Clouds

The internationally acclaimed designers Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec have designed the innovative, interlocking and award winning fabric tile concept for Kvadrat. Inspired by the inviting irregularity of the surface you construct your own piece, whether you want a simple design or a decorative screen or wall.

Faculty Positions

Emily Carr University of Art + Design, a world-renowned learning community dedicated to research and the education of artists and designers, invites applications for full-time, tenure-track faculty positions in the following areas of expertise. 

Triggering reality

TRIGGERING REALITY. New conditions for art and architecture in the Netherlands, proposed by the Centro per l'arte contemporanea Luigi Pecci in Prato, Italy from the 16th of December 2012 to the 10th of March 2013, the reality of space is questioned, investigated, reproduced, represented and criticized by artists and architects that have long searched to redefine themselves and their role in society.

La mostra "triggering reality. Nuove condizioni per l'arte e l'architettura in Olanda". proposta dal Centro per l'arte contemporanea Luigi Pecci di Prato dal 16 dicembre al 10 marzo 2013, racconta la realtà dello spazio contemporaneo, messo alla prova, investigato, riprodotto da artisti e architetti in cerca di una ridefinizione del loro stesso ruolo sociale.

Anouk Vogel

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Anouk Vogel's projects often oscillate between design and art.

She was born and grew up in Geneva, Switzerland. She studied landscape architecture at the Metropolitan University of Manchester in England where she graduated in 2001 with Honours and Distinction. After her studies she moved to the Netherlands. In 2007, after a few years of working for various firms like West 8, Bureau B+B and Inside/Outside, she set up her own landscape architecture practice in Amsterdam.

Istanbul: a week full of art

Art Istanbul: the first week-long celebration of contemporary culture held in one of the world's most extraordinary and culturally-rich cities. Art Istanbul will host a number of cultural activities, namely Turkey's leading international art fair, Contemporary Istanbul, and will also provide access to new cultural offerings, discussions and education programme working with the most prestigious institutions, museums, cultural centers and leading commercial galleries between November 19th and 25th.

Hepworth Wakefield Gallery

The Hepworth Wakefield is Yorkshire’s inspiring new art gallery, celebrating the area’s unique artistic legacy and exploring the work of major contemporary artists. Designed by David Chipperfield Architects, the ten superb gallery spaces make this one of the UK’s largest purpose-built galleries outside London. The gallery brings together work from Wakefield’s art collection, exhibitions by contemporary artists and rarely seen works by Barbara Hepworth.

POP ART DESIGN

Pop Art is widely regarded as the most significant artistic movement since 1945. Reflecting on the cult of celebrity, commodity fetishism and media reproduction that permeated everyday life in the postwar era, Pop Art continues to shape our society’s cultural self-understanding to this day. A central characteristic of Pop Art was the dialogue between design and art, which is now being explored in “Pop Art Design” at the Vitra Design Museum as the first-ever comprehensive exhibition on the topic. 

ISTANBUL

Istanbul Design Biennial opens its doors on October 13th for two months.

MIT: Call for Applications

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology Program in Art, Culture and Technology is an academic program and research center which facilitates artist-thinkers' exploration of art's broad, complex, global history and conjunction with culture, science, technology, and design via rigorous critical artistic practice and practice-driven theory.

Panorama 4

Last days to visit the exhibition Panorama 4 at the Fortress of Fortezza. The works of 33 artists from South Tyrol will be exhibited up to 30th September in the massive building opened in 1835.

Ultimi giorni per visitare lamostra Panorama 4 presso il Forte di Fortezza. Le imponenti strutture inaugurate nel 1835, ospitano fino al 30 settembre le operedi 33 artisti altoatesini.

JOHN CAGE HAPPENING

On September 5th, John Cage would have turned 100 years old. Transart, the festival of contemporary culture that offers music and art projects in special places, decided to dedicate to him a real journey: 48 hours of artistic experiences through the Passo del Rombo.  

Savannah College of Art and Design

Formerly owned by the Marquis de Sade, this historic Provençal farm is now a center for student life and learning.

Originariamente appartenuto al marchese de Sade, questo complesso storico della campagna provenzale è attualmente un campus universitario.

THE GOOD BIKES

THE GOOD BIKES: this is the title of the public art initiative by Caroline Macfarlane and Vanessa Nicholas. They would like to save rusted bikes from the trash heap and add colour to Toronto’s cityscape.

THE GOOD BIKES: questo è il titolo del progetto di arte pubblica di Caroline Macfarlane e Vanessa Nicholas. L’intento è quello di salvare biciclette arrugginite ed abbandonate e di aggiungere al contempo una nota di colore alla città di Toronto.