Meet the designers getting big on TikTok
It’s commonly thought of as a birthplace for internet challenges and dance routines – but as these designers show, “Design TikTok” is a growing community.
Eco-labelling: the case for displaying the environmental impact of food
Finding the best way to inform customers how their food buying impacts the planet, presents a unique packaging design challenge.
Prince Philip: “An incredible ambassador of design”
Following the Duke of Edinburgh’s passing, we look back at his contribution to design including the long-running designers prize that bears his name.
Product design’s gender crisis: “If businesses don’t adapt they’ll become obsolete”
Kinneir Dufort CEO Merle Hall talks inequality in industrial design, untapped business potential and the studio’s new female-centred department.
Interiors inspiration: Design Week favourite recent projects
These interiors projects have caught our eye from the world of hospitality, retail and workplace.
Picks of the month: the best design events in April
There’s plenty to do in the upcoming weeks, from central London light installations to tiny treehouse building sessions for children.
In-house design teams: how an internal studio keeps Wikipedia weird
As part of our series looking at in-house design teams, we talk to Wikipedia’s Khanyi Mpumlwana and Zack McCune about “breaking” the online encyclopedia.
Design inspiration: the best projects from March
From naked puzzles to the future of skin care, March was filled with innovative and imaginative design work – here are our favourite projects.
“It is plurality that defines us”: a Brazilian design guide
As part of our series exploring countries’ design cultures, we explore how Brazil’s politics of the past and present are affecting design, and how young designers are forging their own visual culture.
Inside Spain’s interdisciplinary and evolving design scene
We explore the country’s creative landscape by looking at two of its design centres: Barcelona and Madrid.
Jonathan Sands on Elmwood demerger: “It’s never been just my business”
The founder and lead shareholder of Elmwood reveals why now was the time to split up the consultancy, and what direction he and colleagues are going in now.
Designers and scientists are uniting to develop UV cleaning products
With the help of cutting-edge light science, designers are developing interventions that use UV light to sanitise both at home and in public.
Can behavioural design change the world?
Danish behavioural design expert Morten Münster discusses the discipline’s potential, Obama’s voting election strategy and office life post-Covid.
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The real reason you’re not getting hired in design
Employers value collaboration and communication just as much as technical prowess – but the skills gap is real
What are NFTs and should designers be thinking about crypto art?
Non-fungible tokens and crypto art have shot to popularity in recent weeks with a series of high-profile and high-value pieces – but what are they and should designers be paying
Interior inspiration: Design Week’s picks
With hope of a return to public life in our minds we wanted to share some real world interiors projects have caught our eye.
Design museums and galleries are set to reopen in May – this is what you can see
As cultural institutions begin to reopen from mid-May, these are the exhibitions and dates to remember.
How is the “world’s most advanced social robot” designed?
Exploring the design process at Furhat Robotics, which aims to create human-like interactions between robots with the help of a full-time magician.
When EAT design studio celebrated identity and diversity it flourished
As part of our IWD 2021 coverage, EAT founder Renata Amaral Morris discusses embracing difference and what stopped her and her business partner Gabriel Seibel from it doing it sooner.
Going at it alone: independent female designers share their tips – part two
As part of our IWD 2021 coverage, four more women discuss their tip for working solo, from avoiding the “side-hustle” mindset to catering your portfolio and communicating properly with clients.
Going at it alone: independent female designers share their tips – part one
As part of our IWD 2021 coverage, four women discuss their tips for working alone, from reinvesting in yourself, to being prepared for dry spells and staying motivated.
“It can come together within 24 hours”: using social media for social design
As part of our IWD 2021 coverage, we speak to B&B senior designer Maisie Benson about using social media to seek out and share social design side projects.
Polestar CEO Thomas Ingenlath on the design-led electric car brand’s ambitions
The German car designer turned CEO discusses Polestar’s design “secrets and mysteries”, driving less and the importance of unexpected collaborations.
What does the 2021 Budget mean for design?
Chancellor Rishi Sunak pledges more support for the self-employed, introduces a new loan scheme and promises more money for culture.
