Latest articles by Laura May Todd
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Bulgari’s past and future meet as artists interpret Serpenti for Milan exhibition
Bulgari exhibition ‘75 Years of Infinite Tales’ (until 19 November 2023) sees artists interpret the Serpenti collection, in mediums from robotic performance to sculpture
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Lambert+Fils pop-up bar in Montreal is designed as a lighting performance
Lambert+Fils and Bruises Gallery team up on Bar Lanterne in Montreal (until 13 October 2023)
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Freddy Mamani on Neo-Andean architecture and bringing a cruise ship to Bolivia
We catch up with Bolivian architect Freddy Mamani at Focus: Radical Repair, the conference curated by The World Around and Fondation Cartier in Milan, to talk about Neo-Andean architecture and his latest project, el Crucero de los Andes
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Singapore Design Week 2023 prioritises sustainability and inclusivity
Singapore Design Week 2023 (until 1 October) explores the theme ‘Better By Design’ with exhibitions at the National Design Center and across the city
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Inside Venice Venice Hotel, ‘as far from a typical “art hotel” as possible‘
The oldest palazzo on the Grand Canal, the Venice Venice Hotel is launching an ambitious new expansion project
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Infinito Suite at Palazzo Avino combines sea views with elegant minimalism
Infinito Suite at Palazzo Avino on the Amalfi coast is architect Giuliano Andrea Dell’Uva's latest project
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Highlights from Design Shanghai 2023: ‘Now is the golden age of Chinese design’
Our Design Shanghai 2023 highlights, from leading Chinese designers and brands to emerging creatives
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Last chance to see: ‘Pleated for Frank’, an homage to Josef Frank by Folkform and Svenskt Tenn
Folkform and Svenskt Tenn present a homage to the classic plissé lampshades by Josef Frank (until 19 May 2023)
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India Mahdavi animates Villa Medici with a colourful and contemporary restyling
At Rome’s Villa Medici, India Mahdavi's intervention is the latest in a series of ‘re-enchantments’ of the 16th-century architecture and interiors
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SolidNature’s stone garden of wonders at Milan Design Week
SolidNature taps OMA and Sabine Marcelis for a dreamlike Milan Design Week installation
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Grace Prince presents ‘Displaced Line’ at Milan’s Oxilia Gallery
Grace Prince fashions materials into masterpieces in her new exhibition at Oxilia Gallery during Milan Design Week 2023
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Cristina Celestino takes over a tennis club for Milan Design Week
Clay Court Club is Cristina Celestino’s takeover of the historical Bonacossa Tennis Court, revisited with a contemporary design approach for Milan Design Week 2023
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Stockholm Furniture Fair launches Älvsjö Gård collectible design platform
Stockholm Design Week 2023: Stockholm Furniture Fair has launched Älvsjö Gård, its first platform for collectible design
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Alexander Lervik’s ‘Hemvist’ wooden furniture was crafted using a technique for making stairs
Stockholm Design Week 2023: Alexander Lervik and wooden stair manufacturer Drömtrappor present a new collection of furniture at his recently opened design gallery, Unikat
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Patricia Urquiola presents new lighting system for Flos
Patricia Urquiola's latest creation for Flos is a sustainable lighting system featuring organic shapes inspired by the fruit and flowers of almond trees
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Last chance to see: 'Bruce Nauman: Contrapposto Studies’ at Punta della Dogana, Venice
Focusing on the American artist's performative 'Contrapposto Studies', Bruce Nauman's show at Punta della Dogana, Venice, gives new meaning to body language – on view until 27 November 2022
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Dubai Design Week 2022: a meeting of international brands and local talent
Dubai Design Week 2022 returns with exhibitions at Downtown Design and the d3 Design District, highlighting emerging talent and sustainable approaches
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World View: Letter from Canada
The World View series shines light on the creativity and resilience of designers around the world as they confront the challenges wrought by the Covid-19 pandemic. Working with our international contributors, we reach out to creative talents to ponder the power of design in difficult times and share messages of hope. As Laura May Todd discovers in Toronto and Montreal, designers are staying connected digitally, setting up home studios, and finding new appreciation for tactility and self-reliance
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A new book investigates the characters behind design
Milan-based design curator and journalist Maria Cristina Didero shines a light on people behind the design, with a new limited edition book designed by Prague-based creative collective OKOLO
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Assessing the pitfalls and potentials of the information age
The world’s longest running Biennial of Design in Ljubljana questions data, fake news, AI in the post-truth era
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Ettore Sottsass, colour and architecture at Lake Como Design Fair
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Exploring the artistic side of Kartell, from the domestic to surreal
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Ettore Spalletti’s pastel paean to the shores of Pescara
The 79-year-old Italian artist takes up residence in Monaco’s Villa Paloma with a serene retrospective
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Faye Toogood’s latest rug collection is inspired by absent-minded ‘Doodles’
The British designer realises a colourful new rug collection with cc-tapis
