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Coffee in steampunk

Creative Work • 16 Oct 12

Glass, copper, steel, the new Truth Coffee headquarters is steampunk inspired. >
Go fish

Creative Work • 16 Oct 12

Nendo's new Fishline Chair uses fishing line as a type of varnish to create an interesting uneven look. >
Materials imagined

Creative Work • 15 Oct 12

What will the future of our material culture hold? Material Matters, by Droog, at Dutch Design Week looks to material scarcity and broadens the discussion. >
Extraterrestrial landing

Creative Work • 11 Oct 12

Ross Lovegrove has designed a UFO installation, blurring the boundaries between reality and the supernatural. >
Tommy Li at AGI Open 2012

Interviews • 11 Oct 12

Tommy Li believes that in order to do a rebrand, it is essential to think in different ways. >
Eddie Opara at AGI Open 2012

Interviews • 11 Oct 12

Eddie Opara believes that while graphic design tells stories, it also needs to talk more about systems. >
Yves Béhar: design is a generous endeavour

Interviews • Duration: 00:05:34 • 11 Oct 12

For Yves Béhar design needs to focus on the person that will receive the experience of the product or system being designed. >
Piet Hein Eek: I am inspired by materials

Interviews • 11 Oct 12

Piet Hein Eek is the first designer on record to use scrapwood in domestic creations. Here he speaks about his materials-driven approach. >
Project life

Creative Work • 11 Oct 12

In a short video, produced as part of the Herman Miller Why Design series, Ayse Birsel talks about the process of deconstruction and reconstruction. >
Dressed for the kitchen

Creative Work • 10 Oct 12

Marcel Wanders' new designer cookware for Alessi adds a touch of glamour to everyday pots and pans. >
Coffee library

Creative Work • 10 Oct 12

Nendo's pop-up coffee shop for Starbucks in Tokyo resembles a library, and gives visitors the opportunity to learn more about coffee. >
Playing with type

Creative Work • 10 Oct 12

Hat-trick take inspiration from the graphically rich aspects of chess and redesigns a chess set in typographic style. >
Zipped up

Creative Work • 10 Oct 12

Ron Arad interprets feeling great, fun and fearless in his ZIPFLOP shoe designed for FitFlop. >
Departure lounge to the future

Creative Work • 8 Oct 12

Jason Bruges Studio's New Media Lounge at San Diego International Airport offers a glimpse into the departure lounge of the future. >
20Q: Lauren Mackler

Interviews • 8 Oct 12

For Lauren Mackler it is fundamentally important to keep going and to stay optimistic while designing. >
Nika Zupanc: Simple but smart product design

Interviews • Duration: 00:05:05 • 5 Oct 12

Nika Zupanc gives insight into the various meanings instilled in her designs, as well as the materials she uses to create simple yet shrewd products. >
Alvin Chan at AGI Open 2012

Interviews • Duration: 00:04:33 • 5 Oct 12

Alvin Chan looks at how one concept can cross into many different creative fields. >
Oded Ezer at AGI Open 2012

Interviews • Duration: 00:05:57 • 5 Oct 12

In his work, Oded Ezer says, it is about putting the ego to the side and allowing the action and culture to design the object. >
Paul Priestman: Public transport is the way forward

Interviews • Duration: 00:05:37 • 4 Oct 12

Paul Priestman believes that public transport is the way forward. At London Design Festival he discusses designs that encourage the use of public services. >
Frosty delight

Creative Work • 4 Oct 12

Eco-friendly, authentic and diverse, here is a look at the 11 projects by Frost* Design shortlisted for the Sydney Design Awards. >
Seated for good

Creative Work • 4 Oct 12

Ineke Hans, Maarten Baas and Dirk van der Kooij are just three of the 14 Dutch designers that reimagined chairs in aid of charity. >
Lessons in leather

Creative Work • 3 Oct 12

Cape Town leather merchants, Woodhead's have expanded their offering with a convenient service bar where anybody can learn the tools of the trade. >
Vision for a new city

Creative Work • 3 Oct 12

Take a look at Dror Benshetrit's visionary proposal for creating a new island community for Istanbul, Turkey. >
For the nose

Creative Work • 3 Oct 12

Sissel Tolaas's latest and biggest project to date is a smell-based urban treasure hunt, with an iPhone app to guide you along the way! >

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