Jean Nouvel unveils his plans for the National Museum of Qatar

French architect Jean Nouvel has unveiled his design for the new National Museum of Qatar.

Embodying the pride and traditions of Qatar’s people while offering international visitors a dialogue about rapid change and modernization, the National Museum of Qatar will be the setting for a program in which entire walls become cinematic displays, “sonorous cocoons”, shelter oral-history presentations and hand-held mobile devices guide visitors through thematic displays of the collection’s treasures. Though built around an historic structure, the Fariq Al Salatah Palace, which had served as a museum of heritage since 1975, the National Museum of Qatar is conceived and designed as a thoroughly new institution, in keeping with the high aspirations that animate QMA.

The unstoppable architect has also been selected by the Serpentine Gallery in London to design the next summer pavilion. Let's hope these projects will actually get off of the ground.
Fascinating and beautiful...

More info on : http://www.jeannouvel.com/

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Van Doesburg and the International Avant-Garde at Tate Modern, London

Van Doesburg, who worked in disciplines within art, design and text, founded the far-reaching movement and magazine De Stijl is celebrated in a beautiful exhibition at Tate Modern in London, which will last until 16th May.

This artistic movement of painters, architects and designers sought to build a new society in the aftermath of World War I, advocating an international style of art and design based on a strict geometry of horizontals and verticals.

Van Doesburg travelled extensively in Europe in the 1920s making connections and collaborating with avant-garde contemporaries of the time. This exhibition explores Doesburg's role as promoter of Dutch Neoplasticism, his Dada personality, his efforts to influence the Bauhaus, his links with international Constructivists, and his creation of the group Art Concret.

Including over 350 works (many unseen in the UK before) by key artists as Jean Arp, Constantin Brancusi, László Moholy-Nagy, Piet Mondrian, Francis Picabia, Gerrit Rietveld, Kurt Schwitters and Sophie Taeuber, the exhibition features van Doesburg's rarely-seen Counter-Composition paintings and designs for the Café Aubette in Strasbourg, furniture such as Rietveld's iconic Red-Blue chair, as well as typography, magazines, stained glass, film, music, sculpture and more.

Curated by Gladys Fabre, Independent Curator and Vicente Todolí, Director Tate Modern.


More info on: http://www.tate.org.uk/

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Joris Laarman is an amazing designer

More info on: http://www.jorislaarman.com/

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Viktor and Rolf reinvent the white shirt

White Blossom, White Dove, White Nights, White Scent, White Tuxedo are the poetic names of the new Viktor&Rolf's white shirts by the cutting-edge designers.

Scheduled for the Autum/Winter 2010-2011 season, Viktor & Rolf have reinterpreted the eternal classic white shirt. The five-piece capsule collection, made from crisp poplin, is based in menswear trends but adorned with super-feminine details: bows, draping, and ruffles in satin and georgette silk. The capsule collection promises to make a big splash since the pieces are beautiful and I love the way Viktor&Rolf mix masculine and feminine's codes.

More info on: http://www.viktor-rolf.com/

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Lee Alexander McQueen's ashes will be scattered in Scotland

The ashes of Lee Alexander McQueen are to be scattered on the Isle of Skye in Scotland, where his father, Ronald, was born, in the next few weeks. “He made it clear his wish was for his ashes to be scattered on Skye, where our family comes from originally, and we are going to honour that,” said McQueen’s brother Michael. “He had been there quite a few times over the years and felt a real connection to the place. Alexander was back and forward all over the world, but he felt at home when he was in Scotland. He was so proud he could trace our family back to Skye and he wanted to return to the family home."

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