WEEK IN REVIEW

INTERVIEW WITH GERMAN ARTIST TOBIAS REHBERGER

designboom spoke with tobias rehberger to find out more about his artistic practice, the dazzle painting technique, and his recent ‘into the maze' installation for LG. 'I bring in strategies or methods from other fields in order to ask what a sculpture is, what makes it an artwork, or why do we deal with it in certain ways,' the german artist tells us. read our conversation in full here, and discover more recent interviews here.

DESIGN HISTORY: A LOOK AT ANDREA BRANZI'S EARLY CAREER

discover the origins and evolution of pioneering italian architect, designer, and theoretician andrea branzi. with a focus on creating objects with narratives instilled both by him and whoever interacts with his works, branzi has left a significant mark on the the discussion about cities, architecture, and design. throughout his career, which spans over six decades, he has developed radical projects dealing with the way we navigate the world and anticipating problems we currently face today.

THE HUMAN BODY AS A WASTE MANAGEMENT POWER PLANT

‘inxect suit’ is a low-carbon, plastic wearable device that uses the human body as a waste management power plant. the suit integrates a habitat of mealworms sheltered by a terrarium and human body heat released from movement, employing the insect to safely consume and digest toxic plastic waste. 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.