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TV series explores 'the true meaning of architecture'
Rebel Architecture, which begins on Al Jazeera English this week, looks past the glittering buildings of the 'starchitects' to focus on those who are using design to tackle the world's urban, environmental and social crises
How to design the perfect restaurant
We talk trends, pitfalls and delights with expert practitioners of bar and restaurant design.
Simon Pengelly - 10 things I’ve learned about design
Simon Pengelly is one of the UK’s foremost furniture designers. Setting up Pengelly Design in 1993 he has worked extensively for UK and overseas furniture companies, Virgin Airlines and is currently developing his own product range, writes Pamela Buxton.
Outdoor Chandelier grows its own beautiful covering of ice
Belgian designer Arturo Erbsman has designed a series of products that embrace the elements, using ice and condensation to enhance their look and function
Haunting photographs of Britain’s Victorian Pauper Lunatic Asylums
A new book of photographs published by Amberley explores the obscure and almost forgotten world of Britain’s pauper lunatic asylums, ‘self contained villages for the apparently insane’.
Materials that blur the boundaries between nature and synthetics
Chris Lefteri takes a look into the future and at research that is working towards creating materials that blur the boundaries between nature and synthetics. Lefteri, a designer and author, has helped some of the world’s largest consumer brands formulate new strategies for effective materials integration during the design process
Quentin Blake on London's new House of Illustration
Renowned illustrator, cartoonist and author Quentin Blake welcomes the establishment and opening of the House of Illustration, in King’s Cross, by Witherford Watson Mann. Apart from staging an exhibition of his work as its debut event, the House of Illustration will hopefully spread the word about the work of the illustrator and bring them together to share their experiences and for mutual support, says Blake
Graphic designer and artist Supermundane (AKA Rob Lowe) – interview
The artist, illustrator and graphic designer has collaborated with moo.com on a special project to spread joy through complimentary flyers in London and Boston - we caught up with him
Hiroshi Sugimoto's Lost Human Genetic Archive at Palais de Tokyo, Paris
New York-based Japanese-born Hiroshi Sugimoto has created a vast installation that is like an epitaph for the human race. Herbert Wright reports from this epic exhibition at Palais de Tokyo in Paris, which runs until 7 September 2014
Artist-designer Sebastian Errazuriz creates ‘exploding cabinet’
Straddling art and design, Errazuriz has created a cabinet that transforms from an ordinary credenza into beautiful, fragmentary shapes reminiscent of explosions
