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RSA announces 12 new Royal Designers for Industry

Mark Major and the late Jonathan Speirs of architectural lighting design practice Speirs + Major are among 12 designers to have been named Royal Designers for Industry this year.

London 2012 Thanks for the memory. But was it all worth it?

Now all the hoo-hah has died down Stephen Hitchins looks at the true legacy of London’s Olympic Games, in the first part of a two-part article

March & White

March & White aims to merge the disciplines of architecture and interior design to offer clients a holistic approach

Andy Black

When the going gets tough, the tough would be well advised to follow the lead of Andy Black, CEO of The Interiors Group. From humble beginnings as an apprentice site manager, he’s worked his way, and worked hard, to the top. Always relishing a challenge, he tells Jamie Mitchell he’s never worked harder than in the past four years of recession, and the greater the challenge the harder he works

Karma Chameleons

Never have all things vintage, upcycled, recycled and reclaimed been so popular. Veronica Simpson explores the pleasures and pitfalls of creative reuse

Future Hotel Design

Carlos Virgile, of multidiscipline design practice Imagination, puts his view on how and why future hotel design will change as every level of the hospitality experience is being refined and adjusted as savvy travellers turn their backs on bland and predictable ‘home from homes’

Royal College of Art celebrates its 175th year with major exhibition

To celebrate its long and rich history touching three centuries, the Royal College of Art in London is putting on a free exhibition. Opening on 15 November, The Perfect Place to Grow: 175 Years of the Royal College of Art features works by the college’s alumni as well as former and current members of staff.

Snickeriet

Snickeriet, founded by two carpenters and two designers, designs and produces its furniture range