Desert X AlUla 2024 explores the desert mystery which cannot be seen
A ghostly football field, forgotten shadows and iridescent walls… Desert X AlUla 2024 explores the mystery of the desert, both present and silently absent.
Seven rising talents bringing tech-craft to the very next level
Iridescent 3D printed sculptures and high-tech materials. At Maison & Objet, seven rising talents blend savoir-faire and digital technology.
Venice Glass Week 2023: ten serendipitous glassworks and exhibitions
A floating furnace under the Rialto bridge, detergent dispensers made from Murano glass, and a tribute to Bohemian masters… Check what we liked the most at Venice Glass Week 2023.
Burning Man 2023: 10 mesmerising design architecture projects with powerful messages
Best of Burning Man 2023: A 1,000 drone show dedicated to endangered animals, an (anti-tank) hedgehog shrine to honour Ukrainian heroes, and a feminine temple blooming with flowers…
The Hedgehog Temple supports Ukraine at Burning Man 2023
Ukrainian collective Kurenivka honours and supports patriots at war with the Hedgehog Temple and Memorial site at Burning Man 2023.
Burning Man flooding sparks a reflection on Climate Change
Burning Man flooding, people stranded in the mud, and a surreal traffic jam in the desert trigger a reflection on the role of festivals and leisure events within the frame of the climate change emergency.
Passages Insolites 2023: five eclectic urban art projects taking over Quebec City
Passage Insolites 2023 festival: anamorphic paintings, minuscule mouse-scale businesses interiors, googly eyes on buildings, and more. We have selected five urban and architectural installations in the Canadian city.
NOMAD Capri 2023 celebrates the Mediterranean Sea with design
NOMAD Capri 2023: Murano blown-glass floors climbing the walls, vibrant bulbous creatures, Mediterranean-inspired turquoise design, and more.
‘Lisa Ponti: Drawings and Voices’ exhibition at Triennale Milano
Triennale Milano dedicates an exhibition to the poetic and loving drawings of critic, editor, writer, and artist Lisa Ponti.
Marcus Byrne creates graffiti architectures with Artificial Intelligence
Marcus Byrne’s graffiti architectures capture the beauty in the decay with the art project When life imitates art. Through AI, the Australia-based Irish graphic designer, digital artist, and visual storyteller celebrates the spray can as a democratic tool for freedom of expression.
Long Live The Christmas Tree! A winter wonder exhibition at Harewood House
Eleven ‘traditionally untraditional’ Christmas trees mesmerize the country house’s visitors in West Yorkshire, England. Long Live The Christmas Tree!
Design Miami Curios 2022: our favourite exhibitions on show
Sparkling memories of iconic glamour nights, a sofa made of trash bags, and quirky ceramic creatures. Check the Design Miami Curios 2022 we enjoyed the most!
Design Miami 2022 explores contemporary design in search of a new ‘Golden Age’
The Golden Age is the main theme of Design Miami 2022. We explored the fair and detected five trends: from ancient folklore revamp to phygital utopias.
Artists and designers support the Iranian women’s protest for freedom of expression
A queen of spade cutting her hair locks and a giant billboard in Piccadilly Circus, creatives from around the world join the protest in support of the Iranian women’s freedom cause.
SEE MONSTER: from former North Sea gas platform to major public art installation
SEE MONSTER by NEWSUBSTANCE studio in Weston-super-Mare, UK, opens to the public, triggering conversations about reuse, renewables, and the great British weather.
Laurence Renzo Verbeck’s Empyrean Temple at Burning Man 2022
Shaped like a compass rose beacon, the Empyrean Temple rose and burnt in Black Rock City. The architecture featured a tessellation pattern latticework with a hanging lantern flame at its peak.
Burning Man 2022: 10 architectures raising from the Nevada desert
Burning Man 2022 explores the transformative power of dreams with mesmerizing architecture and design. Am ‘empyrean temple, a grove of geometric trees, space cats, an afro-futuristic shrine and more.
Jen Lewin’s Last Ocean interactive installation glows at Burning Man 2022
With ‘The Last Ocean’ luminescent installation, Jen Lewin raises awareness of ocean pollution. She teamed up with Ocean Plastic Technologies to bring forward an innovative, circular, and poetic solution to recycle and reclaim ocean plastic.
X MUSE vodka blends Scottish spirit-making with contemporary design
X MUSE, the first blended barley luxury vodka from Scotland, presents an immersive tasting experience by Formafantasma.
Filtered Rays: Yinka Ilori has created a kaleidoscopic pavilion in Berlin
London-based designer Yinka Ilori created a vibrant pavilion named Filter Rays that explores the relationship between light and colour.
Truly Design Crew creates a giant anamorphic mural in Milan
Truly Design Crew combines art, design and innovation with an anamorphic mural celebrating the plurality of perspectives and sustainability.
The Inventory of Life: Mathieu Lehanneur turns data into humane design
At La Triennale design museum in Milan, French artist and designer Mathieu Lehanneur presents ‘The Inventory of Life,’ an exhibition translating data on our planet’s health and our societies’ happiness into a less mathematical and more emotional language: art and design.
Masquespacio’s ‘Form & Texture’ solo exhibition explores the boundaries between art and design
Masquespacio unveils a collection of dysfunctional furniture designs/functional artworks at the ‘Form & Texture’ showcase in Milan.
Biennale Arte 2022: 10 national pavilions with great architecture and design
Biennale Arte 2022: surreal environments inspired by William S. Burroughs, Parisian bistros and black women-powered settings. We selected 10 must-see national pavilions in Venice.
A fleet of A.I. Drones behaves like a school of fish in Studio Drift’s ‘Social Sacrifice’ performance in Venice
‘Social Sacrifice’ highlights the tensions that emerge between collective action and individual freedom as well as how these change in the presence of external threats.
Venice 2022: 12 must-see exhibitions cross-pollinating art, architecture and design
Venice 2022: Forma Fantasma’s capsule exhibitions at La Biennale di Venezia, Homo Faber’s ode to craftsmanship, Galleria Nilufar’s design exhibition, Studio Drift’s mesmerising flying drones, the opening of the magnificent Procuratie Vecchie restored by David Chipperfield Architects and more…
Maison Matisse inaugurates its first design boutique in Paris
Inspired by Henry Matisse’s artwork, Maison Matisse opened the door of its concept design apartment and boutique, showcasing highly crafted wood, textile and ceramics pieces.
Russia and Ukraine Pavilions at Venice Art Biennale 2022
In the wake of the war, La Biennale di Venezia announced the fate of the Russia and Ukraine Pavilions. The first will remain close while the latter announced it would be there presenting artworks that have been rescued from shelling.
NOMAD St. Moritz 2022: high altitude design from around the world
NOMAD St. Moritz 2022: a contemporary take on Shakers’ design and a celebration of Brazilian modernism are among the highlights of the nomadic event now back to the Swiss Alps.
Russia-Ukraine war: architecture and design news
Archipanic stands for Ukraine. Here we collect architecture and design news related to the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war. “The mission of architecture and design is to create spaces where people can share a better future. War is just the opposite of it; it destroys both the physical space and its purpose.” Enrico Zilli, Archipanic Editor in Chief.