A View From the Easel

New Jersey-based artist Hadieh Afshani is featured in the 334th installment of Hyperallergic's 'A View From the Easel' series, which profiles artists in their workspaces. Afshani describes her studio practice at Mana Contemporary in Jersey City, where she balances her art with caring for her baby, working around his feeding and sleeping rhythms. She emphasizes the importance of natural light, a sink for fluid processes, and the supportive community of fellow artists and mothers.

The Poet of Light. Interview with Lighting Designer Davide Groppi

Il poeta della luce. Intervista al lighting designer Davide Groppi

Lighting designer Davide Groppi (born 1963 in Piacenza) is the subject of a rare retrospective exhibition titled "Un'ora di luce" (An Hour of Light), on view until May 26 at the Volumnia gallery in Piacenza, curated by Marco Sammicheli. The show, held in a deconsecrated late-16th-century church, traces Groppi's nearly 40-year career through products, prototypes, and personal artistic research, including his iconic lamp "Nulla" (2010), which won the first of his three Compasso d'Oro awards. In an interview, Groppi discusses the exhibition's themes of lightness, cosmic references, and his philosophy of subtraction in design.