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Perkins + Will give Shell's distinctive tower a facelift
7 November 2018Oil giant Shell has had a presence on London’s South Bank for more than 50 years. Now its distinctive Tower building is undergoing a major four-year facelift. Cathy Hayward donned a hard hat and went to talk to the team involved
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Is that a razor in your pocket? (or are you going to design the same old stuff as last time)
6 November 2018Neil Usher, author of the new book The Elemental Workplace, explains what an elemental workplace means to the A&D community
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Sensitive Subject: workplace sensors and automation
5 November 2018With organisations that use them often being accused of Big Brother-style surveillance, workplace sensors are as controversial as they are pervasive. But what insight can they provide the design community? Cathy Hayward talks to the experts
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Q&A with Fora co-founders Enrico Sanna and Katrina Larkin
2 November 2018We sit down with the co-founders of Fora which has taken the co-working model forward into pro-working
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Is this the future of food? Aqua Kyoto create a ‘home-grown’ menu
2 November 2018We speak to Paul Greening, the head chef of Japanese restaurant aqua kyoto, to find out why – and how – he began to grow rare Japanese plants in the restaurant’s kitchen.
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Amsterdam, The Magic Centre: Art and Counterculture 1967–70 — review
1 November 2018The Stedelijk Museum’s show celebrates the Dutch city as a site of playful and creative counterculture in the late Sixties
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Workplace Week takes a bite out of the Big Apple
1 November 2018Jo Sutherland reports from the New York as the venue for the USA’s debut of Workplace Week, five days of workplace innovation
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Half a century's worth of design debuts
31 October 2018In June, NeoCon celebrated its 50th edition, serving as one of the most important events of the year for the commercial design industry. Hosted annually, the show and conference acts as the industry’s launch pad for innovation. 2018 saw a heavy sway towards all things acoustic, sustainable and responsible, complemented by female-driven design solutions. Esme Banks Marr reports from Chicago
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News from the world of office design
31 October 2018Cathy Hayward reports on the latest in office design, including new recycling bins, why teddy bears are having a say in furniture, and Lane4 moves to new office
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Meet Petite Friture, the design editor curating contemporary design
26 October 2018We speak to Amélie Du Passage, the founder of design editor Petite Friture, about the company, working with interior designers, and what the future holds for emerging designers.
