Design
Vivienne Westwood designs Virgin Atlantic uniforms
News: British fashion designer Vivienne Westwood has been hired to revamp Virgin Atlantic's red uniforms. More about Vivienne Westwood designs Virgin Atlantic uniforms
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Design
#Flock by BERG for Twitter
The birds inside this cuckoo clock by London design studio BERG are programmed to poke their heads out to announce Twitter messages, retweets and new followers (+ movie). More about #Flock by BERG for Twitter
Design
UK to criminalise deliberate copying of design
News: the deliberate copying of a design is set to become a criminal offence in the UK, in line with the law on breaching copyright and trademarks. More about UK to criminalise deliberate copying of design
Furniture
Buzz chair by Bertjan Pot for Arco
Milan 2013: Dutch designer Bertjan Pot has created lightweight chairs for furniture brand Arco that have wooden seats with edges curved tightly over the aluminium frames. More about Buzz chair by Bertjan Pot for Arco
Design
"Disbelief" over plans to remove crafts from UK creative industries
News: government proposals to remove crafts from its list of recognised creative industries have triggered "disbelief" and "frustration" in the sector. More about "Disbelief" over plans to remove crafts from UK creative industries
Design
Eidos by Tim Bouckley, Millie Clive-Smith, Mi Eun Kim and Yuta Sugawara
A group of students from the Royal College of Art in London has developed headsets that allow the wearer to adjust their sight and hearing in the same way they'd control the settings on a TV or radio (+ movie). More about Eidos by Tim Bouckley, Millie Clive-Smith, Mi Eun Kim and Yuta Sugawara
Design
Virgin Galactic passenger spacecraft completes first rocket-powered flight
News: Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic passenger spacecraft broke the sound barrier during its first rocket-powered flight in California yesterday. More about Virgin Galactic passenger spacecraft completes first rocket-powered flight
Furniture
Austerity edible furniture by Lanzavecchia + Wai
Milan 2013: a coffee table topped with a giant hard-boiled sweet and a white chocolate chair are among items in a series of edible furniture by design studio Lanzavecchia + Wai (+ slideshow). More about Austerity edible furniture by Lanzavecchia + Wai
Design
Android smartwatches mean you can "leave your phone at home"
News: two European companies have launched rival Android-powered smartwatches at the Baselworld watch fair in Switzerland, bringing voice calls as well as email, video, camera and apps to devices worn on the wrist. More about Android smartwatches mean you can "leave your phone at home"
Design
3D printing and digital design lead ICFF 2013 programme
News: next month's International Contemporary Furniture Fair in New York will be the first major design fair to place 3D printing and digital fabrication at the core of its programme, with a four-day series of workshops introducing the hardware and software that could change the face of design, manufacturing and distribution (+ interview). More about 3D printing and digital design lead ICFF 2013 programme
Design
Fab.com to design its own range of products
News: online design retailer Fab.com has announced it will design its own range of furniture and homeware to be sold alongside its existing inventory. More about Fab.com to design its own range of products
Design
Competition: five packs of Le Corbusier greeting cards to be won
Competition: we're giving readers the chance to win one of five packs of greeting cards illustrated with buildings by Le Corbusier. More about Competition: five packs of Le Corbusier greeting cards to be won
Design
4StrikeBike by TSG Essempio
A bicycle that can be pedalled with hands and feet at the same time has been developed by Dutch studio TSG Essempio. More about 4StrikeBike by TSG Essempio
Design
Teso table by Foster + Partners for Molteni&C
Milan 2013: Foster + Partners has designed a coffee table made by stretching a perforated disk of steel upwards to form a metal-mesh base. More about Teso table by Foster + Partners for Molteni&C
Design
Airberg by Jean-Marie Massaud for Offecct
Milan 2013: French designer Jean-Marie Massaud has created chunky grey seating resembling the jagged forms of an iceberg for Swedish furniture brand Offecct. More about Airberg by Jean-Marie Massaud for Offecct
Design
Mathilda by Patricia Urquiola for Moroso
Milan 2013: Spanish designer Patricia Urquiola unveiled a chair with a backrest wrapped in rush for Italian brand Moroso in Milan this month. More about Mathilda by Patricia Urquiola for Moroso
Design
Meteo by Naoto Fukasawa for Magis
Milan 2013: Japanese designer Naoto Fukasawa has designed a set of minimal dials to monitor air temperature, pressure and humidity for Italian brand Magis. More about Meteo by Naoto Fukasawa for Magis
Design
Colors News Machine by Fabrica
Tweets sent to this machine are transmitted from one form of media to another and cannibalised at every stage until they emerge as distorted, printed headlines (+ movie). More about Colors News Machine by Fabrica
Design
New Pinterest board: Milan 2013
We've created a new Pinterest board from Milan 2013 featuring all the products, installations and exhibitions we've covered from the design world's biggest get-together. See our coverage of the event on Pinterest »
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UK design copyright bill comes into force
A bill to extend copyright protection on industrial design from 25 years to the length of the author's life plus 70 years has today become law in the UK. More about UK design copyright bill comes into force