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Ai Weiwei Reigns at Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire, UK
Coinciding with Frieze London and Frieze Masters, Chinese artist Ai Weiwei was invited to slip his subversive, defiant installations and sculptures among the stately rooms at Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire, the same home where Sir Winston Churchill was born. Founded by Lord Edward Spencer-Churchill and directed by contemporary art advisor and market commentator Michael Frahm, […]
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The Continuing Puzzle of Frieze London
In the increasingly competitive field of Installation art, having a booth at one of the three incarnations of the Frieze Art Fair (be it Frieze London, Frieze NY, or Frieze Masters) becomes a game of consistent reinvention. Galleries are faced with the challenge of presenting dynamic, elevated pieces without showing the same work twice. There […]
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WestEdge Design Fair: Behind-the-Scenes, Must-Sees & Design Insight
It’s Tuesday afternoon and preparation for the WestEdge Design Fair is in full swing next door to Installation Magazine’s headquarters. A palpable energy resonates through the vast expanse of the Barker Hangar where forklifts make donut figurations as they transport wood crates filled with design gems. The perpetual sound of hammers and power drills work in […]
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Alastair Philip Wiper Visits the Danish Crown Slaughterhouse
Right, I’m going to kick this off by saying that I am not a squeamish person. I love food, I love meat, and I particularly love pork. In an ideal world, we would all get our meat from the guy in our village whose family has lovingly cared for their animals over generations, […]
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Fox and Freeze: Be Seated
Belgian designers James Van Vossel and Tom De Vrieze of Fox and Freeze have developed an indoor lounge chair that is a real conversation starter. The FF1 is made of one square sheet of synthetic felt that has been twisted like an origami to create a form that is simultaneously symmetrical and asymmetrical. Aside from the […]
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Touching the Surface with Giles Miller Studio
A tactile one-off installation made of tiny molded hairs, Miranda by Giles Miller Studio is a unique wall surface that adapts to the curious hand. London-based design practice, Giles Miller Studio, specializes in the development of truly innovative surface and interior design projects. Featured image: Miranda surface (detail), © Giles Miller Studio
