Design
Design
Architects and designers "absolutely vital" in shift to circular economy says Ellen MacArthur
Circular economy champion Ellen MacArthur has called on designers to help transform the global economy along sustainable lines. More
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Interview
Interview
Stacie Woolsey creates her own masters course as "viable alternative" to design education
Priced out of further education, British design graduate Stacie Woolsey approached designers to help her create her own masters course. Speaking to Dezeen, she says elitism is a problem the industry urgently needs to address. More
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Design
Design
"We wanted to create a symbol" with new minimal BT logo says designer Paul Franklin
London studio Red&White is behind the new minimal logo of telecommunications company BT. Studio founder Paul Franklin told Dezeen that confidence was the key to rebranding the British icon. More
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Architecture
Architecture
Architects can "play a more prominent role" in creating queer space says Ben Campkin
London's queer community needs architects and designers to help them create new social spaces, says Ben Campkin, co-author of a report charting the decline of LGBT+ venues across the city. More
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Fashion
Fashion
"People are afraid to talk about toxic masculinity" says Orange Culture's Adebayo Oke-Lawal
Nigerian designer Adebayo Oke-Lawal is using fashion to challenge racial and gender stereotypes. Speaking to Dezeen, he says he wants his label Orange Culture to kickstart a global movement for diversity. More
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Architecture
Architecture
Bjarke Ingels says a style is "like a straitjacket"
Danish architect Bjarke Ingels says he is proud that BIG buildings don't have an identifiable style, in the latest episode of new podcast Time Sensitive. More
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Interview
Interview
Alibaba is redesigning the world's geography says Design Academy Eindhoven curator
The world's biggest e-commerce company, Alibaba, is changing the infrastructure of design, manufacturing and retail around the globe, says Martina Muzi, co-curator of the Design Academy Eindhoven exhibition Geo-Design. More
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Fashion
Fashion
Comme des Garçons is "nothing about clothes" says Rei Kawakubo
Rei Kawakubo is one of the world's best known fashion designers, but never sketches. In this interview, she discusses her unusual design process, how she set up Comme des Garçons and why she won't be pigeonholed. More
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Transport
Transport
There is "no stopping" China's car design industry says Peter Horbury
Chinese car companies are putting their history of copying behind them and now have the confidence to create their own designs, says Peter Horbury, head of design for automotive brand Geely. More
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Architecture
Architecture
Chinese architects must find a new way to "urbanise the countryside" says Li Xiaodong
Chinese architects must gain the confidence to develop China's rural areas sustainably, not just turn them into urban sprawl, says architect Li Xiaodong. More
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Interview
Interview
Game of Thrones season eight "was as intense as you can imagine" says production designer
Creating the sets for the final season of fantasy epic Game of Thrones was a "logistical nightmare", says production designer Deborah Riley. More
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Design
Design
Wade and Leta reveal their "purposeful eclecticism" in five zany projects
Brooklyn design duo Wade and Leta are out to show how design can be more fun. The pair talk Dezeen through five of their favourite projects, ranging from a series of idiosyncratic couple portraits to an alternative Valentine's Day party. More
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Design
Design
"Feminists have not understood the meaning of my work" says Gaetano Pesce after Up armchair protest
Italian designer Gaetano Pesce has accused feminist protesters of misinterpreting Up, his iconic armchair that depicts a woman as a prisoner, and defended the use of plastic in design products. More
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Architecture
Architecture
Absence of regulations in India "leads to exploitation of interns" says architecture graduate
Architects in India have to endure exploitative internships in order to complete their studies, according to recent graduate Urvashi Vasishtha. With unpaid internships under the spotlight, she spoke to Dezeen about the situation in her country. More
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Design
Design
"I make emotional things with a function" says Ini Archibong
Ini Archibong presented the second instalment of his Below the Heavens furniture for Sé during Milan design week. In this interview, the designer says his aim is make objects that help you "escape your mundane reality". More
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Technology
Technology
"China is one of the best places for experimenting" with urban technology says Carlo Ratti
All eyes should be on China in the race to develop smart cities, says architect Carlo Ratti, who is co-curating this year's Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism\Architecture in Shenzhen. More
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Auto Shanghai
Auto Shanghai
Lynk & Co will "change the industry" with Netflix-style service for cars says Alain Visser
Chinese automotive brand Lynk & Co is set to launch a subscription service in Europe in 2020, which will disrupt the car industry like "Uber has changed the taxi industry", according to company CEO Alain Visser. More
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Architecture
Architecture
National Museum of Qatar is "a representation of a nation" says Jean Nouvel
Architecture that embodies a country's values can help improve communication between feuding nations, says Jean Nouvel as the National Museum of Qatar opens in Doha. More
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Architecture
Architecture
"We need to become a creative brand" says Zaha Hadid Architects principal Patrik Schumacher
Zaha Hadid died three years ago this Sunday. In this exclusive interview, Zaha Hadid Architects principal Patrik Schumacher talks about the impact her passing had on the studio, how it has grown, and its plans for the future. More
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Movie
Movie
Boca Chica Hotel was "like an archaeology project" says Frida Escobedo
Frida Escobedo explains how she renovated the 1950s Boca Chica Hotel in Acapulco, Mexico, in this exclusive interview with Dezeen. More
