HBL Exhibitions: Turning the Seventh Corner by Tim Noble & Sue Webster

Turning the Seventh Corner by Tim Noble & Sue Webster (2011)

London-based art duo Tim Noble and Sue Webster have chosen the brand-new Blain Southern space in Berlin to stage their latest exhibition. With the aim of maintaining an air of mystery, the pair have created a labyrinth of tunnels that spiral, sprawl and ultimately disorientate, forcing viewers to become explorers.

HBL Exhibition: Knoll Textiles, 1945 - 2010

Marga Hielle Vatter (upholstery) and Max Pearson (chair). Detail, Dynamic upholstery on model 46 chair. Ca. 1973. Steel, aluminum, foam rubber, and wool upholstery. Private collection.

During the ICFF in New York last week, WGSN-homebuildlife found a feast of pattern and colour inspiration at the opening of Knoll Textiles: 1945 - 2010, currently showing at the Bard Graduate Center on Manhattan's Upper West Side. The exhibition is the first ever comprehensive curation of Knoll's work and offers a fascinating insight into the brand's history.

Stephen Burks | Are You A Hybrid? at Museum of Arts and Design, New York

Stephen Burks | Are You A Hybrid? at Museum of Arts and Design, New York

Last week American designer Stephen Burks' exhibition 'Are You A Hybrid?' opened at the Museum of Arts and Design in New York. The exhibition brings together projects  by designers who are working with artisans around the world to help preserve traditional skills by applying them to new products for an international market.

Rafael de Cárdenasat Johnson Trading Gallery

Rafael de Cárdenas

Designer and architect Rafael de Cárdenas was probably the most talked about designer during the ICFF in New York last week after he unveiled his debut furniture collection at the Johnson Trading Gallery. The collection, described as an homage to Bruce Goff and Frank Lloyd Wright, is characterised by his trademark aesthetic: a fearless combination of Navajo inspired, saturated colour and bold geometry.

HBL Tradeshows: KBB 2011 highlights

Ideal Standard Space by Robin Levien

Kitchen, bathroom and bedroom-focused tradefair KBB provides a three-day opportunity for manufacturers, designers, suppliers and retailers to get together, check out the new ranges and plan their offerings for the coming season. WGSN-homebuildlife visited this month's London show to pick out the highlights.

Food trends

Observer Food Monthly, May 2011. Photo by Martin Poole

The Observer Food Monthly, a special magazine supplied with the British weekend broadsheet, focuses on eating, drinking, cooking and all associated topics. The May edition examines the future of food and drink, in a series of articles written in association with Cafe Direct.

In A taste of things to come, Fiona Sims considers how and what we will eat in years to come, while in The way we consume, she takes a look back at the biggest food trends of the past ten years. A guide to modern eating sees the increasingly important issue of provenance debated, while The way we eat out by Emma Sturgess examines our changing attitudes to restaurant dining.

Craft & Design Selected Award Winners

Phil Rogers

The winners of the Craft & Design Selected Award 2011 have been announced by the bi-monthly British craft magazine. The awards span the categories of ceramics, wood and metal, textiles, jewellery and precious metal, glass, and specialist media, with ceramicist Phil Rogers taking home the most prestigious award, Maker of the Year 2011.

HBL Inspiration: Lisbon, Portugal

From the faded splendour of Lisbon’s ornately tiled town houses to the rustic charm of the Alentejo coast, WGSN-hombuildlife finds colour and pattern inspiration in Portugal. Here's the latest in our series of photo highlights.

HBL Events: Photos from B&Q's tomato flashgrow

The WGSN-homebuildlife team diverted to Trafalgar Square on our way to the office this morning to pick up a handful of tomato plants from the B&Q flashgrow, which took place from 6.30am to catch the commuter rush. For details of the event, read our original post; more photos from this morning's proceedings after the break.

Royal Selangor’s Five Elements by Freeman Lau

Royal Selangor's Five Elements by Freeman Lau, 2011

Renowned Hong Kong designer, Freeman Lau adds desk and home accessories to his designer collection for Malaysian pewter gift and homeware specialist, Royal Selangor. Taking inspiration from the traditional Chinese philosophy of Five Elements – wood, fire, earth, metal and water - the monographic swirls on each product symbolises “balance; leading to harmony, growth and prosperity”.

HBL Analysis: Pinch Food Design

Pinch Food Design

New US catering/entertainment company Pinch Food Design is setting out to re-imagine entertaining. Founded by chef Bob Spiegel and designer TJ Girard, Pinch have so far launched a range of "food furniture" which aims to solve many of the everyday problems of catering scenarios.

Lindsey Adelman and Darcy Miro Collaboration

Seen at NoHo Design District is a haunting collaboration between lighting designer Lindsey Adelman and sculptor Darcy Miro. An early confirmation of our Eco Hedonism macrotrend, these tabletop objects combine Adelman's handblown glass with Miro's rough metallic textures.