Caruso St John Architects has been selected to curate the British Pavilion at the next Venice Architecture Biennale, with a proposal that will “engage with current political themes.” The Biennale, curated by Yvonne Farrell and Shelly McNamara of Dublin-based Grafton Architects, will run from 26 May to 25 November and focus on Freespace and “generosity,…
Until 23 September, SPACE10 is hosting a pop-up in Shoreditch, exploring the consequences of urbanisation and the spaces we inhabit. During the course of six days, running concurrently with London Design Festival, the events examine the concept of space from different perspectives. Over the coming weekend, the programme will be led by Ma-tt-er’s Seetal Solanki….
Running till 14 October at Assembly Point, Peckham, Future Fictions is an exhibition curated by Mattia Giussani, exploring the different effects of digital capitalism in everyday life. The show includes new and recent mixed media works by Pakui Hardware, Joey Holder, Core.Pan and Viktor Timofeev – some of whom are showing in the UK for…
The Japan Centre is a uniquely immersive retail and food space, entrenching visitors in Japanese culture. Set up like a supermarket with a hot food, sushi bar and bookshop, the Centre offers everything from Europe’s largest selection of sake to freshly ground matcha. Established in 1976, the original Piccadilly venue has always included traditional Japanese…
An interfaith charity pop-up shop launched unannounced on 1st September in the unlikely setting of Selfridges on Oxford Street. The temporary shop curated by the filmmaker, artist and author Miranda July, commissioned by Artangel, operates as a retail space cum art installation. In contrast to the backdrop of Selfridges’s luxurious shopping, the pop-up initially appears…
The Modern Magazine, magCulture’s annual editorial design conference, returns for its fifth year this November. Having cemented itself as a firm fixture in the editorial design calendar, magCulture is set to extend its offering of an ever evolving dialogue regarding the making of magazines to as wide an audience as possible, providing a platform to…
Presented at V3 Gallery, Dance Therapy, Part III, opening this evening, is the final instalment of artist Lotte Andersen’s on-going series of the same name. As both artist and art director, Andersen’s work deals with capturing culture through euphoria. She sets up physical arenas that allow the theatrics of youth culture to take place and…
Mayfair’s Hotel Café Royal is set to launch ‘Fashion Now’, an in-room wardrobe service and personal shopping experience in partnership with Matchesfashion.com. Commencing in September, and exclusive to guests at the luxury, 160-bedroom hotel, the new service was initially created for guests who have lost or delayed luggage. Both men and women will have a…