Art Design Magazine

Art Design Magazine

Art Design Magazine featuring great design, architecture, fashion, graphics and innovation from across the globe.

 

Moon Trace

This project draws inspiration from China and France's cultural heritages, focusing on lunar phases and the dragon. The design team blends Eastern full moon unity with Western crescent moon hope, incorporating the dragon symbol. The installation fuses lunar cultures with dragon motifs, using lighting and smoke techniques. It creates a visual feast, celebrating China and France's friendship and shared aspirations, inviting audiences to appreciate the beauty of both cultures and their harmony.

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Fountain of Life

This sculptural piece, located at İstanbul Airport's Kaimakk Restaurant, combines traditional travertine stone with large scale glass splashes to represent the concept of time. The stone fountain symbolizes the past, while the glass splashes, appearing to emerge from the fountain, capture the present moment. The design stands out through its integration of contrasting materials and its symbolic representation of time, blending craftsmanship with a narrative that reflects both history and the present in a dynamic form.

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The Chakai

Tango Chirimen, soaked with images projected by projection mapping, was used as a psychological boundary. The extremely thin cloth fluctuates with the slightest movement of air, such as the movement of a person, and responds to the movement of the cloth interactively by means of sensors embedded in the cloth. The material used for the floor is a decorative plywood made by pasting rush grass, which would normally have been discarded, onto plywood because it was not long enough to fit into the tatami weaving machine.

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Nesting Plan VII Formosan Wild Boar

Nesting Plan VII Formosan Wild Boar is inspired by the nesting behavior of Taiwan's native wild boar. The work reflects the animal's instinct to build protective shelters using natural materials and to position itself with its snout facing the entrance as a form of vigilance. Made from native cedar and bamboo, the structure incorporates traditional joinery techniques along with digital design tools to create a nestlike space that visitors can enter. The curved seating orients the body toward the opening, echoing the boar's posture and encouraging interaction with the forest surroundings.

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Free Air

This artwork seamlessly blends art and healing, showing how aesthetics enhance mental wellbeing. The artist envisions a dynamic yet static sculpture, making invisible air visible and transforming heavy metal into lightness and freedom. A key challenge was balancing material weight with perceived lightness, making stainless steel and bronze feel ethereal. The result is a sculpture that transcends physicality, delivering a visually striking and emotionally uplifting experience. This piece affirms art’s power to heal, proving that it not only enhances spaces but also transforms emotions.

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Kwsa

Located within the Aramco Innovation Center in Riyadh, this kinetic wall features a dynamic surface composed of precisely controlled triangular modules. The installation engages visitors through subtle, rhythmic motion and quiet mechanical operation, contributing to the architectural identity of the space. Designed to integrate seamlessly with complementary interactive systems, the kinetic wall enables synchronized choreographies that enrich the visitor experience through unobtrusive technological interaction.

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Design interview of the day

Read the latest interviews and conversations on design, creativity and innovation between design journalist and world-famous designers, artists and architects. See latest design projects and award-winning designs by famous designers, artists, architects and innovators. Discover new insights on creativity, innovation, arts, design and architecture. Learn about design processes of great designers.

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