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Asha
The best graduate work of 2014
As we head back to school, it’s time to celebrate the very best in student work from around the UK. To help survey, nominate and comment on degree projects ranging from architecture and communication design to product design and material futures, Blueprint has brought together a spectrum of esteemed practitioners, designers and critics, including Alex Arestis, Eddie Blake, Kevin Haley, Adam Hiles, Kristian Hyde, Holly Lewis, Hugh McEwen, Steve Parnell, Katherine Spence and Elly Ward. The future starts here…
Hans Ulrich Obrist and Jean Nouvel at the Cartier Foundation
A special exhibition is being held to mark the occasion of 30th anniversary of the establishment of the Cartier Fondation, housed for the past 20 years in an iconic building on the site of Chateaubriand’s house in the Boulevard Raspail. The Serpentine Galleries’ co-director of exhibitions and programmes and director of international projects Hans-Ulrich Obrist talks with Jean Nouvel, the building’s architect.
London Design Festival puts the spotlight on our creative capital
This year, more than any, it should be a showcase through fashion, design, interiors and craft to the dawning of a new era – one with a sharp future focus.
Jump Studios raises the roof at Ministry of Sound
This is the acoustic ceiling of the new VIP bar area at London’s Ministry of Sound nightclub.
B3 Designers on restaurant and bar design
Pamela Buxton talks bars and restaurants with Mark Bithrey, of B3 Designers.
FX selects the best new restaurants and bars
Our selection of projects that show the huge variety of designs that can deliver excellence.
Foyles war – London’s new book superstore
At the beginning of the recession, London landmark bookshop Foyles took the brave step of deciding to moving lock, stock and barrel, into the site of the former Central Saint Martins building next door. As the tills start ringing in the newly opened building we take a wander around the stacks.
Alain de Botton brings his Art as Therapy project to the Rijksmuseum
Alain de Botton is putting theory into practice. The writer and commentator on philosphy, art and architecture has recreated his book Art as Therapy at the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Selecting works of art and prints from the museum he has grouped them under populist headings and used ubiquitous yellow sticky notes alongside them to help viewers form a more personal way of responding.
Justin Hardy on designing for Jamie Oliver
Since 2009 Justin Hardy has been director of design & developments at Jamie Oliver Restaurants. He has overseen the design and roll-out of many brands including Jamie’s Italian, Trattoria, Diner, Barbecoa, and Union Jack.