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!
Virgil Abloh, Jayme Hayon and more rethink the ladder at Galerie kreo’s ‘Step by Step’ design exhibition
Galerie kreo tasked international designers to reinvent the humble and functional ladder, probably one of the least-cared-about objects of contemporary design.
‘R for Repair’ at the V&A in London explores the sentimental values of broken objects
The R for Repair exhibition shines a timely spotlight on consumerism by showing how cherished but broken objects can be given both new meaning and a fresh lease of life with a bit of ingenuity.
Gropius Chair Military Edition: Ukrainian design ’before’ and ‘after’ February 24
NOOM and volunteers weaving camouflage nets during the first months of the Russian invasion craft the Gropius Chair Military Edition.
Sabine Marcelis’ vibrant urban seats playfully swivel in London
Materiality, movement, gravity, and colour swivel at SolidNature and Sabine Marcelis’ interactive installation for London Design Festival.
London Design Festival 2022: 12 must-visit exhibitions and installations
Kaleidoscopic experiences, brutalist swiveling seats, urban stone circles and more… London Design Festival 2022 celebrates its 20th anniversary.
The Greenhouse Silent Disco deciphers the silent language of plants
The Polish Pavilion at the 23rd Triennale Milano International Exhibition presents Greenhouse Silent Disco, a greenhouse of the future where sensors capture plants’ reactions to humans and the environment. Such reactions are then translated into a concert of lights and sounds.
Best of Alcova 2022: 8 exhibitions at the Milanese independent design platform
Alcova 2022: onyx portals, inflatable furniture and magmatic parallelisms. Archipanic’s editor-in-chief Enrico Zilli selected eight innovative design projects on show.
SUPERBLOOM: Los Angeles-based studio RIOS brings Californian springs to Milan
L.A. collective RIOS debuts at Milan Design Week with the SUPERBLOOM exhibition recreating the awe and energy of Southern Californian springs. The immersive and multi-sensorial installation will be repurposed to bring joy and colour to local welcoming structures for Ukrainian refugees and children in need.
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.
Ten blooming exhibitions at Milan Design Week 2022
Californian springs, giant olive shoots with golden leaves, floating forests and choreographies with flowers and drones. Milan Design Week celebrates nature with blooming exhibitions.
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.
Nilufar Gallery’s art and design exhibitions at Giovanni Nicelli private airport
At the iconic Giovanni Nicelli airport, on the occasion of the Venice Art Biennale, Milan-based Nilufar Gallery brings together works by great masters with contemporary artists and designers.
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…
I see Earth: Tom dePaor’s exhibition and sculptural installation at VISUAL Carlow
VISUAL Carlow presents the ‘I see Earth’ exhibition featuring an ambitious large-scale installation of sculptural work by one of Ireland’s foremost architects, Tom dePaor.
New York Design Week 2021: 7 must-see exhibitions, fairs and destinations
New York Design Week 2021: a collective showcase reflecting on the power of post-pandemic togetherness, a wall-light anchoring ourselves among the chaos and psychedelic furniture drawing from the natural and biological world.
The ‘Nature in Motion’ pavilion by Ahmed El-Sharabassy is inspired by the UAE moving desert
At Dubai Design Week 2021, Ahmed El-Sharabassy has created the NATURE IN MOTION pavilion inspired by shapeshifting dune landscapes in the UAE. Made of sustainable and recyclable materials, the sinuous lightweight architecture provides multi-functional and multi-purpose public spaces and hosts an exhibition exploring compostable building materials and structures made of paper pulp.
Natural Capital: Carlo Ratti visualises trees’ key role in reducing CO2 through data
Energy company Eni and CRA-Carlo Ratti Associati present the ‘Natural Capital’ exhibition highlighting the importance of protecting and conserving forests. At the Brera Botanical Garden, a landscape of floating bubbles visualises through data how much CO2 each human produces and how much each tree species can capture and store.
‘Fantastic Smartphones’ and how to hack them… For our sake!
Let’s admit it; our smartphones often outsmart us. With the FANTASTIC SMARTPHONES exhibition, students at ECAL University have developed tongue-in-cheek devices, robots and interfaces able to hack our mobiles and make us reflect on how much we have become dependent on Tinder, Instagram, What’s Up or TicToc.
Hysteria: exploring femininity beyond cliches through art, design… and sex toys
For the HYSTERIA exhibition, Alpha District in Milan invited a group of creatives to investigate women’s violence and sexuality and reinterpret sex toys.
MISSED YOU CALL: Design Academy Eindhoven grad-show debuts in Milan
Can tomato plants and a server live in symbiosis? How much would you pay for a cloud? Would you use an influencer starter kit for your kids? We selected ten out-of-the-box graduation projects by Design Academy Eindhoven students on show at the MISSED YOU CALL exhibition in Milan.
NOMAD St. Moritz 2021 brings design from Rio to Milan and Beirut to the Swiss Alps
NOMAD St. Moritz 2021: Christo’s wrapped furniture, bespoke Lebanese carpets, an Alpine Wunderkammer, and more… We selected 10 great projects from around the globe on show.
London Design Biennale 2021 explores the role of design in tackling global issues
Curated by Es Devlin, London Design Biennale 2021 takes over Somerset House with 38 exhibitions from six continents and a ‘forest for change’ in the historic building’s courtyard.
Michele de Lucchi reinterprets Harry Potter’s architecture
AMDL Circle rethinks Hogwarts, the Azkaban Prison, and other imaginary buildings in the Harry Potter saga with archetypical architectures.
Dubai Design Week 2020: 10 highlights on show under the Burj Khalifa
The city’s inaugural architectural festival, convertible benches and a palm tree textile design celebration. We have rounded up 10 highlights on show at Dubai Design Week 2020 kicking off on November 9.
Dutch Design Week 2020: 10 virtual exhibitions on show
Judgemental algorithms, living coffins and independent design rising from the rubbles. 10 highlights at Dutch Design Week 2020!
Edit Napoli 2020: glocal, transparent and heart-made crafts and design
From upcycled mozzarella boxes to rare discarded marbles creating new sculptural poetries. There is a lot of care, masterly hand-work and exquisite design-thinking at Edit Napoli 2020. Check what we like the most!
THE NEW REALITY: ADORNO Gallery presents virtual design exhibitions from 14 European countries
Are you ready to explore a Finnish submarine environment of a Magritte-inspired setting over the clouds? VR experiences and interactive 3D Models of over 200 exclusive European collectibles are on show at THE NEW REALITY digital group exhibition by ADORNO gallery. We have selected 6 brilliant designs from our favourite country-specific showcases.
Venice Biennale 2020: THE DISQUIETED MUSES exhibition brings contemporary arts together
THE DISQUIETED MUSES exhibition showcases documents sourced from La Biennale’s archives cross-pollinating art, architecture, cinema, dance, theatre and music. The displays by Formafantasma combines unpainted frames and tables in plywood, colored textiles and black and white blown up pictures.
Fuorisalone Digital brings on line Milan Design Week’s protagonists from Agape to Zanotta
Leading furniture companies, design districts and collectives are set to go on show at Fuorisalone Digital, the virtual event by Milanese Fuorisalone.it.