The Weekly: Old Spaces Become New Homes in Barcelona and Milan, the Best Fall Design Books, and More
I love a good editorial newsletter — natch — but most brand newsletters I toss or unsubscribe from, with a few exceptions: Block Shop’s (which is basically editorial at this point), a few fashion brands to keep an eye out for sales, and Blunk Shop, which last week sent out a fun house tour with designers Attua Aparicio and Jochen Holz, who live together in London (and will have a show at Mariah Neilson’s associated gallery, Blunk Space, soon). We’ve been longtime fans of both of them, so it was fun to see inside their shared space. You can get a recap of the story here, but sign up for the gallery/shop’s newsletter here so you don’t miss future content.
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Just opened in Milan this week is the 6th annual exhibition of finalists for the Officine Saffi Award, which recognizes 28 international artists working in ceramics. Officine Saffi is an Italian ceramics foundation and production center, and to get to 28 finalists for its award for innovation and artistry in the field, it had to wade through 1,000 applications; there’s a 10,000 Euro top prize as well as several residencies on offer. Among the finalists featured in the exhibition, which is on view now at Officine Saffi’s HQ, are two Americans: Cody Hoyt and Sean Gerstley. Fun!
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Artist Anders Ruhwald has a new solo show of his lumpy ceramic “Sculptures for Plants and People” at Nina Johnson gallery in Miami, on view now through November 14. It comprises 10 colorful, totemic sculptures that incorporate planters and, in some cases, seats, hence the show’s title — creating a little indoor garden inside the gallery space.