Two Modern Homes for Two Brothers Connected by a Courtyard

Sep 18, 2023 By Admin in Design

In Bhilai, India’s tranquil landscape, Atelier Varun Goyal designed The Courtyard House by seamlessly fusing design and functionality. Created for two brothers, this unique home redefines modern living while celebrating the essence of togetherness and individuality. The Courtyard House project was envisioned as two interconnected yet distinct homes for two brothers. The central courtyard plays a pivotal role in uniting these homes and preserving their family bond. Careful discussions with the clients aimed to strike a balance between shared spaces and private living.

The central courtyard unfolds as a tranquil oasis, connecting the two homes and intertwining their stories. The clean white exterior is punctuated with black framed windows that complement the multilayered black tiled courtyard and water feature.

The Courtyard House embraces sustainability throughout. The central courtyard helps maximize cross ventilation and natural daylight to help reduce electricity consumption. Natural materials, like reclaimed teak wood, Indian marbles, and terrazzo floors made from marble waste, contribute to a more eco-friendly design.

Upon entering the foyer, white marble flooring sets the tone for each of the home’s modern aesthetic that’s unveiled the further into the houses one goes. The living area, with its black walls and large windows, provides an intimate ambiance with views of the lush greenery outside. The family space merges with an open-concept kitchen, inviting gatherings and interactions.

The interior showcases a minimalist and monochromatic color palette of black and white hues. This choice adds elegance and sophistication, providing a timeless backdrop for architectural elements and furnishings.

The floating black staircase features a pared back design while also making a visual statement in the open living space.

High ceilings and white walls help to maintain cool indoor temperatures, as the white surfaces reflect both heat and light.

Private bedrooms come with dressers and their own private bathrooms clad in Indian marble that’s complemented with teak wood details.

Photography by Pankaj Anand.

Caroline Williamson is Editor-in-Chief of Design Milk. She has a BFA in photography from SCAD and can usually be found searching for vintage wares, doing New York Times crossword puzzles in pen, or reworking playlists on Spotify.

Kate Winslet Stars as Model-Turned-WWII Military Photographer in ‘Lee’

Sep 18, 2023 By Admin in Photography

In August 1944, Operation Overlord was in full swing. The Allies were fighting to break out across France, but standing in their way was the old fortress town of Saint-Malo. The town’s 12,000 Nazi defenders had been dug in since 1943 as part of the Atlantic Wall, expecting to hold out for 90 days or more.

An American force of 20,000 soldiers from the 83rd Infantry Division, with at least 2,000 French Resistance fighters, would lay siege to the city for nearly a month. By Aug. 13, the Germans were still holding out in the ancient citadel that overlooked the bay. That was the day Lee Miller, a young war photographer covering the war for the magazine British Vogue, arrived in Saint-Malo.

Miller, then 37 years old, had begun her photography career on the other side of the lens as a model but had been something of an expert in photography her entire life. The American-born Miller found herself in Europe pursuing that career when World War II broke out. Instead of fleeing, she stayed in Britain, picked up a camera and began a new phase of her photographic legacy: combat.

Now, Kate Winslet (“Titanic”) stars as Lee Miller in “Lee,” a new film that depicts Miller’s shift from artistic fashion photographer to combat photographer. This flashback-driven biopic follows Miller as she lands in Normandy to advance across Europe with the Allied forces for the destruction of the Nazi Reich.

Lee Miller grew up around cameras in Poughkeepsie, New York. Her father was an amateur but loved the art form, and he would use her as a model as he taught her everything about photography.

After a brief acting stint in Paris, she moved to Manhattan, where she was literally discovered by accident. Miller was nearly hit by a car in 1927, but the man who pulled her to safety was Condé Nast, publisher of Vogue Magazine; later that month, she appeared on the cover of the magazine.

For the next two years, Miller was one of the most in-demand models in New York City. But modeling didn’t fulfill her, so she picked up her camera and spent the next decade taking photos in New York, Paris and Cairo.

When war broke out in Europe in 1939, Miller was living in London and became an accredited photographer so she could cover The Blitz for Vogue. When the United States entered the war, she worked to get accreditation from the U.S. Army, too. She spent much of the war documenting the lives of nurses in England, but in July 1944, the Army began allowing female journalists to follow troops as the Allies pushed into greater France, if they had the backing of a major news outlet. Since Lee Miller was a photographer for British Vogue, the magazine made a case to send her to France to report on the work of nurses near the front lines.

Miller arrived in Normandy less than a month after the D-Day invasions of June 6, 1944, documenting evacuation hospitals on Omaha Beach. She slowly moved closer to the front lines. In August, the Allies were breaking out into neighboring Brittany, and Miller was sent to document the recently secured town of Saint-Malo.

But Saint-Malo was anything but secure, and Miller was the only photographer present to document the final days of the battle. She was able to get to the most forward observation posts as the two sides exchanged fire, followed some of the American GIs as they made the climb to the citadel, and even documented the first use of napalm in combat (though her photos were confiscated by the Army).

Frontline soldiers were amazed to find a female photographer among them, as were the Germans who surrendered at Saint-Malo. Even more amazed was the U.S. Army, who “exiled her to Rennes” after finding out Miller had been in a combat zone. Her exile didn’t last long, however; she would rejoin advancing elements of the Army as it liberated Paris and advanced on Alsace.

Miller also documented the liberation of the Buchenwald and Dachau Concentration Camps. Her most famous photograph was one where she was actually the subject. On April 30, 1945, the same day Adolf Hitler died by suicide, Miller and fellow photographer David E. Scherman entered the Munich apartment where Hitler once lived, intentionally dirtying the bathroom with her combat boots. Scherman photographed Miller bathing in Hitler’s tub.

After the war, she returned to Britain, where she continued her photography career. This phase of her life was marked by alcoholism and post-traumatic stress disorder. Her images, as legendary as they were, haunted her. She died of cancer in 1977.

“Lee” debuted at the Toronto International Film Festival this year and also stars Alexander Skarsgård (“Generation Kill”), Marion Cotillard (“The Dark Knight Rises”) and Andy Samberg (“Brooklyn Nine-Nine”) as David E. Scherman.

— Blake Stilwell can be reached at blake.stilwell@military.com. He can also be found on Facebook, Twitter, or on LinkedIn.

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Photography Festival – The second Rencontres de la Photographie documentaire

Sep 18, 2023 By Admin in Photography

Conceived by the Photoklatsch collective, Le Centre Le Lierre and its festival Le Réel en vue as part of their ongoing commitment to image education, this year’s Rencontres de la photographie documentaire will take place over five days in Thionville.

For this second edition, the theme of rurality and its representations will be tackled through two exhibitions to be discovered in the Youth and Multimedia Space of the Centre Le Lierre from September 20 to October 28, 2023.

PROGRAM

Wednesday, September 20, 2023

EXHIBITIONS from September 20 to October 28 2023 / Opening at 6:30 pm
Sol. Agricole
Alexandre Parant
Alexandre Parant invites us to rethink our relationship with the land and the world of agriculture, with a series of images taken on several farms in Moselle.

A Tout Bout de Champs
Photoklatsch, Centre Le Lierre, Centre Saint Michel and LAM (Loisirs Accueil MAnomois)
This collective exhibition brings together a range of photographic works produced over the course of 2023, all of which explore representations of rural life in the villages of Thionville and the surrounding area.

Thursday, September 21, 2023

Meeting with Marie Fantozzi (Photo editor), 8pm free admission, subject to availability
Marie Fantozzi worked for a time in the photo departments of Vice, Le Monde and Libération, and writes about photography. She’ll be talking to us about her behind-the-scenes job as an iconographer for the press.

Friday, September 22, 2023

Screening/meeting with Sébastien Cuvelier, 8pm free admission, subject to availability > Followed by workshop weekend, Saturday and Sunday from 9:30am, registration required
Sébastien Cuvelier is a Belgian photographer, born in 1975 and based in Luxembourg. His research focuses on the exploration of a self-projection tending towards a certain ideal. His latest monograph, Paradise City, a utopian quest for a lost paradise in Iran, was published by GOST Books. He is a member of the emerging artist platforms .tiff and Futures. His work has been exhibited across Europe, including at Rencontres d’Arles, Musée de la Photographie in Charleroi and FOMU in Antwerp.

Saturday, September 23, 2023

Atelier Photographie Argentique with Alice Petit, from 2 pm to 6 pm by registration only, all levels, recommended for ages 10 and up.
Artist photographer Alice Petit invites you to immerse yourself in the world of argentic photography. Join us for a photographic stroll through the streets of Thionville, and immerse yourself in the art of black-and-white argentic development, where each image comes to life thanks to your hands.

Ouverture du regard with Luc Dufrene and Julian Pierre, 8pm, free admission, subject to availability.
2nd session in the “Documentary Photography and Landscape” series, hosted by Arnaud Pagnier

workshops are free (subject to association membership) info and registration: [email protected]
Center Le Lierre

Youth and multimedia center
5 Rue du Four Banal
57100 Thionville

03.72.60.60.99

http://www.lelierre.org/

Berghain bouncer Sven Marquardt exhibits his photography at Berlin Art Week

Sep 18, 2023 By Admin in Photography

Berghain’s renowned bouncer, Sven Marquardt has showcased a new exhibition with denim brand G-Star RAW at Berlin Art Week.

Also working as a photographer, Marquardt this new show titled 11+1 includes 12 portraits that depict his view of Berlin’s night scene.

Marquardt titled the exhibition 11+1 in reference to the guest list culture and with 11 street casted talents and DJ, Clara Cuvé.

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The portraits have all models – of which were cast by Marquardt – dressed in his new clothing collection curated by himself along with G-Star RAW.

The outfits are one-of-a-kind denim couture pieces which range from a leather-look suit to a chef’s hat

The collection is made up of 26 pieces, all made-to-measure by G-Star RAW’s in-house team of designers.

Sven Marquardt says: “This is my homage to the club culture in Berlin. This is about emotions, about togetherness. There are these moments of intimacy that are so unique and special. And at the same time so elusive. That’s what inspires me. That’s the vibe that the images tell for me.”

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Gwenda van Vliet, CMO G-Star explains: “Club culture, at its core, is about the uninhibited self-expression without boundaries or regulations. At G-Star we believe that denim serves as the perfect fabric symbolizing democracy in fashion. Our brand was first born from club culture back in the 90’s and we believe it still holds a great versatility which can be shown in how Sven was able to capture our 12 uniquely crafted looks.”

Running last week at Berlin Art Week, the collection is now available to purchase at Voo Store Berlin with prices ranging from €249 (£214.30) to €699 (£601.60).

Check out some of Marquardt’s work below and the clothing for sale here.

Becky Buckle is Mixmag’s Multimedia Editor, follow her on Twitter

Superkomma’s Conecto Isn’t a Purist About Water Purification

Sep 18, 2023 By Admin in Design

Water purification systems fall under that category of mundane appliances bought out of pure necessity rather than any deep seated desire remotely related to design. Under-the-sink models offer the option to hide away the form-in-service-of-function products, but most countertop options are dominantly characterized by white plastic case designs. Seoul-based branding and industrial design studio Superkomma wants to color the category differently with their vibrant, folded metal water purifier, the Conecto.

The Conecto is conceived to be an “anywhere, everywhere appliance,” one bringing filtered water well beyond models typically confined to the kitchen and the proximity of an electrical outlet. The narrow dimensions of the water purification appliance operates solely dependent upon water pressure, so there’s no plug or power cable to worry about, liberating placement.

Hand reaching to wrap excess water tubing around a metal yellow hook attached to the side of the Conecto water purifier, viewed from an angled perspective viewed from behind the unit.

In support of portability, Superkomma includes a small yellow hook to hold any excess length of water tube used in the connection between a water source and the reverse osmosis filtering unit.

“We don’t think the water purifier [has to be] white, [nor] should it be made of plastic material,” explains Superkomma. “And I don’t want to define it as a product that only stays in the kitchen.”

Superkomma credits the form and structure of the Conecto to modular metal furniture as inspiration. Interestingly this includes metal’s tendency to patina over time for its “vintage charm.”

Conecto's individual folding metal sheet pieces shown disassembled and also with some parts folded.

Constructed of colorfully painted folding metal plates matching the dimensions of A4 paper, the Conecto’s individual pieces simply lock into place for simplified assembly.

Reverse osmosis filter unit being dropped into the Conecto's top filter receptacle.

To reduce waste, Superkomma labels each filter units using laser marking instead of printed label

The Conecto may be purely a concept at the moment, but it’s a fair bet as drinking water quality increasingly becomes a concern both at work and home – and wasteful plastic water bottles (hopefully) become less common – we’ll see water purifiers diversify in design and be presented in a wider gamut of colors inspired by the likes of Superkomma’s colorful little number.

Gregory Han is a Senior Editor at Design Milk. A Los Angeles native with a profound love and curiosity for design, hiking, tide pools, and road trips, a selection of his adventures and musings can be found at gregoryhan.com.

Sales & Marketing Issue

Sep 18, 2023 By Admin in Art World News

September/October 2023

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Ralph Larmann: The Art of Performance Photography

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Kelly Reichardt Criticizes ‘Barbenheimer’: “A Marketing Machine Sold As Art”

Sep 18, 2023 By Admin in Art World News

Kelly Reichardt’s films could not be more far removed from “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer,” so it’s not that surprising to hear the “First Cow” writer-director criticizing the ‘Barbenheimer’ movement.

Reichardt’s “Showing Up” is being released in Finland this week and she took the time to speak HS about the current cinematic zeitgeist, the inevitable ‘Barbeheimer’ question popped up.

Reichardt is actually surprised that hardly anyone seems to be criticizing the way these two blockbusters have dominated the conversation and screens all over the world:

“They are part of a huge marketing machine, but they are sold as art. And all this is just celebrated. As a filmmaker, I wonder what this will do to people’s expectations for future films.”

She has a point. What’s next? The industry is on strike and we are now in a post-‘Barbenheimer’ phase at the movies. Will things actually get better, or was that phenomenon just a last hurrah to a medium that many believe is slowly dying.

Audiences were very slowly returning to theaters since the pandemic, and the ‘Barbenheimer’ success is obviously noticeable. Reichardt makes films for the big screen, but they don’t make money. Her highest earner grossed $2 million:

“Movies are expensive. Even a low budget is a lot of someone’s money. And no matter how tight your belt is, the distributor still has to spend money so that anyone knows the film exists.”

For now, Reichardt is content with what she’s achieved in “Showing Up,” an intimate treatise on time, life choices and friendship. It premiered at the Cannes Film Festival last year and was released this year to glowing reviews.

Smaller Wick S Glows With Romanticism and Modernist Design

Sep 18, 2023 By Admin in Design

Regardless of the technology – incandescent, fluorescent, CFL, LED – the romanticism associated with the warm glow of candlelight endures. The flickering flame harkens back to a slower time when everyday illumination was not measured in lumens, but in the slow, steady drip of wax. Seattle and Amsterdam-based design studio Graypants tapped into that warm association in the form of the Wick rechargeable LED table lamp, evoking the classic candleholder as an elegant modernist light source to light up the dinner table, bedside, or an evening get-together. And now there’s a smaller sibling – the Wick S – to complement the original.

The follow-up to the original portable and rechargeable table lamp is simple to remember, simply adding an “S” to its moniker to denote its smaller size.

The Wick S is slightly shorter, measuring 6.5 inches in height compared to the Wick’s 10.2 inches stature, operating well as a companion piece to its original taller sibling or solo.

The Wick’s candlelight glow can last anywhere between 12.5 to 150 hours on a single charge, depending upon which of the four brightness settings is set to illuminate the room.

Like the original, it operates with a simple tap of its ring at the base to cycle through its 1 watt range of dim, bright to brighter, to brightest glow.

The Wick S lamp is available for preorder for $139 in brass, graphite, and black and shipping this fall.

In Bursting Bonsai Sculptures, Patrick Bergsma Taps Into Nature and the Deep-Rooted History of Porcelain

Sep 18, 2023 By Admin in Art World News

Resisting the confines of porcelain vases, Dutch artist Patrick Bergsma’s vibrant bonsai sculptures illustrate the strength and resiliency of nature. Flowering branches, gnarled roots, and lush mosses rupture from shards of found pottery, capturing moments of transformation and growth.

Raised in a family of antique dealers, Bergsma was surrounded by art and historical objects, and as he developed his own practice, he was drawn to the collectibles that filled his parents’ shop and home. In his ongoing Expanding China Series,the artist references the rich, global history of porcelain.

“What we call typically Dutch, like Delft blue, was originally an attempt to imitate the very popular porcelain imported from China and Japan,” Bergsma says. “In this series, I often use these 17th-century ‘imitations’ combined with the natural elements like bonsai and ikebana.” The compositions also nod to the Japanese practice of kintsugi, replacing the metallic, mended pottery seams with dense mosses and clinging roots.

Bergsma initially used real bonsai trees that were either diseased or dead, incorporating them into broken vessels. Conscious of the possibility of reviving the diseased specimens, he began recreating lifelike versions using coconut fiber, polymers, kaolin, and quartz. A growing collection of bonsai trees in his studio garden provides a reference for choosing the right colors and materials for convincing replications.

Explore more on Bergsma’s website, and follow Instagram for updates.