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Design
From immersive AI installations to vibrant outdoor living rooms, London Design Festival celebrates the best of contemporary design. Here's what you need to know
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Celebrate with a bang: our top ten luxury Christmas Crackers, 2019
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The best Christmas wrapping hacks to ensure yours are the prettiest presents under the tree
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Luxury art and design fair PAD London returns to Berkeley Square in October
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Beguiling blossoms and fine fauna come to Islington in an event that celebrates the best in floral design
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London Design Fair is a firm favourite of London Design Festival and brings international brands and stunning design pavilions to the East End
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The V&A's exhibition on the history of the car tackles much more than just fancy engines
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Buckingham Palace's Queen Victoria's Palace provides a regal look into the life of the epoch-making monarch and how she made the residence into a national landmark
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Elephant West's Welcome Home exhibition will stage a series of immersive rooms which envision the domestic spaces of the future
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Visual Arts
The conceptual works of Iraqi-American artist Michael Rakowitz are usually found outdoors. But this summer, eight of his signature installations are on show at the Whitechapel Gallery
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The V&A's Alice In Wonderland exhibition will be an immersive visual bonanza tracing the cultural impact of Lewis Carroll's tale through the ages
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Design
The Serpentine Pavilion, designed this year by Japanese architect Junya Ishigami, opens to the public in London's Kensington Gardens
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Fancy nosing around the city's hidden gems? Discover the best secret gardens in London with Open Garden Squares Weekend
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This London festival brings together leading lifestyle events, Spirit of Summer, House Fair & Grow London and The Art & Antiques Fair Olympia, to celebrate stylish summer living
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Es Devlin is the artistic director for the London Design Biennale 2020 which brings the best in international contemporary design to the capital
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A bright behemoth comes to London. Yinka Ilori's Colour Palace is the winning design for the Dulwich Pavilion 2019
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Europe’s biggest annual architecture festival returns to London in June 2019
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We meet leading French designer Erwan Bouroullec at Clerkenwell Design Week who talks about indie-pop, science-fiction and designing for our modern times
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Festival
During Clerkenwell Design Week, London's design district bursts into life with exhibitions, installations and emerging stars of contemporary design
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Celebrate the best of international craftsmanship with our definitive guide on what to see and do during London Craft Week 2019
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Design
From a blitz-themed bar to a restaurant disguised as a pharmacy, these bars and eateries transport guests to far away worlds through their interiors
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Festival
From concept cafés to gravity-defying glass sculptures, the return of Milan Design Week brings with it a host of hotly anticipated installations, showrooms and exhibitions
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Celebrate the centenary of Modernism’s most iconic design movement by touring London's Bauhaus landmarks
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From an upcycling showcase to a wildlife forest, Grand Design Live returns with an eco-friendly show and plenty of #interiorsinspo
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Shopping
Spring fashion trends are in full bloom with floral print dresses, fancy flats and bras; or branch out with new perfumes and flower power homewares
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The Design Museum explores the stories that monuments tell through the work of award-winning architect David Adjaye
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The Design Museum Home Futures exhibition looks at the past, present and future of our living spaces
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The Winter Decorative Antiques & Textiles Fair returns to Battersea this January with a wealth of art, design and antiques spanning three centuries
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From London Art Fair to the Affordable Art Fair Battersea via Brussels and Maastricht – your guide to the must-visit art fairs this spring
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From up-cycling to geometric tiles, your guide to the top interior design trends of 2019
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From Clerkenwell Design Week to Frieze London, your ultimate guide to the best London design events in 2019
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We round up the the best art exhibitions, guided walks, and outdoor sculpture trails away from London's stuffy museums