In this latest issue of ArchiExpo e-Magazine you will find a monthly dose of information and trends into the art, design and architecture industries all around the world.
Smart Cities
Three events focusing on the city, intelligent networks and sustainable mobility took place this October (20-21) in Paris, France: the Smart City and Smart Grid exhibition as well as the 11th edition of IBS (Intelligent Building Systems). While visitors could learn about numerous city and regional projects expressing energy and digital transition, participating exhibitors were involved in intelligent networks and the sector of sustainable city and mobility. All news from the sector were covered through a cycle of 20 conferences developed by experts and the best specialists in the sector. Click here for the list of unavoidable conferences.
Cersaie - tiles and surfaces
Cersaie is the international exhibition for ceramic tiles and bathroom fittings. It was hosted in Bologna from September 27th to October 1st 2021 with about 600 stands and thousands of preview products anticipating trends in surfaces, bathroom furnishings, design and planning. To read more about our selection of innovations and trends exhibited in Cersaie.
NeoCon - offices
Another important event for furniture during this fall season was Chicago’s international office furniture fair NeoCon.
Since Covid, many aspects of our lives have been impacted and above all the use of office spaces. Recently, many designers have been working on searching for new solutions for office furniture and interior layouts to meet our needs.
The biophilic workspace furniture design Honey by DARRAN Furniture won the Best of Competition 2021 for best overall product out of over 300 products entered. Read on here.
A blockbuster cinema design
Few sectors of the economy have been as heavily impacted by restrictive anti-pandemic measures as the performing arts and entertainment industry. So the building and decoration of a new cinema is not only noteworthy in itself but all the more auspicious by its fresh, bold, and radical design. Featuring distinct geometric shapes and numerous allusions to famous buildings of old Saigon, the 2,000m2 new cinema is Beta Cinema’s first enterprise in Ho-Chi-Minh City. Located on the ground floor of a shopping mall, it can seat up to 1,000 people. Learn more about this “instagrammable” project.
Interview: Mexican textile making
ArchiExpo e-magazine spoke to Porfirio Gutierrez, California-based Zapotec textile artist and natural dyer. Porfirio Gutíerrez, who grew up in the historic Zapotec textile community in Oaxaca, Mexico, found his calling in the preservation and renewal of traditional Zapotec dyeing techniques. Using all-natural materials to make rugs and textiles, he applies his artistic style to bring new life to ancestral methods. Today, Gutíerrez lives and works in Ventura, California, and also has a studio in his native Oaxaca. Read the full interview.
