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Spotted at Collect, Tola Ojuolape Studio's Collectors’ Lounge reimagined the maker’s library as a contemporary design environment where craft, materiality and curiosity could come together.

Focusing on contemporary craft and design, Collect returned to Somerset House in London for its 22nd edition, bringing together 40 specialist galleries and arts organisations from across the world.

Currently at the Hayward Gallery, this Japanese artist is best known for her large-scale installations that weave complex spiderwebs of woollen thread, immersing everyday objects.

Presenting current work from the UMPRUM Studio of Concept – Object – Meaning (K.O.V.) at the SCHMUCKmünchen festival for artistic jewellery in Munich, this show thinks beyond jewellery as ornament by reimagining the relationship between the body and object.

Spanish lighting company Vibia’s new installation and connection lighting systems don’t just play with structure and colour; designs can now be grouped in a multitude of different ways, offering a highly personalised solution to lighting needs.

Tate Modern is currently staging the largest ever retrospective of artist Dame Tracey Emin. This is a perfect chance to see a body of work that spans over 40 years, from seminal installations to recent paintings and bronzes.

In our story UNDER (MIX Magazine issue 79), we looked to the earth for inspiration, so it is inspiring to see how this theme is explored by artisan carpet maker JOV.

New York–based architecture and interior design studio Rockwell Group have cleverly used colour to amp up the drama at COTE Vegas, a 232-seat Korean steakhouse at The Venetian Resort in Las Vegas.

Once the ultimate in grudging gifting, socks are currently being quietly re-evaluated by designers looking to combine utility, comfort and colour.