ADF MAGAZINE | By Ellen Boonstra Studying fine arts may seem like a one-way ticket to either academia or poverty, but two of the masterminds behind the design-and-concept firm AvroKO have bucked that stereotype. Of the founders, two come from arts backgrounds while the other two...
ADF MAGAZINE | By Ellen Boonstra Multi-headed monsters, slithering snakes and tentacles, spooky-looking figures whose strings are being pulled by invisible puppeteers… Looking at the artworks of New York-based Chinese artist Hanyu Cui, you’d be forgiven to think you are looking at the musings of a...
ADF MAGAZINE | By Ellen Boonstra As many of Bangkok’s most historic districts, markets, riverside attractions and retro buildings are falling prey to the wrecker’s ball of gentrification, the Creative District is flourishing by giving all that past some 21st century presents, with art exhibitions and...
ADF MAGAZINE | By Ellen Boonstra ICONIC, SUSTAINABLE AND spectacularly stylish, Sluishuis is the latest architectural marvel in development along one of Amsterdam’s uber-cool waterfronts, which also includes landmarks like the NEMO Science Museum, the EYE Film Institute and the luxury Pontsteiger residences. Sluishuis is designed...