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G.D.I.B by Oded Ezer

Design News > Graphic Design & Illustration

Is bad design good or is good design bad? What is really good? Or is it all just really bad? Oded Ezer plays with this question in this short animation.

4 Jan 13
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The Note by Oded Ezer

Design News > Graphic Design & Illustration

Would you like to know what good design is, according to Oded Ezer? Even if it meant he had to kill you?

3 Jan 13
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Coconut twist

Design News > Architecture & Interiors

BIG's Coco Grove at Grand Bay proposes to breathe fresh life into Miami through style and elegance for decades to come.

3 Jan 13
00:10:33

Andy Chen on an inside-out process to social design

Talks > Product Design

For Andy Chen, design should be used to build empathy and to bring about social change.

2 Jan 13
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Parked for life

Design News > Product Design

Jasper Morrison's range of outdoor furniture, "Park Life" is set to become a garden staple.

31 Dec 12
00:17:20

Chris de Beer on designing jewellery with a cultural inspiration

Talks > Fashion & Jewellery Design

Chris de Beer designs jewellery that reflects the traditional colours and patterns of Zulu culture.

28 Dec 12
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Magical luminosity

Design News > Product Design

Tom Dixon's latest pendant lights take inspiration from the designer's love of molten glass creations.

28 Dec 12
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Reduce and refine

Design News > Product Design

One SodaStream Source could save 550 plastic bottles per household per year. That's enough reason to let the bubbles flow!

27 Dec 12
00:34:47

Piet Hein Eek on respecting material, technique and craftsmanship

Talks > Product Design

Piet Hein Eek is devoted to creating products with a special attention to detail and quality.

26 Dec 12
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Wall of colour

Design News > Interaction Design

Consumed with colour and exuberance, Adam Levin's exhibition "A Meal of Colour" is encouraging people to investigate their relationship with colour.

26 Dec 12
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Dine in style

Design News > Architecture & Interiors

With sophistication and style, Jaime Hayón has designed the interior of Le Sergent Recruteur restaurant in Paris.

24 Dec 12
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Splintered wood

Design News > Product Design

Nendo's latest collection of furniture resembles splintered wood in an elegant style.

22 Dec 12
00:30:28

John Bielenberg on why thinking wrong is right

Talks > Design Thinking

John Bielenberg believes in thinking wrong to do right. Here he discusses his projects that drive positive change.

21 Dec 12
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The loaves and the women

Design News > Product Design

Abbott Miller has designed branding for Hot Bread Kitchen, emphasising the bakery's mission to empower women through the baking of bread.

21 Dec 12
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Spiralling tower

Design News > Architecture & Interiors

Adding a significant structure to the Phoenix skyline, BIG Architects blend form and function for the "Phoenix Observation Tower".

20 Dec 12
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Coined Underground

Design News > Product Design

In celebration of the 150th anniversary of the London Underground the Royal Mint has struck two new coins, one of them designed by BarberOsgerby.

20 Dec 12
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Tomorrow's sky

Design News > Interaction Design

Mathieu Lehanneur's project "Tomorrow is another day" gives hospital patients a sense of hope through seeing the sky of the future.

19 Dec 12
00:06:08

John Bielenberg: We need to think of design as a process, rather than an artefact

Video Interviews > Design Thinking

John Bielenberg talks about Project M, Common and design as a process, rather than an artefact.

19 Dec 12
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Border free

Design News > Interaction Design

The first exhibition by Design without Borders looks into the effectiveness of using design and creativity to address issues in developing countries.

19 Dec 12
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A new identity

Design News > Graphic Design & Illustration

Harry Pearce fuses history and modernity in creating a confident new identity for one of Britain's oldest institutions.

18 Dec 12
00:06:15

Triggerfish: Adventures in Zambezia behind the scenes

Video Interviews > Film & Animation

Take a look behind the scenes of Adventures in Zambezia, South Africa's first feature-length animation film.

14 Dec 12
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Lively forest

Design News > Interaction Design

Jason Bruges Studio has designed an installation that engages and interacts playfully with young patients at Great Ormond Street Hospital in London.

14 Dec 12
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Lover, lost

Design News > Graphic Design & Illustration

"lost lover" is the title of Faith47's most recent work at Design Miami 2012.

13 Dec 12
00:44:00

Eddie Opara on creating three-dimensional designs

Talks > Graphic Design & Illustration

Eddie Opara believes that a sense of identity is the most important thing one can hold on to.

12 Dec 12

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Design News • 27 Feb 23

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Design News • 27 Feb 23

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Design News • 27 Feb 23

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