Editorial
Arguably the most influential contemporary art event of the year, Art Basel’s sheer size and breadth is impressive; 2023’s edition attracted 284 galleries from 36 countries and territories, showing artworks across all media, from painting to digital.
A selection of upcoming exhibitions from around the world that the team at MIX Magazine expect to inspire future design & colour directions.
This year’s London Design Biennale theme, The Great Game: Remapping Collaborations, suggested one possible response to an increasingly protectionist world; working together to achieve positive change.
Design Miami/Basel is a useful illustration of the soft boundaries between design and fine art. This compact, focused show delivered on key directions in collectable design.
As landfills bulge, not just with fast fashion, but also with furniture, a sense of disquiet is growing.
Recently, several enterprising design houses have avoided exhibition halls and commercial spaces, instead opting to show collections in apartments. Could this new domesticity be a sign of fatigue with status and a desire to make design more relatable?
Artists and designers are pushing their imaginations to the limit with unconventional explorations of material and form; the results mislead the viewer, creating a world of intrigue and subverted expectations.
2024 Design Direction, PROVENANCE. Applications in Furniture, Textiles, Retail, Rugs and Accessories
Veering from octopus tentacles to rain filled clouds, lighting at this year’s Milan Design Week was sculptural and immersive, with inspiration drawn directly from art.