Spanning 200+ Works, a New Book Celebrates the World of Fungi

Following surveys of butterflies, birds, oceans, and trees, the editors at Phaidon have settled on their next topic of inquiry: fungi. This October, the publisher will release an expansive tome gathering more than 200 photographs, artworks, historical objects, and more all devoted to the vast diversity and creative potential of mycology.

Fungi: The World of Mushrooms spans more than 200 pages and several millennia, compiling a breadth of imagery from ancient history to the present day. Included are the uncanny costumes shot in-situ by Riitta Ikonen and Anni Koponen, Hima af Klint’s delicate illustrations, and Carsten Höller’s disorienting installation...

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‘The Otherworld Is Home’ Explores Personal Reclamation, Cultural Identity, and Spiritual Passage

The Haggerty Museum of Art at Marquette University hosts free-to-the-public exhibitions and programs inviting a journey across multiple centuries and continents titled The Otherworld is Home. Inspired by the Yorùbá proverb, “Life is a journey, the otherworld is home” (ayé l’àjò, ọ̀run n’ilé), the museum-wide presentation explores themes of personal reclamation, cultural identity, spiritual passage, and connection across Africa’s many diasporas.

The three simultaneous exhibitions below offer opportunities to explore the enduring resonance of African artistic traditions and their continued influence on contemporary life. These exhibitions are activated with a full slate of programming that may be found on...

OMHU attempts to "outdupe" copiers with its own Teddy sofa dupe

Danish furniture brand OMHU has released a version of its Teddy sofa bed on third-party websites for a fraction of its usual price to draw attention to copy culture and to work as marketing.

Last weekend, the company released its own limited-edition "dupe" of the Teddy sofa. Intentionally misspelling the name and lowering the price, the brand said it wanted to bring awareness to what it views as the problem of dupes.

According to OMHU, the project is based on market research conducted after its original Teddy sofa went viral in 2022. The research established dupes sold online, and not other brands,...

Araldica ? Sound-based motion system

We built a sound-reactive motion system around heraldry, starting as internal R&D, designed to scale across formats and stay in tune with the music, or even create it.

Edge-to-Edge Splendor Fills Maria Yolanda Liebana’s Buoyant Paintings

Tarot, pop culture, and personal narrative converge in the maximalist, mixed-media paintings of Maria Yolanda Liebana. The New York-based artist opens her first institutional solo exhibition at Montclair State University’s George Segal Gallery this month.

Titled A Place to Be Held, Liebana’s show revolves around a fantastical, Eden-like garden exploding with an extravaganza of rainbows, flowers, clouds, cosmic phenomena, and more. “The exhibition imagines a matriarchal world where chance, identity, and desire are always in motion,” says a statement.

Liebana incorporates a wide range of materials into her vibrant works, including wallpaper, mirror tiles, pearls, glitter,...

Populous and Moody Nolan design 76ers and Flyers arena as "landmark" for Philadelphia

Architecture studios Populous and Moody Nolan have released designs for a professional basketball and hockey arena based on the shape of Philadelphia's iconic Spectrum arena.

The planned arena will serve as the home of NBA team the 76ers and the NHL team the Flyers, as well as a forthcoming WNBA team.

The planned venue will replace the Xfinity Mobile Arena, which was completed in 1996 in the South Philadelphia Sports Complex, where the city's NFL stadium is also located.

Populous and Moody Nolan designed a circular structure with concentric stacked rings. The rings, which...

Mobility device for elderly travellers among projects by Basel Academy of Art and Design

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Dezeen School Shows: a product aiming to give confidence and physical support to elderly travellers is among projects by students at the Basel Academy of Art and Design.

Also featured is a collection of garments, including hand-painted prints on silk and a portable, pocket-sized gaming device for people who seek sensory experiences.

Institution: BaselFHNW University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland
Course: Masterstudio Design
Tutors: Nicole Schneider, Andreas Wenger, Shehrie Islamaj, Jacqueline Loekito and Daniel Harris

School statement:

"The Masterstudio Design at the Institute Contemporary Design Practices (ICDP) is composed of three studios: Masterstudio Industrial Design, Masterstudio Scenography and Masterstudio...

Experimental Linkage-Based Clocks

Mexican industrial designer Mauricio Romano works for Meta, but keeps his skills sharp with self-directed projects on the side. One such project is this mechanical exploration of clocks that use linkages rather than gears:

I know these are just concepts, but I think it would look super cool if the linkages were nearly the same shade as the background. Just barely visible from a color perspective, allowing the clock hands to pop. 

Henry Wessel’s Candid California Photos Underscore the Art of Noticing

“There is the world, and there is the photograph. The photograph is not the world, it’s a completely different thing,” Henry Wessel (1942-2018) said in a “TateShots” short on the occasion of Tate Modern’s display of his Incidents series in 2014. Today, an exhibition of more than 65 prints titled Henry Wessel — Photographs and Books opens at The Grolier Club, a historic society celebrating the world of books and the graphic arts.

Wessel was a New Jersey native who, after borrowing a Leica camera during his studies at Pennsylvania State University, fell headlong into photography. He rose to...