The Royal Festival Hall, London, is an enduring legacy of the cultural optimism of the Festival of Britain, seven decades ago. In 1948, a hand-picked team of architects was brought in by London county council (LCC) to design the concert hall on the South Bank in which the festival would hold its main show.Read More →
The Festival of Britain (FOB) was seen both as a public morale booster and an opportunity to remind the world of Britain’s contribution to civilisation, history, and technological development in the past, present, and future. It took place on the South Bank of the River Thames. The Council of Industrial Design (COID) provided an essential stage for promoting well-designed British products in its national push for economic recovery in the post-Second World War era, especially on the main South Bank, London, more specifically in terms of design.Read More →
I took this photo at the Colour Run at Olympic Park about five years ago. I always wanted to create a colour palette out of it. I call this palette the Colour Run. Read More →
Beauty is all around us, and sometimes, right under us. In Japan, manhole covers are considered to be canvases for works of art. Each municipality, which numbers in the thousands across the country, has a unique manhole cover design to represent their local culture and history. Source: Japan has anRead More →
Edoardo Tresoldi , named by Forbes as one of the 30 most influential European artists, is pleased to share the brand new video of “Etherea”, his latest and biggest artwork to date, conceived for Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. Source: “Etherea” by Edoardo Tresoldi at Coachella FestivalRead More →
@kunnahaan Burning Man 2018 takes place August 26 – September 3, 2018 in the Black Rock Desert of Nevada. Participants join in the effort to co-create Black Rock City, a temporary metropolis dedicated to art and community. Burning Man isn’t your usual festival. Source: Burning Man 2018 Mega-Post: Awesome PhotosRead More →
