INTERVIEW WITH MARC NEWSON
designboom spoke with marc newson during the opening of his first solo exhibition in greece at gagosian athens. ‘everything in the exhibition is blue and white, which is my homage to greece,’ the designer tells us. read the conversation in full here, and discover more recent interviews here.
BÊKA & LEMOINE'S FILM ON BOONSERM PREMTHADA PREMIERES ON DESIGNBOOM!
in their latest film, bêka & lemoine share the personal story of boonserm premthada, one of thailand’s most important contemporary architects and recipient of THE DESIGN PRIZE 2021|22 in the category ‘social impact’. ‘big ears listen with feet’ will premiere online exclusively on designboom soon – stay tuned!
TRANSCENDENT RAY OF LIGHT ILLUMINATES GIZA'S MONUMENTAL PYRAMIDS
the monumental pyramids of giza are illuminated in emilio ferro’s transcendental ‘portal of light’. the luminous, site-specific installation bridges the worlds of the living and the dead, recalls sun and moon worshipping deities such as isis and ra, and draws on scriptures of ancient papyri. see more submissions by our readers here, and find out how to upload your own project here.
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