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News Stories from June 2007
Stone Roses star to show canvas art
John Squire, a former member of nineties band the Stone Roses, has hung up his guitar in favour of producing large canvas art.The ...
Contemporary art honour for Tube commitment
A London Transport employee is to feature in a piece of contemporary art as part of Transport for London's Platform for Art projec...
'Art-Idol' searches for contemporary artists
Contemporary art will be the focus of an exciting new Channel 4 programme, with art mogul Charles Saatchi lending his formidable s...
Portrait wall art honoured at gallery
Artists who have toiled over canvas wall art portraits have been recognised as part of the BP Portrait Awards, held at the Nationa...
From mobile doodle to canvas art
As increasing numbers of people seem to find themselves unable to go anywhere without their mobile phone, handsets are no doubt co...
Kylie adorns wall art this summer
A range of wall art and fashion designs on display at Manchester Art Gallery will pay tribute to the artistic style of Kylie Minog...
TV star uses DNA for unique canvas art
Business entrepreneur and TV star Peter Jones has splashed out for a piece of unique canvas art - which is designed from the makeu...
Make your own art to be a skate great
One of the UK's brightest graphic designers has recommended ways the most stylish skate fans can create and make your own art to g...
Elaborate leather scores top contemporary interior design award
A new way of using leather in contemporary interior design which has scored strong international acclaim has now received a presti...
Art fans to get the chance to see the "man behind the canvas"
Fans of acclaimed Welsh artist Sir Kyffin Williams will get to glimpse his life and works from every angle when a huge collection ...
Graduate exhibition set to showcase best in new design
The best new design ideas and characters from the UK's top colleges and universities will get their chance to shine as the annual ...
North-east gallery to feature cool contemporary interior design brand
The popular BALTIC art gallery in Gateshead has announced a new partnership to showcase a selection of the cool contemporary inter...
New York artists asked for unique art ideas
The acclaimed Queen's Museum of Art, in the heart of New York, has announced the launch of a new temporary exhibition which will a...
Cool cinemas offer contemporary art both on-screen and off
A South African cinema that has become one of the country's top hubs for contemporary art of all forms is set for further expansio...
Growing focus on female-friendly office furniture design
More and more top furniture-makers are beginning to focus their new office furniture design on items likely to appeal to women, am...
New Kent canvas art centre a step closer
A new Kent gallery celebrating the life and works of one of Britain's greatest canvas art practitioners is a step closer today aft...
Cool cushions are latest in contemporary art chic
A young British interior designer is fast gaining an international reputation with her range of cushions reflecting the latest dev...
Funky furniture fair opens up for competition entries
An internationally-acclaimed funky furniture fair has opened up to a new set of entrants for its prestigious furniture design comp...
New abstract art idea really takes the biscuit
A new idea aimed at creating unique new works of abstract art comes with an unusual twist - all the painting is being performed by...
Interior designers come together for Dubai dream home
Global design giant Luxe Interior has brought together a team of internationally-acclaimed interior designers as part of an innova...
Sisal website sets standard on new rug design
A new website has promised to offer the latest information on new rug design developments with a swathe of information on intrigui...
Corporate wall art collections continue to grow
The curator of Microsoft's large wall art collection has spoken out about the growth of corporate art compilations - and the pecul...
iPod generation blamed for falling interest in contemporary art
Acclaimed British artist David Hockney has claimed the iPod generation is to blame for a lack of interest in contemporary art.Hock...
Wall art scheme honoured for community benefits
An inner-city wall art scheme has been recognised as having transformative powers in helping change the attitudes of local communi...
Contemporary armchair is latest in clean culture
A quirkily-themed contemporary armchair is the latest design development in the ongoing hunt for greener living solutions.Backed b...
Tony Blair triptych dominates new art exhibition
A new art triptych showing a naked Tony and Cherie Blair being ousted from Downing Street amid the chaos following the invasion of...
National Gallery scheme brings canvas art to the masses
A novel scheme being launched by the National Gallery aims to stop central London shoppers and workers in their tracks - by placin...
Hand-picked artwork helps Galway hotel land top award
Combining a diversity of styles with hand-picked artwork, mirrors and lighting has seen g Hotel, in Galway, be awarded with FX Mag...
New restaurant's funky interior design takes food for thought
A new Italian cafe restaurant set to open in London is taking its own foodie themes to fire its funky interior design stylings.Ita...
Lottery winner celebrates magic moment by going back to shelf-stacking
A man who realised that he had just scooped a £4 million win on the National Lottery chose to celebrate his magic moment with...
Brit artists to fire record contemporary art sale
A number of acclaimed Brits will be among the leading creative lights set to make an upcoming contemporary art sale at high-class ...
Posh Spice to proffer top interior design tips
Style icon Victoria Beckham looks set to release a new book featuring all of her top interior design tips.One-time Spice Girl Vict...