DESIGN

Architecture, fashion, furniture and fine type

Doris Day | Designing <em>Pillow Talk</em>

Doris Day | Designing Pillow Talk

by Corinna Tomrley

"It’s the texture and the colour of the things: a 50s hue of salmon pink meets dusky rose that’s bloody beautiful. I want to rub my face on those shiny, Bakelite-looking kitchen tops"

Bent wood | The Thonet 14 on film

Bent wood | The Thonet 14 on film

by Karen Krizanovich

Karen Krizanovich on the most wooden big screen icon of all time

Down and Out in Paris in London | Review: <em>Gods and Kings</em>

Down and Out in Paris in London | Review: Gods and Kings

by Mark C. O'Flaherty

McQueen and Galliano. Two designers. One decade apart. Two tragic stories

Why the sound of a toast makes you oh SO happy

Why the sound of a toast makes you oh SO happy

by Karen Krizanovich

"A proper ringing toast soothes the savage beast"

New Turkish Design | Istanbul Design Biennial 2014

New Turkish Design | Istanbul Design Biennial 2014

by Caiti Grove

From Autoban to Oytun Berktan and beyond on the Bosphorus

The Sheriff of Rio | Sergio Rodrigues 1927-2014

The Sheriff of Rio | Sergio Rodrigues 1927-2014

by Mark C. O'Flaherty

Mark C.O'Flaherty remembers the legend, the man and the chairs

Frank Gehry in Rioja | Hotel Marques de Riscal

Frank Gehry in Rioja | Hotel Marques de Riscal

by Civilian London

"The genius of Gehry’s architecture is that it changes minute by minute, according to the light. From morning to afternoon, to after dark, it’s a wondrous inhabitable sculpture"

All in the best possible taste | The Cavalli Ibiza Lounge

All in the best possible taste | The Cavalli Ibiza Lounge

by Mark C. O'Flaherty

"It’s a kaleidoscopic mental breakdown of florals and leopard print and feathered table settings – Dubai on acid"

Drygate Brewing Co., Glasgow

Drygate Brewing Co., Glasgow

by Civilian Glasgow

The Drygate Brewing Co. in Glasgow has an offshoot of Leith charcuterie and craft beer favourite The Vintage, and an interior by Graven Images

The end of the pier show | Zandra Rhodes

The end of the pier show | Zandra Rhodes

by Sudi Pigott

From the Great British seaside to the carousel at Mumbai airport with Zandra Rhodes