Jo Phillips

1 week ago | centmagazine.co.uk | Jo Phillips

In a world driven mercilessly by AI, it seems we have no choice in this somewhat hairy rollercoaster of joy, fear and dread. The annual design fair in Milan highlighted how, without human interaction, without the joining of our senses with design AI, simply can’t work. So much of what was on show was there to engage with, to touch, smell and see. Maybe the future in new hands is a lot less frightening than we are all fearing. Milan showed hope.

1 week ago | centmagazine.co.uk | Jo Phillips

Over Spring Bank Holiday weekend, land artist James Brunt will create a brand-new artwork in the gardens of Waddesdon Manor for a festival celebrating art in nature. The public will be able to view Brunt and his team in action as they create a huge Waddesdon Mandala on the South Lawn from Saturday 24 to Bank Holiday Monday 26 May. Find out more in Explore Beautiful Land Art At Waddesdon Manor.

1 week ago | centmagazine.co.uk | Jo Phillips

Maybe you love speed, are a petrol head, and cars are your passion, but your partner really has no interest, then what do you do? The simplest answer is that you go to Escapades Silverstone. Where luxury dining, spa, and racing meet, in one elegant green environmental hotel and leisure space. Read more here in A Unique Escapade, Escape to Silverstone.

1 week ago | centmagazine.co.uk | Agathe Vanmassenhove |Jo Phillips

When travelling around the world, some may want to collect postal cards, others magnets or even bottle openers. Any little object that can be found in a souvenir shop is always welcomed by travellers who like to have a forever memory of their trip. What if this collecting habit were to add a final touch to your home? Diptyque created a collection called City Candles, only available in the city they are named after. The latest one is Milan to celebrate their new store.

1 week ago | centmagazine.co.uk | Jo Phillips

If music be the food of love, then design is the breath by which we all live. After all, breathing is our most natural reflex action, we don’t sit and think about the fact that we breathe all day, in the same way the best design should be as seamless as bringing air into our lungs and expelling it, without a thought. When we ‘interact’ with an object, a building, a surface even, we should instinctively know what to do. That is the very best of what design can bring. Or is it?