What we loved at Milan Design Week 2018
From a fully functional American diner through to Google’s unnerving house showing how technology has taken over our lives, we round up our favourites from this year’s Italian design festival.
Interiors
New collections from interior designers and consultancies, as well as store design concepts for retailers including restaurants and fashion brands.
Milan Design Week 2018: installations, exhibitions and talks to see
From an exhibition of Vitra products and prototypes on display in an old sports hall, to the latest urban living-inspired installation from Mini Living, we round up the best bits
Furniture brand Swoon unveils new, “living” identity
Zag has created a new logo and design system for the online retailer, based on the brand proposition “for the home obsessed”.
Stephen Doyle: “I like to make things that disobey logic and reason”
Speaking at Offset Dublin, New York-based Stephen Doyle talks about how he adds “magic and nonsense” to his work and looks to “transcend expectations” as a graphic designer through crafting
Nationwide rolls out Apple-style, open-plan store concept to “humanise” banking
Dalziel & Pow has given the building society and bank a new store design that aims to create a more “homely” feel for high-street banks, while ditching closed counters to
3D-printed home built in 24 hours could tackle homelessness
Charity New Story and construction company Icon have worked together to create a home using 3D-printing, an “affordable” and “fast” alternative to traditional house-building methods.
Design Week Awards 2018 judges announced…
Find out who we’ve selected to be part of our panel of more than 20 expert judges and remember you have until 27 March to enter the Design Week
Tom Dixon: ”I never planned to be a designer – I just liked fixing things”
Tom Dixon, founder at his self-named furniture design studio, has made a brand for himself selling everything from lighting to chairs and stationery. Speaking with Design Week at Design Indaba,
Last chance to enter the Design Week Awards
There’s still time to look back at your best work from the last year and enter the Design Week Awards, as we’re now giving you until 4th April. Here’s how
“Winning a Design Week Award helped us recruit new talent and reach new clients”
Find out from one of last year’s winners Method what winning a Design Week Award can do for your business.
Thomas Heatherwick on designing Africa’s first major contemporary art museum
The Zeitz Museum of Contemporary Art Africa (MOCAA) has recently opened in Cape Town, South Africa. Speaking at this year’s Design Indaba, Thomas Heatherwick runs through how his studio designed
National Railway Museum launches £12 million tender for gallery redesign
The revamped Great Hall’s permanent exhibition space is part of the museum’s redevelopment masterplan, which is set to be completed by 2025.
Rebranding the oldest theatre in the English-speaking world
Eureka! has created a new identity for Bristol Old Vic, which is based on its archive of typography and poster designs dating back to the 18th century.
5 talks to catch at Design Indaba 2018
South Africa’s annual design conference returns to Cape Town this month. Here are some of the most interesting speakers to check out during the event, including stage designer Es Devlin
The most influential female designers of the last century
On the centenary of women’s suffrage in the UK, we look at the female designers who have made an impact on everything from graphics to textiles over the past 100
Ikea and Tom Dixon collaborate on modular furniture collection
Delaktig is an aluminium single bed that also functions as a chaise longue or sofa, and features a number of customisable add-ons such as tables and lamps.
Crowne Plaza gets new look to break from “bland world” of business hotels
NB Studio has refreshed the visual identity for the global hotel chain, while PearsonLloyd has given it a new interiors concept, with the aim of appealing to a younger audience.
V&A reimagines “golden age of travel” with Ocean Liners exhibition
We speak to exhibition designers Casson Mann about the challenge of expressing the scale of 20th century passenger ships in a small gallery space, and how the glamour of ocean
Design Week Awards 2018 open for entries
The Design Week Awards is back – find out how to be recognised for design excellence by your peers and clients.
Design Museum announces Beazley Designs of the Year 2018 winners
Now in its 10th edition, this year’s awards saw the new Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture named as the overall winner.
5 important things that happened in design this week
WPP unveiled new super-consultancy Superunion, we looked at how creatives feel about Brexit and Leeds United came under fire for its new football crest – the news from the last
Beach hut installation on Eastbourne seafront puts modern twist on “design classic”
Architectural practice JaK Studio has created the installation, which is part of a local competition aiming to bring more tourism to the coastal area.
Design in 2018 – what will furniture design look like?
As part of our series on the future of design in 2018, Made.com design director Ruth Wassermann looks at what will happen in furniture design over the next 12 months.
Muji launches “anti-gorgeous”, “anti-cheap” hotel concept
The Japanese retailer will open two hotels in China this year, which will feature their own Muji store, restaurant and library.