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Veronica Simpson on how design is making hospitals safer
10 February 2014Veronica Simpson praises a simple and resourceful design intervention that brings clarity to users of hospital A&E units – and reinforces its impact with hard data
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Willow Theatre, by Brad Steinmetz and Tim Lai
6 February 2014Cardiff hosted a world-class temporary stage space, made from horticultural fleece, with the highly sustainable and magical theatrical experience gone in a week..
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Call for next Design Guild Marks
5 February 2014Furniture designers have until 19 February to get their entries in to be considered for a 2014 Design Guild Mark.
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Mather & Co starts work on New Olympic Museum
5 February 2014Museum and visitor attraction design consultancy Mather & Co has started 2014 on a high note, with its design for the new International Olympic Museum in Lausanne coming to fruition with the opening of the museum.
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Euroshop event to be 'biggest ever'
5 February 2014Euroshop returns to Düsseldorf later from 16-20 February 2014 and this year’s offering is set to be another whopper. With more than 2,000 exhibitors occupying 16 halls, and an expected visitor footfall in excess of 100,000, it is no surprise to learn that Euroshop is the largest capital goods trade fair for the retail trade.
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Interview: Mark Ridler
5 February 2014Trained as an engineer, the call of his creative interests was too much to resist for Mark Ridler, who moved over to theatre, he tells Jamie Mitchell. Now design director of lighting design practice BDP, his unusual background has led to some outstanding work
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Surface Design Show 2014
27 January 2014Getting ready to stage its 11th outing, the Surface Design Show opens its three-day residence at the Business Design Centre, London. from 4-6 February Emily Martin takes a look at highlights of this year’s offering
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Street furniture: great design we often take for granted
22 January 2014Walking down the street we tend to take the lamp posts, traffic lights, bins and benches for granted. But who has designed them and do they have a deeper function than their apparent one? Helen Parton investigates
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Say no to identikit restaurant and bar design
17 January 2014No one wants the ‘cookie cutter’ approach to restaurant and bar design, whether its a chain or an independent, giving designers great challenges and opportunities for creativity, says Mark Bithrey
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Aqua Shard, The Shard, London
16 January 2014With unsurpassable views over London the design for the Aqua Shard restaurant had a battle but the design by Jestico + Whiles has made it a destination in itself
