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...“Conceived by anonymous designers, they are unadorned, utilitarian and offered at an affordable price — qualities traditionally shared by Mingei wares.”...
...A collaborative group exhibition organised with the South London Gallery and the V&A’s Parasol Foundation Women in Photography Project Follow @FTMag to find out about our latest stories first and subscribe...
...The exhibition Africa Fashion at the V&A in London was a barometer of this shift....
...We can selectively add things to the world, but it’s more like curating the furniture in the living room. It’s selectively adding things which maybe enrich the world a little bit....
...But it’s absolutely fantastic – the weather and food are amazing, the beaches are second to none, and the quality of life is great....
...At the heart of the fair, the V&A’s Melanie Vandenbrouck has curated a sculpture display on the east-west axis previously occupied by the bar....
...Or the other way to think about it is if like, your list is like, I want a black V-neck cashmere sweater, it’s like, well, what is the best version of that black V-neck sweater?...
...It is a sign of skill, quality and time spent....
...“We have strict policies against misrepresentative content and over the past few years, we’ve invested significant resources into elevating quality content from authoritative sources.”...
...“Metal,” says Syson, “has a transportative quality; it’s cool, otherworldly.”...
...More desperate options were drawn up, including obscuring the offensive images “with furniture or hanging pictures”....
...Tristram Hunt is director of the V&A and a former MP for Stoke-on-Trent Central....
...Dixon is talking about his Mass table, a solid slab of brass supported by two “V” legs....
...Their rich sheen resembles Quality Street wrappers. “The colour of the leather works amazingly well with the silver,” says Van Assche of the designs....
...Tadros has also secured a dependable supply of high-quality timber, mostly ash from northern Europe, to replace the elm that dried up first in the UK through Dutch elm disease, then in the US....
...What do you think are the qualities the new WTO DG will need?...
...One has a curving V-shaped base (£12,000) and the other stands on a solid column (£8,000)....
...of IOC-like quality (LUNE, AKERBP)....
...contemporary furniture and product design at the V&A....
...A new Alexander McQueen store hosts museum-quality exhibitions and workshops to promote the Kering-owned label’s work....
...Even my curvilinear buildings have a crystal quality, like the Imperial War Museum North (2002) and Reflections at Keppel Bay, Singapore [2012]....
...The verdict What really surprised me about Oculus Go was the quality of the lenses and display....
...I love Fedeli and Falconeri for the understated quality of their knitwear. My days are so full of decision-making that I like simple, reliable clothes....
...Her work includes Selfridges’ “Project Ocean” as well as exhibitions at the V&A and the RA....
...In fact, as the show’s curator, the V&A’s head of furniture, Christopher Wilk, points out, there is nothing new about plywood at all....
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