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Pao & Naoto: Exploring the Essence of Paper and Urushi

TL Magazine_True Living of Art & Design
November, 24 2023

Dive into a fascinating conversation between Japanese mentor Naoto Fukasawa and Taiwanese emerging artist designer Pao Hui Kao, where they unearth the profound connection between paper, Urushi, and nature. This exchange appears in the 2023 issue of TLmag39: The Culture of the Object.

Canoa Lab: Cartographic Drift

TL Magazine_True Living of Art & Design
November, 21 2023

Through clay and metal, this experimental ceramic studio is building contemporary objects that hold a deep relationship to the past.

House of Today: The Candle Project

TL Magazine_True Living of Art & Design
November, 17 2023

House of Today, in collaboration with 10 Lebanese designers, launches a limited edition series of candles on November 20th, made entirely with artisans in Lebanon.

Mark Rothko: Fondation Louis Vuitton

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November, 14 2023

The Fondation Louis Vuitton presents the first retrospective in France dedicated to Mark Rothko since the 1999 exhibition at the musée d’Art moderne de la Ville de Paris.

Weaving in Contemporary Art and Design

TL Magazine_True Living of Art & Design
November, 10 2023

For our S/S 2021 issue: TLmag35: Tactile/Textile/Texture, TLmag featured six contemporary artists who are using the traditions of weaving to create groundbreaking and innovative work.

emmanuel boos: Comme un Lego

TL Magazine_True Living of Art & Design
November, 07 2023

Jousse Entreprise presents, “Comme un Lego”, a solo show by French ceramic artist emmanuel boos, through November 10, 2023.

Under Cover

TL Magazine_True Living of Art & Design
November, 03 2023

Working with textiles and decorative fabric elements, these five artists are creating and capturing body covers, face masks, suits and sculptures that speak of preservation, identity, transformation and surrender.

Pieter Vermeersch in Milan

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October, 28 2023

Pieter Vermeersch presents a monumental site-specific installation at Antonini Milano, in collaboration with Galleria P240 of Bologna through January 12, 2024.

Jacqueline Surdell: Adoration Garden

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October, 24 2023

Chicago-based artist Jacqueline Surdell has her first solo museum exhibition at the Abroms-Engel Institute for the Visual Arts (AEIVA), in Birmingham, Alabama.

Pierre Yovanovitch x Claire Tabouret

TL Magazine_True Living of Art & Design
October, 20 2023

Pierre Yovanovitch unveils his first Paris gallery in the Marais with a special anniversary collection of the Asymmetry Chair with artist Claire Tabouret.

Roca Gallery Opens in São Paulo

TL Magazine_True Living of Art & Design
October, 18 2023

Roca, the Spanish bathroom manufacturer, expands its international network with the opening of the first Roca Gallery in Latin America located in São Paulo.

Loewe Foundation Craft Prize 2024: Call for Submissions

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October, 13 2023

These are the final weeks to apply for the Loewe Foundation Craft Prize 2024. Entries to the seventh edition of the prize will be accepted until 25 October 2023.

Soft Design: A Short History of an Ordinary Object

TL Magazine_True Living of Art & Design
October, 10 2023

For our S/S 2021 issue: TLmag35: Tactile/Textile/Texture, Francesca Picchi wrote a fantastic essay about the impact and importance of Italian sofa design post WWII – from innovative materials that allowed for more avant garde forms to the brilliant branding that made the world take notice.

The Mindcraft Project 2023

TL Magazine_True Living of Art & Design
October, 06 2023

On October 5th, The Mindcraft Project opened its annual exhibition featuring Danish designers and makers who collaborate with nature.

Jack Lenor Larsen: In Handwoven Form

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October, 04 2023

It has been nearly 2-years since the passing of legendary textile designer and connoisseur, Jack Lenor Larsen, whose legacy lives on at the LongHouse. For our S/S 2021 issue, Adrian Madlenar wrote about this passionate and endlessly curious artist who helped bring handwoven textiles into the forefront of art,

Recomposing the Antique

TL Magazine_True Living of Art & Design
September, 29 2023

For TLmag38: Origins, Emanuele Quinz wrote about contemporary artists and designers who are using elements of the past to talk about issues of today.

Carla Fernández: The Future is Handmade

TL Magazine_True Living of Art & Design
September, 27 2023

La Galerie du 19M in Paris presents Carla Fernández: The Future is Handmade, an immersive exhibition into the world of this singular artist and fashion designer that highlights her collaborations with Mexican artisans,

Aliki van der Kruijs: Earthly Collaborations

TL Magazine_True Living of Art & Design
September, 22 2023

Aliki van der Kruijs is a Dutch designer and researcher with a keen interest in the weather and geology, making a body of work, including textiles, ceramics and film, relational to time,

Thierry De Cordier: Imagining the Invisible

TL Magazine_True Living of Art & Design
September, 19 2023

This interview with Thierry De Cordier originally appeared in the A/W 2021 issue of TLmag36: All is Landscape. De Cordier’s exhibition “Passe Montagne” is on view at Xavier Hufkens Gallery in Brussels through October 14,

Kostas Lambridis: Reverse Fireworks in Slow Motion

TL Magazine_True Living of Art & Design
September, 16 2023

Carpenters Workshop Gallery presents “Reverse Fireworks in Slow Motion”, the first stateside solo exhibition by Greek artist, Kostas Lambridis.

Menart Fair Paris

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September, 12 2023

Thirty international galleries participate in the 4th edition of the Menart Fair taking place in Paris at the Palais d’Iena between September 15-17.

Lino Tagliapietra: The Origin of a Journey

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September, 06 2023

Curated by Fondazione Lino Tagliapietra together with Fondazione Musei Civici di Venezia, Lino Tagliapietra: The Origins of a Journey is a comprehensive exhibition of work by the Italian glass artist, now on view at the Ca’ Rezzonico,

Design Biennale Zurich: Shift

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August, 30 2023

The fourth edition of the Design Biennale Zurich opens on September 1st with a series of exhibitions dedicated to the small and large changes that effect our daily lives – whether that is connected to objects,

Johan Creten: The Overflowing Heart

TL Magazine_True Living of Art & Design
August, 25 2023

Le Cœur qui déborde (The Overflowing Heart), is an installation of 40 sculptural works in ceramic stoneware and resin by Johan Creten at the Abbey of Beaulieu-en-Rouergue in France through October 1,