Find out what's happening in the world of design and interiors this week
It’s the most visited museum in the British Isles and perhaps, the most beloved, so this month’s announcement of the granting of permission for a new extension and new entrance at the Natural History Museum might comes as a relief to parents who’ve queued relentlessly for dinosaurs and whales, with excited children.
Irish architectural firm, Niall McLaughlin and Associates, with landscape firm, Kim Wilkie, are all set to go with the new design which will improve access to the museum and cut down on queues.
With one of the most extensive open spaces of any of London’s civic buildings, the firm will redraw the entrance ground to create a new public realm and the new design will also give better disabled access, while providing a revamped public space in the museum quarter of the city.
According to the architects, the new design will “seeks to create an innovative setting that matches the visual excellence of the world famous Waterhouse building and Darwin Centre”.
“A new approach and entrance sequence will provide a more integrated visitor experience and re-link the museum with the immediate vicinity of the newly pedestrianised zone of the Exhibition Road cultural quarter.”
The plans include a sub-monastic, cloister at lower ground floor level, a wildlife garden and a public plaza that will transform the entrance: “The grounds project will greatly improve access to the museum, reducing queues while turning the currently fragmented outdoor space into a series of open-air galleries that put the living world centre stage for any visit.”
The work is set to be complete by 2020, as part of a wider development strategy in the neo-Gothic, Victorian building.
A contemporary small batch homeware and lifestyle range designed by Jette Virdi in collaboration with local makers has opened anew online store, offering a capsule range to Irish buyers.
Designed by Jette Virdi in collaboration with local makers, Created and Found concentrates on functionality and quality design, Jette says her collection is based on honesty and authenticity and while working in collaboration with Irish makers.
And on first name terms too, it seems, as the list of artists include ceramics made by Ray in Kilkenny, wood products by Eamonn in Westport, linens from Emblem Weavers in Wexford and beeswax items by Peter in Donegal.
The limited range offers ceramic dinner plates, bowls and beakers, a chopping board in five sizes, linen aprons, tea towels and napkins, two styles of wooden spoons (serving and cooking), and beeswax candles. Items range from €8 to €55. Made in Ireland they are shipped worldwide. Contact hello@createdandfound.com
Amal and George Clooney are set to buy an apartment in a new mid-town Manhattan tower designed by Foster and Partners.
According to Street Easy, the apartment, one of 94 in the high-end scheme, will be completed next year and should prove to be an ideal location for lawyer Amal, who divides her time between work at the nearby United Nations building and Columbia Law School.
The apartment will feature extra high ceilings, concrete floors, windows on all side and facilties that includes a Michelin-cheffed restaurant, a lap pool, library, gym and food market.
Wonder where they’ll put the Nespresso?
DETAIL is the latest home accessories brand to launch at Arnott’s and offers a range of quirky print, Moroccan cushions and luxury throws, Funky Woolshed lamps and Kyoko mirrors, along with brightly-coloured furniture that’s fun, functional and at accessible prices.
DETAIL is now open and is located on the 2nd floor. It is also available to order online at www.arnotts.ie
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