Virgil Abloh: Figures of Speech

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Abloh] builds around some of the fundamental aspects of the design aspects of the museum to incorporate thoughtfully into the exhibition itself," said Sargent. Tables designed by Abloh showcase his fashion and design work in conversation Sent every Tuesday and containing a selection of the most important news highlights. Plus occasional updates on Dezeen’s services and breaking news. Dezeen Daily Nothing can replace travel,” Abloh tells a design teacher who asks for one piece of advice to relay to his students. “One thing you can’t cheat is seeing other parts of the world.”

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He made some revisions to some of my designs and some other designs at Nike, and those are really cool and refreshing because he puts tension into the designs,” Hatfield says. “He doesn’t just take the easy route, which is color and material. He actually adds tension with counterintuitive form and color and placement.” Exhibition curator Michael Darling says he and Abloh hope to to draw younger visitors interested in fashion as an art form to the museum.The exhibition is organized by the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago.The exhibition tour is made possible by Kenneth C. Griffin. Near these tables is a model of Chicago – Abloh's hometown – with a proposed skyscraper based on Abloh's master's thesis in Architecture at the Illinois Institute of Technology in 2003. After earning a degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, he completed a Master’s degree in Architecture at the Illinois Institute of Technology. I think, fundamentally, what Virgil was about was the breaking down of hierarchies in the creative disciplines to make sure that there were folks who had access that hadn't previously had access to different forms of making," said Sargent. Abloh wanted to reimagine the exhibition as distinct from the previous shows in Chicago and Doha. The exhibition showcases a variety of Abloh's work across different disciplines

News about our Dezeen Awards China programme, including entry deadlines and announcements. Plus occasional updates. The exhibition also showcases many of Abloh's collaborations, including work with sportswear brand Nike, furniture brand Ikea and celebrities such as Jay-Z, Beyoncé and Kanye West. The exhibition will be the last stop for Figures of Speech Figures of Speech” in Chicago tries to capture the essence of a prodigious fashion designer. It’s an endeavor with radical juxtapositions, clever products and some missed opportunities. Tinker Hatfield, the Nike design legend behind the Air Jordan III, Air Max 1, and countless others, has seen this firsthand.Preview our Fall 2023 catalog, featuring more than 500 new books on art, photography, design, architecture, film, music and visual culture. Abloh’s aesthetic and use of text on sneakers has also made its way onto other non-Nike x Off-White products, like the “Not for Resale” Air Jordan 1 and versions of the Nike Blazer. This proliferation of his design language is something he welcomes and even encourages. He also wants consumers themselves to take liberties with their sneakers, much like he did with Pyrex at the beginning of his career. Because Figures of Speech was in the works for years, Sargent said: "It is, in fact, not at all in that way a memorial, right? It really is a show by a living artist." Several works have been released since Abloh's passing, including a number of products revealed at the recent Milan Design Week.