Art

One of three exhibits at the Venice Art Biennale 2013 by pioneering Chinese artist Ai Weiwei, was Bang, an installation which occupied a large bare space, where its sprawling sculptural mass was composed of 885 three legged stools, handcrafted by Chinese carpenters.

Currently on display in the Centraal Museum in Utrecht is a bright blue arched sculptural installation designed by the Amsterdam based practice of Rietveld Landscape. Made of foam, the vast floor to ceiling piece dominates and alters the energy of the space...

This spectacular Californian beach house was designed by the local practice of Studio 9on2 in an attempt to reflect the diverse surroundings of an outstanding sea view from one aspect and a cityscape from the other.

Not in their wildest dreams could the instigators of the Punk movement in the 1970s have imagined that their anti-establishment code of life, fashion and music would have become a form of inspiration for the high end luxury fashion industry.

Since I'm basically an urbanite, architecture is the environment in which my life runs, both from a professional and a personal standpoint. Good architecture thrills me, intrigues me, concerns me, fascinates me... These feelings are so intense that I began to feel the desire to transmit them to others. Photography is the way I've found to do it.

An exhibition currently on show at the Budweis House of Art in the Czech Republic is Ku u so u by Japanese architect Takeshi Hosaka. The title means ‘imagination’ in Japanese and refers to the initial thoughts of a design concept, which doesn’t necessarily reach fruition.

The Rodnik Band brand is the creation of Scottish born, London based designer Philip Colbert. The presentation of the label is via an ironic pop band, in fact, the designer writes songs about each collection which are played during the official runway show!