“It is our duty, both for designers and artisans, to push craftsmanship to new horizons in order to keep it a tradition and not a mise-en-scène of archaic manufacturing processes…” – Aldo Alvarez-Tostado of Piedrafuego View Piedrafuego’s works, including the “‘Tzom’ Planters” As mentioned in our interview with Ayres MX, Mexico’s design scene has fostered…
“We try to achieve an identity by making combinations inspired by materials, mixing geometric and organic forms, playing with the initial functionality of objects, all the while preserving the connection to the earth and to our Latin roots.” – Joana Valdez & Karim Molina of Ayres MX View Ayres MX’s works, including “‘Cozumel’ Long Vessel“…
“I encourage people to be curious, to focus on the moment, to react upon feelings; right now is an interesting moment” – Jonas Edvard View Jonas Edvard’s works for sale On your way to Jonas Edvard’s studio located on a former shipbuilding segment of Copenhagen’s old industrial center, Nordhavn, you’ll pass through a maze of…
“The thought that I was breathing the same wind as our ancestors did a million years ago … carrying their culture to the 2000s in a modernized way.” – Seray Asker Images of the works courtesy of the artist. Studio photos, credit: Rhctangles. View Seray Asker’s works, including pieces from the Goddess & Beasts…
“I don’t want to express my feelings; I want my objects to make people feel their own” – Gaspard Graulich “Prélèvement” N.8 & N.1. All images courtesy of the artist. View Gaspard Graulich’s works, Prélèvement, in the French Collection for Crossovers. Many of the writings and conversations here on Adorno Editorial are centered around…
“As a society, we are not only disconnecting from our natural environment, we are also alienated from what we consume” – Studio Plastique View Studio Plastique’s Out of the Woods series presented in the Belgian Collection at Crossovers. The Plastic Arts is a term that originally defined any physical manipulation made by humans to shape…
“our partnership expresses our creativity through a perfect combination of art and design” – Draga Obradovic & Aurel K. Basedow View Draga & Aurel’s work in the Italian collection for Crossovers. This year during London Design Fair Adorno presented the first installment of Crossovers: a celebration of a new generation of makers working in the intersection…
“I feel that we are all always slightly out of balance whether it be physical or mental and I transfer bits of this from myself into every object I produce” All images courtesy of the artist. View Eyvind Solli’s works “Hjørne”, “Untitled” and “Rythm of the Night”, in the Norwegian Collection at Crossovers Where do…
“By being transparent about production we give each and every object a narrative that people can relate to.” – Theodóra Alfreðsdóttir View Thedóra Alfredsdottir’s works, “From the Ground Up”, in the Icelandic Collection at Crossovers. There’s no doubt that storytelling has played an imperative role in humanity’s evolution, and across cultures even back to ancient…
“I have used black very few times in my works, to me, it is a useless and cold convention.” – Vito Nesta Try and think back to a location from your childhood and create the most accurate image of it you can possibly imagine. We can start with physical objects, the architecture, natural landscape, etc……
“I want to transfer the vulnerability, frailty, and beauty of nature into my own material, wood” – Antrei Hartikainen View Antrei Hartikainen’s works Kukki and Seitikki in the Finnish Collection for Crossovers. There’s an Italian nursery rhyme, Per fare un tavolo (to make a table) that starts by stating the very obvious fact that in…
“We believe that in some cases the great mistake of the contemporary has been to hide the past to try to innovate” – Popdots View Popdot’s works, “DIAS EN VELA”, “LOS” and “ILUMINA” in the Mexican Collection for Crossovers You’ve just been given a free holiday to a destination of your choice, you may choose…
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