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Designs of the Year 2014

  • "What is it exactly we're protesting about?"

    Opinion: it's easy to criticise the Design Museum for awarding Zaha Hadid's Heydar Aliyev Centre the Design of the Year prize, but there are plenty of other celebrated projects that should be attracting the same scrutiny, says Owen Hatherley. More

    Owen Hatherley | 7 July 2014 | 5 comments
  • Heydar Aliyev Centre by Zaha Hadid

    Designs of the Year prize "about architecture rather than politics" says Design Museum director

    News: the Design Museum in London has defended its decision to give its Designs of the Year top prize to a Zaha Hadid building in Azerbaijan, following widespread criticisms of the award on human rights grounds. More

    Marcus Fairs | 2 July 2014 | 32 comments
  • Heydar Aliyev Center was "an incredibly ambitious project" says Zaha Hadid

    Architect Zaha Hadid has described her Heydar Aliyev Center in Baku, Azerbaijan as an "incredible achievement" while project architect Saffet Kaya Bekiroglu said the project expressed the "soft, romantic side" of Azeri culture (+ interview + movie). More

    Marcus Fairs | 1 July 2014 | 7 comments
  • Heydar Aliyev Center by Zaha Hadid

    Zaha Hadid's Heydar Aliyev Center wins Design of the Year 2014

    News: architect Zaha Hadid's undulating Heydar Aliyev Center in Baku has been named Design of the Year by London's Design Museum this evening. More

    Dan Howarth | 30 June 2014 | 3 comments
  • Bradley Timepiece by Eone

    The Bradley tactile timepiece launches in Europe at Dezeen Watch Store

    The Bradley - a watch originally designed for blind people - is now exclusively on sale at Dezeen Watch Store during the month of June. More

    Ray Murphy | 1 June 2014 | Leave a comment
  • Prada Spring Summer 2014 Collection

    Miuccia Prada's "feminist" fashion collection defies seasonal conventions

    Prada's "radical" Spring Summer 2014 collection referencing themes of femininity and power has scooped the top prize in the fashion category at Designs of the Year 2014. More

    Anna Winston | 2 May 2014 | 2 comments
  • Volkswagen XL1

    Volkswagen claims XL1 is "the most efficient production car in the world"

    German auto brand Volkswagen's XL1, which it claims is the most fuel-efficient production car ever made, has been named the winner of the Transport category at Designs of the Year 2014. More

    Alyn Griffiths | 1 May 2014 | Leave a comment
  • Seaboard Grand by ROLI

    Squishy silicone keys control pitch and volume on ROLI's musical Seaboard

    A keyboard by East London technology start-up ROLI, with soft keys that allow musicians to alter the pitch, volume and timbre of individual notes, has come out on top in the Designs of the Year 2014 product category (+ slideshow). More

    Alyn Griffiths | 30 April 2014 | 1 comment
  • Drone Shadows by James Bridle

    Drone Shadows by James Bridle evoke the presence of unmanned aircraft

    Life-sized outlines of military drones drawn on the ground to depict their "invisible" presence by London artist James Bridle topped the Graphics category at Designs of the Year 2014 (+ slideshow). More

    Alyn Griffiths | 29 April 2014 | 3 comments
  • Portable Eye Examination Kit (Peek)

    Peek smartphone adapter and app scans eyes to help combat blindness

    The Portable Eye Examination Kit (Peek) aims to improve opthalmic health in low-income countries by adapting smartphones with clip-on hardware and an app, and is among this year's category winners for Designs of the Year 2014. More

    Anna Winston | 28 April 2014 | 1 comment
  • Konstantin Grcic adds armchair to Pro seating collection for Flototto

    Konstantin Grcic adds armchair to Pro seating collection for Flötotto

    Milan 2014: industrial designer Konstantin Grcic has added an armchair to his family of Pro chairs, which has just been announced as one of the category winners for Designs of the Year 2014. More

    Dan Howarth | 23 April 2014 | Leave a comment
  • Pro Chair by Konstantin Grcic

    Designs of the Year 2014 category winners announced

    News: a keyboard with squishy keys (pictured), a cultural centre by Zaha Hadid and furniture by Konstantin Grcic are among the category winners for the Designs of the Year 2014 awards, organised by London's Design Museum. More

    Dan Howarth | 23 April 2014 | 2 comments
  • Chineasy illustrated characters designed to make learning Chinese easy

    This system of illustrated characters and animations was developed to help people learn to read Chinese, and is one of the 76 projects nominated for Designs of the Year 2014 (+ slideshow). More

    Alyn Griffiths | 12 April 2014 | 11 comments
  • Bradley Timepiece by Eone

    The Bradley timepiece for blind people proves inclusive design has wide appeal

    A tactile watch designed for blind people by a group of students has gone into production after strong demand from sighted consumers (+ interview). More

    Anna Winston | 26 March 2014
  • Dezeen readers get 25% off Designs of the Year 2014 exhibition tickets

    Dezeen promotion: Dezeen readers can receive a 25 percent discount on tickets to the Designs of the Year 2014 exhibition, opening today at London's Design Museum (+ slideshow). More

    Dan Howarth | 26 March 2014 | Leave a comment
  • Ripple Table 2.0 by Benjamin Hubert

    Benjamin Hubert's lightweight Ripple table is now strong enough to stand on

    British designer Benjamin Hubert has developed a more stable version of his lightweight Ripple table, which features on the shortlist for Designs of the Year 2014 (+ slideshow). More

    Alyn Griffiths | 26 March 2014 | 20 comments
  • NLE's floating school casts anchor in Lagos Lagoon

    NLE's floating school casts anchor in Lagos Lagoon

    Here's a look at one of the standout projects from Designs of the Year 2014 - a floating school on a Nigerian lagoon by architecture studio NLÉ (+ slideshow). More

    Amy Frearson | 25 March 2014 | 5 comments
  • Makoko Floating School designed by NLÉ, Makoko Community Building Team. Photograph by NLÉ

    Competition: five pairs of Designs of the Year exhibition tickets to be won

    Competition: Dezeen has teamed up with London's Design Museum to give readers the chance to win five pairs of tickets for the upcoming Designs of the Year 2014 exhibition. More

    Dan Howarth | 12 March 2014 | Leave a comment
  • Futuristic gowns formed from metallic neoprene by Sadie Williams

    Futuristic gowns formed from metallic neoprene by Sadie Williams

    Fashion designer Sadie Williams has heat-pressed neoprene to create this collection of metallic sci-fi garments, which was nominated for Designs of the Year 2014 earlier this week. More

    Dan Howarth | 16 February 2014 | 5 comments
  • Perforated concrete walls encase La Tallera gallery by Frida Escobedo

    Perforated concrete walls encase La Tallera gallery by Frida Escobedo

    Mexican architect Frida Escobedo has transformed the former home and studio of painter David Alfaro Siqueiros into a public gallery and encased the entire complex behind a triangulated concrete lattice (+ slideshow). More

    Amy Frearson | 15 February 2014 | 5 comments
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Artist Krista Kim sells "first NFT digital house in the world" for over $500,000

Digital home by Krista Kim

Flying Gherkin stars in Foster + Partners' children's book

Flying Gherkin children's book by Foster + Partners

Ten contemporary living rooms with calm interiors

10 contemporary living rooms with a calm feel
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