Is this Tomorrow? at The Whitechapel Gallery, London

14 February to 12 May 2019

Whitechapel Gallery has invited ten groups of artists and architects including 6a, Adjaye Associates and David Kohn, to offer their visions of the future. The ‘Is this Tomorrow?’ exhibition follows on from Whitechapel’s ‘This is Tomorrow’ exhibition in 1956 which featured architects including Alison and Peter Smithson. Whitechapel Gallery .

Max Lamb Plank Furniture

Design/ Furniture

The roots of Max Lamb’s Plank furniture lies in the carpenters workbench. The wide planks of oak and Douglas Fir preserve the uninterrupted wood grain in the furniture and also demonstrate the impressive scale of the tree. Benchmark

David Adjaye: Making Memory at the Design Museum, London

Events/ Exhibition

Until 5 May 2019

David Adjaye: Making Memory explores how celebrated architect Sir David Adjaye OBE uses the architecture of monuments and memorials to reflect on history, memory and record human lives. The exhibition covers Adjaye’s landmark structures including the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington D.C and the UK Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre in London. Design Museum .

Angelo Mangiarotti Aida Lamp

Design/ Interiors/ Lighting

Italian architect Angelo Mangiarotti designed the Aida Lamp in 1988. The interplay of the two large volumes connected by a slim stem references Angelo Mangiarotti’s architecture, which is know for slim column supporting large ceilings. Karakter Copenhagen

Karak Tiles

Decorative/ Design/ Interiors/ Materials

The basis of the tiles is a combination of different clays and loam. Mixed in the workshop with quartz sand and fireclay, the mass is then pressed into the tile form and precisely reshaped by hand. Through a silkscreen process the basic material now acquires form. The glaze impresses rhythmical symbols in the tiles. Each of the raku tiles is worked by hand 36 times before it is used and laid in place. Unlike with industrial methods the handcrafted production allows a genuine response to individual requirements. Karak.