ARCHITECTURE :: Carlo Scarpa for Olivetti in Venice
In 1957, Carlo Scarpa won the Olivetti award for architecture & was consequently commissioned to design the Olivetti store at the Piazza San Marco in Venice.... READ MORE
DESIGN :: Milan Preview // Luca Nichetto for Cassina
If 2011 was the ‘Year of the Protester’ then 2012 reigns as ‘Year of the Preview’ … with the inbox bombed daily by invitations to take a ‘sneak peek‘,’behind-the-scenes‘ & ‘preview’¬†- in past weeks weeks... READ MORE
ARCHITECTURE :: Wang Shu 2012 Pritzker laureate
Chinese architect Wang Shu, from the Hangzhou-based practice Amateur Design Studio has been announced as the 2012 laureate of¬†the Pritzker Architecture Prize, architecture’s most prestigious award. The field of architecture was chosen by the Pritzker... READ MORE
ART :: Brisbane skyline drawn from memory
Renown architectural artist Stephen Wiltshire will today finish a detailed panoramic drawing of Brisbane, recreated from memory having viewed the city from the ferris wheel on Southbank. Wiltshire is able to survey a city, memorising... READ MORE
DESIGN :: Patricia Urquiola/Design Miami
Patricia Urquiola’s All Ambiq exhibited at Glasstress shown at 54th International Art Exhibition of the Venice Biennale, will be exhibited Design Miami 2011.  Urquiola immersed herself in glassblowing techniques on the island of Murano, & new pieces... READ MORE
VIDEO :: Junya Ishigami Architecture as Air
Japanese architect Junya Ishigami was awarded the coveted Gold Lion at the Venice Architecture Biennale 2010 for his installation Architecture as Air. The work is barely visible to the eye yet the delicate forms were... READ MORE
DESIGN :: Foscarini
Venetian lighting company Foscarini is the official sponsor of the 54th Venice Art Biennale, cementing their commitment to cultural excellence, the design brand again partnering what is arguably the most respected global art platform. Foscarini has also... READ MORE
DESIGN :: photo competition
Innovative Italian lighting brand Foscarini launched this clever competition in April – ‘Do You Light?’ Download the iFoscarini App to your iPhone, shoot your pic and upload to their site for a chance to win... READ MORE
ART :: Junya Ishigami Architecture as Air
Acclaimed Japanese architect Junya Ishigami blurs the boundaries of art and architecture with a barely visible experimental installation ‘Architecture as Air’ – first shown at the Venice Biennale of Architecture 2010, where it was awarded... READ MORE
FILM :: whilst Sofia Coppola’s SOMEWHERE scored the Gold Lion at Venice yesterday,
FILM :: whilst Sofia Coppola’s SOMEWHERE scored the Gold Lion at Venice yesterday, word is BLACK SWAN, the hauntingly beautiful account of a ballerina’s crumbling psyche, superbly shot, & highly lauded film on the Venice... READ MORE
