Commenter calls Dubai Expo pavilion "scandalous"
In this week's comments update, readers are confused by the UK's contribution to the Dubai Expo 2020 and debating other top stories. More about Commenter calls Dubai Expo pavilion "scandalous"
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Es Devlin to hold "conference" of trees as an installation during COP26
British designer Es Devlin will unveil a temporary installation of 197 trees and plant species to highlight issues related to climate change during the COP26 conference. More about Es Devlin to hold "conference" of trees as an installation during COP26
Es Devlin creates UK Pavilion to represent "culturally diverse Britain" at Dubai Expo
British designer Es Devlin has unveiled a cross-laminated timber pavilion, which is the UK's contribution to the Dubai Expo 2020. More about Es Devlin creates UK Pavilion to represent "culturally diverse Britain" at Dubai Expo
Metronome is a sensory installation "where the notion of time is lost"
Alter-Projects and Servaire & Co have partnered to design Metronome, an oscillating installation at the London Design Biennale created to trigger memories through sounds and smells. More about Metronome is a sensory installation "where the notion of time is lost"
Es Devlin designs Forest for Change at London Design Biennale as "a place of transformation"
British designer Es Devlin has filled the courtyard of Somerset House with trees for her Forest for Change installation as part of this year's London Design Biennale. More about Es Devlin designs Forest for Change at London Design Biennale as "a place of transformation"
Es Devlin and Yinka Ilori construct Brit Awards stage like rainbow-coloured maze
Glowing, zigzagging volumes were layered to form the labyrinthine backdrop of the 2021 Brit Awards, courtesy of designers Es Devlin and Yinka Ilori. More about Es Devlin and Yinka Ilori construct Brit Awards stage like rainbow-coloured maze
Es Devlin and Yinka llori reveal pair of Brit Awards trophies
Designers Es Devlin and Yinka llori have created a pair of trophies for this year's Brit Awards that are designed to be gifted on to someone else. More about Es Devlin and Yinka llori reveal pair of Brit Awards trophies
Superblue Miami to open with mirrored Es Devlin installation
Dezeen promotion: Superblue, a new cultural venue for Miami, opens later this month in a former industrial building with a programme that includes work by British designer Es Devlin. More about Superblue Miami to open with mirrored Es Devlin installation
Es Devlin rejects claim that her Somerset House forest is "an imitation" of Austrian project
Swiss curator Klaus Littmann has accused designer Es Devlin of imitating the temporary forest he created in an Austrian football stadium. More about Es Devlin rejects claim that her Somerset House forest is "an imitation" of Austrian project
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Es Devlin to fill Somerset House courtyard with 400 trees for London Design Biennale
A forest is set to be planted in the heart of central London this summer as part of an installation that set designer Es Devlin has designed for the city's design biennale. More about Es Devlin to fill Somerset House courtyard with 400 trees for London Design Biennale
Designers including Es Devlin and Tom Dixon customise wooden furniture for lockdown project 19 Chairs
London designers Tom Dixon and Es Devlin and provocateur Max Siedentopf are among 19 makers and artists who have reimagined a simple wooden chair as part of the 19 Chairs charity project. More about Designers including Es Devlin and Tom Dixon customise wooden furniture for lockdown project 19 Chairs
Digital artwork by Es Devlin voices accounts of atomic bomb witnesses
British set designer Es Devlin has created a digital artwork titled I Saw The World End to mark 75 years since the dropping of the atomic bomb over the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. More about Digital artwork by Es Devlin voices accounts of atomic bomb witnesses
Watch all eight episodes of Netflix's Abstract: The Art of Design series
Netflix has made all eight episodes of its documentary series Abstract: The Art of Design, which features set designer Es Devlin, architect Bjarke Ingels and interior designer Ilse Crawford, available to watch for free during coronavirus lockdown. More about Watch all eight episodes of Netflix's Abstract: The Art of Design series
"Every time someone wanted me to write an essay, all I wanted to do was paint a picture" says Es Devlin in Dezeen's new podcast
Dezeen's new Face to Face podcast series kicks off with an interview with artist, designer and director Es Devlin, who discusses her seaside upbringing, her maverick student years and her meteoric career. More about "Every time someone wanted me to write an essay, all I wanted to do was paint a picture" says Es Devlin in Dezeen's new podcast
The Met's Costume Institute announces time-travelling theme for Spring 2020 exhibition
Fashion "flashbacks and fast-forwards" will be the theme of next year's major fashion exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, with exhibition design by Es Devlin. More about The Met's Costume Institute announces time-travelling theme for Spring 2020 exhibition
Es Devlin's Memory Palace model maps out momentous events in history
From the cave markings left by early man to the Swedish Parliament where Greta Thunberg began her climate strike, Es Devlin has represented crucial historical moments on a three-dimensional map at Pitzhanger gallery. More about Es Devlin's Memory Palace model maps out momentous events in history
Es Devlin appointed as artistic director of London Design Biennale 2020
British designer Es Devlin has been named as the artistic director of the third edition of the London Design Biennale in 2020. More about Es Devlin appointed as artistic director of London Design Biennale 2020
Es Devlin creates pavilion showing films from around Cape Town
Dezeen promotion: British set designer Es Devlin has erected a solar-powered pavilion, containing films made at 12 locations in Cape Town, to show people the potential of electric mobility. More about Es Devlin creates pavilion showing films from around Cape Town
Glass boxes "not in any way new" says Es Devlin following Lorde and Kanye's set design spat
Set designers Es Devlin and John McGuire have responded to singer Lorde's accusation that Kanye West stole the design of his latest live show, by stating that glass boxes are nothing new. More about Glass boxes "not in any way new" says Es Devlin following Lorde and Kanye's set design spat
Es Devlin to design interactive Poem Pavilion for Dubai Expo 2020
British set designer Es Devlin has been chosen to create the UK Pavilion at the Dubai Expo 2020, with a performative structure that will use artificial intelligence to write poems. More about Es Devlin to design interactive Poem Pavilion for Dubai Expo 2020