Mirror and Pomegranate
An artist who is born an artist materializes his art across many media platforms, “choosing to express the entire world in a single drop of water”. Those who do so, […]
Category Archives: Creative Saturdays
The Tent
Contemporary designers appear to take the expression ‘less is more’ seriously; controlled design marks the beginning of 21st century second decade. What is more this ‘controlledness’ transcends across all design […]
The Tale of Two Worlds
There is something unique with Korea that traps it in the middle, our ideas are free to wonder on why it is so overcoming geopolitical, historical, cultural, industrial, aesthetical and […]
Eternity is a mere moment, just long enough for a joke
It is true when they say, history repeats itself. Certain locations retain higher form of energy engulfing one in a journey of personal transformation. Such was the case with our […]
Peace Up!
When I travelled to Siem Reap, Cambodia, earlier this year I visited Angkor Wat and many other surrounding temples, hiding amidst the thick jungle. But the Indiana Jones scenery is […]
Walls with Souls
Souls enter and leave walls like souls enter and leave the human body; at least this is the case in East London- the beehive where international street artists make homage. […]
Heatherwick: Design’s knowledge broker
Great things can happen once we shift our perception and see things backwardly. Masterpieces can happen when we live, work and act backwardly. Let form shape function, let materials define […]
MArtasia
Martasia, is my view of art in Asia, a continent blossoming with creativity. During my travels in South Korea and Hong Kong I never actually attended a museum to appreciate […]
Korea’s Kreative Kode
In my recent articles I mentioned South Korea’s economic might, introduced Ginseng- Korea’s miraculous medicinal plant and discussed its incredibly strong Olympic performance (possibly correlated with daily Kimchi consumption- packed […]
Lokum for the eyes: iznik tiles
I must admit that Middle Asians are blessed with an eye for detail. Modern Turkey is still the home of fine textiles, beautiful ceramics and extraordinary craftsmanship of jewelry and […]
