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...Since 2002 he has been working with theatre director Jude Kelly, former head of both West Yorkshire Playhouse and London’s Southbank Centre, who co-created Solera....
...Mosaic may be a “niche” medium, says Jacobi, the school’s director, but it is quietly thriving....
...Performance Antonio Pappano Gala, Royal Opera House The ROH bids farewell to Antonio Pappano after his 22-year tenure as its music director....
...Lelièvre bought the Quenin factory in 1973, gaining access to its centuries-old expertise and archive, which was explored by artistic director Ingrid Lager, sparking new designs and a standalone collection...
...Prix Pictet Human, 2023 is at the V&A’s Porter Gallery until October 22 Follow @FTMag to find out about our latest stories first...
...Stanley was subsequently able to identify 37 of the V&A’s tiles as having originated from the Çinili Hamam....
...Tim Reeve, V&A deputy director, said that, while the museum had benefited from record-high domestic visitor numbers, a drop-off in international visitors had held back demand....
...Corin Mellor, creative director of David Mellor DesignRichard Batterham: Studio Potter by Tanya Harrod and Sarah Griffin This was published alongside an exhibition of his work at the V&A....
...His Lily of the Valley designs are exclusive to the V&A, as are the giclée prints of illustrations by Beatrix Potter and Edward Lear....
...“This city was built to export, but that’s never been my interest,” says Emma Bridgewater, 62, the company’s creative director and founder....
...The director of the Victoria and Albert Museum, Tristram Hunt, has also been outspoken on the matter....
...Those who donate to the V&A want to memorialise their own or another’s life through style....
...At the request of King George V, it mounted the 520-carat Cullinan I diamond, which is also known as the Great Star of Africa, in the royal sceptre....
...Maria Balshaw, director of the Tate and chair of the National Museum Directors Council, said she was grateful for “the extension of tax relief that has already made a huge difference for the sector, and...
...In the opening rooms of the Victoria and Albert Museum’s new exhibition, Epic Iran, a hunched, horned bronze figurine greets the visitor with a devilish semi-smile....
...My first post-pandemic red carpet, at the Royal Albert Hall premiere for the latest Bond instalment No Time to Die, made me realise just how much evening dress has changed in recent years....
...Sonia Solicari, the museum’s director, acknowledged feeling “extremely compromised by that situation” in evidence to parliament last year....
...According to Pierre Rainero, Cartier’s director of image, style and heritage, having pieces in institutions such as the British Museum or the National Gallery of Australia gives “an emphasis to the artistic...
...The V&A holds examples by Rayne, Biba and Chelsea Cobbler in its collection....
...Tristram Hunt is director of the V&A and a former MP for Stoke-on-Trent Central....
...One of her favourites — and mine — is Kassl Editions’ V Wrap coat, a minimalist kimono-shaped robe in felted wool (£1,050, harrods.com)....
...Tristram Hunt is director of the V&A and a former Labour MP Follow @FTLifeArts on Twitter to find out about our latest stories first....
...From his early years as director of the National Portrait Gallery through 14 years at the head of the Victoria and Albert Museum to his best-selling diaries and his book The Story of Britain, Sir Roy has...
...The return of places of “congregation and enjoyment . . . so important after this period of isolation and loss”, was heralded by Tristram Hunt, director of the Victoria and Albert Museum....
...After his father’s death, Kaufmann Jr wrote to Sir John Pope-Hennessy, then Director of the V&A, in November 1973, about the planned gift: “May I say that I am very proud, as well as pleased, that this good...
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