WEEK IN REVIEW INTERVIEW: ES DEVLIN AT ART BASEL designboom meets es devlin at art basel to find out more about her BMW-commissioned work, \'surfacing\'. the multi-media project unveils a combination of water, light, sound and dance, alongside a series of mobile sound installations within a pilot fleet of BMW iX5 hydrogen vehicles. \'over my 30-year practice, I’ve been working with different technologies and investigating the entanglement of humans and the things we make in design, for better and for worse. it’s not a celebration, it’s an observation and investigation,\' the british artist explains. read our conversation in full here, and discover more recent interviews here. PAPER LAMP BLOOMS OUT OF VACUUM-SEALED FLAT PACK in kazuhiro yamanaka\'s tsubomi, a vacuum-sealed flat pack unfolds to bloom into a paper-folding lamp. rooted in the cultural heritage of japan, the free-standing light reflects the traditional aesthetics of shoji screens, used as doors, windows, or room dividers in japanese architecture. see more submissions by our readers here, and find out how to upload your own project here. the weekly is an inside review curated by sofia lekka angelopoulou. |
