Royal College of Art alums Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby may be best known for designing the 2012 Olympic torch, but the industry vets—who teamed up in 1998—have a diverse portfolio of bespoke objects. One such is Lanterne Marine, a hand-blown sculptural glass flower vase uniquely crafted by the master artisans at Venini and inspired by the lamps hanging from boats along the Venetian lagoon …
Designed as an antidote to the piles of steel commuter bikes that line the walks and whiz through the streets of Amsterdam, Van Heesch Design’s Copper Bike—an edition limited to 10—transcends any adherence to drab utility. As copper’s natural patina sets in the bicycle shows off the structural elegance of a familiar object with the handy ability to get you from here to there.
As the grandfather of Pop Art, Andy Warhol and his legacy are those of appropriation. Already canonical, his images become increasingly powerful the more they are repeated and translated into new mediums. For their latest collaboration, Absolut is celebrating Warhol’s unique ability to merge mass appeal and fine art with the release a limited edition bottle and a global art exchange. Inspired by Warhol’s colorful …