April 9th, 2013 | by Fifi | published in Design
Yayoi Kusama is one of the most exciting and prolific artists working today. With a practice encompassing performance, film-making, painting, drawing, sculpture, installation, fashion, poetry, fiction and public spectacles (or ‘happenings’) over some 60 years, this leading Japanese practitioner has been widely acknowledged as a [...]
September 26th, 2012 | by Fifi | published in Design
The Apartment is a new universe of design objects, furniture, antiques and art. Innovative modern design meets the unparallelled craft of traditional furniture making, showcased in the elegant setting of an apartment in Christianshavn, in the heart of Copenhagen, handsomely restored by founders Tina Seidenfaden [...]
September 25th, 2012 | by Fifi | published in Design
“The very first owl was a living owl. Eight years ago a guy called Jay was in Gainesville, hiking in the woods, and an owl was straight above him. He had never seen one before, and he was struck by it elegance,” recalls Steven Kolb, [...]
September 4th, 2012 | by Fifi | published in Design
Sigh. There’s a little less than a month of summer left. Those idyllic days spent sunning and swimming with family and friends are numbered, and, so, best to make the most of them, right? Design Sigh has found more than a few good reasons to [...]
December 31st, 2011 | by Fifi | published in Design
The opening of the Brooklyn specialty store Beautiful Dreamers by the stylists April Hughes and Marina Burini answered that question on the tip of everyone’s tongue this time of year: Where to go for extraordinary holiday hostess gifts?“We wanted to create a destination for all [...]
December 30th, 2011 | by Fifi | published in Design
The windowless cinder block warehouses of Miami’s Wynwood neighborhood have long served as blank canvases for local graffiti writers. But in recent years, a group of street artists has turned the formerly industrial area into a grass-roots answer to the annual Art Basel Miami Beach [...]
September 5th, 2011 | by Fifi | published in Design
THINK HUMAN… Any design week will open a city’s best offerings up to the local and international public, and in Copenhagen- there is no exception. Tweet
May 12th, 2011 | by Fifi | published in Design
Lost in the Discovery of What Shapes the Mind, Solo Exhibition at the MCAD Gallery in Minneapolis, MN. llustrator Mike Perry is having a bright show full of awesomness. Check out his wondeful work and take a peek into his process, as well as to [...]
April 18th, 2011 | by Fifi | published in Design
The Zwarte Panther (Black Panter) is a famous art gallery in Antwerp located at the Hoogstraat, a small street where no cars are allowed, you wouldn’t expect this interesting complex building with nice spaces, a cute inner court, a chapel, a cellar and a little house behind [...]
April 1st, 2011 | by Fifi | published in Design
Brain Fit, by Nutthawut Piriyaprakob of Thailand based NPDA Studio, is a learning studio specifically designed to enhance brain function, imagination and co-ordination for small children. Comprised of 4 zones, (the Reception, the Gym, the Testing Room, and the Computer Testing Room), each zone is [...]
