Posts tagged 'Victoria and Albert Museum'

The little red book best known to motorists

A mid-century version of the Michelin Guide. Image via Ian Shaw/Alamy The Michelin Guide may have started as a marketing ruse, but its longevity is

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In seaweed and stomach lining Julia Lohmann finds the materials of the future

At the V&A Department of Seaweed, Oki Naganode’s seaweed installation is on display Lamps created from stomach lining, jewellery cast from frozen baby mice, experimental objects

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Are videogames the final frontier of design?

Illustration by Tishk Barzanji Videogames have become an art form for a millennial generation hungry for space and structure. Their responsive architecture and landscapes invite

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Icon 171: IF_DO, V&A extension, Matylda Krzykowski, Nanjing exhibition centre, 100 years of Finnish design

Our latest issue takes you from London’s cultural and property sector to China’s efforts to lead the global conversation about the environment After years of

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Ove Arup and the Philosophy of Total Design

This exhibition at the V&A is a victim of its own ambition, says John Jervis, displaying a wealth of impressive material, but with explanations that

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Frida Escobedo at the V&A

Inspired by an Aztec city on a lake, the Mexican architect’s installation references the many layers of architecture that have been left in Mexico by

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All Of This Belongs To You

As the British general election draws closer, an exhibition at the V&A looks at the role of art, architecture and design in public life Works

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War, Revolution and Design

Works by Kazimir Malevich, Alexander Rodchenko and Vladimir Tatlin are on display at the Victoria and Albert Museum as part of an exhibition of designs

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Horst: Photographer of Style

The fashion photographer’s dramatic lighting and stylised sets created fantastical images that epitomise a period, says Fatema Ahmed In 1933, the Hungarian photojournalist Martin Munkácsi

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Tangible data

Physical versions of pie and bar charts and a tapestry that represents human voices are attempts by designers to make data more accessible With everyday

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