Hosted in Milan’s Ventura Lambrate, RCA Paradise challenged students to “contemplate the discovery of something or somewhere more wondrous.” The products they presented are all inspired by a “quest for a better future.”
Today’s Deconstruction, “Megan Geckler for Bobble,” may be the most colorful one ever. Created by artist Megan Geckler, the subject is a unique art installation created and featured at the International Home and Housewares Show in Chicago this past March. The piece was commissioned by water bottle company Bobble to commemorate its second year.
Hidden away in the Orto Botanico in Milan’s Brera District, was the intriguingly titled Secret Garden.
Zaha Hadid created an elegant installation, very much in her trademark style, to showcase inlaid marble surfaces by CITCO.
Artist Anne Lindberg creates abstract drawings and installations made from graphite and colored thread that are both rhythmic and mesmerizing.
Spanish street artist Nuria Mora is based in Madrid and is well known for her large-scale abstract murals. They’re colorful and geometric and pop up on walls around the world, adding art to sides of buildings and walls that often appear rundown. She works with the textures and shapes of the facades and makes each design appear tailor-made for that wall. I love that she’s giving life to walls and leaving her mark everywhere.
I know we’re a little late to the game on this one but we just had to post it.
From Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama comes The Obliteration Room, part of an exhibit at the Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art in Brisbane, Australia. It’s one of the coolest (and most colorful!) interactive installations I’ve ever seen.
Not Tom was approached by British bone china maker Buttercup China to create a stand at the Spring Fair 2012.
Penelope is a recent installation from Tatiana Blass – the name for the exhibit is taken from Homer’s Odyssey. Penelope was Odysseus’ wife and she remained faithful for twenty years while he was away at war. To keep her suitors at bay, she kept herself busy for three years weaving a burial shroud for her father-in-law while secretly unweaving parts of it at night. She promised she would choose one when she was done but delayed it to remain faithful.
Fabrica worked with seven designers to re-interpret the foldable wooden cabin structure. The origin of this pop-up movable structure is unknown, but it is thought that these cabins began as fishing tents to protect fisherman from the elements. Inside its temporary walls, one finds not only shelter but a place for reflection, perhaps. The designers’ interpretations of the cabin marry the traditional quality of simple life with a more complex contemporary existence.
Above: Soft Fold by Marie Dessuant & Margaux Keller
Soft Fold is a temporary space which invites the users to take time out of their day. Duvets, a reading table, a low bench and a lamp compose this hybrid furniture/space. The harmony of colors emphasizes this soft and quiet atmosphere.
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