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Good Things Come in Threes: COLLECTIBLE 2020

March, 06 2020

With its expanded roster of over 100 international exhibitors, and offering a platform for both represented and unrepresented designers, the third edition of COLLECTIBLE is an exciting space of possibilities.

Spazio Nobile: Le Sacre de la Matiere

March, 05 2020

“Le Sacre de la Matière” echoes a notable Rite of Spring. It comprises the works of these six strong and free creators who relate to each other, each in their own way,

Pauline Esparon: Raw Materials

March, 01 2020

Whether it’s by using scutched flax fibres to create a rug or 65 litres of crude oil to create a a stone-like table, Pauline Esparon’s process is dedicated to transforming the unrefined materials that surround us to highlight the qualities that we’ve take for granted.

Jesper Eriksson: Fossilized Coal

February, 27 2020

Artist and designer Jesper Eriksson creates work related to the human, culture, and material. TLmag speaks to him about his work and this presentation with our sister gallery.

Spotlight On: Glass Artists at Collect 2020

February, 24 2020

For its 16th edition, Collect is taking over a large number of rooms at Somerset House. Presenting a new environment to contextualise and curate modern craft, their selection of specialist glass galleries (a total of 9 galleries and over 50 glass artists) is their best yet.

Gae Aulenti: A Creative Universe

February, 21 2020

From the 29th of February until the 11th of October 2020, Vitra Design Museum presents the exhibition Gae Aulenti: A Creative Universe in the Vitra Schaudepot. The exhibition explores Aulenti’s multifaceted body of work,

Ludovic Recchia on Keramis

February, 20 2020

Art historian (and managing director of Keramis) Ludovic Recchia discusses the dynamic history and possibilities of ceramics, a medium that is rooted in Walloon tradition, but also in the present.

Lél: When Heritage Meets the Contemporary

February, 19 2020

Building bridges between past and present, cultures and design sensibilities: Lél is an artistic collective dedicated to preserving, reinterpreting and developing the ancient art of handcrafted stone inlay, pietra dura.

Philippe Pourhashemi Fashion, if it makes sense

February, 19 2020

Journalist, artistic director and communications consultant for young designers, this citizen of the world, who studied foreign languages in Glasgow, has an informed but not blasé perspective on a transforming industry.

Houses for Superstars: Hypermediated Architecture

February, 13 2020

If you could build a house for any celebrity, who would you pick? Villa Noailles most recent exhibition focuses on the conceptual constructions born from collaborations between (star) architects and celebrities.

Ambiente: Focus On Design

February, 13 2020

One of the highlights at trade fair, congress and event organizer Ambiente, in the coming year will be the launch of the special presentation Focus on Design, featuring outstanding products and detailed insights of current design highlights in a selected country.

Sabine Marcelis: No Fear of Glass

February, 05 2020

Last month the Fundació Mies van der Rohe and Side Gallery presented No Fear of Glass, a site-specific intervention by the Rotterdam based designer Sabine Marcelis in the Barcelona Pavillion.

BRAFA Art Fair: Pleasure In Discovery

January, 30 2020

As January is upon us, so is the BRAFA Art Fair. With the regularity of a fine watch-making mechanism, the doyenne of generalist fairs returns mid-winter with the aim of combining the best of the art on offer in Brussels.

ATRA: Culture Clash

January, 28 2020

ATRA founder Alexander Díaz Andersson’s Mexican and Swedish influences find form in furniture that features refined silhouettes, noble materials and a considered approach toward colour.

Olga Engel: Making Happy

January, 28 2020

In an interesting combination of luxury, minimalism, functionalism as well as irony, Olga Engel creates pieces that seem to exude a positive influence on their surroundings. TLmag caught up with the Russian designer about seeking out fun in design and how objects feed back and are animated through emotion.