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Mar 26, 2019

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Perfumed and sweet, a floral scent fills the studio of designer, Maria Elena Pombo. It is the smell emitted by the hundreds of avocado pits that she has collected from restaurants and ground into a fine powder. Concealed by the silky green butter of the avocado fruit and hidden in its seed, is an unexpectedly...

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Mar 19, 2019

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Shaakira Jassat is a South African-born designer who currently resides in the Netherlands. Her recent work, thirTea for ONE which she showed at Design Indaba provoked visitors by examining the water usage in producing 150 mL of tea.  The upside down teacup pyramid dramatically illustrates the amount of water we ‘spill’ in the production of one...

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Feb 27, 2019

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RAZA’S WORK FALLS SOMEWHERE BETWEEN AND BEYOND TYPICAL CONCEPTIONS OF CURATION, PERFORMANCE, INSTALLATION, AND EXPERIMENT IN THE ART WORLD. "I CAN’T BE THE ONE TO TELL YOU WHY MY WORK IS INTERESTING." Asad Raza’s work is interesting. To begin with, he and his projects resist categorization; Raza’s work falls somewhere between and beyond typical conceptions of curation,...

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Feb 21, 2019

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The walls of Debbie Millman’s home are almost entirely full of artwork that features text. Some are images with text in them. Some are texts as images. Some are text about images. In fact, almost everything in her house has text on it -- even her chandelier. Ask for water, and you might receive it in a...

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Jan 29, 2019

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A seamless shirt for a child with autism who would often rip shirts apart, conductive socks that allow activist Christina Mallon, whose arms are paralyzed, to type with her feet, self-folding fabric for a client without fine motor skills- These are a few of the recent creations that have come out of Open Style Lab, a collaboration...

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Jan 23, 2019

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Designer Marjan van Aubel describes her interest in solar energy as an obsession, “Every surface is potential.” She radiates excitement as she points out prospective solar collecting sites, imagining a house where not only the roof but also the paint and all the furniture generate enough energy to meet all of our household needs. This solar harvesting...

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Dec 30, 2018

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Philippe Malouin, award-winning multidisciplinary designer, has adorned some of the world’s most prominent interiors and showrooms across the globe with his trademark minimal and conceptual aesthetic.  Canadian-born Philippe’s simplistic yet essentialist approach to utility and style masks his complex understanding of conceptual design, inviting us to experience space, both public and private, and discover our surroundings...

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Dec 30, 2018

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“I LIKE TO THINK THAT OUR WORK LIVES IN THE CITY BUT TRANSPORTS PEOPLE OUTSIDE OF IT. I’M MAKING WORK FOR THE CITY DWELLERS WHO WANT TO ESCAPE.” The natural forms of Fernando Mastrangelo’s design work reference icebergs, mountain faces and sand dunes. While his work is sculptural, it is also political and uses visually striking...

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Nov 30, 2018

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“Usually Halloween goes in a dark and spooky direction so, being a natural contrarian, it seemed like it would be fun to do a really colorful but gross project.” Misha explains the inspiration behind slime as the central theme. “There is still something drippy and nasty about it that feels very Halloween-y but then it is really...

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Nov 30, 2018

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Brooklyn based Artist’s like Rosie Li, compete in global industrial markets through making intimate and thoughtful handmade objects setting the tone for a more relational product. We sat down with Rosie to talk about plants, design and familiar places.  My mother wasn't a great Gardener, but this connection with plants has always been something that I have...