Delicate and surreal: surprising ceramic from visionary ceramist Paolo Polloniato

    Nove-based visionary Italian ceramist Paolo Polloniato presentsed a series of unique new ceramic creations with the occasion of 2020 Artemest Virtual Craft Week. Paolo Polloniato, is a visionary ceramist that comes from a family of artists in Nove, a small town near Venice know for its ceramic tradition.Critics have hailed him as one … Read more

Trophy bottles with a surprise at the top

      Glass sculptor Simone Crestani introduces two new stunning tabletop collections, fully handcrafted in mouth-blown glass: ​ Vanitas and Africa. Simone Crestani’s aesthetic tends toward time-honored artistic values – balance, elegance, grace – yet his creations are complete novelties in the glassart world. Simone had the privilege of growing up close to Venice … Read more

Cannes selects lineup for 2020 edition after ‘physical’ festival shelved

Wes Anderson, Steve McQueen and Kate Winslet among the big names of films Cannes plans to present at other festivals later in the calendar year

• Peter Bradshaw: Phantom Cannes lineup a defiant statement of survival for festival that lives in the imagination

Thunder Venetian Taxi – a pioneering luxury Venetian water taxi using green technology

    Venice directs its choices towards a more sustainable way of life. A green luxury watercraft with a hybrid engine intends to preserve the fragile Italian city. The Venice-based design studio Nuvolari Lenard recently unveiled a pioneering luxury Venetian water taxi that will help to preserve the historic city through the use of “green” … Read more

Monumental sculptures in open air: Joana Vasconcelos at Yorkshire Sculpture Park

      As of 23 March 2020, Yorkshire Sculpture Park (UK) is closed due to coronavirus.   Yorkshire Sculpture Park presents the largest exhibition to date in the UK by Portuguese artist Joana Vasconcelos. Yorkshire Sculpture Park (YSP) is one of the finest places in Europe to experience modern and contemporary sculpture in the … Read more