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Contemporary chandeliers - six of the best
Our pick of the best modern, inventive takes on the chandelier, that most glamorous of lights
Thomas Heatherwick designs new Cape Town art gallery
British designer has unveiled plans to turn a former grain silo at Cape Town's historic docks into a new gallery for African art
Man Machine: the visionary work of Dr Fritz Kahn
After looking at the graphic visualisations of the human body and its organs as devised by German scientist, gynaecologist and author Dr Fritz Kahn as a way to explain complex functions, it may not be possible to think of them in any other way again
Architectural Photography Awards winners on show at Sto
The shortlist in an annual competition of architectural photography run by image library Arcaid Images forms an exhibition at the Clerkenwell showroom of building materials company Sto
Giles Miller: surface designer - Interview
Designer Giles Miller is building an international reputation for an innovative use of surface materials. His studio’s clients include some serious heavyweights in their respective industries, including British Airways, Selfridges, Ritz-Carlton Hotels and Stella McCartney and his studio in Spitalfields is being kept particularly busy with clients in the Middle East and Asia
If only... a lighting device that monitors carbon footprint
If only we had a portable lighting device that monitored our carbon footprint, says Hoare Lea Lighting
FX design focus: surfaces
Toby Maxwell chooses some of the best new projects which put surfaces centre stage, from hotels and offices to an information system for the city of Bath
Andaz Liverpool Street Hotel unveils Champagne-themed sculpture
Designed by British duo Harvey & John, new installation celebrates Champagne brand Veuve Clicquot
Veronica Simpson on community design projects
Every so often architects and designers put caution – and fees – aside and tackle a project for the sheer love of seeing good design being put to the best possible use. Veronica Simpson looks at some inspired projects making a real difference
Erik Spiekermann on books
Now finding themselves in a new world of post-digital publishing, booklovers have more to tackle these days than they can possibly ever read, says Erik Spiekermann. Erik Spiekermann set up MetaDesign and FontShop, and is a teacher, author, designer and partner at Edenspiekermann
