Arts + craft
An overview of projects, products and exclusive articles about arts + craft
Project • By Tia Thuy Nguyen • Parks/Gardens
UNITY
In October 2025, artist Tia-Thủy Nguyễn unveils the public artwork named Unity - A Luminous Forest in a central urban park. The installation transforms collective memory into a contemporary spatial experience, transcending the conventional monumentality of static sculpture to emerge as an abstract constellation of light. Through the interplay of metal, glass, ceramics, illumination, and sound, Unity enriches the urban landscape—infusing it with poetic resonance and offering a renewed dialogue between art, nature, and the city’s everyday rhythms.
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The conceptual genesis of the artwork derives from the archetype of Vietnam’s primordial forests. These have served as sanctuaries of concealment, sources of sustenance... More
Project • By José Castro Caldas • Apartments
Santa Apolonia apartment
The client is a photographer, travels most of the time abroad. Bought this flat in Lisbon, wants to rent it for Airbnb during the time away.
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Wanted to make sure there was a part of the apartment that he was able to close and lock to keep his personal stuff safe while guests were using the flat, but without compromising their confort.
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The client has named this room as "James Bond's room"
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Project • By PAD studio • Private Houses
Sandy Down: Arts & Craft Refurbishment
PAD gained planning permission to refurbish and extend this substantial Arts & Crafts property in February 2010. Construction started four weeks later and was completed in January 2011.
The existing building was sympathetically upgraded throughout and a dramatic new entrance wall contrasts with the original. A timber framed self-contained annexe was added to the rear and kitchen extended and opened out to the garden with full height sliding glass doors. What was once a dark internalised space is now flooded with natural light throughout the day. The boundaries between inside and outside have been broken down and the addition of new terrace spaces around the house enable the occupants to follow the sun path throughout the day. The interio... More