V&A Dundee video game will teach players about “empathy and kindness”
Plaything, created by Will Anderson and Niall Tessier-Lavigne, will let gamers take on the role of both “designer and player” by creating their own characters.
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“There is a snobbery about postcards”: British Museum explores overlooked art form
A new show at the British Museum features 300 artists’ postcards from the last 60 years, which look to demonstrate the political power of the little prints, and how they
Science Gallery exhibition asks: to what extent should we alter our bodies?
Spare Parts features a range of installations and exhibits that look at how we approach body part regeneration and organ transplantation, alongside the ethical issues around the subject.
5 talks to catch at Offset Dublin 2019
The 13th instalment of the Irish design conference takes place this year, with speakers including Yuri Suzuki, Lance Wyman and Ariane Spanier taking to the stage.
Design Museum show explores monuments through David Adjaye’s work
Exhibits of featured projects, which include the National Cathedral of Ghana and the UK Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre, delve into the context and narratives around the buildings.
Design books, festivals and talks to look out for in February
This month you can delve into the glamorous high fashion world of Christian Dior, read all about the Bauhaus and take a trip to a craft fair in Manchester.
Major new Christian Dior exhibition set to open at the V&A Museum
The late fashion designer’s story, influences and legacy feature in the new show, which has been split into 11 sections including a part looking at Dior’s links to Britain.
London Transport Museum to show off the “best in professional illustration”
The Poster Prize for Illustration will open in February and sees 100 shortlisted illustrators respond to the theme of “London stories”, vying for the top prize of £2,000 and having
January blues: designers reflect on their most painful past projects
The first month of the year is anecdotally known nationwide as the most depressing one, with its bad weather, short days and notoriously unforgiving pay cheques. In light of this,
What to look out for at Design Indaba 2019
Ann Crabtree, Alice Rawsthorn, David Droga and John Pawson are among the international speakers at this year’s Design Indaba festival, which takes place next month in South Africa.
Design in 2019 – what will exhibition design look like?
As part of our series on design in 2019, Pernilla Ohrstedt, founder at her self-named studio, looks at what will happen in exhibition design over the next 12 months.
5 design things to look out for in January 2019
This month you can delve into the magical design world of Disneyland California, learn about how furniture and products need to adapt for Generation Rent and make your own political
CES 2019: top tech trends from this year’s show
As thousands of exhibitors flock to the Consumer Electronics Show 2019 in Las Vegas to showcase some of the latest innovations in technology, we take a look at some of
Designers and creatives named in New Year’s Day honours list
Industrial designer Tom Karen and set designer Bunny Christie are among those to appear in the Queen’s List, which recognises “outstanding achievements” of people across the UK.
Superunion to Hope to Nope: the biggest design moments of 2018
We asked designers to tell us what they think is the most momentous thing that happened in the industry this year.
Take Design Week's Quiz of the Year 2018
Think you know what happened in design this year? We’ll be the judge of that. Test yourself with our quiz, then send a screenshot of your score to sarah.dawood@centaurmedia.com. The
How designers have decorated their studios this Christmas
Upcycled plywood Christmas trees, a more inclusive Santa character and desks being turned into fireplaces – these are just some of the ways that creatives have made their offices feel
The 5 biggest exhibition stories of 2018
Design Week’s most popular pieces on illustration and design exhibitions from the past year, from shows on protest poster graphics to place branding.
Exhibition celebrates career of children’s book illustrator Nick Maland
Mysterious tigers, blue whales and dragons take centre stage at the prolific illustrator’s first solo show in over a decade.
Sebastian Conran: “Design is not making something that looks pretty”
The Design Museum has announced the finalists of its annual Design Ventura scheme, which gets teenagers aged 13-16 across the UK to pitch ideas for new products, one of which
Design Week's Top 100 2018-2019 launches
Look at the rankings and find out how you can access the full report and analysis, which spotlights key metrics in detail such as growth and efficiency — fee income
Designers’ Brexit postcards to go on show in exhibition at The Civic
The 116 mini artworks, which formed the Me & EU design campaign launched in response to the Leave vote, are set to be displayed, while contention rises around Brexit in
Protection: illustrators interpret universal human rights in new exhibition
To mark the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 30 artists and designers from across the world have designed prints representing our fight for equality, from women’s
London Art Fair rebrand looks to give the event a “new lease of life”
The new logo acts as a “plinth” for other content while the creative campaign features different fabric backgrounds to reflect the “range of personalities” that attend the fair.