[Katerina Kyselica] Her girls fly, levitate, or jump. Her twins seem out of place in dark, woody settings. Photographer Tereza Vlckova’s obscure images expose our inner side, seemingly innocent, seemingly content. In the gallery of Aperture Foundation, her photos imply an escape – from reality.
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[dob2010] Reiser + Umemoto has been awarded First Prize in the international competition for a new Port and Cruise Service Center in the city of Kaohsiung in southwestern Taiwan. Streamlined, elevated and highly efficient.
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[Katerina Kyselica] What could say ‘modest’ more than rough sawn wood tables that reveal the beauty of joints, or objects of iron exposing the richness of corrosion that not only envelopes the objects but actually holds them together? Maybe a rough appearance is a designer’s response to hard times. Maybe it is time for modesty [...]
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[Katerina Kyselica] ‘Design something that solves a problem’, asked British inventor, engineer and designer James Dyson of participants in the 2010 James Dyson International Award competition. The U.S. winner is the Copenhagen Wheel – a plug and play device that transforms existing bicycles quickly into hybrid electric bikes. But what problem does it solve?
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[Sue Karnet] “I don’t like big moments like weddings and funerals. I like to play things all at the same level”, this quote from Andy Warhol is very revealing. It expresses his deadpan sense of humor and realist philosophy, which we currently have the pleasure to experience at the Brooklyn Museum. Nearly 50 works of [...]
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[Sue Karnet] In hundreds of breathtaking photographs, Luca Capuano rediscovers the beauty and power of forty-four ancient Italian landmarks. ‘Il Paesaggio Descritto’ gives you a vivid experience of the ancient world through a zoom lens that reveals the enduring presence and charisma of the countless familiar and forgotten monuments spread throughout Italy.
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