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Usefulness in Small Things, by Kim Colin and Sam Hecht
Watering can and spray bottle, Malaysia
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‘Food on the Move’ - motorways and meals
Pop murals and picnic areas, with mighty engineering as the backdrop.
Courtesy: collection David Lawrence
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‘Bound’ at new All Visual Arts space, Kings Cross
Installation view of 'Corvid’ and 'Fort-Da’ at the new All Visual Arts space in Kings Cross.
Courtesy of All Visual Arts
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Salone del Mobile 2011 preview: The Wallpaper* Edit
Once again, the design world is honing in on Milan and Salone mania is about to be unleashed. The fair runs from 14th to 19th April but attempting to see everything in just a few days is likely to induce a meltdown. So, to spare you your sanity, we’ve compiled our annual edit of the show highlights.
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Berlinscapes by Tuca Vieira at 1500 Gallery
Berlinscapes #4
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The Days: Design and the Modern Interior
Robin Day’s sideboard, dining chair and dining table, with Pye Radio from 1965 on table . The radio won a Designentre award in 1966
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Art of Attraction exhibition, New York
‘Untitled’ by Cass Bird
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London A/W 2011 Fashion Week: Grooming trends
Backstage at Margaret Howell, Sam Bryant and the makeup team used MAC to off-set powdery english-rose complexions with complementary pink shades. Hairstylist Neil Moodie tied hair into loose low chignons, then set styles in place with Bumble & Bumble product.
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‘Psychedelia’ exhibition and auction, ICA
Giles Round, Bicycle Event, 2011
Velorution Chopper bike
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New work by Vincent Dubourg at the Carpenters Workshop Gallery
‘Doors I’ by Vincent Dubourg, 2010
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Yohji Yamamoto takes over London
Yohji Yamamoto exhibition view at the V&A, 2011. The museum’s dedicated homage to Yamamoto’s work through an installation-based format, also designed by Nihei, sees over 80 garments on show.
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Swiss Church, London revamped by Christ & Gantenbein
The revamped church has just re-opened to the public following extensive refurbishment by Basel-based architects Christ & Cantenbein
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Book: Cyclepedia - A tour of Iconic Bicycle Designs, by Michael Embacher
It’s hard not to love the unconventional tandem make-up of Tur Meccaica’s 1980 Bi Bici bicycle, which actually measures only slightly larger than a single bike.
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To parallel the physical production of the +YvesBéhar, the company has decided to explore this stand, on a deeper philosophical level, through a freeform periodic publication. The first effort – the Tænker 001 – brought together a diverse group of design writers, cultural editors, gallery curators and architecture critics to talk about values and creativity in a world that gives such ideals short shrift.
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‘Arquivo Brasilia’ by Lina Kim and Michael Wesely
Inauguration day at the Congress Building
© Lina Kim and Michael Wesely - foto Jesco von Puttkamer- Acervo PUC GO-IGPA -
‘The Joy of Living’ exhibition, London
The currently anonymous works of art in the Joy of Living exhibition include:
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Hermès book: La Maison by Koto Bolofo
Front cover
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‘God Machines’ by Robert Longo and images from the archive of Gallery Thaddeaus Ropac
'Untitled (Rock Band)’ by Robert Longo, 2011
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Hannah Martin jewellery: ‘The Man Who Knows Everything’
Shaman’s Triangle simple ring from 'The Man Who Knows Everything’ narrative.
Photograph courtesy: Chris Peun
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The Frankfurt Kitchen: from the very first German fitted kitchen in 1926 to today’s hot stuff
Measuring a meager 1.9m x 3.4m, and inspired by the compact kitchen facilities of the luxury modern railcar, Lihotsky invented the first mass-produced fitted kitchen, and the world has never looked back.
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R 20th Century celebrates 10 Years in Tribeca
The front of the gallery at 82 Franklin Street in New York’s Tribeca neighbourhood. The neon ‘R’ was picked up at an auction by Meyers and Synderman around the time of the opening and thought it looked so good in the window they made it the name of the gallery.
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March beauty news: editor’s picks
Chanel beauty pack
Leave it to Chanel to raise the bar, even with the launch of their new beauty website. The video-driven web portal gives visitors a peek into the exclusive world of Chanel via backstage footage and interviews. Above all, it showcases the multifaceted creativity of the house’s make-up creative director Peter Philips, best exhibited through a series of films featuring dancing robots made entirely of make-up.
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Posters and graphics by Wim Crouwel
Exhibition poster by Wim Crouwel, 1968, for Foder Museum, Amsterdam
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Mizutaki
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Alpine Barn by EXiT Architetti Associati in Italy
In a UNESCO World Heritage site in Selva di Cadore, Italian architecture practice EXiT have taken a classic Belluno barn and successfully reworked it for the 21st century
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Normandy House by Beckmann-N'Thépé in France
Located in an isolated residential patch of the Perche countryside in France’s Normandy region, this house is Paris-based Beckmann N'Thépé’s latest residential project
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Chilmark Guest House by Charles Rose Architects in Massachusetts
Peering out from a forest, the Chilmark Guest House in Massachusetts is a beautifully compact guest cabin
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The Houl by Simon Winstanley Architects, Scotland
Emerging from the contours of an elevated and exposed Dumfriesshire hillside, The Houl is not only a fine contemporary reinterpretation of the traditional Scottish ‘longhouse’ but also a net zero carbon dwelling that doesn’t wear its progressive eco credentials too visibly on its sleeve
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Alfa Romeo 4C GTA
The Alfa Romeo 4C GTA hints at future design cues for the Italian marque.
