The 2023 Design Week graduate show guide
This year many graduate shows are returning as physical events, but some are still holding digital showcases – here is our guide to what’s on offer.
London Design Biennale 2023 questions role of pavilions
The biennale addresses the global inequalities design is part of with international, cross-border and interdisciplinary exhibits responding to the theme of collaboration.
D&AD reveals the winners of its 2023 awards
A device designed for a congenital heart disease charity to produce musical rhythms from children’s ECGs won one of this year’s top prizes.
What to expect at Clerkenwell Design Week 2023
Conscious consumption, innovative sustainable forestry and designing from waste are on the agenda at this year’s Clerkenwell Design Week.
Inside Eurovision 2023’s set and lighting design “spectacle”
Set designer Julio Himede and lighting designer Tim Routledge reveal how they created an immersive experience tailored to each performer and genre.
Which areas of design need investment to reach 2030 sustainability goals?
Following the Earth Day 2023 theme, “invest in our planet “, we asked designers where investment to improve sustainability needs to be targeted.
Milan Design Week 2023: pasta-shaped benches and experimental basketry
We explored Milan Design Week’s exhibition halls, public baths and even an old abattoir to see the innovations designers are presenting for 2023.
Design Week Awards 2023 entry extended until 19 April
With one last chance to enter this year’s awards, find all the information you need to complete your entries here.
Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration launches £30,000 design tender
The two-year project includes the design of a permanent gallery and design contributions to the centre’s three other spaces.
SXSW 2023 – AI gets rational as hype dies down
Else Partner Dave Dunlop visits South by Southwest to find which AI projects are rising above the noise, where climate and tech are converging and what this means for designers.
Start-up Formify designs personalised 3D printed gaming mice
The mice are designed using fully automated machine learning parametric design software which gathers information from a photograph of the users hand to determine size and shape.
Design Week Awards 2023 judges revealed
Collins vice president Astrid Stavro, ANNA chief design officer Daljit Singh, Dell Technologies Principal product designer Ruben Cespedes and Special Projects co-founder Clara Gaggero Westaway are among those named so
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