xinjiang. Graduating from the venerable Central Saint Martins College in London in 2012, the young woman returned to China two years later, and more specifically to Jingdezhen, a city known for its porcelain production. After intensive training, she returns to […]
HYDROCHAIR BY TOM DIXON
With each of his creations, the British designer Tom Dixon never ceases to prove his taste for innovation and for the material. A passion that he proves once again with HYDRO, born from his happy union with the industrialist of the same name, one of the largest producers of aluminum in the world. A magical […]
THE MONUMENTAL SHELL COMPLEX REDESIGNED BY COBRA STUDIOS
Commissioned by Sparks to redefine its new meeting rooms, Cobra Studio was able to infuse its richly contrasting world on a limited budget without going against the style of this iconic Art Deco building in the Belgian capital. To design the 2,500 m2 space, which includes ten meeting rooms, a lobby, and a bar-restaurant, Cobra […]
“MR01” BY MATHIAS STEEN RASMUSSEN FOR GUBI
Known for re-editing the great names of design from 1930 to the present day, the Danish house of Gubi is offering the very first creation of the very promising talent Mathias Steen Rasmussen. Originally designed for his own home, the initial MR01 chair combines traditional craftsmanship with original ideas in a simple form that is […]
CARWAN GALLERY DESIGN IN ITS RAW STATE
Created in 2011 in Beirut, Lebanon, Carwan Gallery now has a new space of expression in Greece in Athens, a city in full bloom. Under the direction of Nicolas Bellavance-Lecompte and Quentin Moyse, both architects and creative entrepreneurs, Carwan Gallery is developing strong collaborations with cultural organizations, institutions and patrons. Present worldwide at the most […]
10AM LOFTS: A CREATIVE SPACE IN THE HEART OF ATHENS
The 10AM Lofts space blossomed in the mind of designer Eva Papadaki five years ago, when she came across this 1970s industrial building for sale in the trendy Gazi district of Athens. Her idea? To follow the effervescence of the neighborhood and create a place for sharing, conducive to creation. Surrounded by the Barcelona studio […]
LONDON : BETWEEN ART, DESIGN AND SCULPTURE
After opening a first address in the historic district of Nice, Melissa Paul has just settled in London. This former embroidery designer in a high-fashion house and antique dealer at the Paul Bert Market at the Saint-Ouen Flea Market has chosen the casual Hackney neighborhood to open her new gallery, still dedicated to contemporary creation. […]
NANDA VIGO : THE INTERIOR SPACE
“I have sought the dematerialization of the object through the creation of false perspectives, so that the space around the viewer identifies with the object itself,” said the artist, designer, and architect Nanda Vigo (1936-2020) in 2006. Dematerializing the object and materializing light by capturing and amplifying its reflections, breaking the limits of space, expanding […]
CROSBY STUDIOS OR THE ART OF REINVENTING PLACES
The interior architecture and design firm, founded by Harry Nuriev, is an experimental, minimalist, and colorful well of creativity that reimagines the way we live and work. From interior spaces to installations, from furniture to artworks, from physical to digital, Crosby Studios covers a wide and multidisciplinary field. Since 2014, when he founded his studio […]
ROMULO TEMIGUE SPICES UP THE DESIGN
The Brazilian architect-designer reinvents interiors through his furniture and lighting designs, interconnecting the physical and the digital to create a new reality. Romulo Temigue is an emerging name to follow on the design scene. His whimsical and playful creations have won over many followers on social networks, mixing shapes, bright colors, textures, and materials. The […]
ARA THOROSE OR THE ART OF THE CYLINDER
Back in 2016, this Armenian-American artist garnered critical attention for his creations that are halfway between pure furniture and artwork. His goal? To reinterpret “solid rectilinear forms with a curvilinear, flowing shape. (…) I use the width of my thigh as a base for the cylinders to humanize the abstract nature of the work. I […]
MAISON & OBJECT A 2022 EDITION BETWEEN REALITY AND FICTION
A new season in the name of design with the long-awaited event Maison&Objet, taking place from September 8th to 12th in Paris. A theme will set the tone for this new edition, “Meta Sensitive,” in which the physical and digital worlds are no longer opposed. Here, they influence each other, collaborate, and even merge to […]
COPYTOPIA BY PIERRE CASTIGNOLA OR THE EXPLORATION OF THE TRADITIONAL WHITE PLASTIC CHAIR
A graduate of the prestigious Design Academy in Eindhoven, Pierre Castignola is interested in the notion of patent in the world of design. His research angle? A piece of furniture known by a large number of people on our planet: the good old plastic chair. We may not know who originally designed this globally used […]
PARIS DESIGN WEEK : WHAT YOU CAN’T MISS ABOUT 2022
Ten days. 300 addresses. The new edition of the meeting place for design lovers and professionals is back. In parallel with the Maison & Objet show, the other major French event in the field, Paris Design Week will give us a glimpse of the trends and reflections that will excite us this year, from September […]
JORIS POGGIOLI AND SCULPTURAL DESIGN
For Joris Poggioli, form is essential. It reveals the power of a material and gives the object a new dimension. It is his background as an interior designer and his passion for sculpture that led him to create his first furniture collection in 2017: Youth Editions. We can already detect his universe. The lines are […]
“CREST AND TROUGH” : A DIGITAL TRIBUTE TO NATURE BY DONGWOOK CHOI
Based in Namyangju, South Korea, the designer Dongwook Choi offers, with “Crest and Trough,” a singular work. Inspired by the interference of waves, and conceived digitally, this mini collection of two seats, a bench and a side table, is dressed in a shiny metallic coat and takes us into another space-time. Undulations that come to […]
THE ENCHANTING CHUBBY SEAT BY DIRK VAN DER KOOIJ
In 2009, designer Dirk van der Kooij decided to launch his own design studio with the firm intention of revealing that any material, whatever it is, can be reused. Plastic, metal, leather… are used in the design of each piece of the designer’s various collections. Thanks to innovative machines, specially designed by the Kooij studio, […]
CEREN ARSLAN OR THE NEW REALITIES
New York-based artist-designer Ceren Arslan creates architectures and environments from digital data for hyper-realistic visual experiences. Architectural designs have become an important part of the digital age in the last decade. Modeling software and advanced technologies are pushing the limits of photographic realism, blurring the boundaries between real and virtual. These hyper-realistic renderings now serve […]
At the roots of design
Perpetuating the legacy of Frank Lloyd Wright is the goal of this collaboration between the Steelcase brand and the architect’s foundation, which has been in existence since 1939. Both wish to establish collections of beautiful furniture, textiles, and wall coverings from this prolific visionary. Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959) not only ushered in an architectural, ecological, […]
Tralucid: between architecture and design.
After briefly studying anthropology, Laurids Gallée decided to turn to design and began training at the Design Academy in Eindhoven, Vienna. Upon graduation, the Austrian designer worked as a craftsman for many artistic designers. Determined to create furniture that combines a traditional and contemporary approach, Laurids Gallée founded his own design studio a few years […]
Joe Colombo, the inventor of the future
The Gallery of Modern Art in Milan (GAM) is dedicating an exhibition to this genius designer of the 20th century. Cesare, known as Joe Colombo (1930-1971) had a short but dazzling life, producing prolific work on the border between art and industry. “Dear Joe Colombo, you taught us about the future,” curated by his former […]