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Browsing Sublime Materiality

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Design

Tea-house tranquillity

Beijing – Hong Kong Design studio Space Modification Unit (SMU) has transformed a Beijing hutong property into an idyllic tea house.

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Technology

The Long Progress Bar 2016: Review

Artists and thinkers gathered to discuss radical responses to a world dominated by disruption and dislocation.

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Food & Drink

Sunday special: A photo exploration of synaesthesia

London – When James Wannerton sees, hears or reads something his brain registers a taste. This biological quirk, known as lexical-gustatory synaesthesia, was the inspiration for A Synaesthetic Sunday Roast photoshoot for The Gourmand.

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Fashion

Ephemeral Foam

In an era of austerity, designers are moving away from the long-lasting to the here and now, leading to a new desire for the ephemeral.

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Luxury

SHOW RCA 2013: Ones to Watch

The Royal College of Art (RCA) put on an inspirational graduate show that presented an intelligent range of products made to a very high standard. The designers explored a range of themes, including alchemy, primitive sensory processes and new materials. LS:N Global profiles our top 10 designers to watch from Show RCA 2013.

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Luxury

Milan 2013: Top 10 products

At this year’s Salone Internazionale del Mobile, designers experimented with artful lighting technology and considered a more human approach to technology and design processes. We profile the 10 most innovative products from Milan.

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Luxury

Milan 2013: Ones to Watch

The Salone Internazionale del Mobile, one of the largest and most celebrated design shows in the world, is a hotbed of emerging design talent. LS:N Global profiles 10 of the most exciting new designers in Milan this year.

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Luxury

Milan 2013: Part 1

Colour and vibrancy were prevalent at this year’s Milan’s Salone Internazionale del Mobile. Scientific processes as well as rough and ready production methods inspired an eclectic mix of work.

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Design

Branching out: Onico salon looks to the forest

Osaka – Japanese hair and nail salon Onico has been given a forest-inspired design featuring birch trees and other woodland aesthetics.