Illuminations, Ramiro Fernandez Saus. Paintings filled with light of extraordinary character, transporting the scenes depicted from reality to a dream world of heightened feeling. 19th November - 19th December. Tues-Fri 10.00am-5.30pm. London & Ryle, 4 John Islip Street, London SW1P 4PX. Tel: 020 78341434. www.longandryle.com.
Dieter Rams - Less and More. Retrosepctive of designer Dieter Rams, who oversaw over 500 products for the German electronics manufacturer Braun, as well as furniture for Vitsœ. 18th Novemebr - 14th March. Design Museum, Shad Thames, London, SE1 2YD. www.designmuseum.org.
Made09, a craft fair at the Corn Exchange, Brighton 19-22 Nov. www.brightoncraftfair.co.uk
CLOSING SOON
A Higher Ambition: Owen Jones (1809-74); the unique contribution of Owen Jones to Victorian design reform at Julie & Robert Breckman Prints and Drawings Gallery, V & A, London until 22 November.
Boo Ritson: Back-Road Journeys; "The Diner" at Alan Cristea Gallery and "The Gas Station" at Poppy Sebire, 36 North Audley Street, London until 21 Nov. www.poppysebire.com
Iamcider: photographic exhibition at Rural Life Museum, Glastonbury until 21 Nov. 07957 195699
Reynolds Stone: Lettering Logos & Landscapes at the Schneideman Gallery, 331 Portobello Road, London W10 until 21 Nov. 020 8354 7365
ING Discerning Eye Exhibition 2009 - small works independently selected by 6 prominent figures from the art world including Jackie Wullschlager and Julius Bryant at the Mall Galleries, London SW1 until 22 Nov. www.discerningeye.org
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You can’t always rely on the Great British summer — but you can rely on its watchesBritish watchmakers have excelled themselves in recent months — releasing bright and beautiful timepieces that you'll want on your wrist through summer, and beyond.
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Simon Jenkins: 50 years of saving Britain's buildings, from triumphs and disasters to the great country house we bought for £1In 1975, a new organisation was set up with the express aim of saving Britain's most beautiful and historic buildings from the wrecking ball. How has SAVE fared in the 50 years since then far? Simon Jenkins — who was involved as a trustee right from the very start — looks back on half a century of successes... and one or two painful failures.
