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The American artist John Currin, who uses distorted forms to describe the reality, talks about his cultural references: from the photography of Carlo Mollino to paintings by Poussin.
Mirko Rizzi, the founder of Marsèlleria in Milan, talks about how he created an atypical space for contemporary art with a programme that is independent and dedicated to young Italian artists.
Catching up with Rahul Mehrotra, at the Urban Age conference hosted by the Architecture Biennale 2016, the Indian architect presents his concept of “ephemeral urbanism”.
A discussion with Steven Holl on intuition, pragmatism and creativity, on design as a form of thought and, above all, on his cabin in Rhinebeck, the Round Lake Hut.
Catching up with Kunlé Adeyemi, at the recent “Shaping Cities” Urban Age conference hosted by the Architecture Biennale 2016, we asked him about lessons learned, the value of beauty as a survival strategy, and the resourcefulness of communities like Makoko.
With the open-call due to end on 10 July and the new edition set to open in May 2017, curators Angela Rui and Maja Vardjan offer us a preview of the content and aims of the 25th edition of the Ljubljana Biennial, the oldest dedicated to design.
Volker Staab, founder of Staab Architekten, recounts the expansion project for the Bauhaus-Archiv, and lends a voice to a drive that will lay another crucial architectural stone.
John Thackara, a philosopher, writer and wide-ranging thinker, summarises the decisive contribution by design that gives practical form to a story, always in the service of the real needs of the people.
This chat with the French designer Guisset explores her work, her personal theory of relativity applied to the design of everyday things and her exhibition at the Château de Courcelles in Montigny-les-Metz.
Olivier Leclercq explains why Parisian architects felt the need to get together every evening, talking late into the night about public space and dreaming up a shared project for society.
We met curator Marie Coulon and architect Tony Fretton during the recent “Minis” exhibition at London’s Betts Project to discuss his digital iPad sketches, pushing the boundaries of cutting-edge technology mixed with primitive drawing.
Woodyzoody, a collection of small, wooden animals by 13 designers, offers a starting point for an interesting conversation with Enzo Mari, inventor in 1973 of a set of 16 animals and another of 16 fish: from toys for children to being a parent today.
