Frankfurt recently celebrated Luminale 2012; light projects set around the city that complemented the Light + Building trade show. ARTS THREAD takes a look at some of the highlights. Be sure to view the below videos for full effect!

Festival of Fashion and Photography Hyères 2012; Narelle Dore; Jasmina Barshovi

With the 27th edition of the Festival of Fashion and Photography Hyères starting this week, on April 27, we look at the ten fashion designers shortlisted, shown here in styled photographs by Ina Jang.

FABRIKAAT, Willem de Kooning Academy Rotterdam University

One day left to see FABRIKAAT with its theme of the (re)emerging role of the domestic garden, presented by students from the Master of Interior Architecture and Retail Design (MIARD) programme of Willem de Kooning Academy Rotterdam University.

Chiaki Yamane

Make sure to pop along to our East meets West exhibition opening at MOKSPACE next week to see the work of Chelsea College of Art & Design student Chiaki Yamane. The Japanese artist will be exhibiting some curious paintings of hybrid beings. We caught up with Chiaki to learn more:

Kim Norton

As Milan12 is well underway, we catch up with Central Saint Martins graduate and ceramic pathway designer Kim Norton, who is exhibiting her Experiential Spaces project at Designersblock as part of MOST in the Museum of Science and Technology for Milan 2012.