The DNA of Things

Italian designer, artist, engineer and researcher Maurizio Montalti crosses the boundary between nature and culture

by Stefano Caggiano Italian multidisciplinary designer, artist and engineer Maurizio Montalti is the founder and director of Officina Corpuscoli, a laboratory of scientific creative research dealing with the role design could play in the bio-tech revolution in relation to sustainability. Montalti’s interesting career path was undoubtedly shaped by his education at the Design Academy in Eindhoven, one of the world’s most influential design schools and …

RISD MFA Photography Show at ClampArt

Six students put on an interactive show in an intimate Chelsea gallery space

The Rhode Island School of Design 2013 MFA Graduate Show opened last night at the ClampArt gallery in Chelsea. The show is comprised of the work of six RISD graduate students whose photography is as offbeat as it is engaging. Though each photographer’s series is very different, a sense of depth overwhelms every photo and pulls the collection together, keeping viewers engaged with each piece …

Link About It: This Week’s Picks

Spray-on waterproofing, the fight for LGBTQ rights in photos and exploding Disney princesses in our look at the web this week

1. Robot Drawing Machines Creating new forms of art by exploring new mediums including glow paint and coding, Chicago-based multimedia artist Harvey Moon is best known for his homemade robot drawing machines. The thought process behind which is particularly fascinating: favoring Arduino-powered, algorithm-reading machines over using the physical body to “extend our system beyond our own hands… and augment the physical world.” This video interview …