Interior Inspiration: Design Week’s pick of retail and hospitality spaces
From a restaurant in Barcelona inspired by Picasso artworks to a retail space’s circular redesign, here are our favourite recent interior projects.
Furniture
All things furniture design, including the latest modern collections, interviews with furniture designers and profiles of retailers such as Ikea.
“A beacon of design on the high street”: Heal’s renovates its flagship
A new renovation of Heal’s Tottenham Court Road store sees it expand its street frontage and prioritise services within its flagship offering.
Picks of the month: the best design events in May
Design events this month include a book on Isamu Noguchi and his creative relationship with Greece, design and tech festival All Flows, and a talk from Gail Anderson on four-decades
What’s next for Ikea as it celebrates 80 years?
As Ikea reaches its 80th anniversary, we spoke to the design team about changing priorities, material developments and what “democratic design” means today.
Which areas of design need investment to reach 2030 sustainability goals?
Following the Earth Day 2023 theme, “invest in our planet “, we asked designers where investment to improve sustainability needs to be targeted.
Milan Design Week 2023: pasta-shaped benches and experimental basketry
We explored Milan Design Week’s exhibition halls, public baths and even an old abattoir to see the innovations designers are presenting for 2023.
Interiors Inspiration: Design Week’s favourite hospitality and retail interiors
From a theatrical dining space in London to a grand rug showroom in Stockholm, here are our favourite recent interior design projects.
Design Week Awards 2023 entry extended until 19 April
With one last chance to enter this year’s awards, find all the information you need to complete your entries here.
Picks of the month: the best design events in April
Design things to see and do this month include Salone del Mobile, a festival of games design and a book exploring diaspora aesthetics in the home.
Design Week Awards entry extended until 5 April
Find out about how to enter and what to expect from the 2023 Winners’ Showcase.
Design Week Awards 2023 judges revealed
Collins vice president Astrid Stavro, ANNA chief design officer Daljit Singh, Dell Technologies Principal product designer Ruben Cespedes and Special Projects co-founder Clara Gaggero Westaway are among those named so
Interior Inspiration: Design Week’s pick of interior spaces
From a restaurant rooted in Indian heritage to a futuristic health centre, here are our favourite interior design projects.
Things to do in March: the best design events this month
Our picks this month include Collectible design fair, a new book on Milton Glaser and a talk for designers on protecting their intellectual property.
Picks of the month: design events to look out for this February
From a book on the design of guitars to international design festivals, here are some events to catch this month.
How can designers be less reliant on plastic in their practice?
Following the launch of PlasticFree – a directory for plastic-free materials and system solutions – designers advise on how the industry can change its relationship with plastic.
PlasticFree launches materials solution platform for designers
Designed by Made Thought, the platform lists over 100 plastic free materials which can be categorised by their properties and used to inform design and business decisions.
What will furniture design look like in 2023?
As part of our series on design in 2023, Cristiano Pigazzini, design manager and co-founder of Note design studio offers his view on furniture design over the next year.
Picks of the month: design events in January
Beat the January blues with these things to see and do this month, which include an exhibition on the history of the Adana printing press and the January Furniture Show.
Makers & Mentors programme inspires young designers to create bespoke furniture
A collaborative mentorship programme looks to give emerging designers the experience of a live client project, creating furniture for a sustainable office space.
Design Week’s favourite festive projects of 2022
From an AI-powered Christmas cracker to a regenerative Christmas tree, here are our festive project picks this year.
Inside Design Miami 2022: traditional craft and contemporary design collide
Design Week travelled to Miami and found designers visualising an innovative future, which incorporates the best of the past in a sustainable way.
Supple Studio designs ever-changing identity for furniture maker Luxply
The Bath-based studio created four versions of each letter for the sustainable furniture maker’s new logo, inspired by the “bespoke nature of the products”.
Design Week’s pick of events in December
Things to see this month include a pop-up shop from Yinka Ilori, an exhibition of “untraditional” Christmas trees made by designers and an introduction to the design businesses coming out
1970s’ venue Flipper’s Roller Boogie Palace reborn in West London
How 93ft has helped reimagine an LA venue dubbed “Studio 54 on wheels” and introduce it to a new generation of roller skaters.