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At home with artist Gabriel Rico
Even in a period of social distancing, the art world continues to turn. In our ongoing series, we go home, from home, with artists finding inspiration in isolation. Reached during his temporary seclusion among the Mexican mountains, Gabriel Rico reveals how his poetic assemblages of found objects draw on culture, philosophy and the natural order of things
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Master & Dynamic and Away’s travel collection has us missing flights
Audio specialist Master & Dynamic and luggage brand Away offer up a capsule collection, from headphones to a daypack, with proceeds benefiting the music community impacted by the pandemic
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Transatlantic exhibition series honours artists lost to HIV/AIDS
40 years since cases of HIV/AIDS were first identified, David Zwirner gallery in New York and London pays tribute to artists whose lives were cut short by the disease, and the community who endured ostracism and stigma
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Tej Chauhan’s new ceramic watch for Rado feels ‘liquid soft’
The Rado True Square by Tej Chauhan in matt yellow explores the industrial designer’s futuristic visions of pop culture
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Artist Daniel Arsham on loving cars, and eroding them
We speak to American artist Daniel Arsham about his deep-seated passion for supercars and the drive behind his exhibition of eroded automobiles in Detroit – including a Porsche930 Turbo and Ford Mustang GT
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Michael Craig-Martin turns Covid-era objects into icons
Irish artist Michael Craig-Martin confronts a new age of consumer culture, putting his striking, bold-coloured spin on objects defining the times
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Through the lens of photographer Milo Lethorn
Here, Milo Lethorn discusses the eroding perceptions of photographic ‘truth’, the marketisation of higher education, and pushing the boundaries of genre
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John Derian’s Picture Book is an eclectic, illustrative feast for the eyes
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Vodafone Smart Tech's Tom Guy on the Internet of Things
As more and more people want smart tech to offer simpler solutions to everyday problems, Vodafone Smart Tech is here to stay
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Developers Uribe Schwarzkopf are ushering in a new dynamic era for Quito
Following on from a journey to Quito in our Summer 2020 issue, we sit down with Tommy and Joseph Schwarzkopf of leading Ecuadorean developers, Uribe Schwarzkopf to discuss a city in transition
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Information designer Federica Fragapane on the Covid-19 Community Vulnerability Index
Design Emergency began as an Instagram Live series during the Covid-19 pandemic and is now becoming a wake-up call to the world, and compelling evidence of the power of design to effect radical and far-reaching change.
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Virgil Abloh is on the hunt for the next big thing in sustainable design
Virgil Abloh and Evian raise a glass to the next generation, announcing €50,000 grant for sustainable design initiatives, open to 18–35 year olds. Here, discover what the creative polymath hopes to see from the entries
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Bjarke Ingels gives shape to the Virgin Hyperloop
The Virgin Hyperloop – a proposed mode of passenger and freight transportation – is gaining currency, aided by design ideas from BIG. ‘It’s about the destination,' says Bjarke Ingels
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Green thumb: landscape architect Enzo Enea on bringing mysticism to Miami’s waterfront
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The much-anticipated Saatchi Yates gallery opens its doors in London
The new Saatchi Yates gallery in Mayfair promises a programme of emerging global talent. First up, Swiss artist Pascal Sender's AR-driven works. Watch the interview with the artist on our Instagram Stories here.
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Interview: Rindon Johnson on poetry, identity and imagined futures
In a new show at Chisenhale Gallery, London, American artist Rindon Johnson explores identity, belonging and the space between physical and virtual realities
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La Bouche Rouge launches fully sustainable makeup collection
We speak to the maison's founder about the brand's expansion and the future of sustainable beauty
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Cecilia Vicuña unveils monumental Hyundai Commission at Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall
As Cecilia Vicuña opens her long-awaited Hyundai commission in Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall, (titled Brain Forest Quipu and on view until 16 April 2023), we revisit our recent interview with the Chilean artist, poet and activist
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Pedro Reyes: ‘sculpture is a very jealous goddess’
In ‘Tlali', an exhibition at Lisson Gallery, New York, Mexican artist Pedro Reyes carves into the spirituality of stone, the complex history of the American continent and the vocabulary of pre-Columbian and Mesoamerican civilisations
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Queer photographers challenge social norms in family-making
In an exhibition at New York’s Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art, eight artists of colour explore how ‘chosen families’ in LGBTQ+ communities can challenge conventions and create a spirit of queer kinship
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Mark Dalton on helping people navigate a pandemic through design
Design Emergency began as an Instagram Live series during the Covid-19 pandemic and is now becoming a wake-up call to the world, and compelling evidence of the power of design to effect radical and far-reaching change. Co-founders Paola Antonelli and Alice Rawsthorn took over the October 2020 issue of Wallpaper* – available to download free here – to present stories of design’s new purpose and promise. Here, Alice Rawsthorn talks to creative director Mark Dalton
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Becoming Bauhaus: the defining eras of Josef Albers, at Stephen Friedman
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Issey Miyake and Tadanori Yokoo’s pop-culture inspired collaboration
Tarzan, Jaws and Marilyn Monroe all feature on a series of men's blousons which ‘give a sense of hope and look to the future'
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At home with artist Joana Vasconcelos
Even in a period of social distancing, the art world continues to turn. In our ongoing series, we go home, from home, with artists finding inspiration in isolation. We sat down (via Zoom) with the Lisbon-based artist to discuss David Bowie, the perils of wearing corsets and her much-anticipated Wedding Cake installation for Waddesdon Manor
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Artist Sophie Calle on love, loss and 125 years of lonely hearts ads
French artist Sophie Calle’s work spans imagined lives and actual death. Here, she talks about exhibitionism and intimacies, love and loss, and more than a century’s worth of lonely hearts ads that inspired her latest project and a 20-page portfolio for Wallpaper's November 2020 issue
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Chila Burman unveils neon dreamland at Covent Garden market
Chila Burman emblazons London’s Covent Garden market building with a neon light spectacle. Here, the artist explains the story behind the new installation, an ode to identity, hope and magic
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Samsung's modular approach brings bespoke design to the kitchen
Samsung is looking to the future of home goods
