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Colin Macgadie - 10 things I’ve learned about design
18 March 2014Colin Macgadie is creative director at BDG Architecture + Design, which he joined in 2012. He studied interior design at the University for the Creative Arts and has to date enjoyed a 12-year career in workplace design and strategy, he tells Pamela Buxton
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Public space design in Dubai and Rotterdam - a tale of two cities
18 March 2014A city without proper public space is a city without a soul, says Veronica Simpson. But there’s more to it than fountains and piazzas
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MIPIM, the property market exhibition in Cannes celebrates 25 years
7 March 2014Sun and sea beckons, in the shape of MIPIM at Cannes
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How the EU is protecting design ideas
7 March 2014While it seems to be a way of British life to deride the EU and the negative impact it has had on our lives, we cannot overlook the force for good one of its agencies has been in protecting design ideas and work. Stephen Hitchins reports
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Designers choose their favourite surface materials
28 February 2014Four leading designers share their views on surface materials and why they select them to use in projects, plus lighting designer Paul Nulty gives his viewpoint on the importance of lighting to bring out the best in surface materials
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Surfaces: the best new design products
28 February 2014What’s new and exciting in the world of surfaces
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FX design focus: surfaces
24 February 2014Toby 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
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GA Design helps Hilton go biggest in Istanbul
10 February 2014Hospitality design specialst GA Design International has helped Hilton Hotels expand its portfolio with designs for the Hilton Istanbul Bomonti Hotel and Conference Center, the city’s largest hotel.
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Design Council announces recipients of its Better by Design fund
10 February 2014The Design Council has announced the 10 projects that will share £100,000 funding for schemes aimed at improving children’s lives.
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Veronica Simpson on how design is making hospitals safer
10 February 2014Veronica Simpson praises a simple and resourceful design intervention that brings clarity to users of hospital A&E units – and reinforces its impact with hard data
