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Creative minds unite: All Flows Festival returns to Milton Keynes with star-studded lineup

Creative Boom

Her mesmerising practice transforms everything from sounds and sleep patterns to wine and perfumes into visual art, collaborating with clients like the British Library and Wired UK to reveal the hidden beauty in numbers and information. You can read more in our articles on his Refugee Week installation and Green Man festival branding.)

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What is art? What makes it good? And other things Signal festival makes you think about

Creative Boom

One of the best things about Signal is that it doesn't make these sorts of arbitrary distinctions between art and science – it actively unites them. The monumental Archbishop's Palace is thoroughly grandiose, with its Baroque architecture and rococo façade almost entirely unchanged since the 17th century.

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Designing Delight: The Artful Cakes of Yip.Studio and A.R.D Bakery

Design Milk

Bakery Photo: Alison Dunlop Drawing inspiration from diverse fields – architecture, textiles, and graphic design – Dunlop’s work captures a playful essence, making her cakes true sculptural pieces. Their unique artistry in cake baking serves as a testament to the broader trend of merging culinary and visual arts.

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Asia Orlando wants you to stop and take a closer look at her colourful, detailed illustrations

Creative Boom

We caught up with her to learn more about her work, how she switched from interior architecture design, and why storytelling is so important to her. The balance between making art and making a living is difficult, so initially, Asia chose a middle path where she pursued interior architecture and design.

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Esther Tang's gloriously textural illustrations help her connect to the world emotionally

Creative Boom

Since graduating from the School of Visual Arts in 2022, her distinctive illustration style has been recognised by the Society of Illustrators, Creative Quarterly, and the World Illustration Awards. We caught up with her to learn more. Connection and communication are at the heart of Esther Tang's illustrations.

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Celebrating collaboration: Blackburn’s National Festival of Making

Creative Boom

Stories of rituals Taking influence from her experiences as a Muslim woman, emerging Manchester-based artist and designer Nehal Aamir has created intricate, hand-painted tiles while in residence with architectural ceramic experts Darwen Terracotta and Faience. The finished work will be exhibited at Blackburn Museum & Art Gallery.

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Chiara Xie's tech-focused illustrations redefine what a fulfilling life looks like

Creative Boom

Chiara has always had a passion for art, even though her academic background initially led her to study finance with a minor in Visual Arts at Boston University. While taking art history courses, I realised that my true interest lay in creating the artwork itself," she tells Creative Boom.