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Jaime Hayon – 10 things I’ve learned about design
17 February 2015Jaime Hayon designs furniture, products and interiors through his own company, now in its 15th year. He tells us the top 10 lessons he’s learned about design in his career to date.
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Boodle Hatfield offices, London, by Resonate Interiors
17 February 2015For new offices in a new building for a law firm established in the 18th century, Resonate Interiors boldly mixed traditional with contemporary for a vibrant yet welcoming environment.
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Nicholas Jones looks at solutions to bad acoustics in the workplace
17 February 2015What’s that you say? Acoustics in the workplace: we only notice noise when it’s bad! With open-plan layouts the main culprit, there’s plenty that can be done to improve in-office acoustics for worker wellbeing and privacy...
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Surfaces focus – Ross Lovegrove unveils his latest work
17 February 2015‘This installation opens up an aesthetic territory between the deep ocean and deep space, forming a dialogue for the 21st century, between aquatic biomorphism and Nasalike intelligent systems,’ says designer Ross Lovegrove in typical bombastic form, describing his latest collaboration with French ceiling specialist Barrisol.
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Mondrian Hotel, London, by Design Research Studio
10 February 2015Originally designed as a luxury hotel but never used as such, Sea Containers House on the Thames has finally fulfilled its destiny, with the help of Design Research Studio.
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CARL HANSEN & SON CEO KNUD ERIK HANSEN - INTERVIEW
10 February 2015In the last (for the time being) of our look at heads of family firms, the CEO of Danish furniture manufacturer Carl Hansen & Son, Knud Erik, takes us through his career and explains how he came to be at the helm of the family firm, via shipping and a long stint of living in the Far East.
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Veronica Simpson examines projects hoping to cash in on the ‘Bilbao Effect’
10 February 2015The Bilbao Effect is a phrase now used to justify ever more extraordinary buildings landing in some of the least likely places, from the jungles of Panama to the most impoverished parts of Northern France. We investigate extreme cultural regeneration.
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Surfaces focus: what to look out for at this year’s Surfaces Design Show
10 February 2015Returning to London’s Business Design Centre this month, the three-day Surface Design Show will offer a huge range of exciting products, from veneers and solid surface materials to natural materials including limestone and chalk.
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What you need to know about sustainability in lighting design
2 February 2015Find your way through the sustainability maze with this useful guide to areas of energy saving, plus a handy glossary of jargon words in lighting.
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The Wellcome Collection’s Ken Arnold on commissioning exhibition design
2 February 2015Ken Arnold takes time out from his job at the Wellcome Collection as head of public programmes to explain what he looks for when commissioning out exhibition design.
