Man Ray
Major retrospective covering all aspects of this celebrated experimental artist’s work – paintings, drawings, photographs, rayographs, objects, books and films. Until 12 March. Venue: Serpentine Gallery, Kensington Gardens, London W2.
Chewing over instrumental ideas
Hoop La! Meet the Right Hand Lady. She adorns a roll of wallpaper and is taken from a 1968 lithograph called Icarus by Allan Jones. The wallpaper is one of
Allies and Morrison
Saturday 28 January – Exhibition of the architectural practice’s current work. Until 17 February. – Venue: The Matthew Architecture Gallery, University of Edinburgh, 20 Chambers Street, Edinburgh EH1 1JZ.
Furniture Today
Thursday 2 February – Contemporary furniture focusing on functional pieces for the home and work. Until 2 April. – Venue: The Crafts Council Gallery, 44a Pentonville Road, London N1.
Hans Scharoun, The Alternative Tradition
Tuesday 7 February – A major exhibition detailing seven of this Modernist architect’s building projects. Until 11 March. – Venue: The RIBA Architecture Centre, 66 Portland Place, London W1.
Icograda seminar
Places are still available for the Icograda student seminar, to be held in London on 13 and 14 February. Speakers include Michael Bierut of Pentagram’s New York office. Alan Fletcher
Spot on
Improved external lighting is adding a new dimension to the public spaces and architecture of our cities. Nicky Churchill rounds up the best product releases
Design bonanza for financial matters
Siebert Head has redesigned packaging for the Strepsils throat lozenge range. The new design is being rolled out across Europe. New designs of literature for marketing financial services are now
Expansion plans take off at regional airports
A rising trend in air traffic to regional airports is predicted by the Department of Transport, and this may lead to “massive expansion projects”. A DoT spokesman says the Government
No Title
Marketing communications consultancy Harvey Fuchs has developed The Merchant Larder, the first retail brand for family food business Leathams Larder. Packaging was created in conjunction with Truran Jory. Stocks Austin
Future Systems’ Gallery for the 21st Century at Bankside
Thursday 2 February – Models, drawings and photomontage for an art gallery designed for the 21st century, using natural daylight as the major illumination source for exhibits.
Javier Mariscal
Thursday 16 February – D&AD President’s Lecture by the graphic designer whose projects have included Olympics mascot Cobi and the Japanese theme park Acuarinto.
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