Cultural Calendar
Current
Art on Display 1949-69
Het Nieuwe Instituut
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Young Colors
TRIPOSTAL, LILLE
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Colors, etc.
TRIPOSTAL, LILLE
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Pavilion of Switzerland
17th International Architecture Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia
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MATTHEW LUTZ-KINOY WINDOW TO THE CLOUDS
Salon Berlin
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Sturm&Drang
Fondazione Prada and gta exhibitions at the ETH Zurich Department of Architecture
Long Reads
In search of lost chairs
Guerrée’s way
‘Every reader, as he reads, is actually the reader of himself. The writer’s work is only a kind of optical instrument he provides the reader so he can discern what […]
Culture Helps Beirut to Regain Hope
The reconstruction and recovery of a devastated Beirut is a complex task.
The reconstruction and recovery of a devastated Beirut is a complex task. And while politics often dominates the narrative, it’s the more modest role played by culture and community that can really help […]
Towards A Black Joy Manifesto
Black joy is community.
Image courtesy of Black Joy Parade, Oakland, California For as long as I can remember street culture has been a geographical site for culture making, joyfulness, collaboration and solidarity. Growing […]
Research & Realities
A New Real Deal
Neolith and the Art of Techno Stone
Functional Social Distancing Art
How art can offer an added boost to society?
SOOTHE-‘EM-UPS
A new indie gaming movement rejects the usual adrenalin ride in favour of a more peaceful serenity. They treasure what’s calm and invite users in to escape not the mundanity […]
Productivity
SIAMESE SOFA—StudioTwentySeven
The sofa is designed by Pietro Franceschini, an architect and designer based in New York and Florence. It is part of the Olympus Collection, his first furniture collection. Based on […]
ILDPOT—FDB Møbler
Visionary Danish architect Grethe Meyer’s heat-resistant Ildpot clay tableware from 1976 has been brought back from obscurity thanks to a small German porcelain factory, which reconstituted the original product’s exact […]
EJ 315 SOFA—Erik Jørgensen
Designed in 1975 by Erik Ole Jørgensen, the EJ 315 remains an archetype of a Danish box sofa. The upholstery is a lesson in precision and the sofa back features […]
CHIARA—Flos
The 2020 re-edition of the Chiara lamp, an iconic object designed by Mario Bellini for Flos in 1969. Formed from a simple sheet of polished stainless steel that has been […]