LDF 2018
LDF 2018
Paperthin stool celebrates "the essence of the classic tin can"
The "desirable" aesthetic of a standard mass-produced tin can has informed the shape of this stool designed by Lennart and Lauren Leerdam. More
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Homeware
Homeware
Faye Toogood assembles moving-in box for design-conscious homebuyers
British designer Faye Toogood has teamed up with estate agency The Modern House to curate a moving-in box, with six objects designed for the modern homebuyer, including a keyring and an apron. More
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Opinion
Opinion
"Let's start designing the future that gives us a future"
The United Nations says we have 12 years to take action against climate change, to avoid global disaster. It's the greatest design challenge in history, says Nicolas Roope. More
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LDF 2018
LDF 2018
Responsive Furniture expands and contracts according to users' needs
Design Academy Eindhoven graduates Christian Hammer Juhl and Jade Chan have created a series of whimsical furniture items that respond to people's changing requirements. More
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Technology
Technology
Facett hearing aid takes inspiration from precious gemstones
The mineralogy collection at the Melbourne Museum inspired Australian designer Leah Heiss' Facett hearing aid, which aims to shift talk "from disability to desirability". More
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LDF 2018
LDF 2018
Headless human-shaped pillow by Aseptic Studio designed to reduce urban loneliness
London-based Aseptic Studio has designed an ergonomic cushion in the shape of a headless torso to provide physical and emotional support for lonely millennials living in cities. More
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Furniture
Furniture
Bandido Studio's Mura table features droplet-shaped marble base
The bulbous black base of this table, which Bandido Studio is launching at this year's Design Week Mexico, is sculpted using a traditional technique developed by the country's stone artisans. More
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Furniture
Furniture
Heer bench aims to tackle the stigma attached to breastfeeding in public
Prague-based design studio 52hours has created a breastfeeding bench for use in public spaces, to offer comfort and privacy to mothers when tending to their babies. More
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News
News
Protests as Sydney Opera House turned into billboard to advertise horse racing
The Jørn Utzon-designed Sydney Opera House has been lit up with graphics to advertising a horse race, prompting protests from designers and locals. More
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Istanbul Design Biennial
Istanbul Design Biennial
"The future of design is female" says Istanbul Design Biennial curator Jan Boelen
Female designers make up 70 per cent of participants at this year's Istanbul Design Biennial, proving that women are set to play a dominant role in the design world, according to curator Jan Boelen. More
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Istanbul Design Biennial
Istanbul Design Biennial
Open Sesame installation pairs Syrian soap with Alibaba.com leather bags
Designer Charlotte Maëva Perret has built a towering installation of soaps made by Syrian refugees and Albibaba.com luxury leather bags to help people visualise the connection between offline production and global online retail. More
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Products
Products
10 bioplastic projects made from algae, corn starch and other natural materials
Could biodegradable plastics made from natural substances such as algae replace fossil-fuel polymers? Here are 10 examples of designers that are experimenting with environmentally friendly alternatives.
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Furniture
Furniture
Yuming Hu creates range of chairs for the restless body
Tsinghua University furniture design graduate Yuming Hu has created a range of chairs designed for the peculiar behaviours of different users. More
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Installations
Installations
Daan Roosegaarde's UFO-like light installation tracks pieces of space waste in real time
Dutch designer Daan Roosegaarde has created a large-scale light performance that follows pieces of junk floating around in outer space, to mark the launch of an initiative to highlight the issue of space waste. More
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Graphics
Graphics
Pentagram evokes speed with branding for online car shop Vroom
The silhouettes and movement of speeding racing cars influenced the slanted lettering of this wordmark, designed by Pentagram's New York office as part of a rebrand for an online auto trader. More
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Lighting
Lighting
Glithero creates lamp you switch on by toppling a row of dominoes
A simple switch is replaced by a line of dominoes in this unusual lamp by London design duo Glithero, meaning a chain reaction is required to turn it on. More
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Movie
Movie
Atelier NL sources clay from London brick manufacturer for Dezeen Awards trophy
Atelier NL co-founders Nadine Sterk and Lonny van Ryswyk explain how they will use London clay to create the trophies for the inaugural Dezeen Awards, in this movie Dezeen filmed at their Eindhoven studio. More
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Products
Products
Six contemporary weavers who are bringing innovation to textile craft
The traditional craft of weaving is experiencing a modern revival, as makers experiment with digital technologies and taboo topics. Here are six individuals who are leading the movement. More
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Technology
Technology
Pin-free Mi Plug project reimagines power outlets for the 21st century
Northumbria University design graduate Will de Brett has redesigned the everyday electrical plug, making it pin-less and stackable to accommodate numerous devices. More
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Furniture
Furniture
Anna Aagaard Jensen's A Basic Instinct chairs reinvent "manspreading" for women
Design Academy Eindhoven graduate Anna Aagaard Jensen has designed a series of chairs to challenge social norms and encourage women to claim more space with their bodies. More