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Meet Asia’s most influential retail leader, K11 founder, Adrian Cheng

Inside Retail

Redefining the modern-day mall experience, Cheng founded K11 in 2008, a concept focused on ‘museum retail’. In 2010, he launched the K11 Art Foundation, aiming to inspire and foster aspiring artists and promote public art education. He plans 40 such properties in 10 Chinese cities by 2026.

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The Verse control kit helps kids immerse themselves in the metaverse

Design Wanted

Right now, that required future-focused concepts, much like the Vers collection…. South Korean designers Ha-Yeon Yoo and Ye-Jin Kim have come up with a concept set of tools aimed at engaging young children with the metaverse. We interviewed three 3D artists to get their perspectives. Forward-thinking design.

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A new sensorial dialogue between men and things with Giovanni Levanti

Design Wanted

Always interested in the artistic avant-garde movements and radical design, why focus on renewing domestic comfort? The Artistic Avant-gardes and the Radical Design , subsequently, were decisive for my professional development. ” AEIOU seesaw for Campeggi, 2010 – ©Giovanni Levanti.

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#MilanDesignWeek – From 5 to 12 September 2021 BASE presents “We Will Design”

Design Wanted

The designs will venture into a range of areas on various scales – from the microworld of a bedroom studio to the collective sphere of the neighbourhood – embracing an anthropological concept of design with the power to conceive new visions of cohabitation and joint construction, underpinned by the principles of sustainability. The challenge?

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Neo/craft reexamines traditional materials with striking effect

Design Wanted

Berlin is the centre for artists and designers in Germany…[It] gives me the freedom I need to live and create.”. In 2010, his X-Chair won the Special Award of the Promosedia Design Award, earning him international recognition. The constant search for new directions is at the core of Scherer’s development process.

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“I designed objects following my feelings” – Interview with Italian designer & art director Raffaella Mangiarotti

Design Wanted

Mangiarotti has also held the position of art director at several other Italian furniture brands including Serralunga (2010-2015), Manerba (2014-2018). I developed many concepts that challenged established objects’ typologies, defining completely new forms. The artistic direction was then a natural consequence.”.

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BASE presents “We Will Design” at Design Week 2021

Design Wanted

The designs will venture into a range of areas on various scales–from the microworld of a bedroom studio to the collective sphere of the neighborhood–embracing an anthropological concept of design with the power to conceive new visions of cohabitation and joint construction, underpinned by the principles of sustainability.

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