Mirroring Dialogue exhibition spotlights design talent from London's African diaspora

A chaise longue shaped like a pelvic bone and vases made from timber seed pods were among the objects on show in Mirroring Dialogue, a London Design Festival exhibition centred around cultural exchange. The exhibition featured artists, designers and makers “of the African diaspora and beyond”, to highlight the diversity of creative talents that can […]

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Proposal to turn warehouse into recycling hub takes second place in Radical Renewal Competition

Designer Raymond Lapiejko’s vision to transform the Hoosac Stores warehouse in Boston into a recycling hub has been awarded second place in Dezeen and Bentley‘s Radical Renewal Competition. Lapiejko‘s proposal focused on the Hoosac Stores building in Boston, Massachusetts, a wool storage facility built in 1895 within the Charlestown Navy Yard – an area historically […]

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Designers turn discarded objects into one-off furnishings for Unbroken exhibition

A rocking horse and a basketball hoop are among the items that designers have reimagined for this London Design Festival exhibition, which includes pieces from 2LG Studio, Pearson Lloyd and more. Unbroken‘s curator, designer Francesco Feliziani, asked seven fellow creatives to salvage something destined for landfill and transform it into a functional design piece. In […]

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Proposal to retrofit Chicago landmark wins third place in the Radical Renewal Competition

Designer Zixuan Luo has been awarded third place in Dezeen and Bentley‘s Radical Renewal Competition for her proposal to retrofit Chicago‘s Richard J Daley Center with passive climate systems while retaining its facade. Called Between Skin and Bone, Luo‘s proposal focuses on the Richard J Daley Center in downtown Chicago, proposing to retain its facade […]

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Norwegian designers use reclaimed materials to customise USM Haller furniture

Climbing ropes, tall grass and a balloon pump were among the things Norwegian designers used to modify USM Haller‘s famous modular furniture for an exhibition at Designers’ Saturday in Oslo. For USM Haller Re-Framed, Martin A Andersen tasked himself and nine other designers with putting their own twist on the Swiss brand‘s classic chrome-plated, steel-frame […]

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Grain Pile exhibition in old fire station shows six designers' fresh takes on wooden furniture

British furniture maker Ercol and Max Radford Gallery commissioned six of the capital’s designers to create imaginative chairs, tables, cabinets, and more with timber, at this exhibition for London Design Festival. The six London-based designers – Andu Masebo, Eddie Olin, Joe Armitage, Jaclyn Pappalardo, Isabel Alonso and Lewis Kemmenoe – were all encouraged to craft […]

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