Collective Works by Mischer’Traxler
Clerkenwell Design Week 2012: Vienna designers Mischer’Traxler present a basket-making machine that stops working when nobody’s looking at Clerkenwell Design Week in London this week. More »
Tag: design
Movie: Jane Ní Dhulchaointigh
on inventing Sugru
In this movie filmed by Dezeen, Hackney entrepreneur Jane Ní Dhulchaointigh talks about inventing her fix-anything, air-curing rubber called Sugru and some of the imaginative ways people have put it to use. More »
Designed in Hackney: chandeliers
by Stuart Haygarth
Designed in Hackney: these chandeliers by Hackney designer Stuart Haygarth were painstakingly assembled from found objects like discarded spectacles, plastic bottles or party-poppers. More »
UK copyright law changed to
protect design classics
Dezeen Wire: the UK government has announced changes in the law that will extend copyright protection of ‘artistic’ manufactured goods from just 25 years to the life of the creator plus 70 years, giving design the same term of protection as literature and art. More »
Chandigarh by Doshi Levien
Milan 2012: London designers Doshi Levien have designed an armchair and sofa for Italian brand Moroso that’s inspired by Modernist architect Le Corbusier and the Indian city of Chandigarh that he masterplanned in the 1950s. More »
New York designer arrested for
“planting false bombs”
Dezeen Wire: Japanese designer Takeshi Miyakawa has been accused of planting false bombs and arrested while installing his work in a New York street during the International Contemporary Furniture Fair. More »
Cover collection by Daphna Laurens
Dutch designers Daphna Laurens have created a series of storage containers that partially conceal their contents behind metal grilles. More »
WA|HH by Philippe Starck and David Edwards
French designer Philippe Starck has created an aerosol spray that lets users enjoy alcohol without getting drunk or hungover. More »
Weave Bookcase by Chicako Ibaraki
for Casamania
This bookcase without shelves by Tokyo designer Chicako Ibaraki is now in production with Italian brand Casamania. More »
Melvin the Mini Machine
by HEYHEYHEY
Dutch design studio HEYHEYHEY assembled an assortment of objects including toothbrushes, books, marbles, matches and a toy train inside two suitcases to build a chain-reaction machine that signs and stamps a postcard. More »
Designed in Hackney: Leutton Postle
AW12 collection
Designed in Hackney: scribbled faces on fabric masks feature in the latest collection from young designers Leutton Postle, who continue this week’s look at Hackney fashion designers. More »
No Country For Old Men
by Lanzavecchia + Wai
Italian-Singaporean designers Lanzavecchia + Wai have designed a collection of aids for the elderly with styling that’s more domestic than medical. More »
Designed in Hackney: A-Lu-Ha
by Lu Flux
Designed in Hackney: next up in our series of stories about Hackney fashion design is the A-Lu-Ha collection by Lu Flux, combining vintage patchwork with Hawaiian details. More »
Designed in Hackney: Resort 2012
by Christopher Kane
Designed in Hackney: today’s colourful fashion focus is the neon bright Resort 2012 collection by Christopher Kane. More »
Upper Class Suite by Pengelly Design
and Virgin Atlantic
London studio Pengelly Design has created an airline seat that converts into a 2.2-metre-long bed for Virgin Atlantic. More »