Between a rock and an urban place
Wed, 09 May 2012 16:21:08 -0700
Artist Mary Nally was struck by the potential of Inis Oírr for a festival where the visual arts, DJ-ing, music, design, architecture and fashion could connect, writes AIDAN DUNNE
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Thomas Heatherwick: the new Da Vinci of design
Fri, 18 May 2012 14:17:33 -0700
From the cauldron that houses the Olympic flame to the 'new Routemaster' London bus, Thomas Heatherwick's innovative designs are more visible than ever Thomas Heatherwick is well aware of the place the inventor occupies in the popular imagination. "There's Willy Wonka," he says. "And Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang . And the word 'mad' is also often attached to the word 'inventor.'" He pauses. "But the ...
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