Japanese designer Masayuki Ino was announced as the winner of the 2018 LVMH Prize for Young Designers for his streetwear label Doublet, underlining the appeal of gender-neutral designs for a generation of consumers rejecting traditional categorisations. The win continued the trend of streetwear’s growing recognition by the mainstream, also demonstrated by Supreme’s James Jebbia being…
ELLISS, the London-based label established by Central Saint Martins graduate Elliss Solomon, is a ready-to-wear brand that creates clothing with a distinctly rational voice. Focusing on detailing and print, the young designer’s garments are proudly sustainable, championing organic and ethically sourced materials. Born from a desire to create garments using comfortable, natural fabrics in contemporary…
Opening today, Wednesday 30 May, Southbank Centre’s Hayward Gallery launches an ambitious exhibition of work by South Korean artist Lee Bul. Taking over the entire Hayward Gallery, Lee Bul: Crashing – the artist’s first major solo show in London – brings together 118 of her works from the late 1980s to the present day in order…
Sadler’s Wells has commissioned Associate Artist Akram Khan to create a short film inspired by XENOS, his final new full-length solo show which receives its UK premiere at Sadler’s Wells on Wednesday this week, running until 9 June. The 7-minute film, XEN, produced by Illuminations for Sadler’s Wells, is a reimagined version of Akram Khan’s…
Clerkenwell is home to more creative businesses and architects per square mile than anywhere else on the planet, making it one of the most important design hubs in the world. To celebrate this rich and diverse community, Clerkenwell Design Week, running from 22 to 24 May, has created a showcase of leading UK and international…
Produced by Berlin-based publishing house Gestalten, Shoplifter! explores innovative physical retail concepts, offering adept insights into how brands engage with their customers in new and novel ways. Disrupted by online shopping, retailers and brands find themselves in a permanent rivalry over the most innovative store concepts, striking window displays, and genius presentation of goods, to…
The first label to broadcast a collection on the Internet, for his Fall 1998 show, Helmut Lang posted each look on helmutlangny.com and made the images available on CD. Today, the brand debuted their latest campaign, a 90s inspired dating show, reworked as a series of 12 Instagram personal ads. The VHS stills, shot by Alex Lee, are…
Late at the Library: Superjam – 50 Years of Radical Words, taking place at The British Library on Friday 18 May, features some of the most outspoken voices of the last six decades in a celebration of the power of words. Among the roster of talented artists performing are The Last Poets, Michael Horovitz with…