Fatconomy: could we build a new design system from waste fat?
The Design Museum’s Designers in Residence exhibition explores the possibilities of new materials, inspired by Mars exploration.
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How Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec captured the “underworld” of bohemian Paris
Labelled as one of the pioneers of graphic design, the French creative known best for his posters for the Moulin Rouge Cabaret will be at the centre of the Victoria
Barnett Freedman "saw no difference between commercial work and fine art”
The first retrospective of the British mid-century designer uncovers his enduring influence, from royal stamp commissions to Guinness posters in pubs.
Picks of the month: the best design events to catch in February
From fake love letter design, to a real-life wedding chapel at Fortnum & Mason, these are the design events to watch out for in February.
The virtual reality platform changing how we experience art
When the world’s biggest artists have a vision for virtual reality, London-based Acute Art provides the platform to make it possible.
“A tribute to pure expression”: a Polish design guide
As part of our series spotlighting design in different countries, we look at Poland’s rich history of industrial design and how the country is embracing its idiosyncratic influences.
Design Week Awards 2020 opens for entries
Entries are open for the Design Week Awards. We’re building on the success of last year’s new look awards by overhauling our digital categories and bringing you another accessible
Showtown: Blackpool’s first museum inspired by “joy and whimsy” of town
The branding has been led by Manchester-based True North and positions the new museum with “all the charm, appeal and entertainment value of a top-bill seaside attraction”.
Picks of the month: the best design events to catch in January
This month, there’s a robot coding lab for kids at V&A Dundee while a landmark exhibition about a Polish graphic designer comes to London.
20 official “art posters” revealed for Tokyo 2020 Olympics
A new poster exhibition for the 2020 Olympic Games showcases a range of Japanese culture, including design, art and photography.
“Design is a lens to understand the world”: behind the V&A’s Rapid Response collection
From the iPhone 6 to Katy Perry’s eyelashes, the V&A’s Rapid Response collection is a department of contemporary acquisition. Finding the balance between a trend and cultural significance isn’t so
New BBC V&A series: “The objects are the stars of the show”
A six-part series lets viewers roam the V&A’s corridors and tells the stories of museum objects, from a Christian Dior dress to a Victorian toy elephant.
Design in 2020 — what will exhibition design look like?
As part of our series on design in 2020, Gitta Gschwendtner, exhibition designer, looks at what will happen in exhibition design over the next 12 months.
From Extinction Rebellion to Virgin's Varga girl: designers' biggest moments of 2019
It’s been a year marked by protest and politics, which has in turn given way to a host of memorable design moments – as it wraps up, we ask designers
The 5 biggest exhibition stories of 2019
From the unseen subterranean world of London’s Tube network, to flying’s 5.7 million tonnes waste problem, here are the year’s most popular exhibition stories on Design Week.
Design inspiration: the best projects from November
From an immersive rendering of King Kong to a map that breaks down the UK into 1400 songs, these are some of our favourite studio projects from November.
Picks of the month: the best design events to catch in December
Christmas may be upon us, but designers haven’t shut up shop just yet – alongside some more festive offerings this month the Design Museum will be discussing diversity, George H.
Paula Scher: “It took me 20 years to realise I was good at my job”
After her highly anticipated talk at this year’s Design Manchester, Design Week caught up with the veteran designer to talk about everything from being a woman in the business, failures,
Geffrye Museum of the Home drops namesake in identity overhaul
Currently in the midst of a £18.1 million redevelopment project, the newly-named Museum of the Home has adopted a new, flexible brand, created by design consultancy dn&co.
National Football Museum exhibition explores football shirt culture
Hosting more than 200 exhibits, Strip! How Football Got Shirty charts the technological and cultural evolution of the football shirt across the world.
Map showing damage caused by Amazon Echo scoops Designs of the Year 2019 prize
This year’s winners also include a low-cost self-testing HIV kit, multi-lingual graphic system and self-driving shuttle bus.
This installation seeks to improve nightshift workers’ health
Commissioned by the Wellcome Trust, The Liminal Space has created a travelling installation to help some of the 3.2 million UK workers who regularly contribute to the nightshift economy.
V&A’s blockbuster exhibition “unpicks the history of the car as a design object”
Cars: Accelerating the Modern World — the first exhibition exclusively dedicated to automobiles at the museum — explores the machine’s history and future.
Design Week picks: 6 speakers to see at Offset 2020
Our guide of what to catch at the Offset Dublin conference, which has just announced a line up including illustrator Laura Callaghan, Pentagram’s Rory Simms and Lego’s Jen Kronvold Frederiksen.