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Shifting Paradigms: Towards a Phyto-Centred Design

October, 13 2020

Until February 2021, Belgian museum CID au Grand-Hornu presents ‘Plant Fever’: a traveling exhibition that looks at the development of phyto-centered (or plant-originated) design.

Omer Arbel: Ritualized Transformation

October, 08 2020

TLmag sat down with artist and designer Omer Arbel to talk about his new show ‘113’ at Carwan Gallery in Athens, which is part of his ongoing research.

Tasting the Faroe Islands: KOKS

October, 07 2020

The young chef, Poul Andrias Ziska, distils the flavours of the Faroese Islands into a much-praised, experimental restaurant.

Unbreakable: Women In Glass

October, 06 2020

This landmark exhibition of Fondazione Berengo explores the creative idiosyncrasies of glass work produced by female artists who continue to be sidelined in the art world.

EDIT Napoli: Exploring Creative Processes

October, 05 2020

This year, EDIT Napoli confirms its second edition in Naples from 16 to 18 October 2020, exclusively dedicated to independent designers and design authors. This makes the first onsite fair in Italy in the era of a pandemic that has distorted global logic.

3110NZ: Snarkitecture’s Quest For the Unknown

October, 04 2020

A unique dining experience within an art gallery; Snarkitecture made it happen. The New York-based collaborative design practice recently completed the design for 3110NZ by LDH kitchen, which is a new cultural destination in Tokyo.

Ernst Gamperl on ‘Tree of Life’

September, 30 2020

Since winning the LOEWE Craft Prize in 2017, Ernst Gamperl has been pursuing more essential & archaic formats. ‘Tree of Life’ is his once-in-a-lifetime project, as he transforms a huge 230-year-old oak tree into 67 wrought vessels that embody his excellence in woodturning and experimental patinas.

Naturphilia: Balancing Artificiality and Nature

September, 29 2020

“Gritty, wild stuff”, is how Schloss Hollenegg for Design and mischer’traxler studio describe the presented investigations of the role of design and its relationship with our natural environment in their exhibition during this year’s Vienna Design Week.

SHANG XIA: Jiang Qiong Er

September, 27 2020

The SHANG XIA brand is developed by the well-known designer Jiang Qiong Er and France’s Hermès Group. It aims to celebrate a contemporary fine living lifestyle. Impressed and fascinated by the attempt to embody time and emotion in objects,

New Glass Now: Corning Museum of Glass

September, 23 2020

Surveying the zeitgeist of contemporary glass creation from across the globe is the New Glass Now exhibition on view at the celebrated Corning Museum of Glass till 4 January 2020. Bringing together work by 100 emerging and established talents from 32 countries,

“The New Reality” of Design Fairs

September, 22 2020

TLmag catches up with Jimmy Macdonald, former director of London Design Fair and current partner of Adorno, to learn more about web-born exhibition platforms and the future challenges for both online and digital fairs.

Glissant As A Toolbox

September, 21 2020

On what would have been Édouard Glissant 92nd birthday, TLmag revisits Hans Ulrich Obrists’ insightful essay focusing on the influential Caribbean thinker and cultural commentator.

Kajsa Willner: On Materiality and Aggregation

September, 18 2020

In her latest exhibition at Form Design / Center in Malmö, Swedish designer Kajsa Willner imagines a more nuanced and holistic attitude towards the major sustainability challenges we face concerning plastics.

Valentine Witmeur Lab: A Knitwear Revival

September, 17 2020

Before turning to knit sweater design, Valentine Witmeur was an influencer. Produced in Portugal and distributed through a network of high-end stores -the creations of this Brussels-born designer are part of an on-trend yet carefully considered approach to fashion.

Homo Faber Guide: Connecting Crafting Excellence

September, 17 2020

Today, 17th of September 2020 the Michelangelo Foundation launches a new online, searchable platform Homo Faber Guide. The portal showcases artisans, ateliers, museums, galleries and experiences linked to the world of fine craftsmanship around Europe.

Jun Gobron: The Good Life

September, 15 2020

At 25, this Namibia-born, Belgian-Japanese designer chose to change his career path – making one of the best decisions of his life. Immersed in multiple cultures, but deeply rooted in the dynamics of the Belgian design scene,

Belén: Historic Space as Starting Point

September, 11 2020

In the heart of Amsterdam we find Felix Mertis, a location that has a history of serving a society of scientists, artists and thinkers to come together in The Enlightment. Over decades,

Les Ignorants: Two Sides of the Same Coin

September, 11 2020

With a shared obsession with the organic and an instinctive relationship with raw material, the two distinct practices of designer Lionel Jadot and photographer Serge Leblon are united under a common thread in Spazio Nobile Gallery’s latest exhibition. 

Marco Probst: The Art of Reinvention

September, 09 2020

Having been CEO of leather goods brand from 2012 to 2018, Marco Probst is (since December) once again the happy CEO of his Maison. He guards his secret with Germanic rigour mixed with a smidgeon of Belgian fantasy.

Spotlight On: “Morphoses”

September, 08 2020

Valcke Art Gallery’s recent exhibition presents the transformative works of three distinct craftsmen: David Huycke, Christophe Desvallées and Guy van Leemput. TLmag talks to director Johan Valcke about the exhibition, as well as his take on the contemporary Belgian art scene.