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Bloggers design chairs for charity auction at May Design Series
Eight interior design bloggers and journalists have helped design and make chairs, which will be sold by silent auction at this year's May Design Series to raise money for charity Sweet Dreams
Metal with memory: Chris Lefteri on smart materials
Chris Lefteri turns his attention to smart materials – plastics and metals that once altered have the ability to return to a previous form with the application of heat. Lefteri is a designer and has written seven books about new materials and their application
Tom Dixon's Y chair made available to buy online
Distinctive stacking chair with Y-shaped seat back is now available to order
Driven voids: Steven Holl’s new addition to Glasgow School of Art
American architect Steven Holl’s new addition to the Glasgow School of Art, created in concert with Scottish practice JM Architects, uses a palette of contemporary materials but still manages to complement Rennie Mackintosh’s landmark edifice across the road.
Meet: 42 Architects
Johan Berglund, the founder of 42 Architects, who hails from Stockholm, admits that he is still figuring out how to be a practice
Battersea Power Station redevelopment to include new roof garden
As part of its redevelopment into a luxury apartment and shopping complex, London's iconic Battersea Power station is to have a roof garden by top garden designer Andy Sturgeon
Aidan Potter on architecture and community
John McAslan + Partners has set up an office – N17 Design Studio – in the heart of Tottenham, north London, to engage with the community and help regenerate the area from within. Its director for urban design, Aidan Potter, also the N17 Design Studio project director, argues that architects have become marginalised — they need to regain the moral high ground and become agents for change rather than simply profit
Is the future in the bag for retail design?
Emily Martin sits down with four designers from prominent retail design practices to ask them to forecast upcoming trends and to comment on current developments in retail design
In-store promise: the best contemporary retail design
We travel the world to bring you case studies that are exemplars of contemporary retail design. Reports are by Emily Martin and David Tarpey.
Five simple steps for combining furniture, lighting and accessories
There's an art to choosing the right furniture and accessories for a room - so let the specialists at The Design Spectrum in London guide you through with their five top tips
