“Our guiding principle was that design is neither an intellectual nor a material affair, but simply an integral part of the stuff of life, necessary for everyone in a civilised …
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Brick is one of the oldest and most versatile man-made materials used for construction today. Some of the earliest dried mudbricks, dating before 7,500 BC, have been found in the …
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It’s been over ten years since the term “selfie” entered our lexicon as Oxford Dictionaries’ word of the year, defined as “a self-captured photograph, typically snapped with a smartphone or …
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In an accelerating landscape, fresh ways of understanding the world become increasingly important. Bloomberg New Contemporaries, an annual exhibition providing a platform for recent fine art graduates, offers insight into …
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Diane Villadsen is a fashion and conceptual photographer based in the San Francisco Bay Area. With a focus on colour and space, her images redress feminine and masculine stereotypes, empowering characters through …
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Vitra Design Museum presents the first exhibition to explore the past, present and future of modern gardens. Cultivated green spaces are deeply rooted in human history and cultural contexts. According …
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Even immobile objects are in a kind of flux. This is one of the insights of artist and filmmaker Steve McQueen’s Static, a film that instigates new perspectives on one …
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Exploring the steadfast nature of affection, Rachel Segal Hamilton, an author from Birmingham, delves into the significance of nurturing interactions in her book Love Story. Such connections are not merely …
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It is an extraordinary moment in time. We are dealing with the disruptive impact of politics and the influence of new technologies on our lives. Together, they have created an …
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Human activity and its power to transform the world is the theme at the heart of Ali Kazma’s (b. 1971) practice. He is fascinated by the idea of work, in …
