Aesthetics, Now, Spaces

THE MATERIAL AGE Part 6: RE-THINKING 3D PRINTING

Some years ago we were told by many experts that soon we will all have 3D printers at home. Clearly, this has not been the case – and thankfully so. With the technology developing in such a fast pace, we can only imagine the amount of discarded printers that would be in the landfills by now. While we have come to realize that not every home will need a 3D printer, this technology has by no means been forgotten. (Continues…)

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Kustaa Saksi: First Symptoms

Finnish artist and designer Kustaa Saksi is famous for his graphic storytelling through patterns, textile art and installations. Saksi’s works have been exhibited at Victoria & Albert Museum, Cooper Hewitt Museum and the San Jose Museum of Art, just to mention a few, as well as in many galleries around the world. Saksi has also produced commissioned artworks for companies such as Nike, Issey Miyake and Marimekko. Around Journal interviewed Saksi on his latest exhibition First Symptoms at the Finlandsinstitutes Galleri in Stockholm.

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THE MATERIAL AGE Part 5: FASHIONED FROM NATURE

Image Vee Speers © V&A

Fashioned from Nature is an exhibition at London’s Victoria & Albert Museum that explores the complex relationship between fashion and nature from 1600 to the present day. It presents fashionable dress alongside natural history specimens, innovative new fabrics and dyeing processes, inviting visitors to think about the materials of fashion and the sources of their clothes. (Continues…)

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THE MATERIAL AGE Part 4: BIO DESIGN

bio design image by Omuus

Part 4 of The Material Age series is a guest post by Omuus.

Bio Design or Synthetic biology, also called bio-engineering, is an expanding market. It is expected to exceed $13.4 billion by 2019. This field is increasingly relevant to designers and everyone working in the field of design today should at least be aware of what it is. (Continues…)

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PANTONE COLOR OF THE YEAR 2019

Pantone Color of the Year 2019: Living Coral 16-1546

Pantone today announced Living Coral 16-1546 as the Pantone Color of the Year 2019, an animating and life-affirming shade of orange with a golden undertone. (Continues…)

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NATURE BOY

A sensory escape into the wilderness. Editorial by photographer Kanerva Mantila and stylist Noora Makkonen. (Continues…)

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The Art of Lingering

The revolution of technology is transforming the aesthetic encounters that we make in our everyday life. ‘Immersiveness’ has during the past few years become a popular term also in the contemporary artworld with the success of digital art exhibitions, multi-sensory spectacles and other visual experiences. Is it becoming more common to be with art instead of viewing art? (Continues…)

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THE MATERIAL AGE Part 3: SLIME

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Part 3 of The Material Age series is all about slime. This still growing trend is attracting both children and kidults. (Continues…)

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The Nordic Unisex in the Age of Marimekko

In celebration of the 50th birthday of the iconic Tasaraita collection, art historian Anna Parviainen retraces the different phases of Marimekko’s unisex fashion and the recent history of an aesthetic freely titled Nordic unisex. (Continues…)

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THE MATERIAL AGE Part 2: Recycling Never Looked This Good

House of Rolf

We know that our current way of consuming is not going to make it in the long term if we want to keep this planet alive. Thankfully, many of today’s designers are exploring new ways to innovate more sustainable materials for future products. (Continues…)

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