Design Museum stages This Happened interaction talk
Interaction design event This Happened will take place this month at the Design Overtime festival, held at the Design Museum. This Happened is a series of talks aimed at opening
Haunch of Venison makes New York debut
UK contemporary art gallery Haunch of Venison is making its first foray into the US market, with the opening of a space designed by Steven Learner Studio. It is Haunch
Morgans Hotel redesigns with Andreé Putman
New York’s iconic Morgans Hotel will next month unveil a contemporary new look created by interior designer Andrée Putman. The French designer first crafted the Madison Avenue site’s dramatic black-and-white
The rise of Berlin’s retail gothic
Long dominated by shabby chic, low-key interiors, Berlin’s retailers have lately adopted a wittier design aesthetic. John Stones takes a look at Geometry, a new menswear store which features a
Bridge bonanza
What, exactly, is a bridge for? Crossing some obstruction to get from one point to another, in a functional kind of way? Don’t be so naive. These days bridges are
A touch of glass
Cast, blown, etched, engraved, slumped, fused – glass offers designers huge scope for decorative and functional forms, and that excludes its architectural potential. With several recent exhibitions and innovative, eye-catching
Head light
Excess is a byword in rock’n’roll, but in these eco-conscious times can concert lighting still make an impact without damaging the planet? Bands like Radiohead are taking the lead with
Co-design should be considered a benefit, not a threat
The issue of free-pitching has again raised its head. As the national strategic body for design, we are opposed to free-pitching and always ensure that whenever we commission creative work,
Designer-thinking alone will fail to tackle crime
As reported in ‘Criminal opportunities’ (DW 10 July), Sebastian Conran of the Home Office’s Design and Technology Alliance says design can tackle broader crime-related issues including youth and knife crime.
Voxpop
Sustainable Development Commission chairman Jonathon Porritt says designers must cure themselves of ‘client dependency syndrome’ to further sustainable design. Is CDS debilitating, and what is the remedy? As an industry
Pitching for an industry standard we can all endorse
While agreeing with the Design Business Association and the Chartered Society of Designers about changing the culture of free-pitching being an accepted norm, Anti Copying In Design is aware that
Inspired, Bryan Clark – University College Falmouth
Finding the unique, noticing the ignored and looking where others do not dare are some of the pointers that can help crack a design problem. The adventure of travelling to
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