Portraits of women – by the men who loved them

guardian.co.uk 3 hours ago

Sean O'Hagan: Some of the greatest photos ever taken were by men whose muses were their own wives, as breathtaking shows at PhotoEspaña 2013 prove

 
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Dog grooming competition – in pictures

guardian.co.uk 18 June

Ever thought your dog wasn't jazzy enough, and that maybe with a pair of scissors and a tin of spray paint you could have the best-looking mutt in town? Well, you're not the only one

 
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Emi and Nathan's Natural History House Tour

apartmenttherapy.com 2 hours ago

Name: Eminé Avanessian & Nathan Cabrera of Pygmy HippoLocation: Los Angeles, CaliforniaSize: 1550 square feetYears Lived In: 4.5; Rented Emi and Nathan’s unique apartment is not for the faint...

 
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Biggest Viking exhibition in 20 years opens – and this time they're angry

guardian.co.uk 3 hours ago

Recent peaceful Viking rebrands are smashed in a vast and bloodthirsty show that will soon set sail for London

 
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Alejandro Guijarro's best photograph – a Cambridge University blackboard

guardian.co.uk 1 hour ago

'I showed it to the caretaker who'd wiped it – he was surprised he'd created such a beautiful image'

 
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15 of the World’s Weirdest Low-Tech Film Cameras

weburbanist.com 50 mins ago

A French revolver that shoots photos, a picture-taking harness for homing pigeons and a human skull are among these weird and unusual film cameras.        

 
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DIY Ombre Rain Chain | Design*Sponge

designsponge.com 1 hour ago

When I visit other countries, I’m always fascinated by some of the simplest differences in even the most mundane things. A perfect example: rain chains...

 
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Creative Review - W+K launches new Honda idents for Channel 4

creativereview.co.uk 1 hour ago

Weiden + Kennedy has launched a new set of animated idents for Honda's sponsorship of Channel 4 documentaries featuring miniature versions of some the automotive brand's best-known inventions.

 
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20 Great DIY Wedding Backdrop Ideas | Design*Sponge

designsponge.com 3 hours ago

Last month I had the pleasure of being part of “Team Pom Pom” for my friends’ Clay and Lisa’s wedding...

 
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Talma Lounge Chair by Benjamin Hubert for Moroso - Design Milk

design-milk.com 2 hours ago

A compact lounge chair by Benjamin Hubert for Moroso that looks as if it has been wrapped in a padded textile, similar to how a cloak would wrap a body.

 
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Art Basel 2013: Paint, Zippers and Partnering

Groundbreaking work across collage and mixed media at the world-renowned art show

 
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Creative Review - #OccupyGezi: The art of the Turkish protests

creativereview.co.uk 6 hours ago

The Occupy Gezi movement started in Istanbul with the aim of preserving one of the very few green areas left in the city and turned into a group of massive, nation-wide anti-government protests...

 
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DIY Gold-Edged Wedding Table Numbers | Design*Sponge

designsponge.com 2 hours ago

Maybe it’s the Gatsby-mania that’s been going around, or maybe it’s just a color scheme that will never go out of style, but lately I’ve been obsessed with the glamour and glitz of the black, gray and...

 
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Add Texture with 3-D Wall Treatments

apartmenttherapy.com 2 hours ago

There's a lot you can do with walls - paint color, murals, decals and graphics, but one idea we've been seeing more and more of is adding texture with decorative 3-D objects...

 
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knight architects + WSP: gemma regalis bridge, helsinki - designboom

designboom.com 2 hours ago

the 3km-long gemma regalis bridge in helsinki will link the new waterside community of kruunuvuorenranta directly to the heart of finland's capital city.

 
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Try This Idea for Hanging Art: Keep It Low

apartmenttherapy.com 2 hours ago

Apartment Therapy commenters can be an opinionated bunch, not hesitant to call homeowners out on perceived infractions...

 
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Very well hung: the ICA's Keep Your Timber Limber exhibition

guardian.co.uk 12 hours ago

With its bulging bikers and its penises waving flags, the ICA's Keep Your Timber Limber show takes an unblushing look at sexuality in art. Adrian Searle enters beefcake world

 
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frank gehry's latest plan for king st. development in toronto - designboom

designboom.com 4 hours ago

frank gehry's plan for king st. development in toronto is the development of three 80+ storey buildings in the heart of the city's entertainment district.

 
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Britain's soft power is greater than Gangnam Style – so appreciate it

guardian.co.uk 8 hours ago

Dorian Lynskey: While Asian nations pour cash into promoting culture, the UK is slashing budgets. We shouldn't take our position for granted

 
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Architecture’s Power Couples Get Candid

archdaily.com 3 hours ago

Featuring fantastic quotes from SHoP Architects, Diller Scofidio + Renfro, Tod Williams Billie Tsien, & WORKac, Justin Davidson's latest in New York Magazine gets behind the scenes of the working...

 
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Ryder Architecture: 60 years of modernism - in pictures

guardian.co.uk 7 hours ago

Photographer David Bilbrough documents six decades of the north-east firm's classic buildings

 
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New Artwork from Lena Wolff | Design*Sponge

designsponge.com 6 hours ago

I really love Lena Wolff‘s work. There’s something slightly dark about it, but still so beautiful and intricate and elegant...

 
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Floating Barn Proposal / NRJA

archdaily.com 4 hours ago

Courtesy of NRJA Floating Barn is a lakeside residence designed for long Latvian summers. The two-story house features living spaces, a bathroom and a

 
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‘Redesigning Detroit: A New Vision for an Iconic Site’ Winning Proposal / Davide Marchetti...

archdaily.com 8 hours ago

Courtesy of Davide Marchetti Architetto Davide Marchetti Architetto shared with us his first prize winning proposal, titled ‘Minicity Detroit,’ for

 
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Interview: Hanni El Khatib

The LA-based artist shares how skate culture influenced his music

 
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High spirits

economist.com 17 June

Who drinks most vodka, gin, whisky and rum?ASIA'S growing middle classes are driving demand in the global spirits market. According to IWSR, a market-research firm,...

 
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Creative Review - Found creates engaging mixed-media campaign film

creativereview.co.uk 7 hours ago

Motion studio Found has collaborated with film director Richard Curtis to create a striking film for grassroots advocacy organisation ONE, charting the history of popular music and protest in a...

 
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Puffin Design Award 2013 - in pictures

guardian.co.uk 9 hours ago

This year's Puffin Children's Design Award set students the task of coming up with a new cover for one of the best-loved children's books, The Wind in the Willows...

 
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Painting of the artist's son wins BP portrait award for Susanne du Toit

guardian.co.uk 23 hours ago

South African-born artist's work chosen from among 55 in National Portrait Gallery's exhibition of contemporary portraits

 
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Newcastle's Ryder Architecture celebrates 60 years of modernism

guardian.co.uk 7 hours ago

Its founders trained with Lubetkin and Le Corbusier...

 
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She's Crafty: Yarn Bombing Pioneer Magda Sayeg - Design Milk

design-milk.com 18 June

Magda Sayeg is a pioneer of the popular crafty street art known as yarn bombing, a combination of knitting and crochet as removable urban graffiti.

 
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raffaello rosselli converts an australian tinshed into office - designboom

designboom.com 17 June

raffaello rosselli rethinks a tin shack to create a light-filled office and studio, while maintaining the industrial feel of the original edifice.

 
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Nigella Lawson pictures: if it's a 'playful tiff', what does a serious one look like?

guardian.co.uk 17 June

Suzanne Moore: Charles Saatchi putting his hands around Nigella Lawson's throat looks like humiliating bullying. I hope she is well supported

 
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Exbury Egg / PAD studio + SPUD Group + Stephen Turner

archdaily.com 19 hours ago

© Nigel Rigden Architects: PAD studio + SPUD Group + Stephen Turner Location: River Beaulieu, England Year: 2013 Photographs: Nigel Rigden

 
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Top of the blocks: the world's strangest war memorials - in pictures

guardian.co.uk 18 June

From 2006 to 2009, Dutch photographer Jan Kempenaers scoured the remote countryside of the former Yugoslavia, photographing the alien-like second world war monuments commissioned by Tito

 
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