Please Be Seated: the homage to Jacques Tati’s visionary designs and whims

  Please Be Seated: a glimpse at French filmmaker Jacques Tati’s humorous satire on modern design. design miami/2019: Les Ateliers Courbet + Thirlwall Design present Please Be Seated. Les Ateliers Courbet introduces to the United States the sole edition of Tati designs ever made, produced by esteemed design studio Domeau & Pérès in collaboration with … Read more

Your chance to feel very flush: the 18-carat golden toilet hits Britain

It had New Yorkers queueing to spend a penny. Now it’s been plumbed into the palace where Churchill was born. We meet the artist-prankster behind the throne once offered to Trump

London Design Festival 2019: Sony looks at the future relationship humans can develop with robots capable of emotion

    Affinity in Autonomy – an exploration into how technology can enrich our lives and society Since the creation of the world first Entertainment Robot, ‘AIBO’ in 1999, Sony has continued to grow its knowledge and understanding of AI and Robotics. At this year’s London Design Festival, Sony envisions a futuristic installation of AI … Read more

Olafur Eliasson review – art’s weatherman fogs up Tate Modern

Tate Modern, London
Pea-soupers in corridors, moss on the walls – the artist wants to change the way we see our place in the world at a time of climate emergency. Does he go far enough?

A Shoe Heaven Powered by Nature: Nicholas Kirkwood Pop-Up

  Powered by Nature’, a unique foral installation for two Nicholas Kirkwood Pop-Up stores in London. Take in the ikebana-style floral arrangements hand-painted with geometric patterning as you browse the collection. Feel feminine and strong at the same time when wearing unique luxury footwear by multi-award-winning British shoe designer Nicholas Kirkwood. To celebrate the launch … Read more