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Mehdi Chouakri’s artistic world in Berlin, from his private collection to his industrial exposition space

Emma Hammar — Wed, 28 Jun 2023 15:01:41 +0000

Galerie Mehdi Chouakri on Fasanenplatz’s exterior is crisp and smooth, and just above the entrance lies a sculpture of the glasses Mehdi himself wears: thin, delicate, round-framed spectacles in an understated silver. All around, Summer is being beckoned into the city by the sweeping arms of the trees that line the streets. Every borough of

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Between art and urbanism: Hicham Bouzid is on a mission to inspire collective movement in his Moroccan hometown

Amelie Varzi — Thu, 19 Jan 2023 14:34:00 +0000

It’s raining in Tangier and Hicham Bouzid is thrilled. “I’ve been waiting for this,” he says, a spring in his step as he makes his way down rue Imam Layti under the protection of a large umbrella. In the Moroccan port city, summers are long and dry and winters are windy and wet. It’s just

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Public Possession reflect on staying relevant in the rarely static world of music and design

Emma Hammar — Tue, 20 Dec 2022 11:22:18 +0000

Oftentimes, the advice we’re given, particularly when attempting to transform a creative vision into a career, let alone into a brand, is pragmatic and strict: plan diligently, tamper expectations, and chase trends with dogged determination. Establishing yourself and your creative output is presented as formulaic and linear—detours are usually discouraged. This isn’t how Marvin and

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Turning cast-off glass into functional artworks with artist duo Jeschkelanger

Lucy Pullicino — Tue, 01 Nov 2022 09:05:00 +0000

The founders of Jeschkelanger, Marie Jeschke and Anja Langer, welcome us into their colorful world and invite us to appreciate the artistic potential of recycled glass.

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Making space for creativity: the whimsical world of Manuel Wroblewski and Johanna Dumet’s studio

Emma Hammar — Tue, 06 Sep 2022 07:36:29 +0000

In the northwest of Berlin, away from the usual swarm of crowds and footfall, in a quieter pocket of the city, Johanna Dumet and Manuel Wroblewski rent an art studio. The front door is flanked by a homegrown lemon tree, a scatter of Wisteria flowers, and colorful chairs crafted by Manuel himself. Once you’ve entered

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Noelia Portela highlights Latin American art in Paris through a nomadic curatorial approach

Emma Hammar — Tue, 16 Aug 2022 11:46:00 +0000

Noelia Portela founded the curatorial non-profit Persona Curada in 2017 and established it in the French capital in 2018. Through this project, the peripatetic curator has been proposing alternative ways of collaborating with, and focusing on, a new generation of Latin American artists. The modular format of the project—itinerant, experimental—allows Noelia to grow her network

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Exploring the transformative power of Portuguese crafts with designer Noé Duchaufour-Lawrance

Jenna Duffy — Mon, 09 May 2022 16:22:15 +0000

One could say that 2017 had been a transformative year for Noé Duchaufour-Lawrance, but that wouldn’t do justice to someone who, in fact, had changed well before then. Noé’s Paris-based studio was thriving and the designer was collaborating on various projects with industry leaders such as Saint-Louis, Hermès, Ligne Roset, Bernhardt Design, Sèvres, Mobilier National,

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Design Studio Turbina explores the symbolic role of objects in connecting the earthy with the spiritual

Aimee Shirley — Thu, 20 Jan 2022 17:01:05 +0000

Stones and rocks share an ancient relationship with rituals and spirituality. Stacking stone mounds, placing stones on graves, erecting them in circles (think of Stonehenge), but also holding on to one as a “Handschmeichler” or worry stone, or using them for healing purposes. Far from providing clear answers, such practices reflect something fundamental about human

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We’re living in an era requiring new solutions and visionary thinking, according to designer Harald Gründl of EOOS

Aimee Shirley — Thu, 28 Jan 2021 09:30:11 +0000

“We recently got a call from a manufacturer who wanted to produce a ten-year-old design mock-up of ours,” says Harald Gründl with a smile. In his view, the work of his Viennese design studio EOOS isn’t particularly futuristic – though it’s evidently timeless enough to retain relevance one decade on. “I think that’s pretty typical

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How Noel Hennessy and Thomas Renaud are shaping a new future for handmade ceramics

Aimee Shirley — Mon, 29 Jun 2020 08:36:36 +0000

It’s supposed to rain—pour, actually—the day Noel Hennessy and Thomas Renaud give us a tour of their Northeast Los Angeles ceramics studio, LGS, where they meticulously shape and refine their studded, intricately carved clay vessels. But the sun is breaking through when we meet them in Frogtown, a strip of Craftsman bungalows and sprawling warehouses

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