Nelly Ben Hayoun’s Disaster Playground
Designer and artist Nelly Ben Hayoun has something of an impressive – and undeniably surreal – CV.
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I shop therefore I am: new Barbara Kruger retrospective comes to Oxford
The art of Barbara Kruger often speaks the language of design to create a wry, sometimes bleak commentary on contemporary society that’s as relevant today as when it was first
Design like you give a damn
What should design give a damn about?
The Floating Cinema is back – and it’s Extra-International
Cinema and boating are once again united in a match made on London’s (mostly) heavenly waterways, thanks to the return of the Floating Cinema.
Wolff Olins rebrands WSPA as World Animal Protection
Animal charity the World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA) is rebranding as World Animal Protection, launching a new identity created by Wolff Olins in collaboration with an in-house
Made in Mexico
Frida Kahlo can be credited for bringing a few looks to prominence – namely the monobrow, and the rebozo – or classic Mexican shawl.
They came from outer space
When an email arrives telling you ‘the mothership has landed’, you either move it to the ‘questionable’ folder of Outlook, or sit up and take notice.
Cool things on the margins
‘Comics have always been a cool thing in the margins…it’s such a low-tech form of storytelling that, in a way, it’s kind of insane they still exist’, ponders comic artist
New Science Museum Reseach Centre designs inspired by ‘sitting under a tree on a summer’s day’
London’s Science Museum is to open a new Research Centre, with designs inspired by ‘the feeling of sitting under a tree on a summer’s day’ created by Coffey Architects in
Vauxhall Art Car Boot Fair
The strange yet oddly familiar merging of wheeler-dealer tradesmanship and high-art is once again retuning to an east London car park, courtesy of Vauxhall’s annual Art Car Boot Fair.
News in brief round-up
A round-up of this week’s news in brief.
Type Tasting Open Studios
Fresh from creating edible lettering and talking type in Texas at SXSW festival, graphic designer and Type Tasting founder Sarah Hyndman is opening up her studio this weekend to celebrate
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Design Week quiz: a look back through the ages
Have you been paying attention for the last four decades? Only one way to find out.
Design Week 1986-2023
Design Week closes, having championed design excellence for the past 38 years.
What will retail and experience design look like in 2024?
As part of our series on design in 2024, WeWantMore creative director Ruud Belmans offers his view on what retail and experience design might look like next year.
What will exhibition design look like in 2024?
As part of our series on design in 2024, Studio Arc director Lyndsey Bowditch offers her view on what exhibition design might look like next year.
