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As part of the London Design Festival, the V&A hosted a series of Salon Talks - interviews with female designers celebrating the role that women play in today’s design industry. I was one of the interviewers and spoke to Sarah Elanany. Sarah is...
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There is a definitely a trend towards revealing some of the design and making process to help us connect with products. A shiny showroom is no longer enough – we want to see behind the scenes into the workshop too. The stories of where products...
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I found my self one sunny Tuesday afternoon wandering around an old diary warehouse, now the twentytwentyone showroom, discussing the difference between the design process and creating works of graphic art with Ronan Bouroullec. (I love my job!)...
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At a design event the size of London Design Festival, there's invariably a heady array of big name designers dallying with form over function - even those projects that posses much thought, backstory and opinion end up falling foul to a glaring lack...
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Unable to experience Keiichi Matsuda’s flagship installation, the Veuve Clicquot-commissioned Prism, at the V&A during London Design Festival (too late, too busy we finally gave up), we instead chose to marvel at the Prism Cabinet, a collaboration...
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Shoreditch bar-cum-gallery DreamBagsJaguarShoes is consistently one of the capital's best places to find work from hot new design, art and fashion talents - whilst enjoying a tipple to boot - and, their contribution to this year's London Design...
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Lauren Baker is a delightful little bundle of contradiction. Petite, beautiful, long wavy hair, a minute chiwawa under her arm, and a Geordie accent... she probably wouldn't like us saying this: but you expect watching The X Factor and reading...
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This year's London Design Festival saw Kouichi Okamoto of Kyouei Design present two wildly intriguing works as part of the many installations scattered around the iconic V&A. Contrasting the building's history and grandeur, both Musical Table and...
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One of the nice things about London Design Festival, and one of its most painful (if you favour form over function footwear, as I do), is the event's sheer spread - you always stumble across something you didn't expect to; A Place to Gather - a...
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London Design Festival, like any major international event, is a hotbed of collaborations, good and bad, often confusing. FOLD - a pop-up lounge at designjunction - was one such amalgamation of design talents and brands, uniting; hold your breath......
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Shrinking violet with a big voice? Love to perform but can't stand the piercing eyes pointed in your direction? Goldsmiths graduate Yuki Uebo has fashioned a rather elaborate solution for all those son's and heirs of a shyness that is criminally...
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Toy fans of a nervous disposition may want to look away now - scissor-wielding sisters intent on showing Barbie who's boss: sign up here. Tucked in a corner at this year's brilliant Designersblock, non-profit arts organisation Exploring Senses -...
City Notes
“A masterclass in conceptuality,” a hotel that “takes you on a fuzzy trip of vague recollection,” and “a paradise of inimitable escapism.” That’s what we said about Port de Sóller’s impressive Bikini Island & Mountain Hotel three...
City Notes
Hidden in the quiet heart of rural Spain, La Torre del Visco Hotel offers unrivalled luxury and adventures walking in a shepherd’s footsteps across the ancient Aragonese landscape that once inspired Picasso… In the early 20th century,...
City Notes
The world’s first StandardX hotel has opened in Fitzroy, Melbourne, the offshoot of the renowned global The Standard hotels, officially touted as the brand’s “rebellious younger sibling” with an offering of “intuitive hospitality without...
Stuff Crush
See captivating, never-before-published photographs of 1970s and '80s USA cultural hotspots including New York City, San Francisco, Las Vegas, New Orleans, Miami Beach and more in Street Walker, a new publication from revered street photographer and...
Dispatches
Long-time perusers of these pages will know about our love affair with Barcelona’s convention shattering Sónar festival; having just completed the musical programme for its forthcoming 32nd edition, We Heart can already feel the sticky spirit of...
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Hotels around the world are constantly searching for new ways to improve the guest experience, and innovation has become a key part of their strategy. Modern travellers expect more than just a clean room and a comfortable bed. They are looking for...
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Wellness Trends for 2025: A series of posts designed to uncover the most progressive concepts in wellness for the year ahead. Number Fifteen: Mental Health for the Planet. As awareness of climate change and environmental degradation grows, an...