London exhibitions

Dream machines: Japanese robots mirror human behaviour in London

‘Prototyping in Tokyo’ – a new exhibition at Japan House London – aims to ‘illustrate design-led innovation’, by reaching beneath the surface of often terrifyingly futuristic products, uncovering their hidden workings. The idea is, through interacting with these designs, we...

Art / 11 days ago

Felicia Honkasalo turns heirlooms into a photo-biography of her late grandfather

Losing a grandfather: a sadness felt by those lucky enough to know a parents’ parent. Artist Felicia Honkasalo never knew hers, and only found him after his death through a series of inherited artefacts. An exercise in meditative memory-making, she has...

Ostens founders Laurent Delafon and Christopher Yu

Lifestyle / 13 days ago

Source code: fragrance power duo Ostens are rediscovering perfume’s pure hit

Navigating aroma apathy to make an impact on the overcrowded perfume market is becoming a serious challenge for scent entrepreneurs, but our bets are on Laurent Delafon and Christopher Yu, of United Perfumes, to shake things up with their latest...

Design / 13 days ago

Everything is illuminated at Hélène de Saint Lager’s debut London exhibition

Whether she is sculpting, welding or casting, Hélène de Saint Lager’s bold instinct for materials infuses her work with a kind of chaotic energy, albeit restrained in deeply artful forms. 2019 is a significant year for the Parisian artist, whose...

Design / 28 Dec 2018

From a Prague solo show to craft in Cork, unmissable design exhibitions this January

We’ve scoured the globe to find the most captivating, uncanny and memorable design exhibitions to see in 2018. From retrospectives and major blockbusters to thematic exhibitions and solo shows, here’s the design events we are not missing this month... Cro-Magnon...

Bec Brittain installation at Want Les Essentiels

Design / 13 Dec 2018

In the frame: standout designs from around the globe

All year round, we journey through design weeks, fairs and galleries scouring for the most refined, innovative and spectacular designs from across the globe. From sublime exhibition sets and nifty product launches to compelling collaborations and sophisticated new brands, we...

Art / 11 Dec 2018

Olafur Eliasson’s ‘Ice Watch’ confronts Londoners with the realities of climate change

It’s a brisk 1°C on London’s Southbank. The sun has just touched the Switch House, and is hastily creeping towards 24 ice boulders arranged at the front of Tate Modern. They’re already melting. Great blue-white tears collect in sad puddles...

Design / 10 Dec 2018

12 designers rethink shelving units at London’s Aram Gallery

London’s Aram Gallery is narrowing down our focus with its new exhibition ‘12 Shelves.’ Curated by Riya Patel, the installation simply examines the typology of a shelf, through 12 different creations by Adam Guy Blencowe and Thor ter Kulve...

Fashion / 27 Nov 2018

Cubitts zooms in on the origins of optometry in London exhibition

While we’re used to exhibitions tracing the topography and architecture of London’s streets, or shows tracing the city’s sociopolitical or photographic heritage, Cubitts has us seeing clearly with its latest exhibition – one which zooms in on London’s history in...

Fashion / 26 Nov 2018

Richard Malone on his process-driven, egalitarian London exhibition

Acclaimed Newgen designer, Richard Malone, is the latest to light up the cultural offerings of London’s Greenwich Peninsula. Launching at Now Gallery this week, ‘Rinse, Repeat’ – offers a multifarious riff on cheap launderettes, the never ending cycle of fashion...

Design / 15 Nov 2018

Forensic Architecture, Thomas Heatherwick and Erdem win at Beazley Designs of the Year

UK-based Forensic Architecture’s ‘Counter Investigations’ exhibition wins Beazley Design of the Year 2018, as announced at London’s Design Museum tonight. Meanwhile Thomas Heatherwick’s concrete marvel Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa in Cape Town wins the Architecture accolade and Erdem...

Art / 15 Nov 2018

Tom Hingston and friends relive the rebellious spirit of British music in immersive experience

Launched just four years ago, Veuve Clicquot’s Widow Series has already leveraged the curatorial nous of Nick Knight, FKA Twigs and Carine Roitfeld. This year the champagne house turned to London-based star creative director Tom Hingston. Hingston’s client list includes...

We round up the cream of the crop of art and design exhibitions currently on show in London