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EVENTS LONDON VIDEO

Watch Me Move @ Barbican

Watch Me Move- The Animation Show is the most extensive exhibition ever mounted to present the full range of animated imagery produced in the last 150 years. Captivating and entertaining, it brings together industry pioneers, independent film-makers and contemporary artists. Cutting across generations and cultures, the show features over 170 works, from iconic clips to …

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ARTS EVENTS JAPAN LONDON

Mambonsai’s Kitsch World

Have you heard of Mambonsai? Simply put, the stage is set with a plant and a pot, then the drama unfolds with the placement of small figurines. Mambonsai posses a drive for humour and a humanistic touch giving it a lighter feel from traditional bonsai. Invented by Paradise Yamamoto and now on display at ICN …

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DESIGN LONDON TOYS

Stitches and Glue

The world needs more designer toys! Meet Paul Vincett of Stitches and Glue: a background in illustration, he is a freelance designer and maker based in London. He specialises in puppets and has been creating works for theatres, films, theme parks and clients such as Urban Outfitters. Get in touch with him if you love …

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DIY FURNITURE LONDON

The Pallet Project

Have you had enough of designers that charge you 500£ a piece for “sustainable” furniture decorated with scraps of vintage paper but actually made with expensive, polluting aluminium? Well then get in touch with East London Furniture. They run the Pallet Project, that focuses on building furniture form materials found on the streets of East London. …

DESIGN EVENTS LONDON

London: Clerkenwell Design Week

If you’re in London over the next two weeks, head over to Clerkenwell for two great events. First there will be the Summer Open Studios at Craft Central (May 19-22) to source beautiful work you’ll want to buy or find a design service that will fulfill your needs. Craft Central’s community of renowned designers gets …

ARTS Barcelona EVENTS LONDON

Joan Mirò @ Tate Modern

Available until the 11 th of  September 2011. We are talking about the Joan Mirò exhibition at Tate Modern in London: the first major retrospective of the last 50 years. More than 150 paintings and sculptures also. A big occasion for discovering one of the most important surrealist artist. 13 rooms show different phases of …

EVENTS LONDON MUSIC

Record Store Day

Don’t forget: April 16, 2011 is Record Store Day! Hundreds of indie records stores, fans and artists all over the world celebrate all things music through countless gigs, performances, limited releases and much more. For example Radiohead will release a limited edition two track EP on 12? vinyl which will be available in Europe and Japan …

EVENTS FASHION JAPAN LONDON

Yohji Yamamoto at Victoria and Albert Museum

Japanese fashion is always in the limelight, especially in London. The “Future Beauty: 30 Years of Japanese Fashion” exhibition at Barbican was the first in Europe to comprehensively survey avant-garde Japanese fashion from 1980 to the present. Now the Victoria and Albert Museum celebrates the life and work of Yohji Yamamoto, one of the world’s …

INTERACTIVE LONDON PHOTOGRAPHY STREET ART

Street Photography: London

A new exhibition showcases the Museum of London’s fantastic collection of London street photographs from 1860 to 2010 – and you too can capture the stream of everyday life by joining the Photographers’ Gallery project  “Street Photography Now”. Around 200 photographs are on display at the “London Street Photography” exhibition, including work by well-known photographers …

FASHION

YMC (You Must Create)

The Spring Summer 11 collection from YMC evokes a nostalgic feel of lazy hot and hazy summer days gone by. A Summer collection with a truly British heritage feel, inspired by nostalgic memories of the great outdoors, which focouses on lightweight shapes designed for layering. YMC collaborate once more with iconic outerwear label Gloverall to produce an …

ARTS EVENTS GRAPHICS ILLUSTRATION LONDON

Pick Me Up

Pick Me Up, la più importante fiera di graphic art contemporanea in UK, è quest’anno alla sua seconda edizione. Dal 17 al 27 Marzo 2011, il programma di questa edizione prevede, oltre a workshops, live printing e possibilità di acqustare limited editions, la presenza del leggendario Anthony Burril e di collettivi come Nobrow, tanto per …

DESIGN DIY Experiment LONDON PRODUCT VIDEO XMAS

Dot to Date Calendar

Unire i puntini dal primo gennaio al 31 dicembre: se questa vi sembra una buona prospettiva per affrontare l’anno nuovo, questo calendario di Dan Usiskin non deluderà le vostre aspettative. Mese dopo mese potrete ricostruire, con la tecnica che preferite, lo skyline londinese (completo dell’onnipresente Gherkin) e perfino incorniciare i vostri mesi preferiti. Per info …