Understanding Martino Gamper's “ironic” disco at Coal Drops Yard
His installation for London Design Festival draws on a number of inspirations, from clubbing in the 1990s to fake Crimean villages.
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Yuri Suzuki’s Sound in Mind captures sound design’s big moment
The Design Museum is hosting its first exhibition dedicated to sound design, as the under-explored sector comes into its own.
First look at the V&A’s London Design Festival installations
This year’s set pieces explore the future of sustainable materials, the possibilities of AI and how climate anxiety can be channelled into something more positive.
Science Museum’s blockbuster exhibition plots the progress of science in London
Its new permanent exhibition, Science City 1550—1880, tracks London’s development as a centre for scientific learning and situates visitors in the city’s history.
London Design Festival 2019 – talks guide
From designing Facebook Messenger to creating the fantasy world of Game of Thrones, these are the must-see talks at this year’s festival.
The British Library’s latest campaign celebrates “all types of research”
It builds on last year’s widely-shared campaign, which was based on the word “welcome”
London Design Festival 2019 – installation guide
Void, Dan Tobin Smith + The Experience Machine, Collins Music Hall At Collins Music Hall in Islington, creative studio The Experience Machine has worked with installation photographer Dan Tobin Smith
Volkswagen unveils new visual identity for an “electric future”
The car manufacturer is rebranding for a “more modern and authentic” look four years after the company’s global emissions scandal.
How Cuba’s Cold War graphic design found humour in propaganda
Designed in Cuba: Cold War Graphics is the first time the country’s propaganda designs have been shown publicly in the UK.
Picks of the month: the best design events to catch in September
This month, V&A Dundee turns one, a ping pong charity auction returns and a product design handbook is given a 2019 update.
Design inspiration: the best projects from August
From an AR Ford Mustang campaign to a new book series illustrated by Quentin Blake, these are some of our favourite projects from the last month.
How biomimicry is driving innovation in design
Biomimicry — design inspired by nature — is well-established but a new set of projects demonstrates its evolution, as well as its limitations.
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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.
