Results tagged “furniture”

How to attract punters to view the work of a sui-generis polymath like Ron Arad, a name that may not be familiar to the massed ranks of London's casual culture vultures? The Barbican is banking on a spot of wiff-waff: "Art, Design, Architecture, Ping Pong", blazes the legend on posters across town. It seems something of a brush-off for a man capable of designing pieces of furniture for a species yet to evolve. more ›

Ron Arad's first show since the Piccadilly-based gallery, Timothy Taylor, announced they were his UK representation, brings together nine new pieces that fill the ample space without overly crowding it. The most eye-catching is his shelving unit (pictured right), playfully titled . Though displayed without the suggestive literacy symbolism of the press image, the unit, made of corten and mirror-polished stainless steel, dominates the room and is just the sort of thing that might look good in your penthouse now that it's socially acceptable to be an Americaphile again. more ›

82. A Christmas Ghost Story: Curse of the Nurse! more ›

It might be today's sudden onslaught of barmy summer madness, but downright weirdness is most definitely going on down at Brockwell Lido, Lambeth's much-loved open-air swimming pool. more ›

As everyone visiting might not been in the market to redecorate (or buy a caravan), there is still plenty to enjoy in the novelty. Some of the furniture seems almost too fantastic to ever use but is no less beautiful for the fact; Getty Images has reached back into their archives and brought out dozens of rare prints; Kinetica Museum has an installation featuring humans in motion that is both fascinating and slightly unsettling. There is also dna, a section devoted to the fresh ideas of lesser-known designers. The focus on rising talent again gives FORM a gallery feel, though the works in dna vary from table wares to murals. And if you'd prefer to enjoy things in coffee table book form, there is an area of just books featuring more exclusive must-haves as well as the most elaborate children's pop-up books imaginable. more ›