Design
Just last month, Janjaap Ruijssenaars of Netherlands-based Universe Architecture addressed the world with a modest proposal: to 3-D print an entire building in the shape of a Möbius strip, the mathematical form that conceptually consists of a single...
LONDON — The Victoria and Albert Museum has collaborated with the University of Abertay in Dundee to create a new residency for a games designer to develop work inspired by the museum’s collections, with emphasis on Britain in the 1500 –...
Yesterday, Apple procured yet another registered trademark certificate from the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, this time covering what is, in a sense, its largest design asset yet: its architecture. As Patently Apple reports, the “Distinctive Design...
“The Present” is a very special clock: Rather than measure the passage of time in increments of seconds, minutes, and hours, its solitary hand travels about the rainbow spectrum of its face, making a single revolution over the course of the year. Its movement...
SYDNEY — On January 10, international sand sculptors from as far away as Latvia converged on the banks of the Hawkesbury River to take part in the 2013 Hawkesbury International Sand Sculpting Championships.Armed with 20 tons of sand, each of the fourteen...
BEIJING — Tucked away in a historical courtyard in the center of the city, Wuhao Curated Shop showcases seasonal collections of fashion, furniture, and art that are chosen by store founder Isabelle Pascal to match the concept of the five...
“Look around your living space. Do you surround yourself with things you really like or things you like only because they are absurd?” asks Christy Wampole, author of the mildly controversial (and much-mocked) New York Times essay, “How to Live Without Irony...
In its heydays in the 1930s-40s, Hotel Majestic was regarded as one of Southeast Asia’s grandest hotels. Business waned though and the building was used for other purposes, including as Malaysia’s National Art Gallery between 1983 and 1998. The historical...
Beyond the A-Rod and Kanye sightings and party-hopping revelry (which might coincide, if you’re lucky), let’s not forget why we all came to Miami: to witness examples of the world’s greatest works of art and design. And even for those unfamiliar with the...
Every 12 months, the editors of Art+Auction assemble a list of the individuals who have stood out in the art world over the last year, and publish our results as our Power List. On December 2, we published our Introduction, explaining the thinking...
