Framed Staircase
UK designer Stuart Haygarth created a manicured pathway along marble steps of the entrance inside the Victoria & Albert Museum for the London Design Week. Collaborating with custom framers John Jones, he uses over 600 meters / 1968.5 feet of custom painted frames, hence the artwork titled "Framed." The frames are of different profiles and sizes, which add to the three-dimensional quality.
Makes me think of Paul Smith, but only because that brand is so well known for its colorful stripes.
Simon Schubert
Schubert is a German artist who creates surreal installations, sculptures and paper art.
Apnoesie below is a bit eery, a human-like figure covered in bird feathers. Spiegelungen at far bottom is a perspective view created by creasing paper. While his paper art process is a secret, it seems you can do the same by "drawing" with a boning knife.
Interview and collaboration with Wallpaper*
Paris - Museums Galore
Here's my overview of Paris from two trips, June and August 2008.
Beijing Art Scene and Recommendations
I've already done all the touristy stuff on past visits to Beijing, so this time I concentrated on arts and food. My last day at Hugo Boss was day after opening night of our collection exhibit in Metzingen, Germany. After last-minute shopping at their VIP/employee shop, I took the taxi to Stuttgart train station, boarded the ICE train (very nice!) to Frankfurt airport, and flew to Beijing to check out the Olympic grounds.