Threads of Influence

Disregarding the vagaries of fashion, Fornasetti has always stayed true to the core values of its brand; decoration, illusion and conjuring a world of joyful fantasy. Here, Barnaba Fornasetti talks to Tamsin Kingswell.

Drawing on Punk, surrealism, Dada and religious art, Linder Sterling celebrates 50 years as an artist with a major retrospective at the Hayward Gallery in London.

Starting as a joyful resistance to the staid colours of post-war Europe, Marimekko has continued to stay relevant by embracing both heritage and innovation.

In this new series we discover the people who inspire and inform colour directions. Here we look at painter John Singer Sargent.