New exhibition celebrates the artistic power of trees
A new show at Fondation Cartier in Paris focuses on artists working across painting, drawing, photography, film, sound, installation and more to “shed new light on trees”
On the rise of the creative self-help book
The design monograph has been replaced by the design self-help guide as the new stamp of career success. Emily Gosling explores what’s behind this new trend and what it suggests about the industry today
Illustrator Ushiki Masanori mixes discipline, diaries, sci-fi and Manga in his work
Ushiki Masanori’s project Visitors started life as a daily surrealist portrait diary, and has since travelled the world on clothing brands, in exhibitions and now, as a book
Fingammies, anyone? New book celebrates forgotten sweets packaging
New book Wrappers Delight by Jonny Trunk is a graphics goldmine of packs, cans, coupons and more from the 1960s, 70s and 80s
Multistorey’s maximal new look for London store Koibird
London- and Stockholm-based agency Multistorey has created the branding for Koibird, billed as a store that sells “an exotic, beautiful and ornamental travel wardrobe” for women
Free The Work launches to champion the underrepresented
Alma Har’el, the director behind the new platform for filmmakers, says “it’s time we treat talent-discovery of underrepresented creators” with a sense of “urgency and innovation”
Cute or creepy? Evian’s dancing babies return
Evian’s famous babies are back – and this time, they’re vocal – in a campaign that features tiny voguers, tennis players and bikers
Should I call my ex? An animator wrestles with a time-old dilemma
In his latest short, Carlin Díaz takes us through the strangeness of domesticity (and listening to Pink Floyd) via wild psychedelic imagery
Droga5’s identity for The Tide: “London’s new creative neighbourhood”
The identity for the new development in Greenwich is described as “both organic and strangely futuristic”, and aims to reflect the motion of the River Thames
New Somerset House photography show tackles immigration
Kaleidoscope at Somerset House is bold and expansive in its aims even while focusing on the work of just ten artists
Designing through the Berlin Wall
East German design studio Cyan was forced into some pretty bold tactics to access the tools it needed in the late 80s, as a forthcoming show at the new museum Poster House in New York reveals
Extinction Rebellion refuses its nomination for Designs of the Year
The refusal stems from the awards’ sponsorship by insurance firm Beazley, which XR says needs to “tell the truth” about climate crisis