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Surfaces focus: what to look out for at this year’s Surfaces Design Show
10 February 2015Returning to London’s Business Design Centre this month, the three-day Surface Design Show will offer a huge range of exciting products, from veneers and solid surface materials to natural materials including limestone and chalk.
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Uneven Growth – Tactical Urbanisms for Expanding Megacities at MoMA
2 February 2015Thomas Wensing on MoMA's latest exhibition exploring the expanding megacities Hong Kong, Istanbul, Lagos, New York, Mumbai, and Rio de Janeiro.
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What you need to know about sustainability in lighting design
2 February 2015Find your way through the sustainability maze with this useful guide to areas of energy saving, plus a handy glossary of jargon words in lighting.
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What exactly is a design trend?
2 February 2015Trends are critical to design and industry, but what is a trend? Zuzanna Skalska, previously with Philips Design in Eindhoven and VanBerlo, the largest Dutch design consultancy, is now head of trends at Netherlandsbased transdisciplinary consultancy 360 Inspiration, and author of 360° Trend Report books (a 2009 Red Dot award winner). She explains what trends really are and where they lead.
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Reception desk design – five of the best in London
27 January 2015They are the face of a company, so receptions and their desks should be a microcosm of its brand philosophy and aesthetic. We take a look at some of the latest reception projects and how they promote the company.
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Architecture and design events to look out for in 2015
27 January 2015Architecture and design events to look out for in 2015.
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Miffy creator Dick Bruna - the art of reduction
27 January 2015The little cartoon Miffy is famous the world over, from her native Holland to Japan, where they build football pitch-sized illustrations of her in tulips. Her creator, the recently retired graphic illustrator Dick Bruna, has made a career of stripping characters down to their very essence.
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Jeff Kindleysides: 10 things I’ve learned about design
27 January 2015Jeff Kindleysides with David Checkland founded their retail design consultancy 35 years ago, working with major brands. He shares with us the top 10 lessons he’s learned about design along the way.
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Opinion: Experiments into working practices yield surprising results
27 January 2015Visitors to Clerkenwell Design Week found themselves taking part in a series of scientific experiments aimed at examining at workspace design and management. The results point to seismic possibilities.
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Care and craftsmanship in a home for the elderly
20 January 2015In her monthly column for FX, Brief Encounters, Veronica Simpson is moved by the care and craftsmanship devoted to a new building for some of society’s most frail and vulnerable members.
