London Design Guide 2010

Just in time for visitors coming to London next week for the city's massive Abetted by editorial features dishing on design trends among other topics and a resources section that wisely includes the excellent Athens-based design site (and CH friend) Yatzer, the guide is an essential for anyone exploring the London design scene. Pick up a copy (£10 in the U.K., £15 otherwise, shipping included) …

Olaf Breuning: Color Studies

Part of his recent ongoing Color Studies series, Olaf Breuning's current exhibit in Los Angeles' Michael Benevento Gallery uses sculpture and photography as vehicles for luminous basic colors, offsetting them with deep black and bright white surfaces to striking effect. A multiple-room exhibit, Breuning painted the gallery's first room entirely black, making the photographs depicting bright paint poured onto human figures appear to float in …

Babelgum Metropolis Art Prize 2009

Global web video hub Babelgum is hosting the world's biggest contemporary art competition, seeking out artists who speak to the spirit of their urban culture-themed Metropolis channel, where you can also find our Cool Hunting Video series. Focusing on the idiosyncrasies of a city, Babelgum's Metropolis channel covers the urban environment and its fashion, art, design and culture sectors. Open to artists of any medium, …