{"id":8914,"date":"2026-06-05T09:00:22","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T09:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/angesfinanciers.org\/?p=8914"},"modified":"2026-06-05T15:07:57","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T15:07:57","slug":"canvas-for-a-banksy-says-commenter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/angesfinanciers.org\/index.php\/2026\/06\/05\/canvas-for-a-banksy-says-commenter\/","title":{"rendered":"“Canvas for a Banksy?” says commenter"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In this week’s comments update, readers are discussing a public toilet block created by Studio Weave in London<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Using stone<\/a> salvaged from a demolished office<\/a> building, the structure replaces an underground toilet block<\/a> in the Maida Hill area, which had issues with accessibility and antisocial behaviour.<\/p>\n

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Studio Weave creates stone toilet block in London to “express democracy”<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

“Modest and meaningful. Bravo”<\/strong><\/p>\n

Readers were split over the public toilet’s patchwork-like facade<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“I really appreciate the quilt-like mixing and matching of colours and textures,” wrote Eric<\/a>. “I also like the careful detailing of the interlocking parts, nice work!”<\/p>\n

Architect Incognito<\/a> agreed, saying, “The effect to me resembles a tapestry with a nice tension between the informal variance of colours and textures and the heaviness of the stone.”<\/p>\n

“Modest and meaningful,” wrote Jbmoses<\/a>. “Bravo.”<\/p>\n

Other commenters weren’t so convinced by the design.<\/p>\n

“[I] like the idea but why did they have to use such disparate stone types? A bit ugly to me,” questioned\u00a0Flvs<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“I would hate to see that ugly thing anywhere,” said Tom Roberts<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Djbethell<\/a> was similarly scathing. “What an ugly box, and what dreadful colours,” he wrote. “It’s screaming out for graffiti.”<\/p>\n

To this, American Tinker<\/a> asked, “Canvas for a Banksy?”<\/p>\n

What do you think? Join the discussion \u203a<\/a><\/p>\n

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Alex Chinneck references American streetscapes in surreal Dior window displays<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

“YAY! Art is fun again!”<\/strong><\/p>\n

Another story causing a stir in the comments section this week was the surreal window displays designed by artist Alex Chinneck for Dior stores in New York and Los Angeles<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“Mostly tacky, tasteless and exhibitionistic,” wrote Tom Roberts<\/a>. “So much for the guise of elegance and quality that the brand is proposing to express.”<\/p>\n

Pa Varreon<\/a> was just as incensed. “Plastic and superficial \u2013 in other words a kind of vulgar commercialism,” he said. “It is not at all in the branding spirit of Dior.”<\/p>\n

“Rich people are so weird,” added reader Deep State<\/a>.<\/p>\n

But the displays had just as many admirers as detractors.<\/p>\n

“Great fun, I’d buy something there,” wrote Lawrence Janus<\/a>, expressing interest.<\/p>\n

Design Junkie<\/a> agreed, saying, “Amazing. Crazy amount of work.”<\/p>\n

“YAY! Art is fun again!” said T Foxe<\/a> with energetic relief.<\/p>\n

Have you had your say? Join the discussion \u203a<\/a><\/p>\n

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Lanza Atelier designs snaking brick Serpentine Pavilion in London<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

“This is a feast for the eye!”<\/strong><\/p>\n

Readers were also engaging with the 25th edition of the Serpentine Pavilion in London<\/a>, designed by Lanza Atelier to reference a traditional English crinkle-crankle brick wall.<\/p>\n

“Interesting, but not one of my favourite pavilions,” wrote Brett S<\/a>.<\/p>\n

David Mitch<\/a> was even less impressed. “This looks like the most boring pavilion to date,” he said.<\/p>\n

Despite this, most commenters were supportive of the design.<\/p>\n

“Very beautiful,” wrote Sorperdida<\/a>. “This is a feast for the eye!”<\/p>\n

“Intriguing. It appears to be very rich across a variety of spectra \u2013 definitive textures and rich coloration, the movement of light across the day, sound must be interesting as well,” said JZ<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Miller Matlock<\/a> praised the studio. “Really appreciate the effort to tie British history into the pavilion, reinterpreted into a contemporary Mexican form,” he said.<\/p>\n

What’s your take? Join the discussion \u203a<\/a><\/p>\n

Comments update<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Dezeen is the world’s most commented architecture and design magazine, receiving thousands of comments each month from readers. Keep up to date on the latest discussions on our comments page<\/a> and subscribe to our weekly Debate newsletter<\/a>, where we feature the best reader comments from stories in the last seven days.<\/em><\/p>\n

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