design

This exhibition traces the countercultural history of skateboarding

The new show at the Design Museum traces the story of the skateboarding scene through the evolution and design of boards

Art & Photography

Oct 25, 2023

Will Palmer

Life & Culture

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What Barbie’s high-pink, utopian aesthetic can teach us about ourselves

As Greta Gerwig’s Barbie is released, Liara Roux speaks to writer Whitney Mallett about the doll’s bubblegum-pop Dreamhouses, and what they can teach us about girlhood, desire and contemporary society

Life & Culture

Jul 21, 2023

Liara Roux

Art & Photography

GIDA: the magazine faithfully documenting African visual culture

After publishing a second volume focusing on East African creators, we speak to editors and contributors about the journal’s unique position as a publication both for and made by Africans

Art & Photography

Jun 20, 2023

Elliot Hoste

Art & Photography

TON is the rebellious, anti-elitist interiors publication you need to know

The new biannual publication promises an alternative to the usual interiors mags consumed by ‘posh, middle-aged or elderly rich people’

Art & Photography

Apr 04, 2023

Emily Dinsdale

Life & Culture

What is frutiger aero, the aesthetic taking over from Y2K?

Shiny globules, green fields, tropical fish – memories of an era dominated by glossy, naturalistic design are taking over the internet

Life & Culture

Feb 03, 2023

Laura Holliday

Art & Photography

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Anna Tangles is the latest emerging artist championed by Driven By Change

As part of the initiative created in collaboration with Vuse and The McLaren F1 Team, the Lebanese artist’s design for the McLaren livery will be revealed at the Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2022

Art & Photography

Nov 16, 2022

Fashion

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The story behind artist Cassius Hirst’s exclusive Prada collaboration

We talk to the artist about reinventing Prada’s most iconic sneakers in his signature style and gaining a cult following of famous fans

Fashion

May 19, 2022

Emily Dinsdale

Fashion

Virgil Abloh’s commandments for hacking creativity

In ode to the late fashion trailblazer’s genius, we asked four collectives touched by Abloh’s vision to pick one of his strategic hacks and tell us what it means to them

Fashion

Mar 15, 2022

Kemi Alemoru

Art & Photography

Barbara Kruger, Thinking of You. I Mean Me. I Mean You

Diving deep into 40 years of Barbara Kruger’s radical art

A new book, Thinking of You. I Mean Me. I Mean You, gathers together four decades of provocative artwork by the seminal artist – and shows us why we need her eye on the world more than ever

Art & Photography

Jun 11, 2021

Emily Dinsdale

Science & Tech