Category / Cultural World / Upcycling
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Furoshiki collection created with Luciana Gonzalez Franco selected for the Ibero-American Design Biennial in Madrid
Furoshiki, the collection of objects designed by Luciana González Franco from remnants of our carpets, was selected to be part of the ninth edition of the Ibero-American Design Biennial (BID) in Madrid, the most important event of contemporary design in the Ibero-American region. The collection includes seating and containers for everyday use inspired by the…
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Interview with Simone Post: intuitive and transformative design
Where others see waste, Dutch designer Simone Post finds the raw material for her art. From discarded textiles, old sneakers and unexpected materials, Simone Post creates design objects, where what at first glance is no longer useful, acquires a new life. In a chat with Yarn, the Rotterdam-based artist, who has collaborated with brands such…
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Architecture for the body: our collaboration with Gaspar Libedinsky at his retrospective at MNAD
Ten years after its creation, our first upcycling project together with Gaspar Libedinsky returns to the scene with Taken Housethe retrospective exhibition of the Argentine artist, architect and curator at the Museo de Arte Decorativo. Among the original and diverse works that were part of the exhibition was Architecture for the Body ( 2011), a…