New book on sustainable product design authored and edited by Brazilians educates consumers and professionals alike

If you had to choose one term that’s on everyone’s lips in the design world today, it would be ‘sustainability’. It has struck a chord in the market of product design and these designers were some of the few who knew how to capitalise on the benefits of working with such a fascinating concept, full of possibilities. Continue Reading

The Spanish restaurant that turned into a book

The latest edition of Tapas: Simple Combinations, Striking Flavours may have a new cover, but the thinking behind it (albeit subconsciously) began about 20 years ago. That’s because its authors, Carlos Horrillo and Patrick Morcas, are the owners of El Parador (elparadorlondon.com), a Camdnen restaurant specialised in the famous small servings. Continue Reading

As you probably already know from posters all over town (and the pages of Jungle), Festival Brazil is painting the Southbank Centre yellow and green this summer, and luckily for us it also goes for the restaurants and bars right across the site. One such eatery, Feng Sushi has got their own Brasilian chef, Clebson Vasconcellos, on the team, and invited him to create a special ‘tropical’ menu especially for the festival. Continue Reading

JD headed down to the Saatchi Gallery to see what it made of BRIC…

Two years has passed from when the Tate Modern’s walls were layered with the bright colours of 6 graffiti artists/collectives, with Brazil’s Nunca and the duo Os Gêmeos playing their part. The stage, or canvas, couldn’t have been much larger. And this April, the artistic prowess of Brazil has been invited for another chance to shine, as it takes its place alongside Russia, India and China, comprising the BRIC nations, in a project realised by Phillips de Pury & Company.

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