STAGES is exhibition initiated by Lance Armstrong and Nike to raise funds and awareness for the fight against cancer. 20 renowned artists produced work inspired by Lance and his fight against cancer. Although I’m very sceptical about the whole cycling sport (or any professional sport for that matter), the cause and the artwork deserve some publicity. The exhibition opens this Friday July 17th at Galerie Emmanuel Perrotin in Paris, France.

Here are a few of the artworks:

Tom Sachs

José Parlá

Kaws

Richard Prince

Christopher Wool

Geoff McFetridge

Shepard Fairey

Blind Dragster by Espen Dietrichson.

found at T h e _ S t r a y ________ V o l t a g e

Yellow Seamless by Erica Love.

found at i heart photograph

The Coral lamp by Studio Aisslinger is made of hexagonal felt submodules. It should remind you of a sea life coral structure, but I say it could be a honeycomb too. Sspecially in yellow.

found at dezeen

“You Knew It and You Blew It” is an interactive sculpture by Yarisal & Kublitz. Just watch the video below.

found via trendbeheer

This collection of bags, called Papier (= paper), was actually designed by Stefan Diez for Saskia Diez, his wife who designs really nice jewelery. They are made from the same material, Tyvek®, as his other bags A1 & A2. It is a synthetic paper made from PE which is extremely tearproof, lightweight, waterproof and recyclable. Like most bags, they become nice after some wear and tear.

Pleats-Pleats is a sofa designed by Daniel Hedner from Imaginary Office. Clothed polyurethane foam is woven around a white powder coated steel pipe frame.

found at dezeen

Friends by Bott Scarry.

Bowls, plates and cups are merged into the Closely Separated Vase, designed by Michael Geertsen. Available at muuto.

found at designboom weblog

Fold is magazine rack designed by Benjamin Hubert.

Here are some prototypes.