Intelligent Naivety

For the 24 hour party people at this year’s Design Miami/Basel, Atelier Van Lieshout’s sculptural/design inspired installation provided the perfect spot to grab a sneaky power nap. Mini Capsule Hotel, a six-bed dorm featured in an outdoor installation called Never-EverLand whilst also serving a practical function as the place to … Read more

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Cars and art might seem like an unlikely match yet the two worlds collide on a regular basis. Take Citroen for example, whose launch of the Picasso highlighted the need to create cultural associations with the model by naming it after one of the worlds most famous artists. In return … Read more

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The multi-coloured building blocks of our childhood are taking on new cultural associations with the launch of the Frank Lloyd Wright Architecture range.

Architect Adam Reed Tucker has collaborated with The LEGO Group and the Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation to release the Frank Lloyd Wright … Read more

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Video art lovers hit the streets of Barcelona last week for this year’s LOOP festival. The seventh incarnation of the festival took over the whole city with videos screened in over 100 venues. Dozens of galleries from all over the world exhibited and a few of them were … Read more

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How to use storefronts and high traffic spots to striking effect?

Diesel’s new New York store on 5th Avenue launched with ‘Five on Fifth’ store openings, staging dinner parties featuring famous New Yorkers.

This comes fresh on the heels of the UK’s Selfridge’s living storefronts, where three of its most prominent windows … Read more

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Our recent trip up to Glasgow introduced us to the fantastic collaboration between The Lighthouse and world-class furniture manufacturer Vitra. Since 1950 Vitra has been making the only European authorised original pieces of 20th century classics by famous designers including Charles and Ray Eames, George Nelson, Jean Prouvé, … Read more

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The Double Club is Carsten Höller’s latest installation which takes the form of a bar, restaurant and nightclub - split in two - designed to create a dialogue between Congolese and western culture

See the video tour from Guardian.co.uk

Reviewed by Frieze here

And reviewed by Wallpaper … Read more

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Stuart Semple’s cultural products and limited editions, highlighting the crossover space where brand and product meets art, design, music and fashion..

His latest work, incorporating book, cd, dvd, clear vinyl, print is available at Subliminal Girls

Stuart’s also completed cultural product collaborations with Levis, Diesel, Selfridges & Moncler, as well … Read more

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Outdoor projection taken to the next level

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‘Teaching the Science of Selling Art’ from the IHT:

“As the global art market has ballooned into an industry turning over an estimated $25 billion or more a year in sales, a subsidiary business has grown alongside, training those who hope to make a living from the commerce of … Read more

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The mainstreaming of culture continues apace!

The Future Laboratory have published a report for this month’s Esquire magazine exploring what it means to be a man in 2008. The emerging profile, ‘The Menaissance Man’ (or ‘Intelli-gent’, as Esquire puts it):

“…Men who are open to new experiences, not … Read more

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