Christian church by GMP Architects in China (source)
We live in a society were symbols represent who we are. A heart = love, an apple = health, a Ferrari = wealth, a diamond = commitment, a wheelchair = patience, a black outfit = mourning. Throughout the years we have found ways to interpret these features into our everyday lives giving them a new meaning and breaking barriers. What happens though when one of our strongest symbol which = loyalty,humanity,respect,devotion and redemption is attempted by designers to be interpreted into new meanings? What happens when you take a symbol that dynamic and influential out of its context knowing that it will create controversy and anger to some in order to make it more approachable. What happens when the CROSS enters our bathrooms, our fashion, our art, our music our sexually active beds ? What happens when we take down the symbol and lie on it? Do we make it stronger by making it part of our lives or do we ridicule it?
The historic question is BLESSED OR CURSED?
Believe it or not...Yatzer presents the latest projects and some all time classic ones, from all the creative fields - industrial design, architecture, arts, fashion, photography that were designed in the name of GOD.
Church of Santa Monica in Madrid, Spain by Vicens & Ramos Architects / photo: Gallo Quirico (source)
The Prophecy / A Michelangelo-esque collaboration between BeautifulMag and digital artist Aymeric Giraudel
The Cross sofa by Richard Hutten (source)
Chapel House by Zecc Architecten / photo: CornbreadWorks
Spring-Summer 2009 collection by Rick Owens / photo: Yiannis Vlamos
St. Bartholomew's Church by QUBUS in the village of Chodovice, Eastern Bohemia
Celebrating the cross by "Humans since 1982" / photo: Christoffer T. Duff
from the famous Pierre and Gilles portfolio
The White Rabbit Restaurant in Singapore
Marithe Francois Girbaud advertising campaign (source)
Saint B mp3-player by Yar Rassadin
Church of Holy Cross by KHR architects at Jyllinge, Denmark / photo: Torben Eskerod
"holy tost" stamper for bread by Fred
Saint chair by Sebastian Errazuriz
Hand Painted Ceramic Busts by Brian Morris
The Cathedral of Christ the Light by SOM-Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP at Oakland, California, USA/ Photo: César Rubio, Timothy Hursley, John Blaustein (source)
Jesus hanger by Eric Morel and Icon design for Vlaemsch in 2002 on the left
Cross doorstop by ATYPYK
Jesus street stencil / photo by Steve Sherriff
photo by the portfolio of photographer Cole Rise
Kruisherenhotel-Maastricht HOTEL, The Netherlands, photo: ilvic & Arnout Fonck (thanks to Matylda Krzykowski)
cross brush by Fredrikson Stallard
Robert Stadler's installation in a Parisian church (source)
Theis and Khan Architects renovation of Lumen United Reformed Church in London, UK. (source)
St. Bonifatius renovation by C18 architects, Herbrechtingen, Germany / photo: Brigida Gonzalez
Selexyz Dominicanen Bookstore in Maastricht by Merkx+Girod architects winner of 2007 Dutch Interior Design Prize / photo: Roos Aldershoff (source)
Chapel for the Deaconesses of St-Loup at Hôpital de St-Loup, Switzerland by Architects: Localarchitecture & Danilo Mondada / Photo: Milo Keller
Mortensrud church in Oslo by JSA-Jensen & Skodvin Arkitektkontor / photo: Jan Olav Jensen & Per Berntsen (source)
cross vase by QUBUS design
The Prayer Chapel by debartolo architects at Phoenix, Arizona, USA / photo: Bill Timmerman (source)
The NUN series by DOU. Oleg Duryagin
The Donau City Church, Vienna by Heinz Tezar (source)
The Dornbusch church in Frankfurt by Meixner Schluter Wendt
Richard Meier’s Jubilee Church at Tor Tre Teste Rome, Italy (source)
"Ceci n'est pas une croix, c'est un banc"? by Huib Muilwijk (source)
Holy advertising campaign for BENETTON
St. Henry’s Ecumenical Art Chapel in Turku, Finland by Architects: Matti Sanaksenaho, Pirjo Sanaksenaho and Enrico Garbin (source)
Logshan Xinxin Town Church, Beijing by WSP Architectural Design (source)
Manuel Clavel Rojo’s moving mausoleum in the wooded La Alberca cemetery on the edge of Murcia in Spain / photo Juan de la Cruz Megias (source)
photo by David La Chapell's portfolio
