Founded in 2011 by Luke McLaren and Rob Excell, London practice McLaren Excell designs calm, highly crafted spaces. Working with original structures, such as a Victorian house in Kew (pictured) or Shepherd’s Bush, or an 18th century barn in Oxfordshire, the team restructures and reformats seamlessly using materials such as concrete, solid oak and limestone. mclarenexcell.com
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Think small, think electric, as Hyundai attempts to revolutionise the classic Indian three-wheelerHyundai’s Micro Mobility strategy, in collaboration with Indian manufacturer TVS, has revealed two conceptual takes on small electric urban transport in a bid to cut the country’s crushing pollution issue
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‘Just beneath the surface there’s another world’: How David Lynch used hair and make-up to create his singular universeFrom Blue Velvet and Mulholland Drive to Twin Peaks, David Lynch used hair and make-up in his films as a narrative device, writes Laura Havlin
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Burns Night 2025: where to celebrate in LondonIt is time to raise a wee dram to Scotland’s national poet Robert Burns on Burns Night (25 January). Here is our pick of places to enjoy an evening of generous speechmaking, toasting, and drinking around London
