DIGITAL CRYSTAL: Swarovski at The Design Museum 5 September 2012 – 13th January 2013 Image courtesy © David Levene Swarovski’s design and architecture commissions over the past decade have served as an experimental platform for leading figures in design to conceptualise, develop and share their most radical ideas. Under the collective title of Swarovski Crystal […]
Jennifer Gray’s collection at the RCA 2012 Show was intriguing. The objects in the collection were made by a mix of techniques; old school hand carving and digital 3-D printing. In her words ‘I am interested in identifying then reinterpreting place, time and individual personalities. Retold stories juxtapose historical and modern themes from an alternative […]
Dirk Vanderschueren, owner of the Belgian shoe manufacturer Cortina group together with Dutchman William (boy) Habraken and Antwerp shoemaker couple Veerle Swenters and Pierre Bogaerts created SONS- shoes or no shoes museum in Kruishoutem, Belgium. The museum houses the biggest ethnographic shoe collection in the world next a modern art- and a designers collection. The […]
Philippe Tournaire weaves his magic by skilfully combining precious metals and stones with the history of art and symbolic architecture. As a designer, he has always been a firm believer that success does not come from simply applying the skills learned, but rather from being creative and adapting oneself to the design piece and its […]
Designed To Win, Design Museum, London 26 July – 18 November Designed to Win celebrates the ways in which design and sport are combined, pushing the limits of human endeavour to achieve records and victories of increasing significance and wonder. From the design of F1 cars to running shoes, bats, balls and bicycles, the […]
Dialogues 2010 Exhibition by PREZIOSA. PREZIOSA is a cultural project, an annual prestigious exhibition dedicated to international Research Jewellery. The project began in 2005, and was conceived, organized and coordinated by “Le Arti Orafe”, since 1985 the school for Contemporary Jewellery Making and Jewellery Design in Italy. Every year the artistic approach to the complex […]
Annie Leibovitz has a remarkable ability of capturing the essence of a person, and a mood. She is one of the most sought after photographers today, and has photographed the who’s who from the Cine world to Royalty. Over the last couple years, acclaimed photographer Annie Leibovitz has partnered with Disney to create stunningly […]
