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The MoonKettle by BALMUDA Brings Tea Culture to the Home

Design Milk

Gen Terao founded BALMUDA in Tokyo in 2003, releasing the x-base in the hopes of creating the most beautiful products on the market. Terao remarks, “I believe that ‘artistic’ value, which cannot be quantified, is what enriches life. BALMUDA creates ideas based on this belief.”

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Mike Nelson on his sensory new survey, scavenging objects and simulating reality

Creative Boom

Mike Nelson, MAGAZIN: Büyük Valide Han, 2003. Installation view, Büyük Valide Han, 8th International Istanbul Biennial, Istanbul, 2003. Courtesy the artist and the Hayward Gallery Installation view of Mike Nelson, The Asset Strippers (solstice), 2019. Various materials. Found tyres. Photo: Matt Greenwood. Photo: Matt Greenwood.

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A gorgeous deep dive into the art of graphic design through the ages

Creative Boom

Graphic Classics reimagines the 2017 bestseller Graphic: 500 Designs That Matter with 50 new entries highlighting contemporary artists, activists, several industry icons, and previously overlooked pioneers. This updated edition from Phaidon is a must-have for any discerning designer. We love Reza Abedini's work.

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Barbara Cole's underwater photos are ethereal, timeless and utterly enthralling

Creative Boom

Baroque Church © Barbara Cole The Canadian artist's latest series of images are sub-aquatic, but you wouldn't think so to look at them. Somewhere combines the Canadian artist's pioneering underwater photography with historical architecture to create timeless, ethereal scenes that exist between the real and the imagined.

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Swiss sculptor Christian Bolt offers a fresh answer to the age-old question: what is beauty?

Creative Boom

All photos taken by Pawel Streit and © Impulse Gallery The artist's latest exhibition in Lucerne showcases both philosophical insight and innovative technique. It's an age-old question, both for the artist and everyday people in general. In 2003, Christian returned to his homeland and set up a studio in Zurich. What is beauty?

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Desktop Wallpaper: January 2024 With NASA and Karan Singh

Design Milk

For January’s Designer Desktop, NASA lends us a vibrant and futuristic poster designed by visual artist Karan Singh showcasing the Spitzer Space Telescope, a premier instrument that launched in 2003 as a tool to discover regions of space that are normally hidden from optical telescopes.

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Photographer Keisha Scarville wins the inaugural 2024 Saltzman Prize

Creative Boom

This title reflects on her artistic journey and her family history via materials such as stone, water, skin and fabric. She has also participated in artist residencies at the Center for Photography at Woodstock, Vermont Studio Center, Lightwork, and the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council Workspace Program, plus many more.