Interviews
Uji wall clock moves its hands in time with your heartbeat
3D drawing will “give the world a new way to communicate”
Maarten Baas’s surreal solo show created to “emphasise the circus that Milan is”
“These products don’t look like they’ve been made by people living on the street” – Pepe Heykoop
Mark Braun celebrates “craft of making” with Metro watch for Nomos Glashütte
Architectural culture is “moving in two directions” says Shigeru Ban
“Virtual design” is making life difficult for furniture companies says Marcel Wanders
The design industry is “really pathetic” says Marc Newson
“Google was cubicle land when we started designing offices for them”
Genetic engineering will be “as accessible as 3D-printing” says DNA Vending Machine designer
Property prices are “castrating the whole notion of city life”
Google Glass was designed through “sketching by hand” says lead designer
Kickstarter means that “big brands are at a disadvantage”
Fuseproject creates mobile-friendly brand identity for PayPal
Glass, timber and stone showroom created by Toyo Ito for Kinnasand’s “sensitive fabric”
Doshi Levien’s Almora lounge chair for B&B Italia feels like being “wrapped in a soft, warm blanket”
Ignore the critics – Beethoven was “a failure” in their eyes too, says Daniel Libeskind
“If I listen to the market, I’ll be designing crap” says Jaime Hayón
The Bradley timepiece for blind people proves inclusive design has wide appeal
Imogen Heap launches funding drive for gloves that turn gestures into music
Kengo Kuma urges architects to “be humble”
Wearable technology that ignores emotional needs is a “major error”
Silicon Valley “didn’t think a designer could build a company” says Airbnb co-founder Brian Chesky