The ‘DYSFUNCTIONAL’ exhibition in Venice explores the boundaries between art and design

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'Inside a Forest Cloud' chandelier by Nacho Carbonell @ DYSFUNCTIONAL exhibtion - Image by Carpenters Workshop Gallery.

Carpenters Workshop Gallery and Lombard Odier inaugurate the DYSFUNCTIONAL exhibition at the Galleria Giorgio Franchetti at the Ca’ D’Oro in Venice. On show, works by international designers such as Virgil Abloh, Nacho Carbonell and Matthieu Lehanneur which seek to forget functionality whilst celebrating the power of artistic expression and extraordinary craftsmanship.

DesignMiami 2018: 12 exquisite and quirky designs on show

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Design Miami 2018 - Photo by James Harris; courtesy of DesignMiami 2018

Copper and gold vessels mirroring dysfunctional relationships, furniture made with discarded flowers, a re-interpreted windowless office for Russian interns and Walt Disney’s 1930’s animation studios. 12 out-of-the-box designs at DesignMiami 2018, starting from an installation supporting immigrants’ families divided at the US-Mexico Border.