Henrik Vibskov’s Circle Dome Square is a light installation for Louis Poulsen presented during 3daysofdesign 2025. Vibskov, a multidisciplinary artist and fashion designer, draws inspiration from Verner Panton’s iconic Panthella lamp, creating a textile-based structure that explores colour, form, and reflection.
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The 23rd Serpentine Pavilion by Mass Studies
7 June - 27 October 2024 | Kensington Gardens, LONDON
Archipelagic Void by Seoul-based Korean architect Minsuk Cho of Mass Studies is the 23rd Serpentine Pavillion in Kensington Gardens. The pavilion comprises a void in the centre surrounded by smaller adaptable structures, referencing the 'madang', or open courtyard found in traditional Korean houses.
Each structure is different in size, form, name, and purpose, providing a platform for various live events. The entry to the pavilion, The Gallery, hosts a sound installation; the artwork, 'Library of Unread Books' is hosted in the north of the Pavilion; the Tea House is in the east; the Auditorium in the west; along with an outdoor space, the Playtower. Five covered and five in-between spaces surround the void, integrating with the surrounding park and Pavilion activities.
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Serpentine Gallery unveils public sculpture by Gerhard Richter
25 April - 27 October 2024 | Serpentine South, Kensington Gardens, LONDON
The Serpentine Gallery and The Royal Parks present a large-scale sculpture by the German artist Gerhart Richter. The sculpture, STRIP-TOWER, continues six decades of the artist's work.
Richter began a series of works titled Strip Painting in 2010, inspired by an earlier 'squeegee painting' titled Abstract Painting 724/4 from 1990. The paintings were photographed, scanned, and divided into two strips, then four, eight, sixteen and thirty-two. The vertical strips of the painting were stretched horizontally, laminated onto aluminium and covered with perspex.
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The 10th edition of Spain’s Concéntrico festival
25 April - 1 May 2024 | Logroño, SPAIN.
Concéntico is the annual Logroño (Spain) International Festival of Architecture and Design, featuring installations, exhibitions, and activities throughout the streets of Logroño. Since 2015 Concéntrico has brought together national and international architects, along with designers, to create more than 100 urban installations, with the aim of reflecting on the urban environment and the city.
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30th anniversary of Maison & Objet in 2024
18-22 January 2024 | Paris, FRANCE.
The interior design trade fair Maison & Objet 2024 celebrates its 30th anniversary with the theme TECH EDEN.
The fair highlights three trends in retail: sustainable minimalism, responsible brutalism (re-use and recycling of materials), and organic fluidity.
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Sydney Design Week 2023
15-24 September 2023, Sydney, AUSTRALIA.
Powerhouse, the largest museum group in Australia, launches the 27th edition of Sydney Design Week with over 60 events including tours, workshops and public architecture across the city. With reference to the work of French philosopher Bruno Latour, the theme this year is Amodern. This is explored via six 'fields of enquiry', namely Eco-Systems, Material Cultures, Communal Cities, Micro Cycles, Connected Threads and Photofields. Powerhouse / Sydney Design Week 2023
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London Design Festival 2023, the 21st edition
16-24 September 2023, LONDON
The 21st edition of the London Design Festival provides a platform for designers to present their work at events, exhibitions and installations at various Design Districts throughout London. Last year 360,000 UK and international visitors attended the festival.
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France Design Week, Paris Design Week and Maison & Objet 2023
7-28 September 2023, FRANCE.
France Design Week 2023 with the theme 'vivant,vivants' (living, alive) takes place in two stages, 7-16 September for the Paris Design Week events and from 14-28 September there will be events throughout the regions. The theme for the Maison & Objet 2023 trade fair is 'In Quest of Pleasures' and it takes place from 7-11 September at the Paris-Nord Villepinte Parc des Expositions.
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Serpentine Pavillon 2023: À Table designed by Lina Ghotmeh — Architecture
9 June 2023 - 29 October 2023
The 22nd Serpentine Pavilion was designed by French-Lebanese Paris-based architect Lina Ghotmeh. The title 'À Table' is a French call to sit at a table and engage and participate while sharing a meal. The pavilion's lightweight timber structure is built predominately of bio-sourced and low-carbon materials, and designed to be lightweight and demountable, allowing it to be reused.
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London Design Biennale 2023: ‘The Global Game: Remapping Collaboration’
1-25 June 2023, LONDON
The forth edition of the London Design Biennale takes place at Somerset house and its artistic director is the Nieuwe Instituut, the Netherlands national museum and institute for architecture, design and digital culture, led by General and Artistic Director, Aric Chen. The Biennale's theme is collaboration and it brings together design participants from around the world. London Design Biennale
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Floral Guide is a public artwork installation at Kew by Jason Bruges Studio
Jason Bruges Studio has created a family of artwork that uses technology to transform the urban experience and bring people closer to nature. Floral Guide is an interactive media artwork that aims to enliven the journey of a newly opened underpass at Kew Bridge Station in London. The work is a response to the nearby Royal Botanic Gardens and an exploration of nature's colour-based wayfinding system. Jason Bruges Studio
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The 2022 NGV Architecture Commission in Melbourne is ‘The Temple of Boom’
The National Gallery of Victoria in Melbourne commissioned Adam Newman and Kevin Tsang, both of NWMN architects, to create the 2022 NGV Architecture Commission. The commission named 'The Temple of Boom' reimagines the Parthenon in Athens, and over the coming months, it will be painted over by local street and urban artists to reflect the unstoppable process of change. Photo Sean Fennessy. NGV
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