Le Royal Monceau Introduces the Art Concierge

Paris, France has no shortage of luxury hotels, the Le Royal Monceau is one offering something a little different. Recently, the hotel hired an art expert to help guests learn more about Parisian art. Domoina de Brantes is the newly minted “Art Concierge” and can answer any questions guests might have relating to art, design, and culture. Guest can ask an array of...

A-G House by dKO Architecture

Exemplifying Californian and Australian design concepts, the A-G House is a contemporary home composed of separate wings inhabited by a three-generational family. Split by a central corridor and typified by stone, glass and dark wood finishes, each wing possesses a distinct personality created by the choice of furniture and interior detailing. An emphasis on cooking space is clear, as...

Reverse of Volume Installation by Yasuaki Onishi [Video]

Reverse of Volume is Yasuaki Onishi‘s latest installation and features a remarkable mountainous form made of the simplest materials. White plastic sheeting and hot black glue were the two things that went into creating this piece that offers a floating aesthetic. In a process the Japanese artist calls “casting the invisible,” plastic sheeting is draped over stacked cardboard...

SceneTap App Lets Party-Goers Know Who Is Making Up The Crowd

SceneTap is a new app developed in San Francisco that can estimate the age and gender of scanned faces. It’s designed to be used in bars and clubs where bouncers can scan the faces of patrons. The demographics is then updated live on the user’s phone, displaying data such as crowd size, average age, and ratio of women and men. The information is able to help potential consumers...

Augustine Kofie “Working An Angle” @ Known Gallery

Los Angeles’s Known Gallery has yet another great exhibition on display. This time featuring artist Augustine Kofie, in a brand new collection titled “Working An Angle”. The display is shown here through a solo exhibition featuring more than 30 unique pieces by the successful artist. The artworks are further harmonized by his very own GarageBand-created soundtrack....

Art Meets Fashion: Louis Vuitton x Yayoi Kusama ‘Infinitely Kusama’ Apparel & Accessories

Luxury brand Louis Vuitton has teamed up with artist Yayoi Kusama. According to Wikipedia, Kusama is a Japanese artist and writer. Throughout her career she has worked in a wide variety of mediums, including painting, collage, sculpture, performance art and environmental installations, most of which exhibit her thematic interest in psychedelic colors, repetition and pattern. A...

Red Bull Beat Suite: Turn your Tweets into Beats

Red Bull teamed up with creative agency Tequila\ Sydney to build a web platform that enables users to turn tweets into beats. The Beat Suite Tweets is an interactive website where a tweet is analyzed by a complex algorithm and translated into a mini soundclip. The server detects the words and patterns in each tweet, determining if it is a happy or sad tweet based on a “sentiment...

Pin Art Portraits by Philip Karlsberg

In Plaza magazine latest edition features an editorial not quite like what we’re used to seeing by artist Philip Karlsberg. Karlsberg introduces “pin art”, a creation made by using a pin board, some spray paint and a pair of sunglasses. Through his art, Karlsberg creates Johnny Depp, Karl Lagerfeld, Lady Gaga among others.  Check out more of his work below and for...