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Sindiso Khumalo: I’m a textile nerd

This South African-born fashion designer tells us how she draws on her Zulu and Ndebele heritage for her bespoke collections. >
"Light Motif" by Frédéric Bonpapa

This short film interprets a piece of contemporary music as a series of hypnotic, colour-drenched visuals. >
Illustration and I

Early encounters with children's book illustrations sparked Alan Dye's appreciation for the art in his work as a creative director. >
Alberto Alessi: What defines Italian design?

The man who brought us the Anna G corkscrew confronts the impact of globalisation on Italian design. >
Tom Hulme on technology as a design tool

The founder of OpenIDEO tells us why we have to stop being afraid of technology. >
Timeless design

Nick Finney, founder and creative director of NB Studio, ponders the role of time itself in producing "timeless design". >
Lara Bohinc: I was dying to design something really big

The jewellery designer tells us how collaborating with large-scale producers enabled her to branch out. >
Tom Hulme on technology as a design tool (trailer)

The founder of OpenIDEO debunks some myths about technology and shows us how it brings people together to solve the world's biggest challenges. >
Architecture & Water (Part 3): Water Park

The final part of this documentary series looks at ideas such as floating islands, which bring the Thames River into the greater urban fabric of London. >
The playful portraitist

Patterns clash and cultures collide in Moroccan photographer Hassan Hajjaj's striking portraits. >
Architecture and Water (Part 2): Gentrification machine?

The second of a three-part documentary series explores the gentrification along the Thames driven by desirable riverside living. >
Architecture and Water (Part 1): A River Runs Through It

The first of a three-part documentary series asserts that water management is as much a political issue as it is an urban planning one. >
Paul Priestman: How I developed a taste for transport

The designer behind London's next-generation underground trains tells us about the perks and perils of being a designer – and where he goes to escape them. >
'Function/Void' by The Bug and Factory Fifteen

This creative collaboration of music and film offers up a dystopian vision of a possible near-future. >
Tyneside lounger by David Irwin

The Irish designer's timber chair for Deadgood began life as cinema seating. >
Africa calls, London answers

British design consultant Kathy Shenoy launches Africa Calling, a platform to bridge the divide between makers from the UK and Africa. >
Tharsis Sleeps

The embroidery in this animation is the first clue that this is not your average heavy metal music video. >
Orla sofa by Jasper Morrison

A new sofa by the influential British designer for Italian furniture brand Cappellini goes on show at 2014 London Design Festival. >
The story behind London Design Festival's identity for 2014

Pentagram partner Domenic Lippa tells us what inspired this year's visual identity for the London Design Festival. >
El Ultimo Grito on creating a new design ecosystem

Through their exploratory work husband-and-wife team Roberto Feo and Rosario Hurtado challenge our most fundamental understanding of design. >
Tropical Noire by Simone Brewster

The London-based designer's new vessels, inspired by African woodcarvings, are unveiled at London Design Festival today. >
El Ultimo Grito on creating a new design ecosystem (trailer)

The Spanish design duo talk about how they use their own projects to interrogate how we define design. >
Jon Daniel: Four corners of the diaspora

London-based creative director Jon Daniel shares the story behind his Design Week column on designers of African descent. >
Hacked notebooks

An exhibition of Moleskine notebooks customised by and containing the sketches of designers is on exhibition in London. >

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