Presenting their initiative on Instagram, Just Kids said,

We have a brand new gigantic Okuda‘s artwork in town folks! The Spanish artist returned to Fort Smith a few days ago to create the Rainbow Embassy, a stunning urban installation curated by Just Kids. You can see it near the Darby Junior High School at the intersection of North 14th Street and North G Street.

It must be noted that for his first installation in the town, the maverick painted a neglected house that is situated right adjacent to Darby Junior High School. On that abandoned house, he drew a series of geometric lines and shapes in myriad colors. When noticed carefully, the structure bears two faces akin to animals painted on its sides.

Talking about this endeavor, Okuda said,

“This project gave me the possibility to expand on my previous work, adding in more architectonic dimension and completing my vision of mythical animals.”

According to him, he desires his art to bring “a touch of imagination and play into the daily lives of the neighboring community and students and Darby Junior High, as they will get to enjoy the installation and watch as it evolves through the seasons.

We are indeed smitten by his idea and genial creativity, what about you?

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The collaboration between the Parisian design house and the American designer has been named “Balenciaga sofa“, and features a quirky sofa that screams out Balenciaga’s trademark colorful pattern. The sofa has been interestingly made with garment cut-offs and damaged pieces found in the Balenciaga warehouse. A single look at the sofa will make you feel like a bunch of colorful clothing has been dumped on the sofa. The way the Balenciaga logo peaks through the upcycled, transparent material is indeed remarkable.

At a time when the entire fashion industry is torn between being sustainable and producing fast fashion on a global scale, Balenciaga’s ever-growing concern about sustainability is appreciative indeed. Talking about his one-of-a-kind collaboration with Balenciaga, Nuriev said,

It is important to me to show young designers that you can work with upcycled things, you can execute it in a beautiful way, in the right shape, and with the right material.

He further said that this design collaboration aims to  “elevate utilitarian objects to arrive at something thought-provoking.”

However, this is surely not the first time that the Parisian fashion house has collaborated with the American designer. Last year as well, Nuriev created “The Office” installation for the same Design Miami. In this awe-inspiring installation, he recreated a corporate office with furniture pieces emblazoned with Balenciaga’s San Serif logo.

If you are located in or will be around Miami between December 3 and December 8, you can see this Balenciaga sofa on display at the Miami Design, Art Basel Miami Beach.

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