Es Devlin rejects claim that her Somerset House forest is "an imitation" of Austrian project
Swiss curator Klaus Littmann has accused designer Es Devlin of imitating the temporary forest he created in an Austrian football stadium. More
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50 artists respond to society's struggle to switch off at Somerset House's 24/7 exhibition
In the first major exhibition dedicated to 24/7 culture, Somerset House presents "creative responses to this modern malaise" by more than 50 artists and designers, including Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg. More
Yinka Ilori designs Somerset House show celebrating 50 years of black creativity
Designer Yinka Ilori has used his signature colourful and graphic style to create the exhibition design for Get Up, Stand Up Now, a show celebrating half a century of black creativity in the UK. More
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Watch our talk with Bene on workplace design
Dezeen and office furniture brand Bene hosted a panel talk with Vienna-based designer Thomas Feichtner and WeWork design director Andy Heath about how workplace design is changing. More
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19 designers reinterpret one of Kvadrat's most popular fabrics
Danish textile manufacturer Kvadrat has invited 19 designers to "rethink the use" of its popular Canvas material, as part of an exhibition at this year's London Design Festival. More
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John Gerrard creates simulated flag of black smoke as a symbol of climate change
Trails of smoke form an ever-changing black flag in this video footage, created by Irish artist John Gerrard to highlight the threat posed by increasing levels of carbon dioxide in the earth's atmosphere. More
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Museums need to collect "the whole storyline" of design says Studio Makkink & Bey
London Design Biennale 2016: museums need to collect more design prototypes, according to Dutch duo Studio Makkink & Bey, who are presenting their own take on an archive during the London Design Biennale. More
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London Design Biennale names first medal winners
London Design Biennale 2016: a Lebanese street market and an archive of "forgotten" Soviet designs are among the winners of the first London Design Biennale medals. More
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Italy presents 20 interpretations of the white flag for utopia-themed London Design Biennale
London Design Biennale 2016: Italy has invited 20 young designers to reinterpret the white flag for its installation at the inaugural London Design Biennale, which opens at Somerset House today (+ slideshow). More
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Barber and Osgerby bring towering weathervane to London Design Biennale
London Design Biennale 2016: design duo Barber and Osgerby have installed a giant weathervane at London's Somerset House to help the city's residents find their way "at a time of national turbulence" (+ slideshow). More
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ArDe design fair at Somerset House cancelled due to lack of sponsors
The ArDe architecture and design fair, which was due to open at Somerset House in London this week, has been cancelled due to lack of sponsorship. More
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Charcoal sketches cover the walls of The Drawing Room by Faye and Erica Toogood
London Design Festival 2015: London-based Studio Toogood has created an autobiographical "drawing room" filled with furniture, clothing and personal objects at Somerset House (+ slideshow). More
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Max Lamb displays rows of preserved logs for My Grandfather's Tree installation
London Design Festival 2015: British designer Max Lamb's installation at Somerset House includes 131 logs sourced from an ailing ash tree at his grandfather's farm (+ slideshow). More
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Patternity installs black and white "playground" inside Somerset House
London Design Festival 2015: Patternity has turned its monochrome graphics into a 3D installation at Somerset House, which the London studio described as a "giant patterned playground" (+ slideshow). More
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Fashion by McQueen and Treacy in new exhibition of Isabella Blow's collection
Extravagant outfits and hats from the wardrobe of the late stylist and fashion muse Isabella Blow have gone on display in London (+ slideshow). More
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Dior Illustrated: Rene Gruau and the Line of Beauty by Gitta Gschwendtner
This exhibition designed by Gitta Gschwendtner for London's Somerset House displayed fashion drawings on gauze-covered boxes. More
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Interview: Max Fraser at Joy of Living
In this movie recorded at Somerset House in London author Max Fraser talks about his Joy of Living project, where designers including John Pawson, Michael Wolfson and Brodie Neill donated artworks based on graph paper to raise money for a cancer charity. More
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Joy of Living at Somerset House
Over 100 designers including Terence Conran, Tord Boontje, Tom Dixon and Michael Marriott will anonymously exhibit artworks drawn on a piece of A4 graph paper at Somerset House in London next week, before being sold in aid of a cancer charity. More
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Paper rings by Tithi Kutchamuch and Nutre Arayavanish
Designers Tithi Kutchamuch and Nutre Arayavanish of TT:NT have designed a range of fold-out paper jewellery, launched at Origin at Somerset house in London last month. More
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Portrait by Fredrikson Stallard
Portrait is an installation at Somerset House in London, created by designers Fredrikson Stallard for champagne brand Veuve Clicquot. More
