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Artist, designer, DJ; Margot Bowman is a London-based creative whose chaotic, brash, colour-laden and delightfully 21st-century-punk aesthetic is in high demand. When she's not collaborating with fashion brands (from up-and-coming to high street),...
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Celebrating the bare-faced art of public nakedness, from streakers to nudists, and reinterpreting the traditional nude sculpture along the way, Dundee illustration graduate Sally Hackett has certainly achieved in the originality stakes. From Michael...
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Naked women, zombies, pizza, punk rock, drugs and the occult; artist/illustrator Jiro Bevis' work is the stuff of children-of-the-80s' straight-to-video wet dreams. Often imitated, never bettered, Bevis' work - all dripping in tongue in cheek...
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A rather curious and delightful little exhibition has sprung up in Dalston, involving around 400 hand-made noses. The Nose Show is housed in the cult coffee shop slash curiosity space - Tina We Salute You. Tom Jennings - the...
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It's quite amazing what you can do in a car park these days. Park cars (of course), build swanky flats on them... or, decorate and regenerate by throwing a two week long party. The clever clogs behind The Book Club - Mothershp Group (who also...
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Britain wouldn't be Britain without an international crowd. That's what makes it great - full of flavour, variety and creativity. So I popped to my home town of Milton Keynes for this year's International Festival, a week long 'happening' -...
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Creating ad campaigns for Apple, British Airways and Ford; art direction for Alexander McQueen, countless book covers... none of it has wavered the intrinsic artistry of design duo Kai and Sunny's work, the D&AD award winners still look most...
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There’s nothing so quintessentially British, so traditionally familial as a board game; the casual cheating of snakes and ladders, the avaricious screaming of “RENT!” in your brother’s face as he lands on a Park Lane hotel, the bludgeoning...
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Ewen Spencer is a photographer who's graced our pages previously, thanks to his brilliant warts 'n' all documenting of a large period in the life of The White Stripes - from sweaty 200-capacity club gigs in the UK, to a fanatical South American tour...
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Graphic designer turned musician, turned DJ, turned record label owner, turned artist... Trevor Jackson is the dictionary definition of the word 'creative'. He's a laid-back design-slash-music legend that makes everything seem so damn effortless;...
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"Nathan Penlington's fusion of wit, storytelling and visuals are garnering critics’ plaudits and attention" declared Time Out, and the subject of his most high-profile show to date - spoon-bending crazy man Uri Geller - clearly agrees; the...
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Citing pop art and M.C. Escher as inspirations, Brighton-based illustrator Jamie Cullen carves mystifying surrealist scenarios from his inspired mind, with clients like Nike, Coke and Volkswagen lapping them up. The influence of Escher's impossible...
Dispatches
With works spanning the design of buildings, landscapes, installations, exhibitions and objects, the projects of Asif Khan MBE explore sites of complex narratives, community empowerment and questions of identity. Collaborating with Canada Water and...
City Notes
Inspired by the golden age of nightlife, Calgary's Sweet Loretta Bar nods to the throbbing energy of 1970s discos and vintage sound studios, the late-night venue situated in the city's design and arts district and offering an inclusive space for...
City Notes
Located within Newson’s Yard — a recently conceived design hub on the Pimlico Road in London’s Belgravia — Wildflowers is a new neighbourhood restaurant, wine bar and deli with a focus on seasonal, high-quality ingredients cooked over...
City Notes
Chef Santiago Lastra's latest venture sees London-based A-nrd Studio create a metaphorical home-away-from-home, where the locally inspired fare and affable atmosphere of family-owned Mexican restaurants unite with a contemporary twist informed by...
Dispatches
Spanning 7,500 kilometres of Greece’s 16,000 kilometres of coastline, the Greek Archipelago is vast, with figures on the number of islands it comprises at some 6,000; 227 of which are inhabited. Which is a lot of islands, many of which are packed...
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The field of medicine is changing rapidly, altering how healthcare professionals diagnose, treat, and care for patients. Innovations in digital health, artificial intelligence, and personalised medicine are transforming patient experiences and...
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You said yes, and now it's time to celebrate. But how best to honour this extra-special occasion? With an awesome party of course. Your friends and family will just want to pass on their love and best wishes, so the details are up to you – and...
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Whenever you are looking to book a holiday, you’ll end up considering lots of different destinations across the globe before settling on one. The ideal holiday spot will cater to every traveller in your group, whilst being affordable too....