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Bye bye HID light
20 May 2013While Ceramic Metal Halide and halogen lamps are inexorably being pushed aside by LEDs, which outperform both on most counts, Gary Heald warns users to do their homework before moving over, as disappointment may lie ahead
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MEATmission, East London
20 May 2013In a one-time Christian Mission house the new religion of top-notch burgers is feeling right at home, thanks to an inspired design by Shed
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Top 5
17 May 2013Pick of the best new products
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Desitecture
15 May 2013Research-based design studio Desitecture, with a mission to ‘make the everyday extraordinary’
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Richard Weston
14 May 2013When a professor of architecture finds that his work is ‘so last season’, is something seriously gone awry? Jamie Mitchell talks to Richard Weston, whose scan explorations into rocks, fossils and stones have found their way on to fashion items and accessories...
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One-stop shop for design shows
10 May 2013Four design events – DX London, The ARC Show, Interiors LDN and kbb LDN – will come together in the ExCeL arena London, for a new definitive industry event, The May Design Series.
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Vienna: Design destination
9 May 2013The capital of Austria has a rich and illustrious design past, but it’s not resting on its laurels, says Helen Parton, a visitor to the latest Vienna Design Week, where she saw much to be impressed with during the 10-day event and beyond
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Go-ahead for Holder Mathias in Swansea’s historic city centre
7 May 2013Architecture practice Holder Mathias has secured planning consent for a £8m scheme that will transform the historic heart of Swansea.
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John Robertson Architects revitalises The Helicon building
7 May 2013John Robertson Architects (JRA) has completed the refurbishment of The Helicon, comprising some 11,600 sq m office and 9,000 sq m of retail, on the corner of Finsbury Pavement and South Place in the City of London. Originally designed by Sheppard Robson and completed in 1996, The Helicon helped to start the rejuvenation of Moorgate with its high-tech detailing and provision of substantial modern retail units. Around 40 per cent of the building is occupied by Marks and Spencer and HSBC, creating a strong presence at street level.
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Mather & Co tries and converts best project yet for Springboks, South Africa
6 May 2013North West-based design consultancy Mather & Co has won one if its most prestigious international contracts to date – to design the new Springbok Experience for the South African Rugby Union (SARU) in Cape Town.
