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Arts Thread Reveals Renowned Industry Judges for Global Creative Graduate Showcase 2024
Arts Thread is pleased to announce the judges for the recently launched Global Creative Graduate Showcase 2024 – our 5th Anniversary – with a new partnership with WGSN and Coloro.
Green Grads at Grand Designs Live
An enthusiastic cohort of 25 Green Grads will showcase their work with an 18m installation at Grand Designs Live, ExCeL, 4th – 12th May.
Top Tips For How To Improve Plant Growth In Your Garden
Creating a thriving garden with healthy plants is a rewarding experience. Whether you are a novice gardener or have years of experience, there…
The Colony is presented in a new exhibition by Lisbon-born artist, Tomás João
The Colony, is the Lisbon artist Tomás João’s known as Nature the Artist first show outside Portugal and invites viewers to explore the workings of a mysterious species of bees discovered some years ago living underground in London.
Womanity’s Womanifesto out now for International Women’s Month
9 women, 8 countries, united in their fight for gender equality, a curated collection of actionable insights to build a more equitable and just world for women in all their diversity
Architect at Work London 2024 showcases over 200 product innovations
ARCHITECT@WORK’s talk program continues to be a standout feature of the event. The theme for the 2024 edition, “People + Planet
Revolutionising Spaces: The HOMErs Approach to Modern Living
HOMErs redefine the housing landscape with its range of quick-to-assemble homes. Beginning with simple designs and evolving to ultra-modern flat pack versions, these…
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Multi-award-winning filmmaker and artist Di Mainstone has been commissioned to create a new immersive digital artwork in collaboration with the people of Stockport
Manchester-based arts and culture organisation FutureEverything will kick start their exciting programme of public-facing digital arts activities, as part of the Stockport Creative Campus initiative, with a residency, workshop programme, and a world premiere of a new digital artwork by acclaimed artist Di Mainstone.
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Biodiversity Crisis: Unraveling the Global Web of Life
In the present era, we find ourselves at a critical juncture as the world grapples with a biodiversity crisis of unprecedented magnitude. The warning resonates: “We are losing biodiversity at a rate unparalleled in human history
7 Ways To Change Up Your Home To Reduce Your Stress
1. Follow the 24-hour Sleep Guide “What we do, where we live and what we eat all influence how well we sleep at…
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New London Society podcast
The London Society has launched a new podcast series, called London Explained. In each episode the programme will focus on a different area within the capital and explore its past, present and future.
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Marlene Huissoud on Propolis (or bee glue, yes, bee glue).
The Role of Design in the Circular Economy
‘Addition Podcast’ talks about launching a print magazine in 2023.
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Common Ground documentary (2023)
From the filmmakers of ‘Kiss the Ground’ (Netflix) comes the follow-up documentary ‘Common Ground
Bristol’s Pioneering Wind Turbine Project
The Bristol community’s remarkable achievement in securing funding and building the tallest wind turbine stands as a testament to the power of collective action and a shared commitment to sustainability.
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“Harmony in Fungi: The Mycelium Pavilion at Glastonbury Festival 2023”
The Silver Hayes team has unveiled the 6° project and aims to investigate how roots can be used more in creative industries.
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The Pavilion of Finland declares the death of the flushing toilet as we know it.
The Dry Collective, a group of architects, designers and artists led by project curator Arja Renell, is using Finland’s participation at the 18th International Architecture Exhibition of La Biennale di Venezia to declare the death of the flushing toilet as we know it.
Celebrating the Importance of the Sacred Mayan Bee
MAMÁ is a collaboration between French artist-designer Marlène Huissoud and the Yucatan Peninsula’s native stingless Melipona bees. The work involves wildlife as active and equal participants in the process of artmaking
A tribal journey into a Meditative State – Sound Healing Experience
Follow in the shamanic chants’ wake and delve into your inner oasis. Rest in this sacred place where peace and tranquility reign. Join the chirping of birds and bask in the subtle caresses of nature
Sir David Attenborough: The Future Of Our Frozen World
We can do it. We must do it.” 💬 Sir David Attenborough. This is life on thin ice.
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Philip Beesley’s Architecture Installation of Mutual Exchange and Empathy
Grove, at the Venice Biennale installation, leads us to ask if new forms of architecture can enable us to live together in a constantly changing and shared world
New Footbridge opens, Designed by Moxon Architects and Arup
The bridge’s name – Esperance – has been chosen by local children from King’s Cross Academy, Meaning ‘hope’ in French, the children chose Esperance as a symbol of positivity following a year of hardship for many.
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What is Net Zero Carbon? Do you know?
Feilden Clegg Bradley Studio window installation at their London Studio, with an accompanying website, aims to demystify the term for the person in the street
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Innovative Examples of Sustainable Cladding
A facade often defines a building and consequent ambitions. Besides acting as an opportunity for expression, Architects should now be considering facades functionally
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Creating a more Sustainable Ecosystem in our Urban Environment.
Installing living walls contribute many advantages; environmentally, ecologically, economically, architecturally and for the benefit of humanity.
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One Earth – Environmental Short Film
One Earth is an environmental short film I created and edited to help raise awareness about our impact on our environment day to day
Building blocks for the future: designing future-proofed skyscrapers
There are many reasons, from heritage to environmental, why building tall isn’t always the right approach. And yet the unparalleled opportunities tall buildings provide, especially in light of a growing dependence on cities, means their popularity continues to reach new heights.
The Design Museum presents a new vision for the near future with Waste Age: What Can Design Do?
The museum invites visitors to explore how designers are redefining fashion, construction, food, electronics, packaging and more through over 300 objects, by designing out waste and creating a more circular economy.
The First UK Screening of Time Bascule
Short film Time Bascule will have its first UK screening at Sensoria Film & Music Festival in Sheffield Tuesday 5th October as part of the ‘Sensoria Shorts’ 2021 line-up, echoing their theme of ‘Super Nature
Dan Cruickshank’s Spitalfield Photographs
Dan Cruickshank took these photographs – many of which are published here for the first time – between 1969 when he first came to Spitalfields
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The Reality of 65 Million Refugees across the World
In the visually stunning and deeply moving documentary “Human Flow” by acclaimed artist and filmmaker Ai Weiwei opens a curtain to the reality of 65 million refugees across the world.