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Roots, seeds and slow activism at the Edinburgh Art Festival 2025
Aug 12, 2025by Vamika Sinha Aug 12, 2025
This year’s Edinburgh Art Festival takes a slower, deeper curatorial approach, integrating within its home city more than ever before.
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'Art For Your Oceans' gathers leading artists to raise funds for the WWF
May 01, 2025by Manu Sharma May 01, 2025
This selling exhibition has been conceived as a collaboration between WWF, Artwise curators and Sotheby’s, to further ocean conservation initiatives across the UK.
Aubin Stewart upcycles scavenged materials into animated jewellery
Mar 28, 2025by Almas Sadique Mar 28, 2025
The Scottish jewellery designer puts together repurposed materials with delicate, precious elements to make chromatic earrings, necklaces and brooches.
Experiential chronicling: STIR reflects on impactful visits that widened perspectives
Dec 31, 2024by Jincy Iype Dec 31, 2024
STIRred 2024: Reminiscing the influence of and learnings from design and architectural projects that we attended and featured, from leading design weeks to urban renewal plans.
Dezeen Awards 2024 honours practices mitigating climate and social crises
Nov 29, 2024by STIRworld Nov 29, 2024
The seventh edition of the global architecture and design awards by Dezeen honours individuals and practices for their innovative, diagnostic and reparative approaches at different scales.
Craft, community and Scottish candour at the Dundee Design Festival 2024
Oct 18, 2024by Anmol Ahuja Oct 18, 2024
A contemplative look at and visit to the "world’s most sustainable design festival" yields reflections on the idea of sustainability and scale in design programming and beyond.
Resisting the present, reimagining the future: Edinburgh Art Festival 2024
Sep 05, 2024by Holly Allan Sep 05, 2024
EAF2024 explored the intersection of art, resistance and community in a time of global crisis.
We built this 'Photo City': How images have shaped urban perceptions at V&A Dundee
Sep 02, 2024by Mrinmayee Bhoot Sep 02, 2024
An ongoing exhibition at the museum in Dundee details the intertwined histories of photography and cities, questioning if it’s the city that forms the image or vice versa.
Traversing the Scottish lowlands between philosophy and science, art and energy
Aug 23, 2024by Samta Nadeem Aug 23, 2024
For the 20th Edinburgh Art Festival, X Muse paves the way for contemplations on art through works by El Anatsui, Hayley Barker, Charles Jencks and Cornelia Parker among others.
Rae-Yen Song on alternative ways of world-building at CCA Glasgow
Jul 21, 2024by Shalmali Shetty Jul 21, 2024
STIR interviews Glasgow-based artist and maker Rae-Yen Song on their recently concluded exhibition which proposes collective and decolonial approaches to world-building.
Art For Your Oceans brings the arts and the environment together
Jun 29, 2024by Ranjana Dave Jun 29, 2024
With a focus on ocean health, the project by Artwise Curators in partnership with WWF and in collaboration with Sotheby’s raises funds for ocean conservation initiatives.
The Dalmore Luminary 2024: A synergy of form and flavour with ZHA
Apr 15, 2024by Almas Sadique Apr 15, 2024
Melodie Leung and Gregg Glass combine their individual skill, expertise and knowledge to shape the amber sculpture, presentation case, and casks for The Dalmore.
Hundred Acre Wood by Denizen Works beckons bucolic living and Scottish heritage
Jan 02, 2024by Anmol Ahuja Jan 02, 2024
A strong but constrained concrete silhouette outlines a family home in the Scottish Highlands with a view to remote living and allusions to the Scots’ architectural history.
Margot Krasojevic's Hydrokinetic Tidal Resort in Scotland is a sustainable oasis
Sep 27, 2023by Aarthi Mohan Sep 27, 2023
Drawing inspiration from a flipboat, architect Margot Krasojevic’s design for the hydrokinetic geyser tidal resort on Scotland's coastline embraces the future of ecotourism.
Ragini Chawla's 'Last Glass of Cola' delves into family dynamics through paintings
Jul 24, 2023by Sukanya Deb Jul 24, 2023
Looking at the tension in domestic settings, the artist identifies the theatrical within the every day through her solo exhibition Last Glass of Cola at David Dale Gallery.
‘UnTyMe’ is a startlingly unique folk anti-horror project exploring Anglo-Celtic ritual
Jul 01, 2023by Manu Sharma Jul 01, 2023
The UnTyMe team discusses their project, the universe and explores its ritualistic folklore-inspired bedrock.
Plaid Studio brings the ‘Tartan’ exhibition to life at Victoria and Albert Dundee
May 01, 2023by Pooja Suresh Hollannavar May 01, 2023
The London based designer-duo Brian Studak and Lauren Scully amplify the spirit of tartan through the exhibition design.
American photographer William Klein dies, leaves behind a legacy
Sep 21, 2022by Vatsala Sethi Sep 21, 2022
As the iconic photographer passes away, we reflect on his recent work at ICP, NY - William Klein: YES - his life as an artist, his career as a photographer, and the impact he made.
2022 RIBA Stirling Prize shortlist offers new visions for a low carbon future
Jul 23, 2022by STIRworld Jul 23, 2022
Contesting for the honour of becoming UK’s best new building, the RIBA Stirling Prize shortlist presents ‘outstanding and welcoming architecture that lifts the spirit of all who engage with it’.
Formafantasma curates a bespoke mixology experience in X MUSE Temple
Jul 02, 2022by Anmol Ahuja Jul 02, 2022
Designed as a physical flagship and an immersive tasting experience for the Scottish vodka, the ‘temple’ brings forth a unique brand experience along with the art of the drink.
David Chipperfield Architects to restore Edinburgh’s iconic Jenners store
Feb 16, 2022by STIRworld Feb 16, 2022
The British firm presents their plans for a revival of the landmark building in Central Edinburgh, which includes a 100 room hotel and a restored three storey atrium.
ecoLogicStudio's Air Bubble air-purifying eco-machine and BioFactory at COP26
Nov 18, 2021by Jincy Iype Nov 18, 2021
ecoLogicStudio sets examples of resilient infrastructures and restoring ecosystems with an inflatable air purifying machine and a green architectural system, at COP26 this year.
Scottish interior designer Sam Buckley on his relationship with colour
Oct 28, 2021by Pallavi Mehra Oct 28, 2021
The Edinburgh-based designer discusses with STIR how he designs his most path-breaking interiors, the visual impact colours make, and how designers should challenge the status quo.
Scottish artist Bea Last on explorations and experiments within her creative processes
Jul 06, 2021by Girinandini Singh Jul 06, 2021
STIR speaks with Scotland-based contemporary artist, Bea Last, on her process-based creative practice which builds on a socially impactful aesthetic language.
Charles Jencks on the contemporary phenomenon of iconographic architecture
Jun 20, 2021by Vladimir Belogolovsky Jun 20, 2021
On Charles Jencks' 82nd birth anniversary, the writer shares his 2013 interview with the landscape designer about his thoughts on starchitecture and global tendencies.
NYDE Studio designs a diagonal dwelling set at 55 degrees for solar optimisation
Jul 13, 2020by Meghna Mehta Jul 13, 2020
Led by Nicos Yiatros, the London-based studio has come up with a gravity-defying cantilevered home design – at 55-degree angle - that can be fabricated and built within 22 weeks.
Morag Myerscough shares the story of engaging communities with her bold works
Feb 08, 2020by Meghna Mehta Feb 08, 2020
STIR @ Women in Design 2020+: The London-based artist says she likes to give people a sense of belonging through her works.
Video artist Douglas Gordon showcases extensive solo exhibition in Denmark
Oct 28, 2019by Sukanya Garg Oct 28, 2019
ARoS Aarhus Art Museum presents the exhibition In My Shadow, showcasing text, music, video installations and photographic works of the artist, until February 16, 2020.
Richard Murphy designs a modern home for himself in Edinburgh
Jun 02, 2019by Devyani Jayakar Jun 02, 2019
Examining the made-to-order functionality of spaces, architect Richard Murphy with a sleight of hand has fine-tuned details with extraordinary attention.
Kengo Kuma’s V&A Dundee is a jagged concrete jewel for the Scottish city
Sep 15, 2018by Zohra Khan Sep 15, 2018
Set on the Dundee waterfront, this museum building by Japanese practice Kengo Kuma & Associates seeks to reconcile architecture with the city’s rich maritime history.
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