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Material Tendencies: Noé Duchaufour-Lawrance

September, 20 2017

Originally educated as a sculptor, French furniture and interior designer Noé Duchaufour-Lawrance wants to connect people with their environments through his designs

Laufen in London

September, 19 2017

After the opening of the brand’s ceramic sculptures exhibition at the London Design Festival we spoke with Laufen’s Marc Viardot to learn more about the process behind the objects

Up Next: TRESOR Contemporary Craft

September, 18 2017

TRESOR artistic director Brian Kennedy shares with us his insights for the selection process and gives us a sneak peek of the artists, galleries and materials to watch out for at the fair

Wolfgang Tillmans at the Fondation Beyeler

September, 17 2017

The Basel institution dedicates its big summer exhibition to the German photographer, with more than 200 works on display and a new audiovisual installation

RISD at NYFW17

September, 16 2017

The Apparel Design department of the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) returned to New York…

Season VI – Blauw. Ceci n’est pas une couleur

September, 15 2017

Piet Stockmans and Frederik Vercruysse converse around the theme Blauw. Ceci n’est pas une couleur. Stockmans, master of porcelain and inventor of his famous Stockmansblauw, and Vercruysse, talented architecture and interior design photographer, inhabit the space through artistic installations and tactile and visual assemblages.

Opening of Season VI – Blauw. Ceci n’est pas une couleur

September, 15 2017

Stockmans and Vercruysse share that culture of minerality which is the focus of Spazio Nobile’s exhibitions. By reducing ornamentation in their essential and existential approach, the two creators give form to the idea of Blauw. Ceci n’est pas une couleur. More than a pigment, it is a primary colour that oscillates on the border between shadow and light: the ultramarine of cobalt, from sky to sea, from the still image to the porcelain piece.

The Fallen Vases and Studio Stockmans at Brussels Design Market

The Fallen Vases installation and a selection of pieces from Studio Piet Stockmans will be on display at Brussels Design Market on 23-24 September. For the art works, please visit our exhibition at Spazio Nobile which opens up on Thursday 28 September,

Conference by Piet Stockmans

The porcelain art from Studio Pieter Stockmans results from a combination of traditional craft production and a contemporary, experimental approach. The designer is constantly stretching the limits of porcelain. The studio on the C-Mine mine site in Genk is the specialist in Belgium offering designs in hard porcelain. Studio Pieter Stockmans has focused on limited, unique collections since 1987. Its better-known pieces include the trophy for the Memorial Vandamme and the plates for the royal wedding in Monaco. The studio is highly regarded by leading international chefs including Alain Ducasse and Lanshu Chen.

Campanas’ Hybridism

September, 14 2017

The Campana Brothers debuts Hybridism at New York’s Friedman Benda gallery. Responding to a planet in crisis, the intuitively crafted and grotesque series incorporates animal forms, natural textures, woven textiles, and sustainably sourced materials in various furniture applications.

Morandi Meets de Waal at Artipelag

September, 14 2017

Sweden’s Artipelag center has united the two artists not through their shared theme of ceramics, but thanks to “the encouragement of mindful viewing and contemplation”

Blauw. Ceci n’est pas une couleur

September, 13 2017

Preparing for the opening of their duo show at Spazio Nobile, Piet Stockmans and Frederik Vercruysse discuss their treatment of light and colour

Olivier Zeegers’ Modesign Academy

September, 12 2017

We spoke with the founder of Modesign, a Brussels center focused on luxury goods management, where students explore the business from a 360-degree approach

Pierre Yovanovitch: A Double Take

September, 11 2017

The two most recent projects from the French interior architect go from the personal —a fresco in a chapel at his home— to the global —his debut solo show in the US,

At the Helsinki Design Week 2017

September, 10 2017

This year’s theme is Q&A. The question: How can Finnish design create more international connections? The answer? More than 250 events in its programme.

Made by Tomáš Libertíny —and Bees

September, 08 2017

The Slovakian artist is presenting Chronosophia, a solo show with pieces built out of ad hoc honeycombs, at Brussels’ Spazio Nobile

David Wiseman debuts Frogtown Studio

September, 07 2017

Last month, major American craftsperson David Wiseman revealed his new Los Angeles studio complex – before renovations – with a soft opening exhibition that surveys 14-years of his career.

Kendell Geers Goes AfroPunk

September, 07 2017

The South-African born, Belgium-based artist is showcasing sculptures and drawings inspired by African art and the European avant-garde

Up Next: Brussels Gallery Weekend 2017

September, 06 2017

This year marks the tenth anniversary of the event, which celebrates the wide range of proposals from contemporary art galleries in the Belgian capital