Why are our cities built for 6ft-tall men? The female architects who fought back | Architecture
[ad_1] When Le Corbusier developed his proportional system Le Modulor in the 1940s, the great architect had in mind a handsome British policeman. His system would go on to shape the entire postwar world, dictating everything from the height of a door handle to the scale of a staircase, all governed by the need to […]
Simone Lia: The new normal – cartoon
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‘This is exciting for artists’: is this project the future of billboards? | Art
[ad_1] In 1967, Elektra Records took a risk by purchasing a large hand-painted billboard on West Hollywood’s Sunset Boulevard to promote a new album by The Doors, an up-and-coming local band in residency at Whiskey a Go Go, a nearby nightclub. It would ignite a golden era of advertising on the 1.5-mile stretch known as […]
Cities of dreams: a Dutch master reimagines the metropolis – in pictures
[ad_1] Frank van der Salm has spent 25 years turning the way we see urban surfaces upside down – from twinkling nightscapes to eerie, empty interiors Continue reading… [ad_2] This content first appear on the guardian
Meet the miniaturist whose tiny homes are a delight | Design
[ad_1] At moments of unrest I open Instagram and scroll impatiently until I see what I need to see, and then I exhale, a gleeful loosening. What I am looking for is something recognisable – a plant, a pencil, a chair, a bowl of dumplings – shrunk to a fraction of its size. How to […]
And all that jazz: innovative album covers from the 1950s on – in pictures
[ad_1] In a new Taschen book Jazz Covers, a range of striking and colourful album artworks showcase a long-running relationship between the worlds of design and jazz music, from Archie Shepp to Duke Ellington Continue reading… [ad_2] This content first appear on the guardian
From pencil sharpeners to a $539m lawsuit: how big tech weaponised design patents | Design
[ad_1] It was designed to make sharpening a pencil feel as thrilling as flying a jet. A gleaming chrome teardrop, tapered to a point and adorned with a bullet-like handle, Raymond Loewy’s aerodynamic tail-fin pencil sharpener brought the glamour of the machine age to the humble office desk. As the godfather of American industrial design, […]
Jessica Hung Han Yun: a designer tripping the light fantastic | Stage
[ad_1] After Jessica Hung Han Yun’s first professional gig as a lighting designer, she seriously considered leaving the industry. It was Tosca at the King’s Head theatre in London in 2017. “I remember feeling like I hadn’t done this show justice but I couldn’t figure out why. At that point I wasn’t confident in myself […]
'To convey black beauty is an act of justice': Tasweer photo festival – in pictures
[ad_1] Image-makers of African heritage from the worlds of fashion, design and photography – including Tyler Mitchell, Namsa Leuba and Nadine Ijewere – are celebrated in a new show for Qatar’s festival of visual culture Continue reading… [ad_2] This content first appear on the guardian
How grey was my valley: forgotten Welsh architecture – in pictures | Art and design
[ad_1] A new photozine by Peter Halliday on the mid-century architecture of Wales brings attention to underappreciated Welsh buildings under threat of demolition All photographs and text by Peter Halliday Main image: The slab and podium police station in Wrexham, now demolished. Tue 16 Mar 2021 03.00 EDT [ad_2] This content first appear on the guardian
