Design News

  • The Fortune Tee by Fredrik Staurland.
    Fortunate tee
    Design News • 14 Jan 11
    Fortune Cookies are fun. Now imagine a giant one with a cool, wearable gift inside. >
  • Nicolas San Juan apartment building by studio Taller 13.
    Tree house
    Design News • 14 Jan 11
    What looks like a giant tree house in the middle of a city is a very sustainable apartment block in Mexico. >
  • Lego letterpress by Physical Fiction.
    Loving the lego
    Design News • 13 Jan 11
    There appears to be no end to the number of creative applications for Lego. Here it's used in a letterpress. >
  • Paperback bookshelf by Studio Parade.
    Books, sideways
    Design News • 13 Jan 11
    A shelf that displays horizontally makes it much easier to read the spine. See Studio Parade’s good idea. >
  • Axor bathroom design by Patricia Urquiola.
    Bathing beauty
    Design News • 12 Jan 11
    Patricia Urquiola’s bathroom range for Axor brings a touch of poetry and playfulness to the collection. >
  • Golden future
    Design News • 12 Jan 11
    The winning design of PG Bison’s 1.sixoneeight Student Design Competition and Awards is inspired by an armadillo. >
  • Ants ate all my sugar by Kate MacDowell.
    Natural connection
    Design News • 11 Jan 11
    Kate MacDowell’s porcelain sculptures are both intriguing and disturbing. Her work explores the interaction between humans and nature. >
  • Huck magazine, in collaboration with David Carson.
    Cover creative
    Design News • 10 Jan 11 • Sponsored Content
    Magazines Huck and Little White Lies have been given the David Carson treatment. >
  • Mix'n'match prostheses
    Design News • 10 Jan 11
    Bespoke Innovations is adding much-needed creative flair to prosthetic limbs. >
  • 226 Hollywood Road
    Design News • 10 Jan 11
    Studioilse's TwoTwoSix project in Hong Kong addresses real life, then upgrades it. >
  • Student Pavilion at Erasmus University by Paul de Ruiter Architects.
    Cool on campus
    Design News • 9 Jan 11
    A proposal for a new student pavilion at Erasmus University in the Netherlands aims to be energy neutral. >
  • Obstinate seating
    Design News • 9 Jan 11
    Jurgen Bey says chairs are never used in the way they were designed to be used. His Stubborn Chair rebels against this notion. >
  • Chain-delier
    Design News • 8 Jan 11
    Industrial chic meets Victorian-era grace in these awe-inspiring chandeliers, made with recycled bicycle parts. >
  • Peera by Marlon Darbeau.
    Form and function
    Design News • 8 Jan 11
    Marlon Darbeau’s Peera is a reinterpretation of the handy little bench that has a place in every home. >
  • Le 39 V Restaurant. Photo: Mario Pignata, Nicolas Mathéus, Vincent Fillon.
    39 Wonders
    Design News • 7 Jan 11
    A new restaurant in the most romantic city in the world combines the best in architecture, interior design and gastronomy. >
  • Komb House by Karim Rashid.
    Living lightly
    Design News • 7 Jan 11
    Karim Rashid’s Komb House is techno-savvy, ecological and trendy. >
  • Architectural recognition
    Design News • 6 Jan 11
    Here's a look at the recipients of the 2010 South African Institute of Architects' Awards for Merit and Excellence. >
  • Ieri, Oggi, Domani by Fabio Novembre. Image via designboom.
    Towards the light
    Design News • 6 Jan 11
    A creative touch is added to the bright city lights of Milan with designers using LEDs to engage notions of time, memory and modernity. >
  • Museum matters
    Design News • 5 Jan 11
    With designers like Maarten Baas and Jaime Hayón on the job, the newly improved Groninger Museum could only be impressive. >
  • Criminal types
    Design News • 5 Jan 11
    If, like many other creatives, the inappropriate use of the Comic Sans font really irks you, you’ll love this campaign. >
  • Kashida font by Freedom of Creation.
    For all types
    Design News • 4 Jan 11
    Freedom of Creation turns any personal text into a 3D font and sculpts it into physical form using 3D printers. >
  • Curiostiy Cabinet by Matali Crasset.
    Creative inquiry
    Design News • 4 Jan 11
    Curiosity might have killed the cat but it brings out the creativity in Matali Crasset. >
  • Helter Skelter.
    Powerful forces
    Design News • 3 Jan 11
    When fighting the battle between good and evil you will need something appropriate to wear. Mingo Lamberti has some suggestions. >
  • The Happy Film titles
    Design News • 2 Jan 11 • Sponsored Content
    Stefan Sagmeister has started creating a documentary called the Happy Film. >

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  • Objets d’art
    Design News • 3 Jan 23
    The Maison&Objet biannual design and decor fair in Paris will host over 700 brands between 19 and 23 January 2023. >
  • In the zone
    Design News • 3 Jan 23
    Dyson tackles both air and noise pollution with a sci-fi-esque set of headphones. >
  • Blossoming creativity
    Design News • 3 Jan 23
    The first contemporary florilegium in Africa is reviving botanical art with the aim of furthering conservation. >
  • Building blocks
    Design News • 3 Jan 23
    The latest project of international architecture company Office for Metropolitan Architecture employs stacked structures to make best use of limited space. >