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This is the rhythm of the light – Meet the crowdfunded Brightly Light Toolkit

Design Wanted

It’s basically a series of modular controllers that connect to various sources, allowing users to easily dictate rhythms, patterns and colour. From bedroom vibes to interactive art or mainstage showstoppers, Brightly aims to bring light to creatives of all kinds, and in a way that’s quick to understand.

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Is Art Nouveau making a comeback? Here’s a design guide, just in case…

Design Wanted

Yes, we know, likes and comments don’t make good design, but it’s a good trend indicator – is Art Nouveau making a comeback? What is Art Nouveau? With its organic forms, feminine figures, and patterns inspired by nature , Art Nouveau championed a greater coordination of art and design as a reaction against the industrial age.

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Gentle Monster opens HAUS SHANGHAI

Retail Focus

In addition, various retail experiences, pop-ups, and art exhibitions can be enjoyed throughout HAUS SHANGHAI. In addition, various forms of collaged media art and aesthetic furniture provide a distinct F&B experience. Tenacious yet pliant art pieces cut through the centre, forcing an unexpected flow of traffic inside the space.

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A tribute: How Issey Miyake changed the way we saw and wore fashion

Inside Retail

Miyake arrived in Paris shortly after Kenzo’s “ Jungle Jap ” clothes had made waves, with their bright colours and unexpected patterns based partly on Japanese artistic traditions. It was the first time a contemporary art journal had featured fashion. Japanese fashion revolution. The Japanese revolution in fashion was commencing.

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Forte Forte's first US store features golden changing rooms and balancing stones

Dezeen

The Italian label's art director Robert Vattilana designed the interiors of the store, which is located at 8424 Melrose Place in Los Angeles – the first Forte Forte branch in the US. Back-lit, circular openings throw light on the boutique, which, according to the designer, also take cues from an existing artist.

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Pillow potential: 6 unique ways to tackle cushion design

Design Wanted

The careful hand-stitching process led to the transformation of the pillow into an art object. Cushion covers are as the Greeks and Romans intended them to be, offering artists and designers a blank canvas on which to highlight their works. These more closely resemble those we know today, at least for the most part.

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Neo/craft reexamines traditional materials with striking effect

Design Wanted

I am inspired by everyday things as well as fashion, zeitgeist and art,” Scherer explains. “I Berlin is the centre for artists and designers in Germany…[It] gives me the freedom I need to live and create.”. Characterised by the rhythm of its forms, the series infuses organic construction with a futuristic feel.

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