Hints and tips:
...“People have the perception that Mingei is just brown pots,” says Roisin Inglesby, a curator at the William Morris Gallery in London....
...Brands with a commitment to craftsmanship, he says, have seen their determination pay off, including LCW sponsors Montblanc and Serapian, a pen-maker and leather goods company....
...“I love that red-hot line between sculpture and furniture,” says Ross....
...Space-age design I Designers and furniture makers have been inspired by space exploration for decades....
...The designer’s love of wood is explored through simple lines: his Ode chair references the tradition of workshop chairs with its generously rounded back and an inverted V-style base, while the archetypal...
...Key economic and company reports Here is a more complete list of what to expect in terms of company reports and economic data this week....
...A long V-shaped fissure which cuts dramatically through the backrest, when seen from the front, reveals the silhouette of Batman’s horned mask....
...Mel Morris, who made a fortune on the Candy Crush game and ploughed it into his boyhood club, no longer owns the team, which is now fighting to escape the third tier of English football....
...Soft greys and browns represent the wool trade; the brighter pinks and blues were based on an 18th-century Spitalfields silk dress at the V&A....
...From 1999 to 2013, Sylvanians were designed in the UK by a company called Flair, giving rise to some of the more British elements (the caravans, canal boats and racing-green Morris Minors)....
...William Morris and the avid Indian miniature collector Howard Hodgkin hymned the Persian epic the Hamzanama....
...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....
...“Rafael is not just a furniture designer; he also runs a branding studio and Casa Bosques [a chocolate company, with a guesthouse and bookshop] in Mexico City,” says Scully....
...“I created an enchanted tree as the focal point for what he called a ‘dance of death’, choreographed by Kate Coyne, who was part of the Michael Clark Company for 15 years....
...Sarah Morris of McWhirter Morris warns of “sweetie shop syndrome” — too much of a good thing means the choice can be overwhelming....
...Last year’s event featured directors such as Yorgos Lanthimos and insights from the crew of Bradley Cooper’s epic Maestro....
...the piece is reset with the Cullinan III, IV and V diamonds from Queen Elizabeth II’s jewellery collection....
...A plaque above the organ nods to the city’s once-thriving ceramics industry, honouring local potter George Meakin, who in 1851 founded ceramics manufacturing company J & G Meakin with his brother James....
...Crucial economic and company reports Here is a more complete list of what to expect in terms of company reports and economic data this week....
...The company has also set up repair and take-back schemes to help extend the lives of its furniture....
...The exhibition Africa Fashion at the V&A in London was a barometer of this shift....
...Speaking to banking editor Stephen Morris at the FT’s global banking summit last week, Anil also said that financial crime was an “industry challenge”....
...William Morris furniture by Philip Webb. Pugin tables. Even a fantastic William Blake book. Collecting is relaxing. We keep everything. We never sell....
...The opening show features work by, among others, Lubna Chowdhary, Rohini Devasher, Atul Dodiya, Shilpa Gupta, Bharti Kher, Annie Morris, Manu Parekh and Dayanita Singh, as well as Ai Weiwei and Andy Warhol...
...The furniture is a mix of old and (then) new: 17th and 18th-century pieces meeting bespoke designs by Webb and Morris himself....
International Edition