designboom weekly

SUN DYED IN TEXAS: FROM MARFA ART INSTALLATION TO CLOTHING

last year, THE DESIGN PRIZE announced multidisciplinary artist and founder of new york sunshine, john margaritis, as the winner of the golden madonnina in the category ‘distribution’ for the installation SUN DYED IN TEXAS with US apparel company dickies. set on a private ground in marfa’s desert landscape, the temporary project featured a house-shaped sculptural piece and a billboard both clad in dickies fabric. for the second part of their collaboration, the two just unveiled a limited-edition apparel collection, strongly influenced by the art installations and creative process in marfa. watch our video interview with john margaritis on SUN DYED IN TEXAS and more, here.

EXPLORE THE UNIVERSE OF NICHE PERFUMERY AT THE THE DAAily BAR

julian bedel of argentinian perfume brand fueguia 1833 is the latest addition to our DAAily bar video features. during milan design week 2022, we hosted a series of LIVE talks at the DAAily bar with renowned guests from the worlds of design, art and architecture. following our talks with FMR's laura casalis, artist douglas mandry and BALLY, and paola antonelli and alice rawsthorn, bedel introduces us to the world of perfume making through the story of his unique venture in the universe of niche perfumery.

TURNING PLASTIC WASTE INTO SAKE

‘plastic sake brewery' proposes a new process that breaks down biodegradable plastic waste and turns it into japanese rice wine (sake). through four steps, the process produces a biodegradable polymer that can be converted into alcohol, but also into a variety of products as alternatives to petroleum-based plastics: pellets for injection molding, filament for 3D printers, and film for packaging. 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.