Despoke

As a managing partner of CultureLabel.com we are always on the quest for new, innovative products for the museum world. Some of our partners have amazing products in their shops (ie the Salt & Pepper or Cocaine&Heroin Shakers by David Shrigley at the Saatchi Gallery) and Tate is pushing the envelope even further with us. We are looking for the next generation museum shop product, ideas and designs can be submitted at our competition website Release and the winner will be in the Tate shops in Q4 2010. This is not only a huge opportunity for newcomers to the design world but also perhaps a great new product for collectors who love to shop in museum shops.

Website:www.culturelabel.com/release

Allen Jones, “Right Hand Lady”, 1972. Courtesy: The Whitworth Art Gallery, The University of Manchester
The first major UK exhibition of artists’ wallpapers with work by over 30 artists including Andy Warhol, Sarah Lucas and Damien Hirst. Kitch ideas of home decoration are turned upside down as artists subvert the stereotypes of wallpaper to hit home messages about warfare, racism, cultural conflicts and gender.
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