Design News
EDIT Napoli 2020
The second EDIT Napoli will take place June 5-7 at the Complesso di San Domenico Maggiore in the historical city center of Naples. The event aims to promote designs that value quality over quantity, paying great attention to exploring the creative process and the use of materials in the search for a sophisticated expressiveness.
Design Bridge Creates Packaging Design for Fortnum & Mason's New Chocolate Range
Design Bridge has created the designs for a 'wild and rebellious' new range of Fortnum & Mason chocolates.
2020 IESNYC Lumen Awards
IESNYC is calling for entries for its 2020 Lumen Awards. The Awards are open to any interior or exterior architectural lighting design project completed within two years' time of the submission deadline.
MPavilion 2019 by Glenn Murcutt Opens to Public
MPavilion 2019, designed by Glenn Murcutt, opened to public in the Queen Victoria Gardens, Melbourne.
SONNEMAN Launches Andromeda Galaxy
SONNEMAN recently added Andromeda Galaxy to its Constellation Collection.
Humanscale Debuts Summa Executive Chair
Humanscale has debuted 'Summa Executive Chair,' the brand's first entry into high-end conference seating and the result of a design collaboration with Gensler.
The Class of 2020 Foundation Releases Inaugural Trend Report
The Class of 2020 Foundation has released its inaugural 'Trend Report 2020' during its student housing & co-living conference in Berlin.
LOEWE Launches Craft-led Campaign in Time for Christmas
The work of British Arts and Craft ceramicist William De Morgan has been brought to life in a stunning combination of stop-motion animation and live-action to launch LOEWE's new range of ready-to-wear and accessories for men and women.
Submissions Open for 2019 World Sneaker Championship
Submissions are now open for the 2019 World Sneaker Championship (WSC), which challenges aspiring designers to compete for the opportunity to have their work produced and sold globally, in addition to $10,000 in cash and other prizes.
SHOW OFF: Austrian Fashion Design at MAK
MAK has announced 'SHOW OFF: Austrian Fashion Design,' a comprehensive major exhibition on contemporary fashion designed/made in Austria.
The One Club Announces ADC Freelancer of the Year Award
The One Club, in partnership with Working Not Working, has announced the ADC Freelancer of the Year Award, as selected from all of this year's freelance ADC Gold Cube winners by a separate jury that includes the WNW community.
Vanderbrand Rebrands Sapsucker
Vanderbrand has unveiled its rebranding for Sapsucker, an organic, plant-based, all-natural, and sustainably sourced tree water with no added sugar.
align Designs New Workspace for Eden McCallum
align recently designed a new workspace for Eden McCallum, as the leading management consultancy sought to re-locate its existing team into a more flexible workspace, whilst remaining in a central location in London's west end.
OKHA Launches Miles Armchair
OKHA has launched the Miles armchair with an evolved design take on its earlier classic. The new version maintains the lyrical character of the original while enhancing the visual dynamics of the design with a double bar in solid timber running from armrest to seat.
Monotype Debuts Helvetica Now MT
Monotype has debuted its new branding and company typeface, 'Helvetica Now MT.' The new typeface will allow Monotype to pare its visual identity back to the absolute minimum.
Harvard GSD Announces 2020 Wheelwright Prize
Harvard Graduate School of Design (GSD) is calling for applications for the 2020 Wheelwright Prize. Initially established in 1935 as the Arthur W. Wheelwright Traveling Fellowship, The Wheelwright Prize was recast in 2013 as an open, international competition and has since awarded seven recipients.
Carnegie Brings Bold Colors into Commercial Spaces with New Upholstery Collection
Carnegie has released its latest upholstery line, featuring bold, multi-colored patterns and textured plains.
Turner Duckworth Helps McDonald's Celebrate 40 Years of the Happy Meal
Turner Duckworth has created a new campaign for McDonald's that may remind you of your childhood.
Riser Redesigns Nurture Me Nature
After suffering years of digestive pain, Marina, Nurture Me Nature's founder, wanted to create a healthy product that would make her stomach, and her tastebuds, feel happy. So she started the world's first and only company making organic, paleo, nut- and gluten-free, seed-based baking mixes.
DesignLSM Creates Interiors for Sam Harrison's New Riverside Dining Destination
DesignLSM recently designed the interiors for restaurateur Sam Harrison's new brasserie concept at Riverside Studios in Hammersmith, London.
SAOTA Designs Youthful yet Sophisticated Contemporary Family Dwelling on Sydney Harbor Shore
SAOTA recently completed a youthful yet sophisticated family home set in a north-facing cove in Sydney's vast natural harbor.
CADA Redesigns Fortnum's World of Confectionery
CADA Design recently completed a major redesign for the Fortnum & Mason's 'World of Confectionery' within its Piccadilly Flagship.
2019 Next Creative Leaders Winners Announced
The One Club and The 3% Movement have announced the winners of the 2019 Next Creative Leaders. The Award identifies and celebrates talented creative women who are making their mark with both great work and a workplace perspective on diversity that helps change the industry for the better.
Kevin Daly Architects with Productora Win Houston Endowment Headquarters International Design Competition
A team led by Kevin Daly Architects (KDA) with Mexico City-based PRODUCTORA, in collaboration with TLS Landscape Architecture, has won the international competition to design the new Houston Endowment Headquarters.
How to Be a Cult Leader: A Dark Design Parody by Juniper ParkTBWA
Juniper ParkTBWA has created a new series for Wayward Arts that seeks to answer many of life's 'How to...' questions.
Cool Gardens 2020: Call for Submissions
Once again, Storefront Manitoba and The Forks are inviting design teams to submit proposals for a temporary, contemporary garden installation to be located at The Forks in Winnipeg. Entrants are asked to put their skills to work and challenge the concept of garden and cool(ing), and create an intervention that has the power to stop people in their tracks!
Selected Bilbao 2019
SELECTED is a two-day event that brings together artists, creatives and designers from the creative industries.
Charlie Smith Designs 2019 Christmas Special Stamps for Royal Mail
Royal Mail has unveiled its 2019 Christmas Special Stamps, designed by Charlie Smith Design. The London studio worked with paper-cutting artist duo Hari and Deepti to craft this year's Nativity-themed collection.
CAKE Unveils Electric On-and-Off Road Capable Utility Motorcycle Ösa
CAKE has unveiled Ösa, a clean and efficient utility vehicle with integrated power station and off-road capabilities.
Hem Opens Pop-Up Shop in San Francisco
Hem recently opened its first retail experience in San Francisco. The pop-up shop, which is open for the duration of November, is conceptualized by designer Jonathan Olivares and draws inspiration from the city's iconic surf and skate culture.
Adobe Releases Study That Reveals Creative Skills Gap in Workforce
Many independent studies have shown that of the skills most needed for success in tomorrow's workforce, creativity and other 'soft' skills like communication and collaboration are at the top of the list. Today, Adobe has released the results of a new study that quantifies just how in demand these skills are for today's - and tomorrow's - job seekers and employers, across a variety of industries.
WGSN Reveals Future Trends for Design & Creativity at 2019 Next Design Perspectives Conference
WGSN has revealed six key trends that will have an impact on both people's lifestyles and businesses at the second edition of NEXT Design Perspectives.
INNGAGE Wins Samsung Mobile Design Competition with Star of Galaxy
INNGAGE has received the grand prize in the Samsung Mobile Design Competition in the Next Mobile + category with Star of Galaxy, a robotic arm that turns any Samsung Galaxy device into an intelligent countertop virtual assistant, by being integrated with Bixby.
Simplicity as a Design Principle Exhibition at Red Dot Design Museum
'Simplicity as a design principle,' a new exhibition at the Red Dot Design Museum in Essen, will use historical as well as present-day design objects to highlight the fact that there are many facets to simplicity, with economic, functional and emotional components running alongside aesthetics. This is because simplicity in design means not only a minimalist appearance, but in many cases also a de facto simplification of the products that reduce their complexity and improves the user experience as a result. In this way, the exhibition demonstrates what Leonardo da Vinci meant when he said: "Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication."
Williamson Williamson Completes Pilot Coffee Roasters in Manulife Centre
Williamson Williamson recently completed the new Pilot Coffee Roasters café in downtown Toronto's Manulife Centre, marking the firm's 10th collaboration with its innovative client.
Lee and Murray Kushner Family Building at Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance Breaks Ground
Lee and Murray Kushner Family Building at the Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance, designed by Hollwich Kushner and HQ Architects, recently broke ground.
Worrell Yeung Designs Four Corners Loft in DUMBO, Brooklyn
Worrell Yeung has completed the architectural renovation and interior design of a 3,200 square-foot loft in the landmarked Clocktower Building in the DUMBO neighborhood of Brooklyn.
Gensler and BCO Release 2019 Rise of Flexible Workspace in the Corporate Sector Report
Gensler and the British Council of Offices (BCO) recently conducted joint research on the rise of flexible workspace in the UK.
The One Club Hosts Neurodiversity Creative Workshop 'PSAs Gone Wild'
The One Club for Creativity recently partnered with nine leading agencies and production companies to host 'PSAs Gone Wild,' the first neurodiversity creative workshop for talented artists with developmental disabilities.
De Bijenkorf Amsterdam by i29
i29 has designed the new Men's Fashion department at De Bijenkorf luxury store. The interior design is based on the original architectural structure of the monumental building.
Victor Papanek: The Politics of Design
Victor Papanek: The Politics of Design, on view at the Museo del Diseño de Barcelona through February 2, is the first big retrospective on the designer, author and activist Victor J. Papanek (1923-1998).
Rethinking The Future Awards 2020
Submissions are now open for the 2020 Rethinking The Future Awards. The competition aims to give voice to Architects, Designers, Planners and Students who are aware of the challenges humanity is facing in the 21st century, and are striving to make a difference.
Ventura Future 2020: Call for Entries
Organisation in Design is inviting design studios and creative brands from all over the world to submit their work(s) for the third edition of Ventura Future.
BAMO Completes Four Seasons São Paulo
BAMO recently completed the Four Seasons Hotel São Paulo at Nações Unidas, housed within a modern and elegant 28-story tower designed by HKS in partnership with Aflalo e Gasperini Architects, with 16 floors occupied by the Hotel and 12 floors for residential units.
Best Brands & Communication Design: Red Dot Winners Selection 2019
The Best Brands & Communication Design exhibition features an exclusive selection from the winners of the Red Dot Brands & Communication Design Awards.
Wolff Olins Delivers Kinetic Rebrand for WarnerMedia
Wolff Olins recently created a dynamic visual identity for WarnerMedia. Born from the acquisition of Time Warner by AT&T, WarnerMedia is a global media and entertainment conglomerate with a portfolio of iconic brands like HBO, CNN, TNT and Warner Brothers.
uunn Digital Health Tracker for Teeth
uunn is a new digital health tracker that monitors the health of your teeth and provides guidance to help clean your teeth more effectively.
Herman Miller Hosts 2019 Magis Puppy Design Challenge
Herman Miller recently hosted its annual Magis Puppy Design Challenge in New York City, collaborating with local A&D firms and raising money for Social Tees Animal Rescue.
How Pinterest, Airbnb, Slack Use Design for Business Success
Designer Fund has launched a new, free video library of design and business case studies from multi-billion dollar companies like Airbnb, Pinterest, Slack, Dropbox, Gusto, Plaid and others.
PB Creative Designs Identity and Packaging for AXE WILD
PB Creative has created a new range identity and pack designs for male grooming brand AXE.
Rossinavi and Pininfarina Unveil Super Sport 65
Pininfarina and Rossinavi have unveiled their new superyacht concept, 'Super Sport 65,' at the 60th edition of Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show.
Adobe Brings Fonts to iOS with Creative Cloud Mobile App
Adobe has today released an update to its 'Creative Cloud for Mobile' app, which enables all 17,000+ Adobe Fonts to be downloaded and installed for use in iOS 13.1 apps supporting custom font APIs.
The Class Conference 2019 Berlin
'The Class Conference 2019: The Future is Blended,' will be held November 6-7 at Arena Berlin. The conference will focus on the future of living.
SXSW EDU Learn by Design Competition
The fourth annual Learn by Design competition returns to SXSW EDU 2020. Learn by Design celebrates the collaboration of designers and educators in the pursuit of design-based solutions to physical learning environments for improved outcomes.
Place de l'Avenue McGill College: International Urban Design Competition
The Ville de Montréal has announced an international multidisciplinary urban design competition for the development of Place de l'Avenue McGill College. This public square will be created by pedestrianizing Avenue McGill College over its full length, comprising four sections, from Rue Cathcart to Rue Sherbrooke Ouest.
Oxbow Lounge Chair by Namon Gaston
Dare Studio has launched Oxbow Lounge Chair, which combines an ergonomically upholstered seat with a clean, form-fitting solid timber frame.
New Territory Unveils Parterre
New Territory has unveiled Parterre, a conceptual project that fluently integrates plant life into modern workspaces, allowing professionals to work in spaces that have nature at its heart and that can also provide benefits to their mental wellbeing and productivity at work.
IIDA NY Residential Forum: Afghan Artisan Rug Pop-up Private Preview
Today, IIDA NY is hosting an event about artistry and women's economic empowerment, featuring Rob Leahy, Project Director of Kabul Carpet Export Center, and Najlla Habibyar, Chief of Party at Kabul Carpet Export Center. The panel will discuss the history of the centuries-old tradition of Afghan rug artisanship.
Lotus Engineering Designs New Track Bike for Great Britain Cycling Team
Lotus Engineering and Hope Technology recently collaborated to create an innovative new track bike designed and engineered to deliver outstanding performance.
Red Dot Award: Product Design 2020
The 2020 Red Dot Award: Product Design is now open for entries. Designers and companies from all over the world are invited to enter their best products - from furniture and household aids to consumer electronics, vehicles and medical technology - in the international competition.
Design Without Borders: The Future of Freelancing
99designs has released the results of its global study, 'Design Without Borders: The Future of Freelancing,' highlighting diverse and shared experiences and insights from more than 10,000 freelance designers.
LUUM Textiles and Gus Modern Unveil Inaugural Furniture Collaboration
LUUM Textiles and Gus* Modern have launched a limited-edition collaboration, highlighting the Gus* Halifax Chair and Porter End Table in playful color combinations of Luum's Knurl textile from the company's Focus In Collection.
NeoCon 2020 (POSTPONED)
The 2020 NeoCon, the world's leading annual event for the commercial interiors industry, will be held June 8-10 at theMART in Chicago. The 52nd edition will once again showcase game-changing products and services from both leading companies and emerging talent-providing unparalleled access to the latest and most innovative solutions.
SWA Group Designs Pacific Plaza Park in Downtown Dallas
SWA Group has designed Pacific Plaza, the first of an ambitious four-park initiative spearheaded by Parks for Downtown Dallas in a public-private partnership with the City of Dallas.
Cactus Designs Ever/Body Flagship in SoHo
Cactus recently reimagined the healthcare experience and the future of 'clinical' space for Ever/Body - a revolutionary new model in cosmetic dermatology.
New York Festivals International Advertising Awards 2020
New York Festivals International Advertising Awards is now open for entries for the 2020 competition. New York Festivals also announced the Midas Awards has merged into the prestigious NYF Advertising Awards.
Mario Cucinella Architects and WASP Launch 'TECLA' 3D Printed House
Mario Cucinella Architects and WASP have launched TECLA - a prototype for a 3D printed habitat, near Bologna, Italy.
Elmwood New York Reimagines Brand Identity for Flexible Workspace Knotel
Elmwood New York has created a new brand identity and design ecosystem for flexible workspace provider, Knotel.
2020 Interior Design Show Toronto
The 2020 Interior Design Show (IDS20), Canada's largest design exposition and conference, returns to Toronto with a future-forward vision for 2020. The event will bring together global minds, leading designers, makers, changers, shapers and dreamers of today who are creating the new worlds of tomorrow.
Golden Pin Design Award 2019 Forum: Design & Sustainability
The annual Golden Pin Design Award 2019 Forum returns this December 5, staging talks from 4 international design luminaries at Songshan Cultural and Creative Park in Taipei.
Stone Island Opens in Frankfurt
Stone Island recently opened its fourth store in Germany on Goethestrasse street, in the heart of Frankfurt.
dMFK Designs The Office Group's York House in King's Cross
dMFK Architects recently completed the renovation of 'York House,' the Office Group (TOG)'s latest flexible workspace, now open in King's Cross on Pentonville Road.
Surface Design Show 2020
The 2020 Surface Design Show will once again be bringing the best in surface material innovation to London's Business Design Centre from 11-13 February 2020, with a focus on the trending topic of 'Close to Home.'
ShopTalk Creates Branding for Studio Duggan's Exclusive Homeware Brand 'Trove'
ShopTalk has created a holistic brand identity for Studio Duggan's new exclusive homeware brand 'Trove.'
Bang & Olufsen Unveils New Beoplay H4
Bang & Olufsen has unveiled the new Beoplay H4. The improved and updated design boasts new features such as added Voice Assistant, perfectly combined with the rich sound performance that characterizes Bang & Olufsen products.
500-year Evolution of Living Room
The living room is one of the most important rooms in a home. But today's living rooms look and function much differently than those from hundreds of years ago.
41st Telly Awards Now Open
The celebrated awards show, Telly Awards, has opened its annual call for entries. This 41st edition of the Tellys is rolling out an all-new theme dubbed "Telly Award Winners Tell Great Stories" - focusing on their commitment to celebrating video content in countless languages from around the globe, and from various types of creators, including everything from editors and directors to animators and those producing content on new platforms.
IIDA Global Excellence Awards 2019
Submissions are now open for IIDA's 10th Global Excellence Design Awards. The Awards honor and celebrate outstanding originality and excellence in the creation of international Interior Design/ Interior Architecture projects in 15 categories.
Additive Industries Design for Additive Manufacturing Challenge 2020
Additive Industries has launched its 6th 'Design for Additive Manufacturing' challenge. Every year, the competition challenges professionals and students to redesign an existing conventional part of a machine or product for 3D printing or to come up with new inspiring designs of functional parts.
Perkins and Will Designs New Office for Brierley+Partners
Perkins and Will recently designed a new innovative office for customer loyalty and marketing firm Brierley+Partners.
27th San Diego Latino Film Festival International Poster Competition
The 27th San Diego Latino Film Festival International Poster Competition is now open for submissions. Entrants are asked to create a commemorative poster design that will represent the history and legacy of the SDLFF.
AJF Young Artist Award 2020
The AJF Young Artist Award recognizes innovative work created by a jewelry artist early in their career. Through the Award, Art Jewelry Forum supports new and exciting work that will direct the future development of the field.
A Conversation About Design: The Transformation Economy
The 7th edition of the 'A Conversation About Design' conference will bring together a list of speakers from health, wellness, and travel to explain how brands that offer deeper meaning and connection with their customers, such as Nike and NHS, will stay ahead of the game.
Design Thinking & Innovation Week 2020
Future London Academy's third Design Thinking & Innovation Week will be held March 16-20 in London. The event features a unique program for creative entrepreneurs, designers and business owners, introducing attendees to London's most innovative businesses & uncovering the latest approaches to design thinking and innovation.
JLA Turns a Turnkey Office Location into a Functional, Light-Filled Space for Reach Capital
When Reach Capital, an education fin-tech start-up, needed to set-up headquarters, they sought out a turnkey office location in San Francisco's SoMa neighborhood, the city's latest tech hub. They leased an industrial industrial-chic space with generous windows and skylights.
Type Directors Club Type Competitions Open for Entries
The Type Directors Club announced the Call for Entries for the TDC66 The World's Best Typography competition. TDC66 includes competitions for Communication Design and Typeface Design.
Brandon Designs New Brand Identity for Napolina
Brandon has designed a new look for Napolina, the UK's number one Italian cooking brand. The updated range is currently rolling out, starting with tinned tomatoes that launched on shelves in September.
Adobe Launches 'Inspiration Engine' Amazon Alexa Skill
Adobe has today launched the ' Adobe Inspiration Engine,' a free Amazon Alexa Skill rescuing people from their creative ruts.
D&AD Releases Second Series of 'Make and Break' Podcast
D&AD has released the second series of D&AD Make and Break - a six-part podcast aiming to help students, graduates and aspiring creatives get a foothold in the industry. Hosted by Naina Sethi, the series features high-profile some of the UK's most exciting creative talent sharing tips, hacks and advice for getting into the creative industries.
Architecture Office Designs New Coworking Space ShareCuse in Syracuse, New York
Architecture Office has designed the flagship work environment for ShareCuse, a new coworking space located within the historic 1928 Syracuse Building in the city's downtown district.
The One Show 2020: Call for Entries
Submissions are now open for the 2020 One Show, one of the world's most prestigious awards shows recognizing the best creative work in advertising, interactive, design and branded entertainment.
Lumsden Designs New Retail and Dining Experience at Warner Bros. Studio Tour
Lumsden recently designed three new eateries and all new retail experience for the 'Warner Bros. Studio Tour London - The Making of Harry Potter' in Leavesden.
Poliform Opens Lifestyle Concept Store in Vancouver, BC
Poliform, in collaboration with Aeon Group, has launched its first-ever mono-brand store in the BC region.
B&B Studio Designs New Brand Identity for Raw Halo
B&B Studio has designed a new brand identity and packaging for raw chocolate brand Raw Halo. Raw Halo pushes raw, vegan chocolate to a new level in terms of taste, quality and ingredients - all without sacrificing on flavor.
Globe and Cohda Launch The Deck Chair
A collaborative project between Australian Skateboard Brand GLOBE and Cohda, The Deck Chair is a design that uses manufacture processes and components, generally only seen in the board sports industry, to offer something truly unique to the furniture market.
Manifold Garden Launched on Apple Arcade
Manifold Garden is a new one-of-its-kind video game designed by William Chyr. Just released on Apple Arcade, the game focuses on a virtual world of architecture, design, and physics; and challenges players to manipulate and experience physical space in striking new ways by developing ideas of how design works.
Kirei Launches EchoCloud Ziggy
Kirei has released EchoCloud Ziggy, a modular acoustic ceiling system made from recycled materials designed to dampen unwanted overhead noise and echo with a modern edge.
Blank Space Launches Seventh Annual Fairy Tales Competition
Blank Space has launched the 2020 Fairy Tales competition. Fairy Tales is open to all, and invites architects, designers, writers, artists, engineers, illustrators, students and creatives to submit their own unique architectural fairy tales. A successful entry will craft a text narrative, along with 5 images, in the most spectacular way possible.
Connectic by Cooper Carry Architects Wins 2019 Radical Innovation Award
Connectic by Cooper Carry has been announced as the winner of the 2019 Radical Innovation Award.
One Club For Creativity Announces 'Right The Ratio' Gender Equality Summit
The One Club For Creativity has announced 'Right The Ratio,' a two-day summit aimed squarely at agency decision-makers, those with the power to advance workplace equality and foster a more gender-balanced environment.