Design
LEA LUND & ERIK K: THE ART OF LOVING AND BEING SEEN
Since 2011, Lea Lund and Erik K have turned an entire life into one uninterrupted photograph Since 2011, Swiss photographer Lea Lund and her husband Erik K, originally from the former Zaire, have turned their…
Emily Frances Barrett : Raw Beauty, Radical Craft
Emily Frances Barrett reveals the poetic alchemy of her work, transforming raw nature into wearable sculpture. London based artist Emily Frances Barrett redefines contemporary jewellery by turning adornment into narrative sculpture. With a background in…
Suivez le fil ! Hôtel des Arts: Redefining the Material
How a century of designers turned fabric into architecture, sculpture, and memory From 27 June to 31 October 2026, the Hôtel des Arts in Toulon presents Suivez le fil ! Design & Textile. The exhibition explores…
Loan Favan: Designing the New Human
Loan Favan combines Oceanian traditions and transhumanism to redefine the human body. Loan Favan is an artist and designer from New Caledonia. After founding Naula studio, Favan began connecting her Pacific roots with futuristic ideas….
Luzinterruptus: Lights Up the City
For fifteen years, the Madrid-based collective Luzinterruptus has transformed public space into a site of interruption, reflection, and now, touch. Luzinterruptus is an anonymous art collective. Since 2008, they have worked from Madrid, using light…
Amelie Satzger Builds Technicolor Worlds Out of Her Own Life
Amelie Satzger, a nomadic photo-artist who has called more than a dozen countries home, turns her own face into surreal, candy-colored dreamscapes that stop strangers in their tracks. Who is Amelie Satzger? A German photo-artist…
OFF Arles Festival 2026
Summer is here, and for IRK that means a trip to Arles to see both the Rencontres d’Arles and the OFF Arles Festival: Images Beyond the Margins. Every summer, Arles becomes one of the leading…
Diego Olivero: MESO and a Global Design Vision
IRK first discovered designer Diego Olivero and MESO at Clic New York, where curator Beatrice Dupire introduced the brand’s distinctive approach to contemporary craft. MESO is a home product company dedicated to original design driven…
Kayla Mary Jane: Image, Faith, and Authorship
Kayla Mary Jane is interested in controlling her narratives rather than participating in those already established. Moving between film, painting, and performance, the New York–based artist approaches each medium as a site of authorship, where…
