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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. It’s New Zealand’s first design-led tourism experience. Photo: David Trubridge 5.

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15 Artists Bring Spectacular Mirages to the Arabian Desert

Azure Magazine

sculptures blend into their rocky backdrop from afar, but then reveal themselves to be faceted and furry (they’re upholstered in discarded camel hides) upon closer investigation. Meanwhile, Claudia Comte ’s series of eye-catching graphic artworks hold a secret of their own: their trippy patterns are actually depictions of desert sound waves.

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“Our isolation makes us resourceful”: a New Zealand design guide

Design Week

For example, McKay’s knowledge was crucial in winning the tourism board of Niue, a small island in the South Pacific, as a client six years ago. With this new umbrella identity, Matiu successfuly applied for New Zealand Sculpture Onshore, a leading sculpture exhibition in the country. Challenging norms.

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Resin-Fossilized and Machine-Cut: The Art of Matthew Angelo Harrison

Design Milk

These CNC-altered works often cut into the objects they contain: wood African sculptures with uncertain authenticity, exotic animal skulls, and the headlight of a Tesla. The “African” sculptures offer the most complex questions. Installation view, Matthew Angelo Harrison, Ambidex, 2021 Photo: Farzad Owrang. Culling Figure, 2021.

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La Cité Oasis: an enchanting photographic journey through France's most innovative city

Creative Boom

La Grande Motte (literally, 'The Big Mound') emerged during France's post-war economic boom, known as the Trente Glorieuses [Thirty Glorious Years], when paid holidays fuelled the rise of mass tourism. The city as a sculptural canvas What struck the photographers most was Jean Balladur's visionary approach to architecture as sculpture.