-
Review: Pop Art Design at the Barbican Art Gallery
5 December 2013Pop Art Design is on at the Barbican Art Gallery, London 22 October-9 February; Review by Corinne Julius
-
Interview: Paul Smith, singular individual
4 December 2013With a major design retrospective of Paul Smith now on at the Design Museum, we catch up with him in his studio and try to identify the exact design DNA that underpins his huge success
-
A sneak preview of the next issue of Blueprint magazine
21 November 2013Blueprint assistant editor Shumi Bose on what to expect from the next issue, including OMA's De Rotterdam building
-
Philip Pullman finds treasure in a new book of Soviet illustration
19 November 2013Children of the Soviet Union had a marvellous treasure trove of illustrated books at their disposal, a wonderful collection of modern art and expressive design that somehow made it past the censorious eye of the authorities. Author Philip Pullman dips into a new book that has brought many of the best examples together, and is swept away by the experience
-
Adaptation Lab explores the impact of technology on architecture
18 November 2013A week-long series of events explores the emerging negotiations between technology and architectural design
-
Golden Boys: the art of Elmgreen & Dragset
14 November 2013Preferring to see themselves as artworld outsiders, Michael Elmgreen and Ingar Dragset began their collaboration in 1995 by subverting the idea of the white cube. Having recently done the same for the bellicose statues in Trafalgar Square they are now taking on the V&A and its collection, through the medium of a fictional architect’s apartment
-
Interview: Kengo Kuma - sharing the same shadows
11 November 2013The Japanese architect talks to Clare Farrow about growing up in a traditional wooden house in the suburbs of Tokyo, and the ways in which technology can reinforce the relationship between architecture and nature
-
Interview: Neville Brody on the changing face of graphic design
11 November 2013From putting his visual stamp on youth culture through the 80s and 90s to designing survival strategies for the creative sector, Neville Brody is a man with an appetite for challenge. Veronica Simpson discusses typography and tactics with one of few remaining gurus of graphic design.
-
Not What, But How: creating socially sustainable architecture
8 November 2013A new exhibition at the Architectural Association showcases the achievements of WORKSHOP architecture.
-
Review: The Images of Architects
1 November 2013The Images of Architects, edited by Valerio Olgiati. Review by Jack Self
