Grow Your Own Furniture with These Pop-Up Sponge Designs — Colossal

[ad_1]  Design #furniture #Under Pressure Solutions April 24, 2024 Grace Ebert Photo by Jasmine Deporta. All images courtesy of ÉCAL, shared with permission A team of industrial designers prototyped a furniture collection that dramatically transforms from flat sheets into fully functional objects, no tools required. Taking Gaetano Pesce’s spectacular “Up 5” chair as a […]

Imagining Worlds After Climate Disaster, Julie Heffernan Melds Chaos and the Sublime — Colossal

[ad_1]  Art #climate crisis #Julie Heffernan #landscapes #painting April 23, 2024 Grace Ebert “Self Portrait as Emergency Shipwright” (2013), oil on canvas, 60 x 84 inches. All images © Julie Heffernan, shared with permission Julie Heffernan likens her paintings to “advent calendars gone haywire.” Working in oil on canvas, the Brooklyn-based artist renders vast […]

In Ernesto Neto’s Largest Installation to Date, the World Is a Crocheted Ship Moving to a Single Rhythm — Colossal

[ad_1]  Art History #Brazil #crochet #Ernesto Neto #installation #Portugal #textiles April 23, 2024 Kate Mothes Photo by Joana Linda. All images © Ernesto Neto, courtesy of MAAT, shared with permission An enormous, cascading installation of crocheted fabric strips stretches across a cavernous gallery in Ernesto Neto’s newest exhibition. At MAAT in Lisbon, the Brazilian artist […]