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Its bath time in Hong Kong.

This rubber duck, the work of Dutch artist Florian Hofman, has been touring the world since 2007 you can see it in Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbour until the 9th of June. Read more

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Isotope v.2 by Nonotak

Isotope v.2 by Nonotak

The artists Noemi Schipfer and Takami Nakamoto, otherwise known as Nonotak, have created Isotope v.2, a light and sound installation that is a response to the infamous Fukushima power plant incident.

Using the the trajectory of events at the wreaked plant as a metaphor, the action starts in a gentle king of way, building into an aggressive, piercing, assault on the person imprisoned within the confines of the installation. Read more

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Ace experience: Haze chair by Florian Schultz.

The Haze chair, by German furniture designer Florian Schultz, has an elegant simplicity about it that belies a clever use of materials, and an exceptional eye for detail.

It is made of wood, metal and fabric, and fastens together using simple wing-nuts. The seat is suspended from the frame giving a level of comfort quite out of proportion to its spartan, minimal appearance. Read more

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Paper architecture: Stockholm installation by Gert Wingårdh and Kustaa Saksi.

Images: Tord-Rikard Söderström.

The big furniture fairs are well past for this year. But the Stockholm Furniture & Light Fair produced one piece well worth a nostalgic look back… not at the furniture though, but at a memorable installation.

Designed by Swedish Architect Gert Wingårdh with Dutch illustrator Kustaa Saksi, this installation consists of 11,000 sheets of A3 paper, attached at 44,000 points.

The exercise is an interesting collaboration as it allows the simultaneous creation of a space, as well as its decoration. Read more

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For God and Profits: Wooden by Antoni Tudisco.

Images: Antoni Tudisco.

As an art director and graphic designer, Antoni Tudisco considers it his great passion and privilege to be able to communicate ideas. He is a young designer form Germany with an extraordinary visual and graphical capability.

This series of work called “Wooden”, explores the idea that certain objects should, or are, usually made of particular materials. When these things appear not to be, we are left with a heightened sense of wonderment as to how they were created. Read more

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