Category: Design
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Banksy is the Brits’ favourite painter of all time – is this status deserved?
The secretive stenciller is no Rembrandt – but a new poll shows that ‘high art’ alienates the public more than any other cultural form
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Stirling prize 2019 shortlist: from a cork creation to a Teletubbies-style whisky distillery
Energy efficiency is a priority this year as a railway station, visitor centre, social housing project and opera house vie for the RIBA award for British building of the year
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Bird painting on porcelain brought firmly and fervently into the modern day
In 2019, Meissen, Europe’s oldest porcelain manufactory, honours the traditional genre of bird painting on porcelain. Meissen’s classical images and patterns are revisited and applied to both modern and historical service and object designs. The collection ranges from sleek, minimalist services and mugs to wall paintings and modern home décor all the…
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Color, bold graphics and 3D illusions: Felipe Pantone for 2019 Hennessy V.S Limited Edition
The 2019 Hennessy V.S Limited Edition collaboration with Argentine-Spanish contemporary artist Felipe Pantone marks the brand’s ninth artistic partnership with an art world pioneer. Hennessy releases Hennessy Very Special Limited Edition cognac bottle by artist Felipe Pantone. Felipe Pantone is always trying to jump on the next wave, to innovate. ” I like to…
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Are artificial islands the answer to Hong Kong’s housing crisis?
Will a $60bn development to house 1.1 million people help to ease the world’s most unaffordable property market or is it simply ‘pouring money into the sea’?
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W Hotels brand to land in Argentina
Marriott International announces the W Buenos Aires, which is expected to open in 2024. Puerto Madero, one of Buenos Aires’ most sought-after neighborhoods, to be home for the first W Hotel in Argentina. The hospitality project by the luxury hotel chain owned by Marriott International will alter the Buenos Aires skyline, and…