Harvey Nichols Shoplifting ad

T2 Trainspotting and the Harvey Nichols ad

Eagle-eyed ad fans will have noticed a surprising sequence within Danny Boyle’s T2 Trainspotting film: a segment which sees Harvey Nichols’ 2015 Shoplifters ad repurposed to show Renton, Sick Boy et al on a cartoon-faced crime spree across Edinburgh.

Rye Bookshop Waterstones

Waterstones: the devil in disguise?

The discovery that Waterstones has opened three shops that are designed to look like independents has caused surprise. We examine what the move says about the brand’s self-image.

A Measure of Success: GBH ask what success means for creative people

What is success for a creative person? An award? A sense of having made things better? Money? In this extract from their new book Charm Belligerence & Perversity. The Incomplete Works of GBH, the design studio examine how their attitude toward ‘success’ has changed over the years, while we feature some of their landmark projects

A typographic tribute to the language of London’s trade

Artist Gordon Young has unveiled a new public art project, Trading Words, which reflects the variety of goods imported into London over the last 400 years. It’s the latest in his large-scale typographic collaborations with designer Andy Altmann of Why Not Associates

The Seeker Series: Aaron Christian

Lyst’s Seeker series celebrates creatives who know what they want, and hunt down the things they love. This isn’t about collections, obsessions or status symbols, it’s about the value of finding the items that bring you joy. It’s about things not stuff, and the stories behind the search.