News: Storm Thorgerson, the British graphic designer who created the iconic album sleeve for Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of the Moon, has died aged 69. More »
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Storm Thorgerson
Birth certificates by IWANT
for Icon magazine
East London studio IWANT has overhauled the birth certificate to bring it into the digital age and make it more personal. More »
Sparkle by Tokujin Yoshioka
for Kartell
Milan 2013: Japanese designer Tokujin Yoshioka presented plastic furniture that resembles cut-crystal glasses for Italian brand Kartell at the Salone Internazionale del Mobile last week. More »
Zephyr Sofa by Zaha Hadid
for Cassina Contract
Milan 2013: Zaha Hadid launched a sofa based on natural rock formations at an exhibition of her new furniture designs in a former foundry last week. More »
Design of the Year winner is
"boring", says Mail Online
News: Mail Online - the world's most popular news website and the winner of a design effectiveness award - has described the gov.uk site that yesterday won the Design Museum's Design of the Year award as "boring" and "basic-looking". More »
String Lights by Michael Anastassiades
for Flos
Milan 2013: London designer Michael Anastassiades presented lamps strung between walls on fine cables for Italian lighting brand Flos last week. More »
Tea with Georg by Scholten & Baijings
for Georg Jensen
Milan 2013: this silver serving set for tea and cake was designed by Dutch studio Scholten & Baijings for Danish silverware and jewellery company Georg Jensen and launched at Spazio Rossana Orlandi last week. More »
UK government website wins
Designs of the Year 2013
Stewie by Luca Nichetto
for Foscarini
Milan 2013: Venetian designer Luca Nichetto presented a lamp with the height, size and luminosity of a TV in Milan last week. More »
This That Other by Stefan Diez
for e15
Milan 2013: German designer Stefan Diez unveiled a trio of chairs for German furniture brand e15 at the Salone Internazionale del Mobile last week. More »
Kit Yamoyo by ColaLife
and PI Global
This aid kit is designed to nestle between Coca-Cola bottles to bring medicine to remote locations through the drinks company's vast distribution channels. More »
Diana Vreeland: The Eye
Has To Travel
A documentary about the life of influential fashion writer and editor Diana Vreeland, directed by her grandaughter-in-law Lisa Immordino Vreeland, topped the fashion category in this year's Designs of the Year Awards (+ movie). More »
OK lamp by Konstantin Grcic
for Flos
Milan 2013: Achille Castiglioni's iconic Parentesi lamp has been updated with a flat LED light source by designer Konstantin Grcic, who presented his redesign at Euroluce in Milan last week. More »
Jar RGB by Arik Levy
for Lasvit
Milan 2013: these lamps by designer Arik Levy for glass firm Lasvit filter white light through red, green and blue bottle-shaped pendants. More »
"It's the most important week in
the design calendar"
Dezeen and MINI World Tour: designers including Marcel Wanders, Yves Behar, Tom Dixon and Konstantin Grcic discuss the importance of Milan design week, which ended in the city yesterday, and whether it can retain its title as the world's leading event. More »