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Monsters, wenches, tattooed dolls, robots and mermaids... Liam Barrett's world is one of fantasy, mystery and absolutely shit-loads of fun. Having created his curious brand of illustrative wonder for the likes of Urban Outfitters, Vice, and NoBrow,...
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As we approach the much-moved finishing line of Create GB, our Olympics-inspired look at contemporary British creativity, we can look back on cutting-edge fashion, convention-defying art, and all manner of trends that fuse old and new in surprising...
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It's less than six months since we last spoke to design duo Anna Fulmine and Victoria Shahrokh - aka Lightning & Kinglyface - yet, as we speak to the ladies about all things Create GB, the duo already have so many more spellbinding images to share....
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We're all for a hearty bit of convention prodding here at We Heart, hell, we even endorse the full on bullying of the 'orrible little conformist social behaviour. And, it's that blatant disregard for genre, tradition, and protocol that makes us want...
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Printmaking, photography, painting, performance... if there's a creative discipline beginning with the letter P, then Manchester-based Aliyah Hussain is doing it. And doing it outstandingly well too. Hussain then bashes said media together until...
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Recent Bath School Of Art & Design graduate Will Harvey states "stay curious" as the best piece of advice he's ever received, and follow it to the letter he does. Inspired by emotions, random ideas and the adventures of Robinson Crusoe, Harvey's...
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"Don't play with your food" screams mum, as you've just finished carefully spelling out WILLY with your Alphabetti spaghetti. A familiar scenario for many I'm sure, although perhaps not food designer Andrew Stellitano, as he's managed to turn...
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British mixed-media artist Graham Hudson is most commonly known for his large scale structural pieces. Often created using seemingly mundane materials such as bricks, scaffolding or everyday objects; his international career has spanned over ten...
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It took me a while to twig what these creations by André Saraiva - aka Monsieur A - reminded me of. Anyone remember Enid Blyton’s Noddy books before he went all CGI animation on telly? These buildings, with their tapering stacked blocks, arches...
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Artist, designer, DJ; Margot Bowman is a London-based creative whose chaotic, brash, colour-laden and delightfully 21st-century-punk aesthetic is in high demand. When she's not collaborating with fashion brands (from up-and-coming to high street),...
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Celebrating the bare-faced art of public nakedness, from streakers to nudists, and reinterpreting the traditional nude sculpture along the way, Dundee illustration graduate Sally Hackett has certainly achieved in the originality stakes. From Michael...
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Naked women, zombies, pizza, punk rock, drugs and the occult; artist/illustrator Jiro Bevis' work is the stuff of children-of-the-80s' straight-to-video wet dreams. Often imitated, never bettered, Bevis' work - all dripping in tongue in cheek...
City Notes
Reopened in the centre of Megève, Hotel Saint-Georges returns as a thoughtfully reimagined alpine retreat with a new visual language and razor-sharp focus. Set within a traditional chalet, the five-star hotel has been reimagined by Paris-based...
City Notes
The Zetter Group is set to deepen its connection to the UK capital with the opening of The Zetter Bloomsbury in March 2026, a 68 bedroom hotel housed across six interconnecting Georgian townhouses moments from Russell Square. Sitting directly...
City Notes
TOKKIA is a new addition to Covent Garden, and Europe’s first luxury Korean matcha house. Founded by Sooji Im — who previously introduced London to Korean tea culture with be-oom in Exmouth Market — the project brings a focused look at Korean...
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Bunkhouse Hotels expands its Houston presence with the opening of Hotel Daphne, a 49 room refuge in the historic Houston Heights. Following the success of the exquisite Hotel Saint Augustine in Montrose, the Austin-based brand continues its mission...
Dispatches
We don’t often feature residential projects, but for Cielo we're making an exception. Located in the heart of Nagpur, Maharashtra, Sanjay Puri Architects' almighty Cielo rises as a compact, climate-conscious building. Designed on a modest 900...
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Creative work and predictable income feel like they're supposed to be opposites. Artists, photographers, designers, writers, musicians built their practices around the work itself, not around revenue systems and operational infrastructure. Then...
Dispatches
This is it. The final call. The door is almost shut on the 2025—2026 edition of the A’ Design Awards & Competition, and if your work is sitting on a hard drive waiting for the right moment, this is that moment. With submissions closing on 28...
Dispatches
Inspiration seldom arrives empty-handed. As ideas clarify, books, samples, tools, notes, and references accumulate, and the pile may begin competing for space and attention. What started as inspirational fuel becomes visual noise—debris in the...