Ikea at 30: celebrating three decades of designing for British homes
As the retailer marks its 30th birthday in the UK, we visit its immersive house party in London and speak to interior design leader Clotilde Passalacqua.
Furniture
All things furniture design, including the latest modern collections, interviews with furniture designers and profiles of retailers such as Ikea.
5 important things that happened in design this week
WPP merged its design consultancies and London Design Festival returned for its 15th edition – the design news from the last seven days.
Made.com launches crowdfunding initiative for emerging designers
Individual designers are able to submit their furniture designs directly to TalentLab, and products will be sold on the Made.com site depending on how many customers pledge their interest in
Pentatonic to cut waste by making furniture out of old smartphones
The company aims to cut down “environmental damage” and plastic production by recycling existing products rather than making new ones from scratch.
London Design Festival unveils design districts and destinations for 2017
The festival will see installations, exhibitions and talks at hubs across the city, including existing design districts like Clerkenwell and Shoreditch, and new additions such as Mayfair.
RCA reveals winners of Helen Hamlyn Awards 2017
Winning projects from this year’s graduates include a prosthetic “third thumb” and a manual wheelchair with an upper-body controlled steering system.
London Design Fair reveals programme for 2017
The annual tradeshow – which forms part of London Design Festival – will see a guest country pavilion from the US, and a craft pavilion hosting Britain-based designers and makers.
British Design Fund to invest £500k in products and manufacturing
The initiative, founded by ex-Design Council CEO John Mathers and Damon Bonser, has reached its fundraising target and aims to help British product design start-ups.
Design Week Awards 2017 – the winners in full
We reveal all of the winners from last night’s Design Week Awards across every category, plus Best in Show, Hall of Fame and Rising Star.
The 2017 Design Week graduate show guide
If you’re planning to head to any graduate design shows this summer, here is our comprehensive guide to all of this year’s exhibitions.
Winners revealed for 2017 RSA Student Design Awards
Winning entries for this year’s edition of the annual social design competition include an indoor wheelchair which functions as an attractive piece of home furniture, and a carpet which uses
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How Ikea created its first customisable range
As Ikea launched its PS 2017 collection, Design Week and Ikea came together to discuss “designing for modern urban living conditions” and to learn how the company created its first
5 things to see at Clerkenwell Design Week 2017
From a panel discussion hosted by Design Week about the effect of Brexit on the design industry, to a display of screen-printed furniture created by Anthony Burrill and Michael Marriott,
5 important things that happened in design this week
From a new colour-coded design system for London buses, to Design Week readers indicating they will vote Labour, we round up the important news from the last seven days.
Ikea looks to help Syrian refugees integrate with jobs initiative in Jordan
The retailer plans to expand its Social Entrepreneurs initiative to the country, which will see Syrian refugees and local Jordanian women produce textiles and rugs to be sold in Ikea
5 important things that happened in design this week
From a book exploring the life and work of Paula Scher through to our poll launched in light of the General Election 2017 – the important design from the last
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Ikea and Design Week team up to discuss “designing for modern urban living conditions”
To celebrate the launch of Ikea’s PS collection, Ikea and Design Week are teaming up to discuss designing for modern urban living conditions. We’re also hosting a special event and
5 important things that happened in design this week
Milan Design Week, Offf Barcelona 2017 and problems for Thomas Heatherwick’s Garden Bridge – the important design news from the last seven days.
Exploring Milan Design Week: from modular sofas to sustainable living spaces
We visited the annual Salone del Mobile design week in Milan, which saw exhibitions, product launches and installations from the likes of Tom Dixon, Ikea and Airbnb.
5 important things that happened in design this week
The important design news from the last seven days, including our report on ageism in the design industry and a tender to redesign the UK passport following Brexit.
Milan Design Week 2017: products, exhibitions and festivals to see
From Ikea’s Let’s Make Room for Life festival, which reimagines modern day, urban living, to Alessi’s window display installation paying tribute to the late Zaha Hadid, we round up the
Design Week Awards 2017 judges announced
Find out who we’ve selected to be part of our panel of expert judges and remember you have until 29 March to enter the Design Week Awards.
Design Week Awards 2017 deadline extended
You now have a couple more weeks to enter the Design Week Awards, which is back with a bunch of new awards alongside our most popular categories. It’s time to
The Design Week career and salary survey 2017
We’re putting together some in-depth research on the state of play of the design industry, to see what it looks like, how much designers get paid (and how happy they