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...It’s a place to lose yourself in pattern and print, get a first glimpse of French and international design, and take in the city’s antique troves and markets en route....
...The exhibition Africa Fashion at the V&A in London was a barometer of this shift....
...A limited-edition hand-tufted rug, based on Howard Hodgkin’s Red Sky in the Morning, produced by Christopher Farr, is available from Gagosian. howard-hodgkin.com “We wouldn’t let just anyone interpret his...
...On loan from the V&A, it’s an intricate, flashy conundrum that mixes eras, ideas and techniques with breathtaking audacity....
...transformed the 2008 financial shock into a prolonged recession....
...international trade....
...Rugs and fabrics for seat coverings were by Wright together with Loja Saarinen....
...Exhibitors include Nordgröna, a company using reindeer moss as sound insulation, in the Swedish pavilion, and a British craft show featuring Greek-inspired textiles, handwoven rugs and rustic pottery....
...Victoria & Albert Museum Cromwell Road The V&A returns as the LDF’s official hub and host of the Global Design Forums — a series of talks, including Merel Bekking on “Brain Manufacturing”, which explores...
...Lily Le Brun Photographs: Mike Kitcatt/V&A; Victoria and Albert Museum, London; Christina Smith/V&A; Kawaii Monster Café Harajuku; Gion; Pip Barnard/V&A; A Astes/Alamy; James Jaron/V&A...
...Mr Schrems, who had already won some prominence with a one-man pressure group called Europe v Facebook that he started in 2011, took up the Safe Harbour cause after deciding that official responses to Snowden...
...“The market for good design is tiny as there’s a very small group of people who can afford it — and the people who can tend to buy international brands.”...
...And it makes a visual point of the cable, rather than hiding it.” Krzentowski is one of the kingmakers of international high-end design....
...“It was only when I studied in London that I recognised my own heritage in the amazing Turkish textiles and objects like the Iznik tiles that I found in museums like the V&A.”...
...“The idea was that international visitors would see his lavish court full of wonderful tapestries and think, ‘If he can afford to spend that much on a wall-hanging imagine what he could spend on a battleship...
...It takes a keen eye to recognise the squillion-dollar-a-day supers under those rugs. Why: I’m an enigma – buy me....
...As Christopher Sharp, co-founder of the Rug Company, which produces squiggle rugs, says: “As a graphic, it translates brilliantly and effortlessly; it’s iconic, and it sits triumphantly in spaces from classical...
...The ingenuity of the designs invested in these rugs have, however, seen it reappraised as a form of folk art....
...As Economics of Contempt noted, for comparison, Merrill Lynch was quoting a deal called Independence V at 90, while Goldman had it down at 67.5. In any case, we know where Hank stands: Mr....
...Brompton Bikes is offering two-hour guided tours, including a visit to the essential V&A. The meeting point is 100% Design at the Earls Court Exhibition Centre....
...impressive international roster of talent is 102-year-old, Hungarian-born Zeisel....
...A leather patchwork rug that I bought cheaply on the roadside....
...It is an international practice to zero-rate exports....
...To prove the point, the V&A is collaborating with the British Crafts Council on a new show that opens next month and will travel the UK before touring internationally....
...Martin Waller of the New York and London-based interior design company Andrew Martin International takes a similar view....
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