The studio practice of Bernardi Roig speaks of society at the edges, caught in a time tainted by the loss of historical memory and identity. The Artist works in a wide variety of media, but always focuses on the conflicts that arise from the lack of communication between us. In a mass mediaaddled world, Roig’s…
The annual harvesting of cranberries has to be one of the most ingenius methods of fruit farming there is. Every fall after the berries ripen on the vine, instead of being picked by people or machine the fields are flooded with water from a nearby reservoir. Because the berries are filled with air, all it…
With the festive season nearing, the flurry of celebration is palpable and designboom is receiving work from all over world honoring the spirit of the holiday. inge vanluyd an stefan vanbergen from belgian company mooz have sent designboom images of their ‘taste tree’ adorning hasselt’s main square in belgium. the 9 metre-high sculpture is made up of…
“You’ve finally made it, after a breathless climb up the winding marble staircase, to the upper terrace of the Duomo di Milano — the famed Cathedral of Milan, Italy, and the fourth largest in the world. You flip through your guide book. A towering forest of ornate spires, the same ones that enchanted the literary…
“Red is dead, la campaña de Renault que se burla de Ferrari… Estábamos acostumbrados a ver la lucha de Pepsi vs Coca-Cola o incluso McDonald’s contra Burger King, pero es la primera vez que nos encontramos unas piezas de Renault que atacan directamente a Ferrari. De la mano de Publicis Conseil (Francia), los de Renault crearon estas piezas tras proclamarse vencedores…
“Pedro Gadanho is a very active figure in all that encompasses architecture. Known as a teacher, curator and writer as well as an architect, he makes sure that his knowledge base covers, well, nearly everything on structure & design. Based in Lisbon, he is the editor of the BEYOND Short stories on the Post-Contemporary –…
“Prolific street artist C215 (previously) has been making new work seemingly all over Europe lately with stops in Lisbon, Barcelona, Dublin, London, and elsewhere. His vibrant stencil works rely on carefully layered fields of color and texture making each piece seem like it’s practically illuminated from behind. You can explore his Flickr page for many more works, and…
This astonishing 18ft drawing of the world’s most famous skyline was created by autistic artist Stephen Wiltshire after he spent just 20 minutes in a helicopter gazing at the panorama. The unbelievably intricate picture was drawn at Brooklyn’s prestigious Pratt Institute from Stephen’s memory, with details of every building sketched in to scale. Landmarks including…
If you study portraits of prominent men of the 20th Century – whether it’s US orchestra conductors, generals or ambassadors – a recognisable shift takes place in 1901. That’s the exact year King C Gillette invented his safety razor with disposable blades. Note: all names and dates in this campaign for Gillette are accurate. [Advertising…
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