Known for its avant-garde and artistic pieces, New York based label LRS, helmed by designer Raul Solis, takes inspiration from the intense and energetic feeling of young love for Spring/Summer 2022. Having garnered a reputation for his subversive take on sportswear, Solis gained experience at Proenza Schouler prior to launching his own label. The latest…
Opening today, 10 September, and running until 29 October 2021, London gallery Workplace presents England’s Lost Camelot, an exhibition of new multi-media and installation works by British artist Simeon Barclay. The exhibition takes as its starting point the legacy of the gallant knight, examining the persistence of its associated iconography in British folklore and its…
Today Somerset House Studios launches Grounding Practice, a new year round programme of workshops, presentations and conversations as a resource shaped by and for creative practitioners and critical thinkers. With contributors to the programme including director and moving image artist Akinola Davies Jr., feminist writer Lola Olufemi, curator Imani Robinson, and performance artist Florence Peake,…
With a focus on unusual eating and serving utensils, this month Something Curated highlights five fascinating cutlery sets that oscillate between the realms of fine art and design – all currently available for purchase. These functional sculptures come courtesy a diverse roster of designers, artists and makers, from past and present, whom we take a…
The Jameel Prize, the world’s leading award for contemporary art and design inspired by Islamic tradition, was established by the Victoria & Albert Museum and Art Jameel in 2009. Attracting a diverse roster of applicants from around the globe, this year eight finalists have been shortlisted for the sixth edition of the award. Their work…
Jenny Lau is a British Chinese Londoner with roots in Hong Kong and Malaysia. She founded Celestial Peach as a platform to tell stories about Chinese food in the diaspora, and the people and cultures behind it. Her output encompasses personal and collaborative expression in the form of writing, researching, events and fundraising, touching the…
Imagine stepping into a gallery that cantilevers off a steep hillside, floating in the forest. The bright Provence light sifts inside with you, and its rays wrap the artworks like a glaze. Designed by Pritzker Prize-winning architect Richard Rogers, the compelling building was the last work produced by the architect before his retirement from Rogers…
Yasuhiro Wakabayashi, known professionally as Hiro, was born on 3 November 1930 in Shanghai, China to Japanese parents. At the end of the Second World War, Hiro’s family returned to Japan from China. It was in 1954 that Wakabayashi made the decision to relocate to America, enrolling at the School of Modern Photography in New…