Helsinki Central Library Oodi, situated in front of the Finnish Parliament is a public “living room” whose architecture is choreographed around democracy, everyday life and the changing idea of what a library should be. ALA Architects have designed it in service of access, openness and shared civic life.
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The Tselinny Center of Contemporary Culture will open Himoya: Matrilineal Energies, Oracular Kin on 15 October 2026. This major international exhibition is curated by Natasha Ginwala and runs until 4 April 2027. The show brings together 20 artists from Central Asia and around the world. Many are presenting newly commissioned projects, alongside site-responsive and existing
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Why Design for Disability Matters Every object, building and screen we use was designed by someone, and every design carries assumptions about the person who will use it. For most of history, that imagined person could see, hear, walk, read and grip without difficulty. Anyone who could not was left to adapt, or was simply
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In an era when design is often equated with visual spectacle, Gita Balakrishnan stands out for turning architecture into an instrument of empathy and social change. Trained at the School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi, and later at Carnegie Mellon University, she began her career with hands-on community work in Bangalore’s slums through AVAS,
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This week, my feed has been flooded with the never-ending celebration of the Bayeux Tapestry being on view in Britain. The New York Times published a feature on the years of behind-the-scenes diplomacy it took to bring perhaps the most famous textile in the world across the Channel, reporting that a senior British culture official
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Arya Lalu is a self‑taught designer working at the intersection of craft and furniture, shaping home decor where wood is both structure and story. Her brand Lallu crafts brings together regional craft traditions of south India with contemporary furniture forms, resulting in pieces that feel rooted yet modern. Her design language treats heritage techniques as
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Kushal Ray’s journey into photography is as unconventional as it is compelling. Born in Kolkata in 1960, he began his career as a sports journalist at The Telegraph before turning to photography full-time in the early 1990s. Self-taught yet deeply informed by observation and empathy, he quickly developed a visual vocabulary that diverged from prevailing
Yayoi Kusama, the Japanese avant-garde artist whose obsessive dots, pumpkins and mirror rooms made her one of the most recognisable figures in contemporary art, has died at 97. Her studio announced on 27 August that she passed away on 14 August 2026 at a hospital in Tokyo; no cause of death was disclosed in the
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Method’s third edition of Fresh Produce brings together 16 emerging artists whose practices reflect the range and vitality of contemporary art in India. On view from 21 August to 3 October 2026, the exhibition presents artists selected through an open call that received more than 400 portfolio submissions. A Platform for Emerging Practices Rather than
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079|STORIES in Ahmedabad presents Truth is Stranger Than Fiction, a solo exhibition by ceramic artist Khanjan Dalal, curated by independent art historian Lina Vincent. The show opens with a preview on September 6, 2026 and remains on view until September 26, 2026 at the gallery’s Bodakdev venue, before travelling to Latitude 28 in New Delhi
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