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fromYanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News
5 days ago

Biomimetic Architecture Reaches New Heights With This Bird-of-Paradise Yoga Space - Yanko Design

Thilina Liyanage's architecture translates animal gestures into functional designs, exemplified by the Rifle Bird Yogashala inspired by the Victoria's riflebird's courtship display.
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fromArtforum
4 weeks ago

Yu Ji on Rodin, Khmer dance, and "Flesh in Stone"

Khmer dance embodies philosophical suspension of time rather than dynamic action, fundamentally differing from Western sculptural traditions that prioritize movement as form.
fromFuncheap
4 weeks ago

2026 California Hong Kong Cantonese Opera Festival (SF)

Join us at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts on March 14 & 15, 2026 for an unforgettable cultural experience. This year, renowned Cantonese Opera artists from Hong Kong will present two full-length performances of beloved classic stories - a spectacular showcase you won't want to miss!
SF music
fromdesignboom | architecture & design magazine
2 weeks ago

vernacular bridge craftsmanship informs micro-museum set within bamboo grove in china

Baqiao bridges, including the nearby Shisanba Bridge, typically appear in areas where the difference between river level and embankment is relatively small. Their upstream piers are shaped like tapered spindles with slightly raised tips, creating a distinctive structural profile. Stone slabs span between the piers, forming a bridge deck assembled through interlocking construction methods.
Design
fromBusiness Insider
1 month ago

I couldn't find the kind of community I wanted as a digital nomad - so I built it in Bali

On paper, it looked like a step up. In reality, it was the first sign that the way I was structuring my life no longer fit. I helped lead the company's move - setting up the office, hiring staff, and building operations from scratch. Malta had what I thought I wanted: sun, ocean, and easy access to the outdoors. Socially, something was missing.
Digital life
fromBusiness Insider
2 months ago

I've traveled to incredible destinations across 44 countries, but just one island in Southeast Asia has stolen my heart

As an American who's traveled to 44 countries over the last 30 years, I've seen my fair share of unforgettable places. But if I had to choose one place to visit again and again, it would be Bali, an island and province in Indonesia that combines vibrant culture, natural beauty, and a pace of life that feels both energizing and restorative. After spending a month on the island in 2023, I fell in love. Here's what made my trip to Bali so special.
Food & drink
fromLos Angeles Times
1 month ago

Somebody stole her entire livelihood. L.A. puppeteer is devastated - but not beaten

Jackie Smook has spent years crafting characters and props for "Dilly's World," her whimsical web series and touring theatrical show about a girl confronting big issues with the help of some puppet friends. Her life's work was stolen early Monday when thieves swiped a shipping box containing many of her puppets from outside her Beachwood Canyon apartment. Among the missing are Angus the bassist, Phyllis the mail-delivering puppet, Holstein, who was holding an intricate saxophone prop, and Dumont, who had a television stand.
US news
fromBusiness Insider
2 months ago

It took me a second solo trip to Bali to finally launch my slow fashion business

The 26-year-old real estate project manager from Munich came to the surf camp to improve her skills on the water. I came to talk with adventurous travelers about their big ideas, from new businesses to life after layoffs.
Fashion & style
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Schools, airports, high-rise towers: architects urged to get bamboo-ready'

For many years, bamboo has been mostly known as the favourite food of giant pandas, but a group of engineers say it's time we took it seriously as a building material, too. This week the Institution of Structural Engineers called for architects to be bamboo-ready as they published a manual for designing permanent buildings made of the material, in an effort to encourage low-carbon construction and position bamboo as a proper alternative to steel and concrete.
Environment
Renovation
fromArchDaily
2 months ago

The Ceramics Workshop / Pianca Arquitetura

A warehouse was transformed into a purpose-built ceramics school with spacious studios, equipment, proper infrastructure, and good accessibility to support simultaneous activities.
fromMetro Silicon Valley | Silicon Valley's Leading Weekly
1 month ago

The Sex Lives of Puppets at Stanford | Metro Silicon Valley | Silicon Valley's Leading Weekly

Worries, fears, hang-ups, and desires are translated through highly skilled puppetry, as interview scenes cast puppet couples talking about their sex lives. Written by Mark Down of Blind Summit, a cohort of exceptional makers and puppeteers expanding the definition of a puppet, this collaboration with the UK's National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles pulls from real-life conversations to get puppets talking dirty.
Arts
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 month ago

Bay Area arts: 11 great shows and concerts to catch this weekend

From Super Bowl fun to the return of a beloved conductor and the Odo akland Interfaith Gospel Choir, there is a lot to see and hear in the Bay Area this weekend and beyond. A stroke of luck for Swims fans Teddy Swims is set to headline the Super Bowl LX Tailgate Concert presented by NetApp the NFL's top pregame party at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara on Feb. 8.
SF music
fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 months ago

Palo Alto Players are up to Code' in latest production

When Palo Alto Players Artistic Director Patrick Klein learned that a stage version of Dan Brown's 2003 bestselling novel The Da Vinci Code was out in the world, he had to know more. Trekking out to Houston's Alley Theatre last fall for their production provided clarity, leading to his own company's regional Bay Area premiere. How can this dense novel become something to see on stage?
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fromdesignyoutrust.com
2 months ago

This Artist Blends Javanese Tradition With Contemporary Painting, Turning Patterned Fabrics And Figures Into Quietly Surreal Scenes

A broad collection of visual art and cultural artifacts spanning murals, illustration, photography, sculpture, and design across diverse styles, periods, and themes.
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fromThe Mercury News
1 month ago

Palo Alto's plans for community center may include permanent home for TheatreWorks

The proposed Cubberley arts project involves refurbishments to the center's existing theater space. Renovations would include adding restrooms, expanding the lobby, upgrading accessibility and revitalizing its technical capabilities. The proposed project would also create a new professional-size theater for TheatreWorks to present its mainstage productions, as well as space for the company's arts education, community engagement and new works programs. The city is pursuing development of a recreation and wellness center on another portion of the Cubberley campus.
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Design
fromwww.archdaily.com
1 month ago

Rumah Tahu House / suatudio

A single-family house in Sumedang combines two interrelated dwellings as one architectural entity prioritizing family relationships over separated buildings.
Arts
fromwww.eastbaytimes.com
2 months ago

Curtain Calls: SF Playhouse continues allowing artists to take risks with M. Butterfly'

SF Playhouse stages M. Butterfly Feb. 5–Mar. 14, exploring cultural misunderstandings, gender identity, and betrayal with expanded movement and Peking Opera elements.
fromdesignboom | architecture & design magazine
2 months ago

wallmakers sculpts sinuous kulhad pavilion from disused terracotta cups in india

Kulhads, also known as terracotta mud cups, once defined the everyday ritual of tea at railway stations across India. Used briefly and discarded soon after, they accumulated along tracks and coastlines, leaving a quiet record of consumption. For this pavilion, more than 18,000 of these cups were gathered from local communities in Dharavi and reused as a building material with structural purpose.
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Design
fromwww.archdaily.com
2 months ago

Juna Ubud Restaurant / Pablo Luna Studio

Juna Restaurant in Ubud sits on an elevated, contour-following site with spaces arranged to frame views and a west-facing outlook to river and rice fields.
fromColossal
2 months ago

Traditional Indian Basketweaving Techniques Translate into Contemporary Installations

From a single material, a Hyderabad-based design studio creates a wide range of site-specific installations, furnishings, and decor. It's all in the name of the firm, The Wicker Story, which was founded in 2019 by architect Priyanka Narula. Capable of being formed into everything from abstract constructions to functional objects, the natural material lends itself a huge variety of pieces that vary in size and complexity.
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