Latest articles by Francesca Perry
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Skateboarding in swimming pools: the case of Alvar Aalto’s Villa Mairea
A family of shows at Aalto2 Museum Centre explores skateboarding in swimming pools through the case study of Alvar Aalto’s Villa Mairea in Finland
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London Craft Week 2024: the best artisan-made works to discover across the city
London Craft Week 2024 takes over the city (13-19 May 2024), we put together a list of highlights to discover the best craft across town
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What will the future of energy look like? Vitra Design Museum seeks the answer
‘Transform! Designing the Future of Energy’ at Vitra Design Museum explores the future of energy, from solar-powered devices to smart architecture (until 1 September 2024)
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Panorammma's design work is a combination of fictional worlds
Wallpaper* Future Icons: Mexico City-based design studio Panorammma is the practice of 29-year old Maika Palazuelos
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Matan Fadida's work merges comfort and formal experimentation
Wallpaper* Future Icons: based in London, Matan Fadida's work can be described as industrial minimalism achieved with honest materials, and includes objects, furniture and wearables
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Cork furniture: the why, the how and the what
Why choose cork furniture? We explore the benefits of the material and the most exciting designs, old and new, from the likes of Tom Dixon, ClassiCon and Jasper Morrison
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The Bouroullecs’ ‘Belleville’ chair reimagined 53 ways for La Source Garouste auction
The ‘Belleville’ chair is spliced, diced and furrified for La Source Garouste’s charity auction, by designers from Christian Louboutin to Constance Guisset
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Emerging stars and established makers unite in show for London Design Festival
Curated by Jan Hendzel, ‘11:11’ at Staffordshire St Gallery in Peckham, south London, features a diverse breadth of design, from ceramics and textiles to woodworking and jewellery
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Simone Brewster evokes a forest of cork oak trees in central London
For London Design Festival 2023, Simone Brewster presents ‘Spirit of Place’ on The Strand in collaboration with Amorim cork, intended to ‘capture the essence of the forest’
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Andu Masebo turns a red Alfa Romeo into furniture
Andu Masebo gives new life to an old Alfa Romeo, creating playful furniture, on show at the V&A South Kensington during London Design Festival (and until 15 October 2023)
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Ranjani Shettar’s site-specific sculptures unveiled in Barbican Conservatory
Ranjani Shettar’s ‘Cloud songs on the horizon’ suspends sculptures amid the Barbican Conservatory’s plant life
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Last chance to see: Liberty exhibitions inspired by Futurism in Milan
Milan Design Week 2023: Liberty collaborates with interior designer Federico Forquet on a collection of fashion and interior fabrics inspired by Futurists
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Last chance to see: Slow Spain is AHEC’s showcase of the country’s next generation of creatives
With Slow Spain, AHEC presents Spain’s next generation of ‘slow’ designers at Madrid Design Festival 2023 (until 12 March 2023)
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Architecture programmes for young people to try now
Interested in architecture, but not sure where to begin? Here are opportunities for young people and emerging professionals to help give you that crucial start
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One tree, ten designers: SCP presents The One Tree Project at London Design Festival
London Design Festival 2022: SCP enlisted ten British designers to create furniture and objects from a felled ash tree from founder Sheridan Coakley's Hampshire garden
