INTERVIEW: MARIKO MORI'S PEACE CRYSTAL LANDS IN VENICE
in the garden of venice's palazzo corner della ca’ granda, mariko mori unveils ‘peace crystal’, a 167.5 cm (5 feet 6 inches) tall artwork that highlights the body as a container of an eternal soul. ‘the spectrum sphere at the core of peace crystal symbolizes the eternal soul,’ the japanese artist tells designboom. ‘in buddhist philosophy, it signifies the belief in reincarnation, where all living beings undergo cycles of life, death, and rebirth with the soul being eternal.’ read our conversation in full here, and discover more recent interviews here.
EPHEMERAL LAMPS OF SWAPPABLE ROCKS AND LEAVES
in 'grandpa's lamp', architect thomas takada explores our relationship with nature through a series of customizable lights that reflect the passage of time. featuring a minimal design of standardized steel tubes, the lamps come with a rock and a leaf while encouraging owners to go out and find their own and swap them. as time passes, the leaf will wither away, requiring the owner to find a new one. see more submissions by our readers here, and find out how to upload your own project here.
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