Category: Design

The finalists of this year’s Ocean Photographer of the Year competition (previously) have really blown it out of the water. From hundreds of baby octopuses in the waters around Indonesia to remarkable humpback whales to a dramatic encounter with a Komodo dragon, photographers captured some of our planet’s most awe-inspiring creatures in their native habitats.…

You’d be forgiven for thinking that the image above is from a remote part of the Atacama Desert in Chile, or perhaps a broad, sandy expanse like those found in parts of Utah. But you’d have to journey quite a bit farther to reach this landscape—more than 200 million miles, as a matter of fact,…

As a child, Jean Jullien (previously) preferred to spend his time immersed in the pixelated worlds of video games, embarking on adventures with action figures, and reinventing himself in RPGs. Imagining a universe parallel to his own offered a joyful refuge when he needed it most. Jullien summons this memory for JUJU’s Castle, an enormous,…

Through swirling ribbons of color, headless figures dance among densely patterned backdrops, their hands grasping and open. Dressed in tight, form-fitting costumes, these anonymous protagonists are bound by their elaborately carved environments, a metaphor for the experience of South African communities that artist Sthenjwa Luthuli (previously) finds fruitful. Luthuli is known for his wood-block paintings…

Although it appears that thousands of tons of boulders have been dropped into Prahran Square in Melbourne, the enormous rocks are actually as light as air. Art and technology studio ENESS (previously) has installed its inflatable “Iwagumi Air Scape” in the park, creating an immersive canyon for visitors to wander through. While the 16 massive stones have…

From the air, Iceland’s mountains, lava fields, glacial streams, and arctic vegetation comprise a world of contrasts. For Dani Guindo, the nation’s unique landscapes inspire an ongoing photography practice, and his recent series Orbital sets the distinctive scenery against a recognizable object: a small plane. “I want viewers to feel both a sense of scale…

The ever-observant Sho Shibuya is known for his daily meditations blanketing the covers of The New York Times. From trenchant commentary on global happenings to peaceful gradients depicting the sky, the artist’s paintings are a tactile record of contemporary life, considering elements both in our control and not. Shibuya returns to Unit London this month…

In a recent series titled Time Suspended, James Kerwin explores the elegant yet fading facades and interiors of grand Caribbean architecture. A four-week journey through Havana, Cienfuegos, and other locations offered the British photographer time to slow down, become acquainted with his surroundings, and revisit some areas to capture them in different light. Based in…

Since time immemorial, humans have been both awed and guided by the power of the unknown. A basis of spiritual beliefs the world over is the abiding question, why?—a probing wonderment often followed closely by, what happens when we die? Human belief systems provide structure that help us to make sense of the world, and…

“The objects I use often serve as memory keepers,” says Adrián Viajero Román. “Sometimes they find me—objects with history, decay, or presence—and I build a piece around them. Other times, I begin with a story I want to tell and seek materials that can hold that narrative.” Román finds an intuitive balance between object and…