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“A creative polymath”: Isamu Noguchi’s life explored in new Barbican exhibition

Design Week

A landscape artist? Ostende has curated the Barbican’s upcoming exhibition on Japanese-American designer and artist Isamu Noguchi. In this respect, he made his name working across lighting and furniture. Despite its light, modernist aesthetic, the story behind the Akari is a sad one, Ostende explains. A sculptor?

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Visionnaire blurs the lines between art and design

Design Wanted

And yet, for well over a century, artists and furniture designers have turned this maxim on its head, blurring the lines between art and design. The Visionnaire brand was born in 2004 and presented for the first time at the “Abitare il Tempo” fair in Verona. collecting one-of-a-kind or very limited edition pieces.”. Pavone collection.

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17 Inspiring Jewellery Shop Designs

Barber Design

Downstairs in the lower basement, semi-transparent slats give a nod to Jensen’s Nordic sensibility, with a bespoke wooden table by artist Laura Bergsø presenting a warm and comfortable space. Like Alexis Dove they also have vintage wooden cabinets with curved glass, feathers, statement lighting and some truly opulent wallpaper.

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From Cobblestones to Cyberspace: VMSD Celebrates Its 125th Year of Service to the Retail Industry

VMS

He wrote about fanciful props, imaginative themes and the use of color and lighting to capture the attention of passersby. In 1925, Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover said, “The Midas of advertising has given artists freedom and independence.”. In that role, he envisioned “a well-dressed gentleman of respectable appearance.”