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Lawrence Chiles – interview
18 August 2014Lawrence Chiles is head of design and digital media at the Royal Museums Greenwich. He heads a team of 20, working with internal and external designers on exhibition and programming projects, reports Pamela Buxton.
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Frank Gehry project to breathe new life into Arles, France
12 August 2014With the assistance of some of the best people in their fields Frank Gehry is creating a series of spaces in the southern French city of Arles, intended to breathe new life into this once-vibrant city.
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It’s time for us to take back control from computers, says Erik Spiekermann
12 August 2014It’s time for us to take back control from computers, which are being relied on to make decisions that, in the extreme, are costing innocent lives — regardless of the nature of ‘collateral damage’, says Erik Spiekermann. Erik Spiekermann set up MetaDesign and FontShop, and is a teacher, author, designer and partner at Edenspiekermann.
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How to design the perfect restaurant
7 August 2014We talk trends, pitfalls and delights with expert practitioners of bar and restaurant design.
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Simon Pengelly - 10 things I’ve learned about design
7 August 2014Simon Pengelly is one of the UK’s foremost furniture designers. Setting up Pengelly Design in 1993 he has worked extensively for UK and overseas furniture companies, Virgin Airlines and is currently developing his own product range, writes Pamela Buxton.
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European office furniture markets a natural target for overseas exporters
22 July 2014Top 100 list of suppliers will help Americans form strategy, says John Sacks, managing partner at JSA Consultancy Services
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Musee d’Art in Nantes redesigned by Stanton Williams
15 July 2014Stanton Williams’ transformation of the Musee d’Art in Nantes, the sixth largest museum outside of Paris, has just started on site and is due to open again to the public in 2016.
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When technology and design meet: the flexible needs of collaboration
14 July 2014Office designers are facing the challenge of adapting and creating offices where dedicated desks, telephones and desktop computers are a thing of the past, reports Clare Hopping.
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Student accommodation that makes the grade
11 July 2014Remember those ghastly rooms you had back in your university days? Hand in hand with massive hikes in the cost of getting a degree is a new generation of high-quality student accommodation, reports Veronica Simpson.
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John Miller - interview
7 July 2014While many have gone from working in a practice to teaching, John Miller went the other way round. He talks to Emily Martin about his passion for making, and the design students he has nurtured.
