In this third of four films Dezeen made to coincide with the Ron Arad: Restless exhibition at the Barbican in London, Arad explains why he wanted movement to be a key part of the show. More about Ron Arad: Restless - "It would be nice if a lot of things were moving"
In our second of four films made to coincide with the Ron Arad: Restless exhibition at the Barbican in London, we asked Ron Arad (above, pictured while studying at the Architectural Association) about his upbringing in Israel and how he found himself working as a furniture designer in London. Update: this interview is featured in Dezeen Book of Interviews which is on sale now for £12. More about Ron Arad: Restless - "This piece sucked me into the world of design"
Ron Arad: Restless opens at the Barbican in London tomorrow and in the first of four films we made to coincide with the exhibition, the Israeli-born designer shows us around his studio in Chalk Farm, London. Update: this interview is featured in Dezeen Book of Interviews, which is on sale now for £12. More about Ron Arad: Restless – a tour of Ron Arad’s studio
Anglo-Dutch designers Studio Glithero have created a series of vases and tiles decorated with shadows of plants captured on photosensitive chemicals.
In this video interview filmed by Dezeen for the Design Museum in London, designer Nicolas Roope talks about his career so far and the places in London that have made an impression on him (see movie below). More about Super Contemporary interviews: Nicolas Roope
In this video interview filmed by Dezeen for the Design Museum in London, fashion designer Sheilagh Brown talks about the beginnings of her career in London and the new opportunities that mass production brought to the industry. More about Super contemporary interviews: Sheilagh Brown
In this video interview filmed by Dezeen for the Design Museum in London, designer Daniel Weil of Pentagram talks about the design community in London through the decades (see movie below). More about Super Contemporary interviews: Daniel Weil
In this video interview filmed by Dezeen for the Design Museum in London, designer Zeev Aram talks about the transformation of Chelsea during the 1960's and why the endless supply of creative talent makes London so unique More about Super contemporary interviews: Zeev Aram
In this video interview filmed by Dezeen for the Design Museum in London, fashion designer Wendy Dagworthy talks about the beginnings of London Fashion Week in the 1970's.
In this video interview filmed by Dezeen for the Design Museum’s Super Contemporary exhibition in London, designer Simon Waterfall of Poke talks about getting around London on his scooter and starting a digital design company. More about Super contemporary interviews: Simon Waterfall
In this video interview filmed by Dezeen for the Design Museum in London, architect Eva Jiricna talks about her move to London in the 1960's and her big break on the Lloyds building. More about Super contemporary interviews: Eva Jiricna
The last of our movies about design in the Czech Republic features Michal Froněk of architects and designers Studio Olgoj Chorchoj. More about Dezeen in the Czech Republic: Michal Froněk, Studio Olgoj Chorchoj
In the third of our movies about design in the Czech Republic, curators Jana Zielinski and Jiří Macek talk about their exhibition Křehký by Designblok Prague. More about Dezeen in the Czech Republic: Křehký by Designblok Prague
The second of our movies about design in the Czech Republic features Maxim Velčovský of Qubus Studio. More about Dezeen in the Czech Republic: Maxim Velčovský, Qubus Studio
In this the final interview in our series of Molteni&C Sofa Chats conducted at 100% Design in London last month, British architect and designer Nigel Coates talks with Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs about how design became an intrinsic part of Italian culture. More about Molteni&C Sofa Chats: Nigel Coates
In this next interview in our series of Molteni&C Sofa Chats conducted at 100% Design in London last month, London-based designer Ilse Crawford discusses the unique skills of Italian manufacturers with Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs. Update: this interview is featured in Dezeen Book of Interviews, which is on sale now for £12. More about Molteni&C Sofa Chats: Ilse Crawford
In this second in our series of Molteni&C Sofa Chats conducted at 100% Design in London last month, British designer Matthew Hilton talks to Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs about the re-emergence of national identity in design and the contrasting Italian and British design cultures. More about Molteni&C Sofa Chats: Matthew Hilton
In the first of our Molteni&C Sofa Chats conducted at 100% Design in London last month, Arik Levy talks to Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs about the similarities and differences between the design cultures in Italy and Israel. More about Molteni&C Sofa Chats: Arik Levy
The fourth and final of our movies commissioned by Bombay Sapphire during the London Design Festival features designer Evan Grant of Seeper describing Voronoi and Kinetic Touch, two installations currently on show at Tent Digital. More about Bombay Sapphire at the London Design Festival: Seeper at Tent Digital
The third of our movies commissioned by Bombay Sapphire during London Design Festival features designer Yves Behar announcing the winner of the Bombay Sapphire Designer Glass Competition at the prize-giving ceremony in London on Wednesday. More about Bombay Sapphire at the London Design Festival: Designer Glass Competition winner