Posts in Art & Design
Drifting Inwards: Review of DRIFT's Fragile Future exhibition in NYC

Fragile Future by artists DRIFT invites us to reconnect with the physical world around us, examining what it means to take up space and even inviting us to experience empathy towards nonliving objects. Through soft yet calculated movements, cement-like cubes float gracefully in ways that draw us in and suspend us in the air along with them. There's a large block made of a net of thin threads that continuously alters its shape through a thoughtful choreography.

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Art & DesignHIYO DESIGNArt
The Power of Novel Design

As humans, we’re constantly navigating the basic question: should we stand out from the herd or conform to the comfort and safety of the group? For some of us, “otherness” comes more easily or is an inherent part of our being. But, when it comes to design, it can be more difficult to feel confident making choices that set us apart. As a CEO for a short-term rental property management company in Southern California, I find myself consistently negotiating these decisions, walking the tightrope between “exciting” and “too much.”

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Art & DesignHIYO DESIGNArt
Experience as an Artform

Experiential art has returned, after years hiding behind the Fluxus movement and off-broadway performances. It now sits with a name tag, in the front row of design discourse. A culmination of art forms, experiential (also see "immersive") art sits at the intersection of music, performance, spectacle, and the unexpected.

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Art & DesignHIYO DESIGN
Superblue: An immersive art experience

At the confluence of experiential art and technology, there is “Superblue” — an immersive art experience now open in Miami, London and New York. We first visited Superblue’s inaugural Miami opening earlier this year and were blown away in particular with installations by DRIFT, teamLab, and James Turrell.

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Clubhouse Event: Advice for Young Designers

Listen to our panel of creative professionals as we discuss this main topic: “What’s the one thing you wish you knew or did differently as a young designer/recent grad?” Click to listen to the recording and see what other advice was shared for young designers who have recently graduated from university and are entering the creative industry in 2021.

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