Once a bleak, industrial wasteland behind a railway station in need of some love, the Kings Cross area is now buzzing with a combination of entertainment, media, retail, drinking and dining; the locale hosts both Google HQ and Central Saint Martins, while the new Coal Drops Yard retail quarter, housed in Victorian brick viaducts reimagined by Heatherwick Studio, will feature 50 stores, restaurants and cafés. This is also where you’ll find Tom Dixon’s new HQ and showroom – The Coal Office – complete with a rooftop restaurant, plus Barrafina, Paul Smith, Space NK, Spiritland and Dishoom.
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RIBA International Prize 2026 shortlist – which will be the world’s best building?The shortlist for the RIBA International Prize 2026 has been announced, revealing four projects that will compete for top spot, as this awards cycle celebrates the entire initiative's tenth anniversary
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These were the best shows of New York Fashion Week S/S 2027This season’s edition of New York Fashion Week reflected the city’s buoyant mood, from its blockbuster names – among them Calvin Klein, Tory Burch and Coach – to an intriguing cohort of young talents
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Own a classic Frank Lloyd Wright house as the Samuel Eppstein residence comes to marketThe Samuel Eppstein residence in Kalamazoo combines architectural history with a spectacular site and equally significant neighbours from Wright’s Usonian house era
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Wapping Power Station becomes the London Design Festival’s centre of soundFor London Design Festival 2026, sound artist Chris Watson draws upon Hull’s rich maritime heritage in his ‘sound voyage’, ‘Trent Falls’
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‘The Nue Black Aesthetic’ maps the diasporic voices shaping design todayThe Design Museum in London announces a new exhibition (6 November 2026 to 8 August 2027) bringing together 16 contemporary Black designers; guest curator Charlene Prempeh tells us about exploring identity, the diaspora and who gets to shape the design canon
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What to see at London Design Festival 2026Here's what to see at London Design Festival 2026 (12–20 September), where craft, architecture and technology meet across city-wide landmark installations and museum commissions
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London design lovers, mark your calendars: Basic.Space arrives this weekend with its first city eventBasic.Space, the creator-led marketplace spanning luxury fashion, art and design, is bringing its immersive retail experience to London from 13-14 June
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Five things to see at London Craft Week 2026With an emphasis on keeping heritage crafts alive, London Craft Week 2026 (11-17 May) offers a city-wide programme of exhibitions to discover artisanal excellence from established and emerging makers
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Discover a calming ‘library’ dedicated to craft at Collect design fairAt Collect 2026 in London, Tola Ojuolape’s Collectors’ Lounge is a flexible, tactile space for exploration, conversation and co-working, imagined as an homage to the traditional library
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Step inside Faye Toogood's intimate cabinet of curiosities at PAD LondonFor PAD London 2025, (until 19 October) Faye Toogood presents The Magpie’s Nest with Friedman Benda
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Rajan Bijlani opens his Primrose Hill home for ‘Electric Kiln’In his London home – once the studio of ceramicist Emmanuel Cooper – Rajan Bijlani stages ‘Electric Kiln’, uniting Frank Auerbach, Lucie Rie and Cooper in an intimate reflection on the creative spirit of postwar London
