• Throne – Tharsis Sleeps
    Tharsis Sleeps
    The embroidery in this animation is the first clue that this is not your average heavy metal music video. >
  • Orla armchair by Jasper Morrison for Cappellini.
    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. >
  • London Design Festival visual campaign by Domenic Lippa.
    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. >
  • Roberto Feo and Rosario Hurtado of El Ultimo Grito at Design Indaba Conference 2014. Image: Jonx Pillemer.
    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 collection by Simone Brewster.
    Tropical Noire by Simone Brewster
    The London-based designer's new vessels, inspired by African woodcarvings, are unveiled at London Design Festival today. >
  • Roberto Feo and Rosario Hurtado of El Ultimo Grito on stage at Design Indaba Conference 2014. Image: Jonx Pillemer.
    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, independent creative director and columnist for Design Week.
    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. >
  • Karim Rashid's Moleskin notebook.
    Hacked notebooks
    An exhibition of Moleskine notebooks customised by and containing the sketches of designers is on exhibition in London. >
  • Tadeas Podracky’s Jaars juxtaposes the fragility of cut glass with alpine elements such as leather straps and a wooden sled.
    Crafted elements
    Lina Kanafani's London Design Festival show brings together diverse work illustrating the impact of craft on the design process. >
  • Africa Calling at Africa Utopia 2014.
    London Design Festival: Our picks
    We go in search of all things Africa at the London Design Festival. Here are our highlights. >
  • Splice by Ifeanyi Oganwu.
    Fluid forms
    Nigerian-born Ifeanyi Oganwu is a rising design talent who creates highly engineered, sculptural furniture. >
  • Eddie Opara’s cover image for the Atlantic's annual Ideas issue, which explores creativity.
    Picturing the brain
    Pentagram's Eddie Opara captures the complexity of creative thinking in his cover design for "The Atlantic" magazine. >
  • Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, 2013 by Piet Oudolf. Image: Piet Oudolf and Hauser & Wirth.
    Lookbook: Open Field
    The wild natural gardens of Piet Oudolf belie the masterful hand that conceived them. A new exhibition of his sketches reveals his creative process. >
  • Andrew Shoben. Image: tedxalbertopolis.com
    Andrew Shoben: City spirit
    We chat to the playful artist and founder of greyworld, who counts the city as his biggest inspiration. >
  • Screenshot of HubCab, showing pickups and drop offs of all 170 million taxi trips over one year in New York City. Image: MIT Senseable City Lab.
    Opinion: Life in the Uber City
    Carlo Ratti and Matthew Claudel consider the impact of pervasive digital networks entering physical space, giving rise to the “Internet of Everything”. >
  • Lynda Relph-Knight portrait. Image: Katrin Coetzer.
    Outside In: Lynda Relph-Knight
    Design writer and former editor of Design Week Lynda Relph-Knight gives Design Indaba an outsider's perspective on the design future of Africa. >
  • Ai Weiwei's statement in different languages for Ron Arad's Last Train project.
    News: Drawings are forever
    Ron Arad's newest edition of "Last Train" uses diamonds as a drawing tool to call attention to their strength rather than their preciousness. >
  • Anglepoise Type75 table lamp by Paul Smith and Anglepoise.
    News: New Angle
    British fashion designer Paul Smith brings his playful palette to the iconic Anglepoise lamp. >
  • Photographs of Naples by Harry Pearce.
    Lookbook: Urban archaeology
    Take a visual journey through the streets of Naples and the inspiration behind Harry Pearce's visual identity for the Made in Cloister project . >
  • Hunger by Faith47.
    Imperial graffiti
    London streets and pavements become the canvas for Cape Town-based street artist Faith47 latest two works. >
  • Berry Bros. & Rudd identity design by Harry Pearce.
    Three centuries of inspiration
    Harry Pearce has designed a new visual identity for Berry Bros. & Rudd, the oldest British wine merchant established in 1698. >
  • Moving On by Ainslie Henderson for James.
    Moving On by James
    This week's #FilmFestFriday takes a musical turn with British rock band James's latest music video from animator Ainslie Henderson. >
  • Seams collection by Benjamin Hubert.
    Mass produced authenticity
    British designer Benjamin Hubert's "Seams" is a mass produced collection of ceramic centrepieces yet no two are exactly alike. >
  • Tom Vac by Ron Arad.
    Tailored icon
    Leading architects and designers tailor Ron Arad’s iconic Tom Vac chair at Clerkenwell Design Week 2014. >

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