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Oskar Zieta’s Nawa is a Surprising Gateway to Daliowa Island

Oskar Zieta’s Nawa is a Surprising Gateway to Daliowa Island

To reinvigorate Daliowa Island in the Polish city of Wrocław, designer Oskar Zieta has built Nawa, an eye-grabbing wave-like gateway made of 35 steel arches inflated with air.

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March 29, 2018

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A Cooper Hewitt Exhibit Celebrating Our Obsession With Colour

A Cooper Hewitt Exhibit Celebrating Our Obsession With Colour

The Smithsonian’s design museum will debut Saturated: The Allure and Science of Color, a comprehensive exhibit about the continuing history of colour perception, this May.

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March 28, 2018

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Isa Melsheimer Meditates on Brutalism, Nature and Newfoundland

Isa Melsheimer Meditates on Brutalism, Nature and Newfoundland

After completing a residency on Fogo Island, Berlin artist Isa Melsheimer has created Year of the Whale, a solo exhibition that explores the tension between the natural and built worlds. 

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March 27, 2018

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The 2018 Winter Stations Are Helping Toronto Embrace the Cold

The 2018 Winter Stations Are Helping Toronto Embrace the Cold

The Bentway and Icebreakers are encouraging Torontonians to get outside, but the 2018 Winter Stations are the city’s prime cold weather attraction.

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February 26, 2018

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Toronto is Hosting a Celebration of Italian Radical Design

Toronto is Hosting a Celebration of Italian Radical Design

Italian Radical Design took the nation by storm 50 years ago. A new show in Toronto collects, and celebrates, objects and ephemera from the movement.

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February 23, 2018

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The Zeitz MOCAA Places African Art in a Cathedral of Grain Silos

The Zeitz MOCAA Places African Art in a Cathedral of Grain Silos

Elitism claims aside, the Zeitz MOCAA, in Cape Town, is a milestone for both African art and industrial redevelopment.

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February 20, 2018

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None More Black: Behold Asif Khan’s Vantablack Olympic Pavilion

None More Black: Behold Asif Khan’s Vantablack Olympic Pavilion

Asif Khan’s Vantablack Olympic pavilion absorbs 99 per cent of the light that hits its surface – and it is made to resemble the night sky.

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February 7, 2018

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Four Impressive Details From Toronto’s TTC Spadina Extension

Four Impressive Details From Toronto’s TTC Spadina Extension

For all the controversy surrounding the TTC Spadina Extension, the new stations contain several stunning examples of art and architecture.

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February 2, 2018

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Inside the Gallery of Polish Design in Warsaw

Inside the Gallery of Polish Design in Warsaw

The permanent Gallery of Polish Design in the National Museum of Warsaw wades through the past, present and future to showcase a digestible timeline of Poland’s post-folk design evolution.

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January 24, 2018

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Porky Hefer’s Human-Sized Pods Are Personal Utopias

Porky Hefer’s Human-Sized Pods Are Personal Utopias

On show in his homeland after touring the globe, South African Porky Hefer’s immersive cocoons provide users respite from a hectic world.

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January 23, 2018

Section: Design

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