From the Marcus Coates show at Kate MacGarry.
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Althea McNish | 1. This week’s posts will celebrate the work of Althea McNish, one of the most influential textile designers of the late 20th century, to mark the anniversary of her birth in Port of Spain, Trinidad on 15 May 1924.
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Looking forward to discussing Design as an Attitude at the National Gallery of Victoria - NGV in Melbourne on 23 May to celebrate the opening of Melbourne Design Week 2024 and the Melbourne Art Book Fair 2024. You can book tickets here...
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Carlo Mollino | 7. His insistence on self-expression, and the eclecticism of Mollino’s work, a singular mix of baroque, art nouveau, futurism, modernism, biomorphism, surrealism and rural Italian architecture, have endeared him to contemporary designers.
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It's the last day of Ed Webb-Ingall's A Bedroom for Everyone at Peer Gallery.
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Carlo Mollino | 6. Despite his decadent public persona, Mollino lived in his parents' home, but had two apartments in Turin. This one, now a private museum, was transformed in the 1960s into a fantasy space with a mix of antique and contemporary objects.
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NEW EPISODE! DESIGN EMERGENCY PODCAST. In this special episode of Design Emergency podcast, Paola Antonelli and I explore design’s impact on workers’ rights and working conditions over the years, and its response to the constantly changing nature of work.
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Carlo Mollino | 5. “Everything is possible as long as it is fantastical “ said Mollino. Take his Teatro Reggio in Turin where the main theatre sported 1,398 seats, 31 boxes and a Gino Sarfatti chandelier with 1,762 aluminium tubes and 1,990 Perspex stems.
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Thank you Philippe Rahm for taking this suitably scary thermal portrait of me.

Judith Bernstein signalling the start of her Truth and Chaos show at Emalin.
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Carlo Mollino | 4. Speed was one of Mollino’s passions. His love of skiing, aircraft, fast cars and motor racing inspired his work in architecture and furniture design, but he also applied his design skills to those fields.
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Barbara Stauffacher Solomon RIP
Thank you for your wonderful work in designing super graphics and landscapes at Sea Ranch and elsewhere.
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Dean Sameshima's show at Soft Opening.
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NEW EPISODE! DESIGN EMERGENCY PODCAST. From inspiring symbols of workers’ activism and model workplaces, in this episode of Design Emergency podcast my cofounder, Paola Antonelli, and I discuss design’s role in protecting and strengthening workers’ rights. open.spotify.com/show/5csNyfolu…

Carlo Mollino | 3. Obsessed by anything technical, Mollino loved immersing himself in the making of his work, forging a close rapport with the artisans in Turin’s finest workshops, and discussing the minutiae of materials, finishes and techniques with them
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One of Trevor Shimizu's paintings at Modern Art, Helmet Row.
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Carlo Mollino | 2. Other ambitious Italian architects of his generation congregated in Milan, but Mollino spent his working life in Turin, starting with a 1936 commission to design the headquarters, club and stables for the local horse racing association.
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Carlo Mollino | 1. Did he really sleep all day and work all night? Race a car he had designed himself at Le Mans? So many myths have surfaced about Carlo Mollino since his sudden death in 1973, that it is difficult to distinguish fact from fiction.
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NEW EPISODE! DESIGN EMERGENCY PODCAST. Tune into the latest episode of Design Emergency podcast to hear Paola Antonelli and I discuss examples of design’s impact on workers’ rights, including pay, conditions and the constantly changing nature of work.
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Ghost Signs | 7. The Princess Dry Cleaning & Launderette signs stayed on the facade of 19 Wellington Row near Jesus Green, long after the business closed. Their removal revealed even ghostlier signs, for Princess’s predecessor, an early 1900s car hire firm
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