ICON OF DESIGN: TOGO CELEBRATES ITS 50TH ANNIVERSARY
France – Paris A veritable darling of design history, the Togo, published by Ligne Roset, is celebrating its 50th birthday this year. Launched in 1973, the seat, with its singular silhouette, was initially shunned by professionals and the public alike. This was due to its crumpled appearance; “a toothpaste tube folded on itself like a […]
THE STRANGE RECITES OF COLLIN TOWNSEND VELKOFF
Allemagne – Nuremberg A multidisciplinary artist and designer, Collin Townsend Velkoff presents himself as a creative strongly influenced by material experimentation, science fiction, archaeology, and architecture. A graduate of the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York, Collin Townsend Velkoff went into exile in Finland for his master’s degree at Aalto University in Helsinki. His practice? […]