All of those questions not only may go through the minds of exhibitors, but also through ours and the thousands of visitors that will walk the VOLTA canals. As we previewed the work, witnessing the installation several days before the doors opened to the public, we particularly paid attention to two special projects that quietly […]

CLOUD is a whimsical, interactive sculpture created by Canadian artists Caitlind Brown and Wayne Garrett.  Conceived as a light-hearted contraption to encourage casual collaboration and play, the sculpture is built from 6,000 incandescent light bulbs, hand-bent steel, electronics, pull chain, and internal compact fluorescent light bulbs. The second edition of CLOUD was recently shipped to […]

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 […]

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

Designed with innovation and engineering in mind, RockPaperRobot (RPR) develops high-end kinetic furniture and lighting.  The tabletop illusion called the Float Table resembles a Rubik’s cube created from “magnitized” wooden cubes that levitate.  Held together by a system of tensile steel cables, the Float Table is a handmade work of art for the home or studio.   […]

Graf von Faber Castell realizes that pencils are not just for elementary school. The Perfect Pencil is platinum-plated with a built in sharpener and a retractable graphite point so that brilliant thought or inspired sketch gets onto the page in style.