• If Only... wellbeing in design was second nature

    17 November 2014

    Says biophilic designer Oliver Heath

  • Generation Game: design and programming for youth spaces

    17 November 2014

    With prospects bleak, what can the design and programming of youth spaces do to engage and inspire the under-25s? Here are a number of inspirational individuals and schemes working hard to harness their talents, enthusiasm and skills.

  • Stephen Bayley on Terence Conran

    11 November 2014

    Ten things Terence taught me:

  • Singing the praises of slow regeneration in Berlin

    10 November 2014

    Cheap rents have long made Berlin a haven for creatives. But the benefits are writ large in the design and construction of a vibrant visual and civic landscape. Let’s sing the praises of slow regeneration.

  • The European hotels redefining luxury leisure

    10 November 2014

    Cutting-edge design is being applied to new hotels and restorations throughout Europe, bringing leading establishments firmly into the 21st century.

  • A new and unique take on luxury hotels in London

    4 November 2014

    London is offering a new and unique take on luxury with a new generation of hotels.

  • Public Image: designing public spaces

    4 November 2014

    The presence of parks, piazzas and gardens reveals the humane, interactive heart of our cities. They alone turn office, leisure and residential developments into neighborhoods. But when the public sector is relying on private-sector cash to fund these urban oases, do we get the kind of space the public wants?

  • Lynn Jones - interview

    4 November 2014

    So why did Dr Lynn Jones, now head of furniture at Buckinghamshire New University in the historic furniture town of High Wycombe, chose to continue studying despite having two job offers made during her graduate show?

  • Istanbul Design Biennale 2014

    4 November 2014

    This month welcomes the second Istanbul Design Biennial. Organised by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts, which has appointed Zoë Ryan – chair and curator of architecture and design at the Art Institute of Chicago – as curator.

  • A staned glass window inspired by bloodletting

    30 October 2014

    Gareth Gardner is looking through the blood-letting-inspired window...