• Graphic recollections
    A retrospective exhibition at the Design Museum in London, A Graphic Odyssey looks at the 60-year career of Wim Crouwel. >
  • Brit Insurance Design 2011 winner
    Hulger’s Plumen low-energy light bulb has won the coveted 2011 Brit Insurance Design of the Year award. >
  • New name for design research centre
    The Royal College of Art's largest research centre has been renamed to the Helen Hamlyn Centre for Design. >
  • Portable shelter
    The Cocoon is a portable shelter for the homeless, which hopes to bring a bit of relief to their dire circumstances. >
  • SMS answers from David Kester
    Design Council chief executive David Kester answers the questions sent to him during the recent Design Indaba Conference. >
  • Wall parrot
    British design studio Airside's Parrot could look funky against your wall. >
  • Torch bearers
    BarberOsgerby have been appointed to design the London 2012 Olympic Torch. >
  • SMS answer from Michael Wolff
    Design and branding stalwart Michael Wolff answers a SMS question about his creative process, sent to the Design Indaba Conference line. >
  • Photo: Susie Rea.
    Through the window
    Studio Xag’s dazzling window installation for a fashion boutique takes its cue from original Vegas signage. >
  • Arch Daily
    Online publication >
  • Room with a view
    A Zen-inspired room, atop a building in the middle of a city, is like floating in the space between earth and sky. >
  • Twitter lights!
    The Twitter Ball raises awareness about plastic waste in the ocean, using Twitter to highlight the cause. >
  • Electric
    David Adjaye's Elektra House is seen as one of the most innovative houses designed in the last century. >
  • Designing a healthy future at DI2011
    David Kester, Deborah Szebeko and Luke Pearson apply design thinking in the public realm for the wellbeing of society. >
  • Great opportunity for local jewellers
    South African jewellers are encouraged to apply for a residency opportunity in the UK. >
  • David Kester
    David Kester
    Design Director
    David Kester is the chief executive of the Design Council in the UK. He leads programmes and policies for industry, education and the public sector. >
  • Nelly Ben Hayoun
    Interaction Designer
    Known as the Willy Wonka of design and science, experience designer Nelly Ben Hayoun is a director and creator of the impossible. >
  • Tricks of the trade at DI2011
    Hat-trick uses its repertoire of design tricks to solve creative problems, with lots of enthusiasm. >
  • Splashing out
    The Jason Bruges Studio has created the world's first digital water feature. >
  • Harry Pearce + Simon Sankarayya
    Life experience is more important than design theory for friends Simon “Sanky” Sankarayya and Harry Pearce’s work. >
  • Fernando Gutierrez + Ross Lovegrove
    Long-time friends Ross Lovegrove and Fernando Gutiérrez look past the obvious difference in dimension of each other’s work. >
  • Thinking brands at DI2011
    Leading brand thinker Michael Wolff believes that good design brings value to people and the world we live in. >
  • Deborah Szebeko
    Deborah Szebeko
    Social Entrepreneur
    Deborah Szebeko is the founder of thinkpublic. She combines design and social entrepreneurship to seek solutions to many social challenges. >
  • Paper + thread
    Peter Crawley’s interesting illustrations are made using watercolour paper, stitched with cotton thread. >

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