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  • January 2015

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  • Weird, amazing taxidermy art

    • 05 January 2015

    A new book by taxidermy artist Robert Marbury collects some of the best - and weirdest - taxidermy art.

    ARCHITECT@WORK launches with pre-show video

    • 05 January 2015

    ARCHITECT@WORK 21 & 22 January 2015 at Olympia - National HallEach day from 13:00 until 20:00

  • December 2014

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  • Thomas Heatherwick's Gin Palace

    • 23 December 2014

    Gin brand Bombay Sapphire has sunk its heritage stake deeper into the British psyche by establishing a distillery in the heart of the Hampshire countryside. Thomas Heatherwick converted and developed the Laverstoke Mill on the River Test, and has created a visual heart for the visitor experience with two spectacular glasshouses to cultivate the essential botanicals that flavour the gin.

    Project: Science Museum

    • 23 December 2014

    The Science Museum in London is undergoing a major £60m facelift, which will see new exhibition spaces by Zaha Hadid, Wilkinson Eyre, Muf and Coffey Architects. Cate St Hill pays a visit to the latest gallery, dedicated to the history of information technology, by Universal Design Studio.

    The flooring products that work hard

    • 23 December 2014

    Flooring often has to stand up to tough conditions. We look at projects that could have been problematic.

    Design Lighting Tokyo 2015 - what to see at this year's show

    • 23 December 2014

    Nicely timed to lift us out of the post-festive doldrums, Japan’s capital is lighting up in January withthe third edition of its three-day lighting show.

    Gitta Gschwendtner - 10 things I've learned about design

    • 23 December 2014

    Gitta Gschwendtner designs exhibitions, furniture and interiors as well as creating public art for indoor and outdoor spaces. She takes a moment out of a busy schedule to share 10 things she’s learned about design.

    7 (potentially) game-changing bike designs

    • 19 December 2014

    From a bike that's also a bike lock, to one that senses the proximity of other vehicles, we bring you some of the latest and most innovative new designs.

    Illustrator makes 'Stop Heatherwick Now' badges

    • 17 December 2014

    Illustrator David Janes has created the button badge, now available to buy, in protest against the Thomas Heatherwick-designed 'Garden Bridge'

    Can design be an act of political dissidence? asks Ines Weizman

    • 15 December 2014

    Though manifest for millennia, recent years have seen a rash of urban protest, and an interest in the architectural platforms of social upheaval. Civil unrest has become a cultural phenomenon. But how much political agency can designers really have? Architect and educator Ines Weizman ponders the idea of dissidence – the critical act of standing ‘apart’.