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Singapore Artist Dawn Ng Captures The Passage Of Time Through Ice And Colour

Multidisciplinary visual artist Dawn Ng shares how her recent exhibition deepened her inquiry into memory, matter, and planetary time.

Nature, movement, and imagination come together in van der Halden's kinetic fine jewellery (Credit: Bibi van der Halden)

How Alligators And Scarabs Inspired Bibi Van Der Velden’s Sleek Jewellery

With her nature-inspired creations, fine jewellery designer Bibi van der Velden is leading a new movement that helps redefine modern luxury.

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Erwin Olaf, ‘Self-Portrait, I Am’, 2009 (Credit: Estate Erwin Olaf, courtesy of Gallery Ron Mandos Amsterdam)

Erwin Olaf Explores Freedom And Humanity In His First Stedelijk Museum Retrospective

Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam pays tribute to Dutch artist Erwin Olaf with a compelling retrospective. The exhibition celebrates his unwavering dedication to beauty, truth, and the freedom to be oneself.

‘Zhai-Liza’ (2024) (Credit: Dominique Provost)

Explore Hans Op de Beeck’s Dreamlike World At Templon Marais Paris

In a world overwhelmed by spectacle, Belgian artist Hans Op de Beeck proposes a more radical approach: silence.

Rebecca Rau Transforms Ancient Artefacts Into Elegant Contemporary Jewellery

With their imagination and innovation, emerging fine jewellery designers like Rebecca Rau are winning over collectors with creations that blend artistry, heritage, and sustainability.

In Anabela Chan’s world, recycled metals, lab-grown gems and fruit-derived pigments become red carpet dreams (Credit: Anabela Chan)

Anabela Chan Creates Jewellery With Lab-Grown Gemstones & Recycled Materials For A Greener Future

Fine jewellery designers like Anabela Chan are rewriting the rules of adornment and creating some of today’s most exciting pieces that incorporate sustainability, innovation, heritage, and artistry.

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Joseph Walsh Studio presented ‘Magnus Rinn’, an awe-inspiring outdoor sculpture, at Osaka World Expo 2025 (Credit: Norman Wilcox)

How Joseph Walsh Turns Irish Timber Into Global Design Masterpieces

Self-taught designer Joseph Walsh has built a global practice of sculptural furniture and monumental works that bend wood into fluid, gravity-defying shapes.

One of Jean-Michel Othoniel’s golden metal and red glass bead crosses on the Pont d’Avignon (Credit: Jean-Michel Othoniel)

Jean-Michel Othoniel Transforms Avignon With Monumental Glass Art Exhibition

Famous for his luminous sculptures, Paris-based artist Jean-Michel Othoniel opens his largest exhibition yet in Avignon, inviting viewers to pause and fall in love with art anew.

Vikram Goyal is redefining Indian metalwork for the global stage (Credit: Vikram Goyal)

The Soul Garden By Vikram Goyal Invites Reflection Through Myth And Material

How Vikram Goyal’s design studio is reviving the ancient metalworking technique repousse and bringing it into the modern age.

Credit: Les Arts Décoratifs/Christophe Dellière

The Timeless Allure of Art Deco, From 1925 To Today

A new exhibition at the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris celebrates the timeless allure of Art Deco and examines its enduring legacy.

Leibovitz at 75: Still redefining how we perceive fame (Credit: Annie Leibovitz)

Annie Leibovitz Is Still Recording Our Time With The Curiosity That Made Her a Legend

From rock stars to royalty, Annie Leibovitz has spent five decades photographing the world’s icons and places, transforming them into visual history. Her vision remains dynamic, always reflecting the pulse of life today.

Navarro explores the double edge of light in his works (Credit: Thelma Garcia)

Iván Navarro’s ‘Cyclops’ Illuminates Power And Protest At Galerie Templon Paris

The Chilean artist turns light into a tool of myth, protest, and perception in his latest exhibition at Galerie Templon, Paris.