Seaweed farm and wearable furniture showcased at Design Researchers in Residence
This year the designers in residence at the Design Museum were tasked with tackling climate change through their research-based projects.
Exhibition design
Exploring exhibitions and their design, from specialist shows at the Design Museum through to blockbusters at the V&A and Science Museum.
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Dn&co creates exhibition to explore “defensive design”
It is set to run at The London Festival of Architecture and aims to offer an impartial representation of hostile architecture.
Design inspiration: our favourite projects from May
Minigolf, Mogwai, and magazines dedicated to letters are some of the past month’s design stand-outs.
The 2022 Design Week graduate show guide
This year many graduate shows are returning as hybrid events, offering digital and in-person showcases – here is our guide to what’s on offer.
Picks of the month: design events to catch in June
Among our highlights for the month are Birmingham Design Festival and Salone del Mobile, and a talk about magazine design.
Diversity versus inclusivity: do we understand the differences?
Design experts met at Clerkenwell Design Week to look at the nuances of diversity and inclusion, how to embrace them and why they make business sense.
Barbican’s Our Time on Earth offers a “radical alternative for sustainable exhibition design”
The future-facing exhibition, curated by FranklinTill, has been designed by Universal Design Studio with modularity and mobility in mind.
Picks of the month: design events to catch in May
Both London Craft Week and Clerkenwell Design Week kick off this month, while a design podcast returns with a space focus.
First look: new British Library exhibition explores five centuries of breaking news
Breaking the News explores news production and consumption over five centuries, with a design that emphasises the industry’s complications.
London Design Biennale names Het Nieuwe Instituut as curator for 2023
“Remapping collaborations” theme will see participants encouraged to work together in new ways.
The Design Museum’s football exhibition tackles the world’s most popular sport
Football: Designing the Beautiful Game traces the rise of football to global phenomenon, and the design story behind it.
Picks of the month: design events to catch in April
A new exhibition on the design of all things football and a Black designer’s view of industry are among our top picks this month.
“Designing for our future selves”: Milan Design Week to return with sustainability focus
The 60th edition of the Salone del Mobile design festival will go back to an in-person format and put environmental awareness at its centre.
How comics have explored the links between orphans and superheroes for over a century
The Foundling Museum’s new exhibition explores “care experience” within the superhero canon, and the evolving nature of comic books and graphic novels.
Design events to catch in March
There’s plenty on offer for design lovers this month – from in-person craft events to the reopening of a gallery crucial to British art history.
Everything we know about the new Museum of London so far
With a date set for the closure of its current site, we explore what visitors can expect from the new museum, and which designers have been appointed to work on
Design inspiration: our favourite projects from the last month
We look back on some impactful graphics work, a self-heating lunchbox and more.
Rediscovering the life and work of Florine Stettheimer
Ahead of the release of her new book, Barbara Bloemink discusses why the 20th century artist and designer deserves to be reappraised for her talent.
Design, Climate, Action: how to help clients set sustainable briefs
For many clients, working sustainably can be a red flag signalling an outlay of time and money – here is how designers can challenge these beliefs.
Design in 2022 – what will exhibition design look like?
As part of our series on design in 2022, Nissen Richards director Pippa Nissen offers her view on what might happen in exhibition design over the next year.
Design Week’s biggest exhibition stories of 2021
After a turbulent 2020, exhibitions made a mark on 2021 with shows offering both light-hearted respite from the everyday, and sobering reality checks.
Design Museum’s new exhibition offers an “intimate connection” with Amy Winehouse
Two immersive installations at Amy: Beyond the Stage from set designer Chiara Stephenson seek to show a different side of the troubled singer.
Design events to catch in December
As the year draws to a close, here is our pick of festive and not-so-festive design events that are not to be missed in December.
Disappearing packages and desert robots lead Global Grad Show 2021
At this year’s global graduate show, 150 shortlisted projects aim to solve social problems from overworked vaccine providers to short-lived baby shoes.