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Ask Me if I Believe in the Future is an exhibition at MK&G Hamburg curated by Maria Cristina Didero, featuring Zaven, Erez Nevi Pana and Carolien Niebling.
Corey Stokes: This is a chair that needs to be in the Highsnob office.
Alyse Archer-Coité: It s funny, because I feel this kind of chair can really take someone on an educational journey. It s silly, but that doesn t change the seriousness of the design.
Shirt, briefs, and sandals VERSACE Pants DOLCE & GABBANA
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Misha Khan, Angelika Pickles (2019)
Archer-Coité: Misha is great. He s the king of textures and maximalism. And somehow it all works, even though nothing goes together.
Stokes: This lamp felt perfect with skin-tight Versace.
Coat, pants, and shoes ERMENEGILDO ZEGNA Shirt LANVIN
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Ettore Sottsass, Geology 11 (2000)
Israeli designer Erez Nevi Pana used five tons of salt from the Dead Sea to create his Crystalline collection, which showcases how the material can be used as building blocks.
The collection consists of four sculptural elements: a ladder, boulder, steps and a walkway, and is on view at the National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) Triennial in Melbourne.
Nevi Pana, who describes the pieces as small-scale architecture , said they represent a journey from water to land.
Top image: the installation at the NGV. Photo is by Tom Ross. Above: the Crystalline installation represents a journey from water to land. Photo is by Sean Fennessy
Dezeen Event Guide s top 10 design events from 2020
Dezeen Events Guide launched in January, just before the coronavirus pandemic wiped out almost all 2020 s architecture and design events. Continuing our review of the year, here s our pick of the festivals and exhibitions that did take place under very different circumstances.
The guide relaunched in September, as events tentatively started to take place once more. Reflecting the new reality, Dezeen Events Guide now additionally lists virtual events such as online talks.
Here is our pick of the best 10 events that responded to trying circumstances with originality and ambition.
Copenhagen was one of the first cities to host a physical design festival after coronavirus hit. Taking place in early September, this year s 3 Days of Design was a much smaller affair than usual, without international visitors and with safety precautions in place. But it showed how design weeks can take on a more local focus, with exhibitors reporting a