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Designs of the Year: page 2

  • "Seriousness" dominates Designs of the Year as nominees respond to global events

    Designers are increasingly responding to global issues such as the refugee crisis and environmental degradation, and showing less interest in frivolous topics, according to the curator of the Design Museum's annual awards programme. More

    Marcus Fairs | 26 January 2017 | 1 comment
  • Designs of the Year 2016 nominees announced

    Herzog & de Meuron's Tate Modern Switch House, Ikea's flatpack refugee shelter, and the artwork for David Bowie's final album are among projects nominated for the Design Museum's Designs of the Year awards 2016 (+ slideshow). More

    Alice Morby | 31 August 2016 | 1 comment
  • Terraced landscaping surrounds concrete and stone structure of Emre Arolat's Sancaklar Mosque

    This mosque near Istanbul by Emre Arolat Architects, which features cast concrete walls and a "cave-like" prayer hall, has been shortlisted for this year's Design of the Year award (+ slideshow). More

    Jessica Mairs | 6 April 2015 | 16 comments
  • 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 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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

    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
  • 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

    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

    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
  • Praça das Artes by Brasil Arquitetura features concrete boxes projecting over a public plaza

    This performing arts centre in São Paulo by Brasil Arquitetura features huge concrete volumes lifted off the ground to create accessible public spaces and has been named on the shortlist for the Designs of the Year awards, announced this week (+ slideshow). More

    Alyn Griffiths | 14 February 2014 | 9 comments
  • Designs of the Year 2014 shortlist announced

    News: the Design Museum in London has announced 76 nominations for Designs of the Year 2014, including a floating school in a Nigerian lagoon (pictured), a table that weighs just nine kilograms and a mobile phone made of detachable blocks. More

    Amy Frearson | 10 February 2014 | 7 comments
  • Advances in virtual reality will "blur the line between what's virtual and what's real"

    Dezeen and MINI Frontiers: in our first movie looking at the interface between design and technology, Andy Millns of 3D production company Inition claims virtual reality will soon become almost indistinguishable from the real world.  More

    Benedict Hobson | 4 February 2014 | 10 comments
  • Google buys domestic technology firm Nest in first step towards connected home

    News: Google has announced it is poised to acquire domestic technology firm Nest for $3.2 billion, a move that will increase the tech giant's presence in the home.  More

    Dan Howarth | 14 January 2014 | 4 comments
  • Art gallery and archive by Lacaton & Vassal mirrors an old shipbuilding workshop

    Paris architects Lacaton & Vassal have designed a translucent structure to house an international art collection that is a mirror image of the adjoining former shipbuilding workshop (+ slideshow). More

    Alyn Griffiths | 11 December 2013 | 7 comments
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Worrell Yeung renovates New York farm with collection of "cousin" wood-clad buildings

Two black timber barn-style buildings by Worrell Yeung

Aron Himmelfarb extends Hudson Valley brewery with Corten-steel tasting room

Two-storey Corten steel tasting room at the Lasting Joy Brewery

Foster + Partners designs sweeping terminal for "air taxi services" in Dubai

Render of the Dubai International Airport vertiport
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