The vintage French style taking interiors by storm
With its sleek geometric or stylised forms, Art Deco took the world by storm in the 1920s and 1930s. It was a reaction against the natural, flowing designs of Art Nouveau, which was popular in the late 19th Century and early 20th Century. But one country, in particular, wears the Art Deco crown: France. Because unlike much Art Deco elsewhere, including the US, French Art Deco furniture tended to be hand-crafted rather than mass-produced.
The vintage French style taking interiors by storm
With its sleek geometric or stylised forms, Art Deco took the world by storm in the 1920s and 1930s. It was a reaction against the natural, flowing designs of Art Nouveau, which was popular in the late 19th Century and early 20th Century. But one country, in particular, wears the Art Deco crown: France. Because unlike much Art Deco elsewhere, including the US, French Art Deco furniture tended to be hand-crafted rather than mass-produced.
The artist whose naked body was a canvas
n 1977, the US artist Carolee Schneemann was invited by the Telluride Film Festival to introduce a programme of films directed by women, including her own Fuses (1964-7) and Plumb Line (1968-71). When she arrived, Schneemann saw that the series had been given a title, The Erotic Woman. Incensed at the suggestion that these films were displays of female eroticism for the pleasure of others, presumably men, Schneemann abandoned her prepared introduction and instead read a scroll pulled from her...
The artist whose naked body was a canvas
n 1977, the US artist Carolee Schneemann was invited by the Telluride Film Festival to introduce a programme of films directed by women, including her own Fuses (1964-7) and Plumb Line (1968-71). When she arrived, Schneemann saw that the series had been given a title, The Erotic Woman. Incensed at the suggestion that these films were displays of female eroticism for the pleasure of others, presumably men, Schneemann abandoned her prepared introduction and instead read a scroll pulled from her...
Uncovering Britain's ancient rainforests
If you were asked where the world's most endangered rainforest is, then it's unlikely your first answer would be the British Isles. But the United Kingdom is home to dwindling patches of temperate rainforest, a rare and ancient ecosystem that is found in isolated fragments along the country's western coastlines. Covered in an emerald sheen of evergreen flora, vast swathes of temperate rainforest once grew all along the United Kingdom's western shores. Atlantic storms, heav...
Uncovering Britain's ancient rainforests
If you were asked where the world's most endangered rainforest is, then it's unlikely your first answer would be the British Isles. But the United Kingdom is home to dwindling patches of temperate rainforest, a rare and ancient ecosystem that is found in isolated fragments along the country's western coastlines. Covered in an emerald sheen of evergreen flora, vast swathes of temperate rainforest once grew all along the United Kingdom's western shores. Atlantic storms, heav...
Should rich countries and fossil fuel companies pay for the climate losses and damages they have caused?
n August, Pakistan was devastated by catastrophic flooding. The unprecedented monsoon rains killed more than 1,500 people and left the inundated country with economic damages exceeding $30bn (£27bn). Within a month, a scientific study had concluded the high rainfall was "likely increased" by climate change. The link between greenhouse gas emissions and extreme weather events already happening today is now well established. Events such as Pakistan's floods, Madagascar cyclones and Somalia...
Should rich countries and fossil fuel companies pay for the climate losses and damages they have caused?
n August, Pakistan was devastated by catastrophic flooding. The unprecedented monsoon rains killed more than 1,500 people and left the inundated country with economic damages exceeding $30bn (£27bn). Within a month, a scientific study had concluded the high rainfall was "likely increased" by climate change. The link between greenhouse gas emissions and extreme weather events already happening today is now well established. Events such as Pakistan's floods, Madagascar cyclones and Somalia...
