nortstudio is the passion project founded by a talented couple who joined forces in life and in their careers. Jef De Brabandar, an industrial engineer, and Katheel Opdenacker, a graphic designer, base their studio and workshop in Antwerp, where they create furniture, lighting, and objects inspired by unique shapes and textures.
Read MoreItalian Digital Artist Massimo Colonna has mastered an impressive skill most artists can’t: creating a personal surrealism that can attach itself onto its viewers. Though the meanings of his work are often left open for interpretation, Massimo creates work that invites the viewer in instead of keeping them at a distance. It’s a skill that Massimo mastered through his delicate balance of reality and surrealism. “I like to play on the thread of reality and not,” he says. “Sometimes I start from a subject, sometimes from a general environment, then from the shapes and light.” It’s in projects like Apathy, Migration, and Ambiguous that Massimo’s expertise is most evident, where each detail is delicately balanced to draw the viewer’s attention from one place to the next. The results? An overwhelming desire to follow wherever Massimo’s mind takes him.
Read MoreWith a prolific portfolio that includes art direction, interior styling, and set design, it’s no wonder why Elisabetta Bongiorni has made such an impact in the design scene. The Milan-based creator views life through a unique artistic lens, one that allows her to dive deep into research and create work that seamlessly blends together all three areas of her expertise. The results are captivating, colorful, and layered with refined detail. From her personal explorations of artistic principles like geometry and balance to collaborative projects that encourage her and her collaborators to step outside fixed roles, Elisabetta strives to find new ways to develop visual language one set at a time.
Read MoreStudio Rem Founder Michael Remerich finds inspiration in the most interesting places. His creative outlets aren’t found in clear blue skies, but, instead, in days clouded with fog, rain, and a peaceful stillness. In Nebl, the Berlin-based designer captures the allure and mystery of gloomy days in an innovative planter that exudes the effortless beauty in simplicity.
Read MoreThe story of Atelier AVEUS* began three years ago, when French architect and designer Morgane Roux founded this multidisciplinary design studio. Her past studies in architecture and industrial design paved the way for her own business, where she now creates furniture and installations that delve into design and architectural industries. Her projects are rooted in conceptual ideas, where Morgane explores universal themes like memory and connection. “I want my designs to tell a story and be perceived through different levels,” she says. “I try to make each piece beautiful and useful, but above all, meaningful. If the user likes the final aspect of the piece, it is good, but if they also get the visual reference used, or perceive the link with the concept that ruled the designing process, it is even better! I am very attached to the narration within my collections or installations.”
Read MoreBarcelona designer Valeria Vasi has always had an eye for forward-thinking art. Growing up in a variety of metropolitan cities like Moscow, Paris, and Barcelona, Valeria developed an approach to design that takes inspiration from a variety of cultures to create unique, stand-alone creations that blend functionality with artistic expression. In our interview, Valeria shares how she developed her style and what artists she looks to for a fresh dose of inspiration.
Read MoreIt’s hard to believe that Alexis Christodoulou once considered his 3D design as only a side hobby. Today, the digital artist has garnered a dedicated following of over 100k on Instagram with his detailed, architecturally-inspired imagined landscapes. In inviting shades of pinks, yellows, greens and blues, Christodoulou creates mesmerizing worlds for viewers to step into. Worlds featuring textured surfaces, curved objects, drastic lights and shadows—places where the indoors and outdoors blend seamlessly into one. Not bad for a guy who first taught himself 3D rendering off YouTube tutorials as a way to break up the pace of his copywriting job. Now experimenting in ways to push the boundaries of his artistic medium even further, the Cape Town-based artist gave us a closer look into how he creates and his thoughts on social media.
Read MoreDubai-based fashion photographer and art director Abdulla Elmaz captures raw emotion in everything he creates. Heartbreak, loneliness, confusion, hope—Elmaz lays it all in his photography, capturing intriguing looks and visions in every theme he explores. Seeing the world through his lens is to discover a surreal world that encourages passionate conversation in the pursuit of meaning. The photographer shared with us his words of wisdom to aspiring artists and why he thinks his work leaves such an impact on people.
Read MoreThose pictures were of delicate flowers, posed and arranged to create unique shapes and movement. Kleiner’s series came about after experimenting with method to control the positions of the flowers and photograph them in a way that made them look almost alive. For the collaborative project, “Posture Vases,” Cima and Kleiner took the same idea, but expanded upon it with the help of Bloc Studio’s
Read MoreSoulful surrealism has become as much a part of artist Petecia Le Fawnhawk’s being as her right arm. It’s instinctual, an extension of her innermost thoughts and perspectives. Inspired by desert landscapes—a climate she gladly left at 18 but recently found herself returning to—Le Fawnhawk’s work expresses a romantic minimalism that most avoid exploring.
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