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BIID and Interior Design Association merge
Two industry bodies serving the design industry, the British Institute of Interior Design (BIID) and the Interior Design Association (IDA), are to merge.
Furniture companies unite for human rights charity
Companies including Fritz Hansen, Humanscale and Bisley Office Furniture have donated furniture pieces for the new London headquarters of human rights charity Helen Bamber Foundation (HBF).
Christopher Jenner joins Eurostar as creative director
London-based designer appointed creative director as part of £700m investment programme
The Art of Repetition: flattened Fiats by Ron Arad
Flat tyres, flat everything – designer Ron Arad has squashed iconic Fiat 500s into two-dimensional, wall-hung art
Towering achievements: tallest skyscrapers
With architects and developers reaching further and further into the sky, the world’s current tallest building, the Burj Khalifa, will soon be surpassed. Here’s our list of the word’s 10 tallest buildings, both complete and under construction.
Blueprint magazine celebrates 30th birthday in style
Doyens of British design and architecture including Richard Rogers and Terence Conran attended a special party this month to celebrate the magazine they helped establish 30 years ago
Herman Miller unveils its new task chair, Mirra 2
We catch up with the designers of the Mirra 2 to ask how it improves upon the million-plus selling original Mirra
Dr Sharon Baurley to lead RCA Design Products course
The RCA in London has announced that Baurley is to take over as head of its renowned Design Products course, replacing designer Tord Boontje.
The architecture of money: world’s best bank buildings
Banks occupy some of the world’s most impressive and highly advanced buildings. Global database Emporis has selected 10 of the best
Architects design dolls’ houses for charity
Architects including Zaha Hadid and David Adjey have designed dolls’ houses for the charity KIDS