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Surf Cerrito print workshop review: a mini artistic outlet

Surf Cerrito print workshop review: a mini artistic outlet

Miss getting your hands dirty? Explore the artistic opportunities Manchester has to offer, starting off with MMU Surf x Surf Cerrito print workshop. A print workshop, sale and social all in one.
Behind the cover: the art of album cover art

Behind the cover: the art of album cover art

We ask our contributors: what album cover art has stuck with you over time?
Moschino Spring 2021: Strings Attached

Moschino Spring 2021: Strings Attached

This COVID-compliant fashion show has been overrun by fantasy as Jeremy Scott displays his latest designs on 30-inch marionettes
Top 6 shops for your new student home

Top 6 shops for your new student home

Wondering how to decorate your bare walls? Check out our top six recommendations
The Great Debate: What makes a liveable city?

The Great Debate: What makes a liveable city?

Sanjana Meka reviews the 2019 ‘Great Debate’ at the Manchester School of Art, which targeted the question of liveable cities
Design Manchester 2019 conference: being a SMART creative

Design Manchester 2019 conference: being a SMART creative

Sanjana Meka discusses the 2019 SMART Conference which highlighted the ambition and need for uniqueness in the creative industry
Abstract: The Art of Design – Our Planet for artists

Abstract: The Art of Design – Our Planet for artists

David N Rose reviews the ‘gorgeous’ Abstract: The Art of Design series on Netflix
Is it Art? The house with too many sockets

Is it Art? The house with too many sockets

In this week’s Is it Art?, Chess Bradley examines a house in Pinner with too many sockets
‘Inverted flags’ wave in new era for smart cities

‘Inverted flags’ wave in new era for smart cities

The new ‘inverted flag’ could be a cheap energy source for the future
Halima Cassell: Eclectica – Global Inspirations

Halima Cassell: Eclectica – Global Inspirations

Claudia Neuray reviews Halima Cassell’s exhibiton Eclectica – Global Inspirations, which is currently on show at Manchester Art Gallery
Review: Pravda

Review: Pravda

Orla Quilligan reviews ‘Pravda’, part of the University of Manchester Drama Society’s Autumn Showcase season
The Great Debate: ‘All Schools Should Be Art Schools’

The Great Debate: ‘All Schools Should Be Art Schools’

Alex Cresswell and Bella Jewell reflect back on the debate ‘All Schools Should Be Art Schools’, a panel discussion hosted by Manchester School of Art as part of the Design Manchester festival
Editors’ farewell – style notes

Editors’ farewell – style notes

Deputy Fashion & Beauty Editor Amy Nguyen says goodbye in the way she knows best — through her fantastic sense of style
Riccardo Tisci replaces Christopher Bailey at Burberry

Riccardo Tisci replaces Christopher Bailey at Burberry

What will this mean for the brand’s appeal to ‘Britishness’?
Design disasters lead to H & M controversy

Design disasters lead to H & M controversy

H & M continue to generate controversy through blunders in the design of their clothes
A summary of New York Fashion Week

A summary of New York Fashion Week

Fashion season is back and New York kicked it all off for us with a series of trends to see us through summer and into autum

Wise Words from the Whitworth: Paul Smith

The Whitworth welcomes renowned British designer Paul Smith for an exclusive insight into his early formative career, and now global brand

3 travel magazines to feed your wander lust

Sophia Macpherson details the most stylish of the independent travel magazines to fawn over

The limits to minimalism

The present-day minimalist movement is making strides in the right direction, but has a number of limitations, writes Tristan Parsons

TED: a new form of inspiration

The ground-breaking global conference is returning to Manchester this November