ito b By Scot Bilings ‘AvTmorous Besstie-designed ‘walpaper i tobe pulled from Use in East London's £26m flgship cutral venue Fich Mix, folowing an slened controversy overt imagery. ‘an ats Landon Evening Stands newpaper lost week caimed tat the London Tle design depts images of's black gangster pointing agun a a white ‘women's head, er lime the multioatural arts verve hd ‘used outrage song ich Mix chs execute Keith khan has contre to e pulled by Rich Mix Design Wek that he has ocded to rplaca the ‘walpaper eth another Commission, following ‘he roport However, according to Alistair MeAuley, cofounder of Glasgow stucioTimorous Beasties, the design actualy shows a wht man hldng up ‘white woman nan alms omic scene, where the gts ‘xaggoratedy throwing er ‘rms back in mociehoro. The ‘man appears back because he ‘Beast in shade, adds McALloy Tha fst phase of ich Mie opened ast week, featuring the combined effort of rmuludeininary group of ‘The photograph that was used for the design designers andatists. After a (gestation period of about ten oars, the 5760r centres pening between now anc ‘Gctaber, and adctonal investment for further design Commissions ie being Sought Housed in an od garment fectoryin London's Bethnal Green the bung has been ‘ven an overhaul by eentect Penoyes & rasa. wth design ‘ontbutens including \wayfinding and signage ‘Senome by Alt Us, which i Stil develoment According to Al of Us art director Sion Senkarayya ho consultancy is testing ie Sionoge syotem and wil garner feadbeck trom vate, ahead of pans toinstal an interactive ‘otson that could be linked 10 the oantre's event scheduling ich Mix its geographically amid the west ofthe Cy of Lnaontinancal ast an Tower Hamiet, one of the country's poorest boroushs. ‘With fancial backers cluding the London Development ‘Agency, European Regional Development Fund, Art Counc England and the Mitenium Commision, the projects intended to bring 8 were ass Feaion. vl afer events and foeltes for creative out serose th at, technoogy, ‘edueaton, fim anc muse ‘We invited its of designers and att to take a look a the Stace and decide what thoy ould do witht’ says Khan, it 8 dolberato mix! people ‘which goes against coating a ‘manedesign enronment Khan is asing money t2 evelop addtional design ‘ommiesiog,neluding one Proposal fm Ron Arad and Philippe Starck colaborator Monte Waldemeyer to, introduce ‘elacronic sects that guid cinema. goers to thee oats, using information ‘embedded ther kets. ‘The intial opening phase incides the too s2ze0n CSnoma, featuring digital prints by international aris Ai Zac. vont designer Lisa Vandy has conceived the buling’s foyer of prismatic hexagons