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Geometric precision

Design News > Product Design

Benjamin Hubert unveiled his Pelt chair at this year's London Design Festival after 12 months of prototyping.

30 Sep 13
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Sound distortion

Design News > Music & Sound Design

Yuri Suzuki's Garden of Russolo makes use of sound machines that transform and distort the voices of visitors.

30 Sep 13
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Ceramic flowers

Design News > Product Design

Nendo's new range of ceramic kitchenware is an unorthodox re-edit of the famous patterns issued by Gen-emon, a 260-year-old porcelain kiln in Japan.

29 Sep 13
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Wheeling around

Design News > Product Design

Hella Jongerius's UN Lounge Chair is light and mobile catering for the demand of changeability.

29 Sep 13
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Bright summer

Lookbook > Fashion & Jewellery Design

Paul Smith's Spring/Summer 2014 women's collection is vibrant in colour and feminine in fluidity.

28 Sep 13
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Sling furniture

Design News > Product Design

Jasper Morrison's Fionda chair highlights the possibility of lightweight, versatile and comfortable furniture.

28 Sep 13
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New Music City

FilmFestFriday > Music & Sound Design

#FilmFestFridays presents "New Music City", a short film about Nashville's music scene, one of America's music heartlands.

27 Sep 13
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Instrumental change

Design News > Music & Sound Design

Pedro Reyes transformed discarded weapons into musical instruments for the digital age.

27 Sep 13
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Outer space

Design News > Film & Animation

Nelly Ben Hayoun's project, Disaster Playground will investigate outer space catastrophes and the design procedures needed to manage these risks.

26 Sep 13
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Future couture

Design News > Fashion & Jewellery Design

Bart Hess's project "Digital Artefacts" explores the future of cyborg couture.

26 Sep 13
00:08:20

Wael Morcos on using typography to preserve language

Talks > Graphic Design & Illustration

Wael Morcos explains how typography can be used to give a new meaning to something that might otherwise be generic.

25 Sep 13
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Light for peace

Design News > Design Thinking

Ayse Birsel and Hiroko Sakomura organised the Shinnyo Lantern Floating for Peace event in New York recently, spreading a message about peace and harmony.

25 Sep 13
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Kitchen addition

Design News > Product Design

Jasper Morrison's "Oigen Palma" kitchenware collection draws on traditional Japanese craftsmanship, with a refined twist.

25 Sep 13
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In brackets

Design News > Graphic Design & Illustration

Michael Bierut designed the identity for Yale University's first Windham Campbell Prizes, which celebrates excellence in literature.

24 Sep 13
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Ten out of ten

Design News > Design Thinking

Ten projects. Ten years. Ten out of ten for Nendo and their new monograph "Nendo 10/10".

24 Sep 13
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Cloudy dreams

Design News > Product Design

Marcel Wanders's Cloud Sofa carries the comforting sensation of falling into a fluffy cloud on a bright sunny day.

23 Sep 13
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Capturing light

Design News > Interaction Design

Paul Cocksedge's solo exhibition explores the mediums of light and structure, creating though-provoking and unexpected works.

23 Sep 13
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Pebble purpose

Design News > Product Design

Nendo's new set of Pebble bowls, available in different colours and sizes, are versatile and hard working, with the smooth silhouette of a river pebble.

22 Sep 13
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Neatly stacked

Design News > Product Design

Industrial Facility has designed a collection of storage containers, ideal for neatening up the modern work desk.

22 Sep 13
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Wrinkled wood

Design News > Product Design

Benjamin Hubert's Ripple Table is said to be the lightest timber-made table in the world.

21 Sep 13
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Between space and time

Design News > Design Thinking

The tangibility of human presence in a networked society is what Masa Kawamura and his creative lab PARTY explore in their "Not There" exhibition in Tokyo.

21 Sep 13
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Professionally informal

Design News > Product Design

The United Nations North Delegates' Lounge has been redesigned by Hella Jongerius, bringing the space into a new era.

20 Sep 13
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Amongst Inspiration: Chris Judge

FilmFestFriday > Graphic Design & Illustration

Meet illustrator Chris Judge, the creator of "The Lonely Beast" picture books. In this #FilmFestFridays video he talks about his inspiration and influences.

20 Sep 13
00:06:27

Bland Hoke and Howard Chambers on cities working for people.

Talks > Interaction Design

Bland Hoke and Howard Chambers explore how design can transform cities, making them more dynamic and turning them into real community assets.

20 Sep 13

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Design News • 13 Jun 22

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Q&A • 13 Jun 22

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Design News • 13 Jun 22

Renowned Senegalese architect Fatiya Diene Mazza, who is founder of the firm ID+EA, has been instrumental in refreshing the infrastructure of her nation >

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