Abandoned Russian Monuments Reimagined & Documented by Danila Tkachenko.Danila Tkachenko creates various lightweight structures around neglected Orthodox churches, each one featuring a new abstract shape in black. The result is a series of images that explore the boundaries of our collective memory – an...
Bauhaus Bus on World Tour in Honour of the School’s Centennial.Did you know that Bauhaus – the influential German school of modern design – will celebrate its centenary this year? In honour of this important milestone, SAVVY Contemporary has set out mark the milestone with a project dubbed...
Suzanne Jongmans Uses Waste Materials to Recreate Dutch Renaissance.Suzanne Jongmans takes her inspiration from the old Dutch masters, the painters of the past, specifically focusing on the 15th, 16th and 17th century. Rembrandt, Holbein the Younger and Rogier van der Weyden - you’ll find references to...
Brionvega Celebrates Achille Castiglioni’s Centenary with Limited Edition Radiofonografo RR126.To celebrate the centenary of Achille Castiglione’s birth, Brionvega is proudly re-producing a limited run of 100 handcrafted, individually numbered radiograms, as a tribute to the famed Italian designer. And thanks to our friends and...
Vitra 100 Miniatures Exhibition Arrives in Australia for the First Time.Seriously, who hasn’t dreamed of owning a collection of Vitra Miniatures? Hang on, it’s not just me, is it? Of course not, silly! Vitra Miniatures is the stuff of design legends, and the good news is that an exhibition of 100 minis is...
Le Corbusier’s Paintings Exhibited in a Modernist Villa Stenersen in Oslo.Many associate Le Corbusier with the idea of the house as a machine for living – or with radical urban plans involving high-rise housing blocks and efficient traffic systems. He was obsessed with the machine. And yet his fascination with...
70 Years of Inspiring Design Heritage and Smeg is Only Getting Started with their Best Collection Yet.This year Smeg celebrates a significant milestone – their 70th birthday – marked by several exciting releases, and most notably, the Dolce Stil Novo collection which is firmly positioned at the pinnacle of domestic kitchen appliances....
The Radisson Collection Hotel, Strand Stockholm Reveals New Look by Swedish Architects Studio Wingårdhs.The iconic Stockholm hotel originally opened to coincide with the 1912 Olympics, with rich history remaining an essential part of the establishment...
Outdistance: Derek Swalwell’s First Solo Exhibition at Modern Times, Melbourne.Derek Swalwell's latest solo exhibition focuses on the details of Carlo Scarpa, Aldo Rossi and Carlo Aymonino's famed sites Brion Cemetery, San Cataldo Cemetery and the Gallaratese...
