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Cinema Sil Plaz, SwitzerlandOver two decades ago, the last cinema closed in Ilanz, an Alpine town in the Swiss canton of Graubünden. To satisfy the locals' cinephile needs, a group of people interested in film and culture formed the Filmclub Ilanz in 1989 and, after staging screenings in makeshift locations (including the town hall), they had a stroke of luck in 2004 in the shape of a 19th century former forge, which had just become vacant. After several years of screenings, they decided to revamp the space, with the help of fellow club members Capaul & Blumenthal Architects, to create a fully fledged cinema, which opened last September.The ETH Zurich graduates have retained the raw character of the building, creating a cosy screening room and bar on a shoestring. Using local clay and a rammed earth construction method - a sustainable, low-tech building technique with sound-proofing benefits - the project was completed with the help of members of the Filmclub, who also conveniently included a rammed-earth specialist and a stonemason. Seating in the auditorium is padded by sheep-skin covered cushions stuffed by Filmclub members. Meanwhile, paint on the walls of the bar and stage area has been stripped back to reveal the original lime plasterwork of the building and floors are kept bare. The bar itself can be lifted by a manual forklift to make space for a dance floor when there are concerts - just one part of the Cinema Sil Plaz's rich programme of events.www.cinemasilplaz.ch
Photography: Bruno Augsburger and Laura Egger

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Lifestyle 07 Jul 2011

Our tour of the subtly transformed Mount Street into a vibrant, sometimes edgy, luxury fashion street, starts here

Street View: Mount Street

Travel 05 Jul 2011

The first version of the Tudor Fastrider timepiece inspired by Ducati motorbikes, unveiled at the Basel watch fair earlier this year

The Tudor Fastrider and tour of the Ducati Museum

Cars 05 Jul 2011

Installation view of works by Marcel Duchamp at Galerie Perrotin, Paris, in an exhibition exploring the value of 'editions' in artistic production©ADAGP, Paris, 2011

'Duchamp, Beuys and Murakami: A history of editions' exhibition, Paris

Art 05 Jul 2011

Other Galleries

Prada's perfectly organised field had 600 guests seated on blue foam blocks that were individually spaced in 1.5 x 1.5m grids throughout the entire hall of the Prada Foundation in via Fogazzaro 36. Based on a disciplined spacial system, the field looked to transform the fashion crowd into regimented and isolated individuals while models walked through the audience - a take on the new collection being challenged (and in a sense confronted) by each guest© OMA; Photography by Agostino Osio

Milan and Paris fashion week S/S 2012 venues: Menswear

Comme Des Garçons: Rei Kawakubo's ‘tailoring for punks'-themed collection was a juxtaposition of attitude and elegance, so every model wore identical, perfectly formed kiss curls which created a feminine thread...

Paris fashion week S/S 2012 grooming: Menswear

Vivienne Westwood: Michele Maganani from the MAC Pro team interpreted ‘sporty gentleman' - the inspiration for the collection – by keeping the skin flawless and applying a gloss to the face to create a look of perspiration after an honourable win…

Milan fashion week S/S 2012 grooming: Menswear

Designed by architect Peter Zumthor and the artist Louise Bourgeois (Wallpaper* guest editor for issue 115), the Steilneset is a memorial to the dark days of the early 17th Century, when the witch mania that infected almost all of Europe reached this small fishing community and tore it apartPhotography by Bjarne Riesto

The Steilneset memorial, by Peter Zumthor and Louise Bourgeois, Vardø, Norway

A view of Nendo's exhibition design for Akio Hirata's exhibition of hats in TokyoPhotography: Daici Ano

Akio Hirata's exhibition of hats by Nendo, Tokyo

A kaleidoscopic of some of our favourite invitations from the Milan S/S 2012 menswear collections

Milan and Paris Fashion week S/S 2012 invitations: Menswear

Beginning with a straightforward Arts and Crafts house from around 1912, Satellite Architects Limited have designed a faceted annex that contains a pool, double garage, new living room and master suite, all wrapped up within an angular, wood-clad façadePhotography by Oliver Perrott

Heatherlands House in SW England, by Satellite Architects

HTC continues its relentless deluge of new product with the EVO 3D, formerly a US-only product that is now making its way to Europe. Although the 3D is equipped with a 3D capable (i.e. twin lens) camera, the 4.3 inch screen uses clever dual-layer trickery to mimic a 3D-style effect without the need for additional glasses (thankfully). Will this prove more than a gimmick? Possibly not, but the good news is that the EVO 3D has plenty of power and memory to offer a seamless Android 2.3 experience even if you don't go all out on the bells and whistles

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'Link sculpture' by Michael YoungPhotography by Fred Lam

Michael Young: Works in China - Part 1 Design Art

Established in 1974 in Aberdeen, Peacock Visual Arts is home to a fine art print-making studio, as well as a darkroom, editing suite, digital department and gallery

Peacock Visual Arts, Scotland

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MF Husain at the Serpentine Gallery's Indian Highway show in 2008. Photograph by Jason Alden, courtesy of the Serpentine Gallery

The work of Indian artist MF Husain

Featured Gallery

Ermenegildo ZegnaMilan may slant towards the avant-garde for much of its menswear, but we can't get enough of Zegna's classic take on cool dressing. At this anonymous design team-led house, no one is trying too hard and the effortless pitch results in absolutely desirable clothing that ticks all the right boxes. Zegna was born as a 'lanificio' a century ago and is now one of the country's leading woollen mills, so fabrications like their new Microsilk, finishes like resin-treated crumpled creases and yarn quality (especially in the knits that resembled seersucker) are exquisite. Add to that the perfect silhouettes and a bleached, powdered colour palette, and you have a formula that will work well both in Italy and abroad
Photography: Jason Lloyd-Evans

Milan Fashion Week S/S 2012: Menswear

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