Design at Large: Kengo Kuma and Jean Prouvé feature in Art Basel’s 2016 offering

Design at Large: Kengo Kuma and Jean Prouvé feature in Art Basel’s 2016 offering

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by Rosa Bertoli, Wallpaper* For the third year, Design Miami/ Basel presented the large-scale projects of Design at Large, welcoming visitors to the South Hall of Messe Basel.  Eschewing a traditional booth, the Design at Large initiative invites gallerists to take part in a curated project that explores different points of view on design. This year,…

Kengo Kuma designs malleable pavilion for Design Miami

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by Jason Sayer, The Architect’s Newsaper Japanese architect Kengo Kuma has designed a billowing geometric pavilion for the Phillipe Gravier Gallery at the biannual Design Miami/Basel 2016 design forum. Called Owan, Kuma’s pavilion aims to establish a dialogue between architecture and the landscape by employing an undulating mesh-like structural shell. Owan‘s design also derives from the curvature often found in fish scales and traditional tea…