Nick Compton
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Apple re-opens London flagship with a new look by Foster + Partners
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Rick Owens’ ’Prehistoric’ new furniture collection
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Reality check: Sarah Sze brings AR to Fondation Cartier
American artist Sarah Sze explores the shadowy spaces between physical and digital worlds with a new show in dialogue with Jean Nouvel's iconic glass building
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‘Pop! Pop! Pop!’: Jeff Koons on the drive behind his new limited-edition BMW 8 Series
We speak to Jeff Koons about blending pop, performance and punch in his design for the BMW M850i xDrive Gran Coupé
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Turner Prize 2021 exhibition opens: pick your winner
The Turner Prize 2021 exhibition has opened at the Herbert Art Gallery & Museum in Coventry, UK (until 12 January 2022). Five activist collectives present projects embracing topics from neurodiversity to community care to farmed salmon
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Inside the design of Apple Mac's latest update
Alan Dye, Apple’s VP of human interface, tells all on the Mac OS update ‘Big Sur'
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London Design District’s D2 building dazzles in iridescent ‘dichroic fins’
Design District's D2 building by Mole Architects is now open for business
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Anicka Yi fills Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall with science, scent and intrigue
Anicka Yi has let loose a family of floating AI jellyfish in Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall. We spoke to the artist as she prepared for her scent and science-infused Hyundai Commission
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A legacy of Bangladeshi architecture on show at the Dhaka Art Summit
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In memoriam: Marcus Fairs (1967–2022)
We remember Dezeen founder Marcus Fairs, a leading light of design and architecture journalism, who has passed away at age 54
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Alex Eagle has landed with two new retail lifestyle concepts in London and Berlin
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Ab Rogers reimagines healthcare architecture with The Third Carer concept
We explore the future of healthcare architecture with Ab Rogers through his new research concept and book, The Third Carer
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Smash hit: Ron Arad’s first NFT drop takes things up a gear
Designer, artist and architect Ron Arad joins the NFT crowd with the help of curatorial platform Shifting Vision
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Behind the glassy façade of Apple’s newest London store lies an AR art wonderland
Artists Tin Nguyen and Ed Cutting have created ‘United Visions’, an augmented reality world for Apple’s Brompton Road store that brings the chaotic inner world of poet William Blake to life
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Last chance to see: Libby Heaney’s quantum-powered take on a Hieronymus Bosch masterpiece
At Berlin’s Schering Stiftung, artist and physicist Libby Heaney is harnessing quantum code to reimagine Hieronymus Bosch’s 15th-century The Garden of Earthly Delights
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Virgil Abloh’s take on the Mercedes-Maybach is functional, fun and future-facing
Mercedes-Benz unveils Project Maybach, its second collaboration with Virgil Abloh (1980 – 2021), in homage to ‘a visionary, trusted partner and collaborator’
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Key design innovations in the new Apple Watch, iPhone, and MacBook Pro
Apple’s latest round of innovations delivers a wealth of fingertip functionality – here’s what to expect from the Apple Watch 7, iPhone 13 Pro, and MacBook Pro
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The making of ‘Cape’ suit, by Konstantin Grcic and Brioni
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Tom Sachs' NFT Rocket Factory scoops 2022 Wallpaper* Design Award
Tom Sachs’ brilliantly imaginative Rocket Factory marks the American artist's foray into the world of NFTs, and scoops ‘Best Rocket Launch’ at this year's Wallpaper* Design Awards 2022
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Apple Watch Ultra headlines the brand’s new products for autumn 2022
Apple Watch Ultra heads the charge as Apple gets serious about high performance and extreme sports, while the iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max offer an unbeatable photography experience
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Decision: Carsten Höller creates a new kind of fun at London's Hayward Gallery
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London Feeds Itself, a new book by Open City, is a scrumptious offering that connects food culture and architecture
London Feeds Itself, a new book by Open City, is a scrumptious offering that connects food culture and architecture
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Stuart Franklin captures a poignant tribute to Leonard Cohen
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’Japonisme’: Toshiba Gallery of Japanese Art reopens at the V&A
The V&A’s Toshiba Gallery of Japanese Art, originally opened in 1986, has re-opened after a six-month refurbishment programme. The new-look space will exhibit 550 works, a mere fraction of the 40,000 pieces in the permanent collection.
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