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A 2,700-Pound Concorde Sculpture Soars Above the Peninsula Hotel London

Design Milk

The new Peninsula Hotel London is likely to become a popular destination of jet setters, which may partially explain why there’s now a 2,700-pound scale sculpture model of the Concorde hanging overhead inside Brooklands , their rooftop dining destination inside the classic-era British aviation and motorsport inspired space.

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

Creative Boom

In 2003, Christian returned to his homeland and set up a studio in Zurich. He primarily works in marble obtained in Carrara, Italy, from the same quarry that Michelangelo got his stone, although his sculpture also finds expression in bronze, woodworking and other materials. What is beauty?

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F5: Scott Henderson Talks Powerful Graphic Images, Travel + More

Design Milk

Tony Cragg, Green Early Forms, 2003, edition of 6 Photo: Marian Goodman Gallery. Sculpture. I love the sculptures of Tony Cragg. Abstract sculpture is void of any functional and representational qualities – so why then does it even need to look right? Vulgaris Sculpture. Scott Henderson. OXO Dustpan + Brush.

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Our 10 Favorite Brand Spotlights of 2021

Design Milk

Angie Myung started Poketo with her husband Ted Vadakan in 2003 to create design-driven goods that infuse art and design into every day and cultivate a more creative lifestyle. It’s no wonder the brand was a Design Milk favorite in 2021. After this wild year, HAUS is a brand that all pandemic parents should have on their radar.

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F5: David Trubridge on Forward-Thinking Art, Indigenous Voices, + More

Design Milk

He started off with plans to carve wooden sculptures, but in the process of renovating, he unintentionally picked up woodcraft – an easier path to creating furniture. The Coral light followed in 2003, establishing a blueprint the brand would use for kitset products that minimized their environmental footprint.

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The Crazy Hair of Mexican Cholombiano Subculture in Photographs by Stefan Ruiz

Design You Trust

Stefan Ruiz studied painting and sculpture at the University of California, Santa Cruz, and the Accademia di Belle Arti, Venice, before turning to photography. In addition, he has taught art at San Quentin State Prison and was the creative director for Colors magazine from 2003 to 2004. More: Stefan Ruiz , Instagram h/t: sadanduseless.

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A Brutalist Icon is Transformed into an Ultra-Sustainable Hotel

Azure Magazine

Though originally slated to be turned into a shopping mall, it was abandoned for nearly a decade before Ikea purchased it in 2003 and partially demolished the building’s base (to clear space for a parking lot), despite protests from local advocacy groups. In the years that followed, it became the subject of controversy. The building’s 4.9-metre-tall

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