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design isn’t art, thankfully
“…It provides a means for understanding the contemporary world, and, potentially, for making it a better place.” You’d be mistaken if you thought this ambitious phrase was lifted from an exhibition programme at a contemporary art gallery, or an expensive brochure at a museum of modern art. It would be a good guess though. People… (read more)
who needs paper?
In the June 2009 edition of Icon magazine, the Swiss architect Valerio Olgiati responds to a question regarding his working method. Olgiati claims he begins every project by talking. The people in his firm discuss a project and its specific needs and environment for hours, sometimes days, until the focus has revealed itself. During this… (read more)
old media explains contemporary art
“…the designer always has a recipient in mind, but an artist has a different, non-utilitarian agenda and it opens up enormous possibilities for new language.” (from Art World, April/May 2009)