An artist as eccentric as he is consummate, English ceramicist Grayson Perry is a Turner Prize winner who can also be known by his alter ego Claire. In a silk scarf for London’s Tate Modern, Perry created a “social and cultural map to help aspiring artists navigate the hostile territory on their way to being accepted by the establishment.”
Gaetano Pesce is one of the most renowned living designers. Quintessentially creative, a tireless experimenter, natural born provocateur and intellectual, Pesce is now launching an interesting new project centered on the body. Galerie Basia Embiricos in Paris presents Pesce’s “Pieces for the Body”, a series of unique, handmade jewels through 20 February 2013. The 100 pieces are made of colored urethane resin, whose function is …
Created in 2004 by Gwenaëlle Chassin de Kergommeaux as an artistic outlet, GCDK De.Sign is an unconventional furniture design company started in Paris and is now based in Beijing. Chassin de Kergommeaux bases her work on careful research of aesthetics and materials, using eggshells, silk, gold leaf, sharkskin, mother of pearl and lacquered wood in her finely crafted pieces. Starting with vintage furniture from the …