2014 Archive

Studio Makkink & Bey combines antiques and contemporary design to transform a 17th-century French hotel into a university research centre. >

Stefan Bucher's perfectly flowing animation of this music video belies the painstaking work behind it. He tells us about the ups and downs of making it. >

We go in search of all things Africa at the London Design Festival. Here are our highlights. >

The standard deadline for this global design competition is 30 September. Latecomers pay extra so register and submit your work today! >

The four winners of Grand Prix awards at this weekend's Loeries celebrated real-life, digital, print and radio. >

The subtle play of light through the spaces of this children's facility in the Japanese town of Yamadi-machi is designed to encourage healing. >

Curator Christine Eyene tells us about her selection of experimental artists from Africa whose work was part of London's recent "Africa Utopia" festival. >

OpenIDEO and USAID launch global call for innovative tools to help health-care workers on the frontlines of the virus. >

The overall winner of the Dutch Design Awards is 'Sweetie', a project that fights sex tourism online through an avatar that has the appearance of a young girl. >

Daan Roosegaarde’s much-anticipated Smart Highway has been built on a stretch of the R329 in Oss, the Netherlands. >

Masashi Kawamura has some fun designing a series of games to get users' fingers ready for the new Intel-powered tablets. >