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Why preserve a building?
Last month 17 of modernist architect Le Corbusier’s buildings were added to Unesco’s World Heritage List. We ask why architectural preservation is important and who decides what’s worth saving.
Nice package
We carefully unwrap a few treats from the world of packaging design.
By the book
On today’s show we book in some time with the writers, commissioners, printers and editors behind the design world’s budding publishing scene.
Light relief
We turn the spotlight back on itself and take a look at the state of the lighting-design industry. We talk to the man behind lighting giant Flos, visit Vienna’s brightest new-builds and meet the Danish lighting designers making it in the city.
Making room
This week we check out a design-minded solution to rising studio rents, take the temperature after the first month of the much-discussed Venice Architecture Biennale and bring you a few seasonal wardrobe fixes from three far-flung destinations. Plus: we alight in Japan to see a new generation of trains that…
Course of nature
From architecture to fashion and engineering, we turn our attention to the influence that nature and naturally inspired design is having on the industry.
Fashion forward – Pitti Immagine Uomo
Last week menswear trade show Pitti Immagine Uomo held its 90th edition in Florence. We bring you a report from the event, highlighting the burning issues and best exhibitors at one of the most prominent fixtures in the menswear calendar.
Brand national
We examine the ways that design can reflect and influence national identity.
‘Reporting from the front’ – Venice Architecture Biennale
We decamp to Veneto in northern Italy for a report on the best from the 15th International Venice Architecture Biennale. Chilean curator (and recent Pritzker Prize-winner) Alejandro Aravena has invited the designers of 61 national pavilions to explore how architecture can tackle some of the pressing social and political concerns…
What’s in a logo?
Today we mull over the benchmarks of branding and the benefits of a likeable logo. We talk nation branding and Canada’s visual identity with Toronto correspondent Chris Frey and chart the rise and fall of logos in fashion. Plus: we hear the history of the iconic Olivetti icon and Josh…
