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When technology and design meet: the flexible needs of collaboration
Office designers are facing the challenge of adapting and creating offices where dedicated desks, telephones and desktop computers are a thing of the past, reports Clare Hopping.
Student accommodation that makes the grade
Remember those ghastly rooms you had back in your university days? Hand in hand with massive hikes in the cost of getting a degree is a new generation of high-quality student accommodation, reports Veronica Simpson.
FX Awards 2014 – don’t miss your chance to win: enter by 25 July
There’s still time to have your product or project win one of the design world’s most prestigious awards – but don’t hang around, as the deadline for entries is 25
What’s afoot? The best new flooring products
Innovative materials and creative colourways are providing ever more choice in flooring design. Toby Maxwell reports.
How architects are turning their attention to smaller things
After years of creating buildings, architecture practices are now turning their hand to smaller items and industrial design. For these design professionals, it’s about applying the same level of imagination and practicality that they have done with their larger creations.
Alex McCuaig – 10 things I’ve learned about design
Alex McCuaig studied 3D design before working with renowned industrial designer James Gardner. He founded the experiential design company Met Studio in 1982, which now has offices in London, Hong Kong and Mexico.
Pure Folly: a new generation of artistic architecture
The building of follies is not a phenomena restricted to the times of recklessly spending sons of wealthy fathers, full of potty ideas fresh from their Grand Tour. Some were satirical social statements, others have actually served a purpose, and now there is a new wave of artistic structures that are proud to bear the moniker…
The search for the perfect work chair
Creating the perfect working chair is the holy grail of furniture design. But as one new ‘sitting experience’ follows another, it seems we are still awaiting that ideal blend of form and function, says Stephen Hitchins.
Focussing on flooring
The floor is more than just a surface, it is fundamental to the look and feel of a space – and we have the projects to prove it. Reports are by Toby Maxwell.