Design Anthology UK, Issue 11

Design Anthology UK is a triannual print magazine spotlighting the best of design, architecture, art, travel and style across Europe. As with Design Anthology, our sister publication in Asia, we combine the highest production values with thought-provoking content, setting a new standard for premium design and lifestyle titles in the UK.

When we were shaping ideas for the inaugural issue, we asked two questions: What is our point of view? And, when there are countless other magazines covering design in Europe: Why now? The answer is fairly straightforward. We believe there is room for a new kind of considered, premium title that champions quality, beauty and innovative thinking.

Each issue is put together by our network of writers, photographers, editors and stylists – all bound by a commitment to creativity and candor. Far from a glossy catalogue to be discarded, Design Anthology UK is a collectible volume made by people who are passionate about print.

In this issue:

In issue 11, we celebrate the everyday with a compilation of eye candy for your wrists and fingers, to be worn with flair for the task at hand. Make an occasion of the mundane, we say. We speak to Congolese-British artist Joy Yamusangie about their show Feeling Good, currently on at Now Gallery in Greenwich as part of its Young Artist Commission programme. The works in it portray a fictionalised jazz club, dealing with themes of community, family and personal experience that hit home for us all. In addition to a host of new hotel openings across the globe, we also give you a fresh take on what it means to travel in an ancient region of Saudi Arabia – a new frontier for intrepid travellers. And of course, we highlight beautifully designed homes with soul from the British countryside, to London, to Prague.