WHAT’S NEW IN ART, ARCHITECTURE, AND DESIGN

W HATí S NEW IN ART, ARCHITECTURE, AND DESIGN

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N"#$%&'%("&$)"$*&$+%&*'",-%.'%.% /0'*12"$*3(4%.(*%-#(56%("'&7"$*&.,% layouts are feeing their nontraditional muscles( and furnishings are faunting their curves. 5ere are the latest trends in art, architecture, and design.

A RT .rtists are rediscovering the lumines1 cence of the neon light, incorporating it into their works in innovative ways.

While some, notably 7enny 5olger, 8(32"%9.35.$:%.$7%;(.2"4%<5&$:%,&*1 erally are spelling out messages in their think pieces, others such as :ary Weath1 erford are shedding new light on neon. Ahe 9os .ngeles-based painter started adding the colorful neon tubes to her large sponged-paint-on-linen abstract canvases in .

5er inspiration came during a night1

L eft: M ovable architectural panels are used to separate living and dining areas. B elow: Kerry J oyceí s G eorg ette C hair.

time drive around /akersfeld, 0alif., as the city´s colored neon signs took over for the setting sun. @he began installing neon tubes in her paintings, screwing them to the canvas, and connecting them with thin wires to add an industrial element to her emotion-evoking works. Ahe afterimages become an integral part of the art.

@he saw the neon tubes as city lights. !"##$%&'(!")*+,   from her :anhattan series features two neon rods°one in warm yellow, one in tur^uoise°connected by a looped cord that suggests the structure´s suspen" sion cables. 6n -"#.(/0,(1#2'/3)'(/#( /0,(4,3 !, which is part of her 9os .ngeles series, Weatherford Wuetaposes the industrial blues and grays of the eeuberant painted image with white and yellow lights.

A RC HITE C TURE 3lee spaces that feature movable walls, the ultimate form of customigation, are replacing rigid room arrangements.

Ahe panels, which are integral archi" tectural and structural components of the home, are designed to be seamlessly arranged and rearranged at will, so adWoining rooms can interact with each other or not.

±We also use them to help control sunlight entering a room,² says 2ge^uiel 3arca of 2ge^uiel 3arca  0ristina Grap" pin, which has oßces in :eeico 0ity, 9os .ngeles, and :ilan.

6n a renovation in :eeico 0ity, the architects created a mobile lattice-style partition that opened a pool bathroom to a terrace, and for an apartment in :adrid, they used dividers to separate a child´s playroom from the family room. Ao defne a private bar area in a formal living and dining area in a :ee" ico 0ity apartment, the duo created a partition wall that becomes a solid cube when closed.

3arca and Grappin´s fee spaces were inspired by the dynamic partition walls of Gerrit ?ietveld´s avant-garde &s @chr†der house in Btrecht, the ;etherlands.

Grappin says the idea is catching on today because people are looking for creative ways to eepand s^uare footage and make their homes more personal. ±Ahe partitions allow the clients to become the creators of their spaces,² she says. ±Ahe architecture becomes organic( the house becomes something alive in a way.²

DE S I GN 6n home decor, the sensuous silhouette is making a defned comeback. Ahe right-angle edges of chairs, sofas, and tables are being replaced by robust curves

that look and feel cogy and comfortable. ±=eople are responding to soft and sinuous forms because their beauty and sculpture become a respite and escape from the stress of everyday life,² says 9os .ngeles-based designer 8erry 7oyce. ±Ahese pieces feel perfectly at home in either a minimalist or maeimus environment.²

7oyce, who views furniture as functional sculpture, has taken curves full circle back to the forms of the &"s with his Georgette 0hair, which has a 0-shaped back and arms that curl around the seat.

±6t recalls a rather elegant version of the &"s but at the same time feels almost timeless, which is something 6 always strive for,² he says.

6talian designer @imone 0restani´s 0onsole 2terea wears its curves whimsi" cally: 6ts handblown glass bubble legs are sandwiched between a pair of smoothto-the-touch oval walnut panels.

=aula @winnen, who is based in /el" gium, brings the curves of nature home with her 9ily =ad tables, :onet-evoking creations whose golden hooped-earring bases profer a trio of blue lily leaves.

7oyce says the new curved pieces call for cushy, feel-good upholstery. ±6 love a heavy, nubby linen or teeture,² he says. ±@hort feece¯either real or faue¯has become very popular.²