A COMPLEX YARN

ByBorre, words by Mark Smith

A Hustle on the Catwalk

Gus Van Sant

THE ESSENCE OF SPACE

Axor




Cultural Calendar

Long Reads

Food as Art, Comfort and Cultural Comment

By Chieri Higa

Art collective Comfort Ball have turned their irritation with all the cultural stereotyping they were experiencing as Asians in Europe into material for their art. But what started as a […]

BRANDING FASHION FAKE IS NOT ALWAYS (ANYMORE)

Words by Sara Kaufman

Fashion makes us happy – it’s an effect, an emotion, a story. Despite its ongoing negatives, Covid-19 will hopefully usher in change for the fashion industry – already teetering with […]

Falling In Love – Technology and the Human

By Sabine Himmelsbach, Ariane Koek, Angelique Spaninks

Emotions are core to human experience. Love them or hate them, they influence the directions our individual lives and society take. In the 21st century, technology really started engaging with […]

Research & Realities

THE R’s—REASEARCH AND REALITIES, Benjamin McMillan

BIO: Benjamin McMillan is a recent graduate of the graphic design department at ArtEZ Arnhem, the Netherlands. His current work investigates the intersection between machine-minds and design. PROJECT: Full Auto […]

IT’S A BEAUTIFUL LIFE

Hans Lensvelt gives good anecdote, after all this is the man who gave the go ahead for the special edition Torture Chair. It’s probably why he is working on a book to preserve and share his memories.

Tools of Invention

Rather than seeing digital and analogue productions methods as opposites, the research behind the works design duo Janne Schimmel and Moreno Schweikle created for their exhibition A Tree Full of Splinters asks us to consider what a ‘real’ material is.

Productivity

New flooring collection by Bolon

Bolon is a Swedish design company that makes innovative flooring solutions for public spaces and is run by Annica and Marie Eklund, the third generation to own the family business. […]

Färg & Blanche design studio

Collaborating with brands such as BD Barcelona Design, Gärsnäs, Zero, Petite Friture and Design House Stockholm, Swedish-French design duo Färg & Blanche also experiments and produces its own collections and […]

Neolith

Neolith®, a brand of sintered stone surfaces, announced new products following a Iive on-stand survey of prototypes at Marmomac 2017, Italy. The new range of Neolith products includes Retrostone, an […]

LÆND

Until the 13 January, Valerie_traan Gallery in Antwerp hosts an exhibition by Lænd, a label conceived and produced by Diane Steverlynck, Anne Masson and Eric Chevalier. The trio collaborates regularly […]