Design
Interview: Norman Foster on what good design really means when reinventing cities
Even today, at 90 years of age, he’s shaping the discourse around the future of our cities and built environment. We caught up with Foster at the Venice Biennale’s 19th International Architecture Exhibition.
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Interview: Draga & Aurel on using resin to create multiple dimensions
Meet the designers whose refined, transparent creations work best in three dimensions.
Artist Patrick van Riemsdijk on the daybed that turns people using it into art
Creatives often talk about the blurring of boundaries between art and design. Patrick van Riemsdijk eloquently articulates the link between the two by referencing his partnership with Maxalto. “A daybed is an item of…
Interview: US playwright Robert Wilson
The stage director on rewriting the script of the design world.
What we can learn from Danish fair 3 Days of Design
The annual event has been a roaring success for Copenhagen and offers important lessons for bigger fairs worldwide.
The temporary genius of Hyde Park’s summer pavilions
The pavilions erected in the London park have become iconic – if fleeting – calling cards for some of the world’s greatest designers.
Right up our street: Cities as design objects
Can the essence of a city be captured in a piece of furniture? We round up 10 noteworthy pairings.
April showers: How one studio has transformed a former pool into a design showcase
The abandoned basement of swimming pool might not seem like the place for an exhibition but 6:AM Glassworks has risen to the challenge.
Three makers providing a stepping stone to working with marble
From an installation designed to help Greeks be less ‘introverted’ about marble to a Milanese artisan playing with scale.
The Japanese principle influencing designers with an emphasis on peace and presence
From hygge to feng shui, design philosophies in past decades have made us think more carefully about how we organise our homes.
Toying with convention in the House of Toogood
Multidisciplinary designer Faye Toogood is known for her experimental creative approach. We head to her London studio to learn how shes’s enjoying worldwide recognition.
