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Fred Perry, the British icon to be celebrated at the Design Museum this summer

Creative Boom

The former world number one's clothing range has had such influence that it's now the focus of a new exhibition at London's Design Museum this summer. What may surprise some, the exhibition even showcases Fred Perry's unique relationship with live music. The Fred Perry Championship, Brentham Club, London, 2020.

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Unexpected Sittings: Collins Obijiaku captures untapped potential in rick textural paintings

Creative Boom

Featuring fifteen new portraits completed over the last year, the exhibition explores the untapped potential of everyday interactions. Running until 4 June, Unexpected Sittings is the first solo show from Collins, who has previously exhibited internationally in New York, London, Lagos, and Accra.

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Pioneer Works Is Rethinking What Online Cultural Programming Looks Like

Eye on Design

When the pandemic hit and museums and galleries closed their doors, many were forced to quickly adapt their programming to keep speaking with their audiences despite the enforced physical separation. Video content and blogs were typically used as promotional material for the “real” exhibition or event held inside a building.

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Zaha Hadid Architects: Vertical Urbanism, the Exhibition

Design Milk

The newly opened Zaha Hadid Architects: Vertical Urbanism exhibition showcases the bold, explorative urbanism they’re known for through a variety of design strategies used to create vibrant and sustainable community-orientated spaces within densely populated urban spaces. © Photo Courtesy of Hong Kong Design Institute.

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Spinning a yarn: how Icelandic artist Ýrúrarí turns textiles into stunning works of art

Creative Boom

Nærvera © Ýrúrarí aka Ýr Jóhannsdóttir Nærvera © Ýrúrarí aka Ýr Jóhannsdóttir Nærvera © Ýrúrarí aka Ýr Jóhannsdóttir Nærvera © Ýrúrarí aka Ýr Jóhannsdóttir In 2020 Ýrúrarí’s first line of upcycled sweaters, Sweater Sauce, was nominated for the Icelandic Design Awards. It definitely saves some time on making unwanted mistakes."

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Anniversary book from Semi Permanent is a 20-year time capsule of stunning creativity

Creative Boom

Self-tasked with a brief to "always be more generous", the book is, says Murray, a new iteration of Semi Permanent fostering creativity in all its disciplines at a global scale, following large-scale projects for Tokyo 2020, Tourism Portugal, the Abu Dhabi Department of Culture, Google, Dropbox, Gucci, Nike, and more.

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Names to know: 20 visionaries shaping the future of creativity

Creative Boom

chapter of #blackandbrilliant, serves on advisory boards, and mentors through programs like Bloom and SheSays. Her book Das Neue Land is a Spiegel bestseller and won the Frankfurt Book Fair's Entrepreneurial Book of the Year in 2020. He also chairs the U.K. The future is not a place we will go," she says.

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