designboom weekly

IN AND AROUND LA BIENNALE DI VENEZIA

designboom reports from venice as the 59th international art exhibition of la biennale di venezia opened to the public during the weekend. the 2022 venice art biennale gathers national participations, including uffe isolotto's hyperrealistic centaurs at the danish pavilion and simone leigh's monumental sculptures at the US pavilion, and artworks in the main exhibition like the immersive digital film installation of wu tsang and gabriel chaile's family of clay ovens. meanwhile, numerous exhibitions are also taking place around the city, including anish kapoor's all-consuming takeover of gallerie dell’accademia and palazzo manfrin. discover more here and follow our ongoing coverage on venice.art.biennale.

FLOWERS THAT NEVER WITHER

following the hugely popular flower bouquet and bonsai, LEGO unveils two new additions to its botanical collection: an orchid and succulents. ideal for those that love nature but lack the green thumb, the flowers and plants in the collection are 'just as beautiful as the real thing. far less frustratingly difficult to keep alive’.

TOY PIANOS MEET TRADITIONAL JAPANESE FURNITURE

yamaha design laboratory installs keyboards in three pieces of traditional furniture from japan's edo era. the ‘sumida toy piano’ prototypes reference a unique cultural period when the country was closed off to the rest of the world, which gradually faded once western influence and modernization settled in. see more submissions by our readers here, and find out how to upload your own project here.

the weekly is an inside review curated by sofia lekka angelopoulou.