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Nice Shoes Creative Studio Animates Friendship With A Twist With Twizzlers
To celebrate how "every friendship has a twist," Twizzlers and Anomaly selected 16 artists to design a fun series of limited edition packaging, illustrating the various ways in which people enjoy Twizzlers together.
tokyobike x Calico Wallpaper / Everything Elevated / Joe Doucet
tokyobike has collaborated with three leading designers - Everything Elevated, Nick and Rachel Cope of Calico Wallpaper, and Joe Doucet - on three limited-edition bicycles.
ALED Privacy-Plus Technology Wins Architizer A+Award
The ALED Privacy-Plus by LightGlass recently won the Architizer A+Award in the "Building Products - Glazing Systems & Products" category.
align Creates New London Offices for Cathay Pacific
align has created a subtle and elegant suite of offices for Cathay Pacific in their new airy and spacious premises, just east of Hammersmith Bridge.
A Paradise for Free Spirits by Muza Lab
Muza Lab recently reimagined Kanuhura as a unique island retreat in the atolls of the Maldives. The studio redesigned every existing area and introduced new spaces, working from the big picture through to every detail, from creating larger guest rooms and reimagining the F&B outlets to amenities such as crockery and picnic baskets and even uniform collections for the staff.
Service Design Award 2017
The 2017 Service Design Award is now open for submissions. The Award, organized by the Service Design Network, is the premier international award for service design. It recognises work of an exceptional standard in the field of service design by both students and professionals.
Cooper Hewitt Announces 2017 National Design Award Winners
Cooper Hewitt has announced the winners of the 18th National Design Awards. The accolade recognizes design excellence & innovation in 11 categories, and aims to promote design as a vital humanistic tool in shaping the world.
Solar Egg: A Public Sauna Art Installation by Bigert & Bergström
Solar Egg is an oval sauna created by the internationally renowned artists Mats Bigert and Lars Bergström. It draws inspiration from Kiruna's Arctic climate, where light conditions change with the seasons from 24-hour winter darkness to round-the-clock midsummer sun.
U-50 International Hokuriku Kogei Awards
The U-50 International Hokuriku Kogei Awards are now open for submissions. The Awards aim to recognize young craftspeople - artists, craftsmen, and designers - who are age 50 or younger and work in fields related to Kogei (artisan crafts).
Seymourpowell Reveals Cutting-edge VR to Design New Cars
Seymourpowell has created cutting-edge VR techniques for designing cars, and other vehicles, which allow design teams around the world to seamlessly collaborate in one virtual space and responds to today's challenges within the automotive industry.
Hotchpotch: Lexicon of (un)Useful Creative Knowledge
Hotchpotch is a book about little-known (un)useful facts from the creative field. Structured as a dictionary, it includes meaningful information, idle gossip and anecdotes from A to Z.
8th International Plastics Sustainability Conference in Anaheim
Plasticity Forum will host its 8th International Plastics Sustainability Conference on May 9th in Anaheim.
7th Annual Lovie Awards
The final entry deadline for the 7th Annual Lovie Awards is June 9, 2017. The Lovie Awards is the only pan-European awards organisation to honour the full breadth of the European Internet, including Websites, Online Advertising, Internet Video, Mobile Sites, Apps & Podcasts and Social.
Method Studios Explores Identity in Opening Titles for El Chapo
Method Studios' New York team recently designed the intricate opening titles for "El Chapo," a new series from Univision and Netflix that retells the story of notorious Mexican drug kingpin Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman.
NeoCon 2017
This June 12-14, the MART in Chicago will be the nexus for 50,000 international architects, designers, and C-suite executives who attend NeoCon for the definitive first look at new products and prototypes transforming commercial design.
The Studios by Graham Baba Architects
Designed by Graham Baba Architects, The Studios is a 10,000-square-foot venue dedicated to the disciplines of acting, dance, and music.
Cleveland Civic Core Complex Wins 2017 National AIA Honor Award for Regional & Urban Design
LMN Architects recently received the 2017 National AIA Honor Award for Regional & Urban Design for the Cleveland Civic Core Complex.
Cut+Run's Akiko Iwakawa Edits New Etsy Studio Campaign
Etsy Studio has launched a new campaign directed by Olivier Gondry and edited by Cut+Run's Akiko Iwakawa.
Tom Dixon x Barneys Pop-up Shop
Tom Dixon has collaborated with Barneys to launch a pop-up shop within Barneys Madison Ave flagship.
Cha Bei by Puccini Group
Puccini Group designed the new tea culture-inspired cafe Cha Bei, located within the heart of Galaxy Macau's resort destination.
Sheridan&Co Creates Global Identity and Retail Concession for Kat Von D
Sheridan&Co designed and developed a global retail proposition for celebrity tattoo artist Kat Von D, to be rolled out in 26 UK Debenhams stores nationwide this year.
INSIDE Awards 2017
Submissions are now open for the 2017 INSIDE Awards. Comprising the most original and exciting interiors from the last 12 months, projects can be entered across nine diverse categories: Bars and Restaurants, Display, Hotels, Residential, Retail, Creative Re-use, Offices, Culture, and Education.
Hida Furniture Award 2017
The 2017 Hida Furniture Award is now open for submissions. The competition invites participants to create new wood products that utilize Japanese domestic lumber and Hida's wood techniques, with the aim of commercialization.
JIDK Renovates Intent Media's NYC Office
When Intent Media, a five-year winner of Crain's New York Business' Best Place to Work, needed to renovate their 25,000 square foot office to reflect their values, they called on JIDK to transform the traditional, segmented office space into an open, non-hierarchical space complete with the unique touches in line with contemporary office ideals.
Matchstick Monkey Scoops European Product Design Award
Matchstick Monkey recently won a Silver European Product Design award. Designed by 'mumpreneur' Katie Windridge when her daughter was born in 2015, Matchstick Monkey is a fun, flexible baby teething applicator which provides an ideal solution to the problems encountered when babies are teething.
Rocky Pond Winery Tasting Rooms
SkB Architects recently completed Rocky Pond Winery Tasting Rooms. Located in downtown Chelan, Rocky Pond Winery is designed to bring a heightened sense of awareness to the winery's story and their wines.
Washington Fruit HQ by Graham Baba Architects
Graham Baba Architects designed the Washington Fruit & Produce Co. Headquarters located in scenic Yakima, Washington.
Mondaine SBB Evo2
Mondaine last month unveiled its new collection SBB Evo2. Ergonomically designed for ultimate comfort and perfect proportion, Mondaine's successor to the original and revered Mondaine SBB Evo now features scratch resistant sapphire crystal, a slightly rounded shape, refined case lugs, and a new functional crown.
City Villa by ARRCC
ARRCC has recently completed City Villa. Designed as an iconic family home, with modern natural design direction, the villa is an interplay of rectangular forms, perpendicularly opposed with cantilevered concrete elements to create a powerful and sculptural composition.
Emtype Foundry Releases Akkordeon
Emtype Foundry has unveiled Akkordeon, a display font family roughly inspired by grotesques from the XIX and XX centuries.
iF Social Impact Prize 2017
iF is inviting companies, design studios, NGOs, foundations, public institutions and other organizations from all over the world to take part in its 2017 Social Impact Prize.
Luxembourg Pavilion for Expo 2020 Dubai
Metaform and the Space Factory scenographers won the competition for Luxembourg Pavilion for the Expo 2020 Dubai.
The Emancipation of Everything: IIDA NY Lecture to Analyze Impact of Societal Trends on Design
On Monday, May 8th, the New York Chapter of the International Interior Design Association (IIDA NY) will host Pioneering Design: The Emancipation of Everything, a lecture that will analyze the consumer attitudes, lifestyles, and economic trends of 2017 impacting design.
Hyatt Regency Seattle by LMN Architects
LMN Architects has announced the topping out of the building podium for the new Hyatt Regency in downtown Seattle.
Slice Design Creates Brand Identity for Freestone's
Slice Design has created the brand identity and packaging graphics for Freestone's launch product range, which includes two mueslis and two porridges.
2017 What Design Can Do Conference: Climate Change Crisis
The 2017 What Design Can Do, to be held May 23-24 at Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ, will focus almost entirely on climate change and how designers can address this urgent issue. Prominent speakers and experts from all design disciplines, including architects, journalists, product designers and influcencers, will be exploring the role that design can play in solving some of the world's most pressing environmental problems.
Pensole Announces Footwear Design Summer Camps in China, Portugal, Canada and Portland
Pensole will hold four separate one-week footwear-design immersion classes, called Kicks Kamp, in Shanghai, China; Guimaraes, Portugal; Toronto, Canada; and at PENSOLE in Portland this summer.
WRNS Studio Transforms 70's Era Tilt-Up into Net Positive Workplace
WRNS Studio was commissioned by Kevin Bates' Sharp Development to transform Pastoria, a low-slung, decades-old vacant warehouse located in Sunnyvale, Calif., into a net positive, design-forward workplace.
Autodesk Showcases Latest Flame Family & 3D Animation Software at NAB 2017
At NAB 2017, Autodesk is showcasing the newest versions of its solutions for media and entertainment, including Autodesk Flame Family 2018 update 1 for VFX; the Arnold 5.0 renderer; Maya 2017 update 3 for 3D animation; performance updates for Shotgun production tracking and review software; and 3ds Max 2018 software for 3D modeling.
Nice Shoes Creative Studio Creates Epic Playoff Animation for Toronto Raptors
Nice Shoes Creative Studio has created the in-arena animation for the Toronto Raptors's 2017 playoff run, designed to electrify the crowd and energize the team.
typotherapy Creates New Identity for Integrated Display Group
typotherapy has created the new Identity for Integrated Display Group, a leading-edge international consultancy that creates brilliant displays, fixtures and retail environments.
Copley Wolff Receives BSLA Merit Award for Design
Copley Wolff Design Group has been recognized by Boston Society of Landscape Architecture in its 2017 BSLA Awards Program.
Living in a Material World
This October, Sotheby's will present 'Living in a Material World,' an auction dedicated to exploring how leading designers have employed materials in new and cutting-edge ways.
2017 Innovation By Design Awards
The 2017 Innovation By Design Awards is open for submissions through May 4, 2017. The competition aims to honor the designers and businesses solving the problems of today and tomorrow.
Design Council and Manchester Met University to Develop UK's Design Action Plan
Design Council has partnered with Manchester Met University on a new 'Design Action Plan' for the UK. The project will pull together evidence of design's value to the nation as well as spell out the steps to putting it into practice.
Adobe's Project Felix Coffee Break Series: Learn 3D Compositing in 60 Seconds
Adobe recently released an easy-to-use 3D compositing tool, 'Project Felix,' that enables graphic designers to take their abilities and skills to new dimensions.
2017 Adobe 99U Conference
The 2017 Adobe 99U Conference, a unique three-day experience dedicated to helping you build an incredible creative career, will be held June 7-9 at Lincoln Center in NYC. The 99U Conference is a one-of-a-kind live experience that inspires creative professionals to bring their ideas to life and shape the future of the industry.
Penthouse by Jonathan Mizzi
Jonathan Mizzi recently completed a penthouse, tucked away inside a huge building on an industrial estate overlooking a highway in Malta.
Inside Knowledge: 2017 BIID Business Success Conference
The British Institute of Interior Design's sixth annual conference, 'Inside Knowledge,' will take place at 30 Euston Square, London, on June 8.
Stickbulb Unveils Boom
During Milan Design Week, Stickbulb unveiled a new series of LED chandeliers made from and inspired by destroyed buildings.
FormNation Designs Exhibit Space for New Dutch Wave
FormNation completed the design of the New Dutch Wave exhibition booth which launched at SXSW in March.
2017 American Craft Council San Francisco Show
The American Craft Council Show returns to San Francisco's Fort Mason Center this August 4-6, 2017. As the largest juried fine craft show on the West Coast, the three-day show will showcase more than 225 of the top contemporary craft artists from across the country all under one roof.
TYPO Labs 2017 Discusses Variable Fonts
The highlight of the three-day font developer conference, TYPO Labs in Berlin, was the final lecture, where Google manager, Dominik Röttsches, who is responsible for layout and text on Chrome, announced the release of a developer version of the browser (Canary) which supports the new variable font format OT 1.8 on all platforms.
Good Design Award 2017
The 2017 Good Design Award is now open for submissions. Good Design Award is one of the world's leading design promotion system that aims to discover good design in various fields that develop industries and enrich our lives and to publicize them to society.
lauckgroup Designs Ideal Office for o9 Solutions
lauckgroup has recently completed a cutting-edge workplace for tech start-up o9 Solutions. Rooted conceptually in o9's tag line "Smart, Simple, Fun," the buildout integrates minimalism and efficiency while encouraging productivity by catering to a variety of different work styles.
Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Public Coin Design Competition
The United States Mint has announced a competition to design the obverse side of the Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Program. The four curved coins, will be minted in 2019 in recognition of the first manned lunar landing almost 50 years ago.
Winners of 2017 eVolo Skyscraper Competition
eVolo Magazine has announced the winners of the 2017 eVolo Skyscraper Competition. The annual award recognizes outstanding ideas that redefine skyscraper design through the implementation of novel technologies, materials, programs, aesthetics, and spatial organizations along with studies on globalization, flexibility, adaptability, and the digital revolution.
SP01 Outdoor by Tom Fereday
SP01 unveiled its new collection, 'SP01 Outdoor by Tom Fereday,' during Milan Design Week. Conceived to withstand the harshest of elements, the collection offers is the perfect deck / backyard furniture for spring and summer.
Data Moiré by SDA/IBM Watson
Synthesis Design + Architecture recently completed Data Moiré, a data-driven feature wall for the IBM Watson Experience Center in San Francisco that leverages the cognitive computing capabilities of IBM Watson to inform a parametric modeling and digital fabrication design process.
Double Duplex by Batay-Csorba Architects
Batay-Csorba Architects recently completed the Double Duplex, located on Melbourne Avenue in Parkdale, one of Toronto's most notable historic neighbourhoods for their century old Victorian and Bay and Gable mansions.
2018 Vilcek Prizes for Creative Promise in Architecture
The Vilcek Foundation is now accepting applications for the 2018 Vilcek Prizes for Creative Promise in the Arts and Humanities, this year awarded in the field of architecture and building arts.
iF Design Award 2018
The 2018 iF Design Award is now open for submissions. Agencies, architects, designers and companies from all over the world are invited to put their products and services to the test.
Timeline by Gruppo Pozzi
Gruppo Pozzi recently created an installation for the 2017 Fuorisalone. The installation, 'Timeline,' offers a journey through the evolution of retail: the past, present, and future of product display are found within a series of geometrical elements creating an organic installation.
Big Radical Adds Alex Barclay to Its Senior Team
Big Radical has hired Alex Barclay, former Design and Innovation Principal at Accenture, as its new Strategy and Innovation Director. This is Big Radical's first senior appointment since its launch in January this year.
Cradle to Cradle Product Design Challenge V: Call for Entries
The fifth Cradle to Cradle Product Design Challenge is now open for entries. Organized by the Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute, the challenge enables designers to learn and apply critical strategies for envisioning products for the circular economy.
Poulin + Morris Creates Environmental Graphics for the District Burlington
Poulin + Morris has designed environmental graphics and wayfinding for The District Burlington, a 13 building, 54-acre office complex in Burlington, Massachusetts, outside of Boston and part of the Route 128 high tech corridor.
Mia and Morton: A Story of Canadian Cheese
Gentleman Scholar recently teamed-up with DDB Canada and Dairy Farmers of Canada (DFC) to produce the beautifully animated, 3.5-minute short film at the heart of a new integrated campaign to help elevate the quality perception of Canadian cheese.
Classic Penguin: Book Design Exhibition at Type Directors Club
Type Directors Club has just announced opening of its new spring exhibition "Classic Penguin" in New York City, highlighting innovative book covers that define Penguin Classics, an imprint published by Penguin Books.
Morpholio Launches Ava: Design Your Entire Home on Your iPad
Morpholio has added a brand new feature to its Board Pro App. Short for Automated Visual Assembly, Ava was invented to package images and information more intelligently - optimizing beauty, clarity, and ease - and allowing designers to navigate seamlessly from process to presentation.
Park Hyatt Washington Unveils Renovated Guestrooms and Lobby Designed by Tony Chi
Tony Chi returned to Park Hyatt Washington, D.C. to make design enhancements to the hotel's guestrooms and lobby. Chi last completed a full redesign of the entire luxury hotel in 2006.
The Dial Table: Humanscale and Todd Bracher Launch New Biological Lighting Concept During Salone del Mobile
Humanscale has previewed its new biological lighting technology through an experiential RE:CHARGE Cafe which hosted over 15,000 people during Salone del Mobile in Milan.
Miansai Venice Beach Store
Miansai has opened its second retail location in Venice Beach, California. Conceptualized and designed by Michael Saiger, along with Peter Buley from Analog Modern, the space is located on Abbot Kinney Boulevard, a flourishing block in Venice's relaxed neighborhood.
Bernhardt Design Launches Modern Family Collection by Noe Duchaufour-Lawrance
Noé Duchaufour-Lawrance has designed eight new products for Bernhardt Design, joining the five introduced in 2016, to complete the Modern Family collection.
The Artist and the Machine
Reuben Armstrong & Jamie Neale have created a short documentary about knitting artist Lorna Hamilton-Brown.
Miniac Films Finds Elevation & Innovation in adidas' FUTURECRAFT 4D
To launch the emergent FUTURECRAFT 4D, adidas Brand Design partnered with Miniac Films to create a film that harnesses the spirit of unyielding innovation and discovery in their quest to produce a hyper-personalized running shoe.
Motor Dreams Crib by Espadaysantacruz Studio
Espadaysantacruz has created a baby crib concept for Ford Motor Company that mimics the sound, gentle motion, and illumination that so often puts a baby to sleep while riding in a car.
Okayla Unveils SS17 Collection
Okayla has recently unveiled its SS17 collection, perfect for the on-the-go lifestyle of the active & urban girl.
American Society of Interior Designers Launches Ones to Watch Program
The American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) has announced the inaugural launch of its Ones to Watch program, an initiative that seeks to ensure that diversity is reflected at all levels of the design industry.
Carlo Ratti Associati Launches Lift-Bit
Carlo Ratti Associati, in partnership with Milanese fab lab Opendot, has launched Lift-Bit - a shape-shifting sofa with embedded motion-tracking sensors that can be reconfigured remotely via an app.
Definition Series: Resilience
In his Manifesto on Tensionism (1925), Frederick Kiesler declared that we must have "NO MORE WALLS," promoting instead "organic" architecture with an "elasticity of building adequate to the elasticity of living."
Pollutoys: Plush Toys to Teach Kids About Plastic Pollution
Sea Shepherd has launched Pollutoys, a collection of plush toys created to teach kids about the plastic pollution issue.
Above+Beyond Creates Can Packaging for Meantime
Above+Beyond has designed the packaging for Meantime's range of flagship beers which are launching in 330ml cans for the first time.
MKCA Completes Interior Design Project in New York City
MKCA recently completed Attic Transformer, a gracious and multi-functional home in the West Village with a 5ft tall storage attic space.
Gap Launches 'Make Your Move' to Celebrate GapFit
Gap has teamed up with trainer Jonny Roxx and choreographer Tanisha Scott to create 'Make Your Move,' a celebration of the GapFit Spring & Summer collections, including the launch of GapFit Sculpt.
La Cardinale by L. McComber Architects
For a long time, this semi-detached house built in the 1950s in Montréal's Ville-Saint-Laurent neighbourhood was home to a family of three young children.
Bahá'í Temple of South America Receives RAIC Innovation in Architecture Award
The Bahá'í Temple of South America, a luminous worship space designed and built with the creative use of computer modeling, measuring, and fabrication software, and custom glass, has won the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada (RAIC) Innovation in Architecture Award for 2017.
Razor Case Receives Top Prize in 2017 Red Dot: Product Design Awards
The Razor Case has received the highest distinction in the 2017 Red Dot: Product Design Awards, the Red Dot: Best of the Best.
IIDA NY Explores Virtual Reality at Pioneering Design Event
On Monday, April 3rd, the New York Chapter of the International Interior Design Association (IIDA NY) hosted its 19th annual "Pioneering Design" lecture series, led by Caitlin Burns, a transmedia producer and the Vice Chair of the Producers' Guild of America.
Natura Receives 2017 Red Dot: Product Design Award
Natura, a new wood stove designed by INNGAGE for Fogo Montanha, has been awarded with a 2017 Red Dot: Product Design Award.
First Look at Residences Inside Zaha Hadid's 520 West 28th Street
Related Companies has unveiled the first look inside the residences of Zaha Hadid's 520 West 28th, which was designed inside and out by the revered architect, as well as the unveiling of the building's first finished residences.
Robot Food Creates Branding and Packaging for Creative Cook
British Pepper & Spice is the UK's leading herbs and spices manufacturer. With a reputation built on supplying retailers with top quality own-label products, the time was right to launch their own brand.
Planetarium: The Experience of Space
Eleven Magazine has launched its sixth international architecture competition to design a Planetarium of the future.
Hasselblad Wins Red Dot: Best of the Best for X1D-50c
Hasselblad has won a 2017 Red Dot: Best of the Best for the X1D-50c. The X1D-50c was recognised for its top design quality and ground-breaking design, based on three principles: an iconic design, outstanding performance and Scandinavian sensibility.
Moleskine x Bradley Theodore Capsule Collection
Renowned global street artist Bradley Theodore used Moleskine Classic Backpacks as the canvas for his irreverent art in an original Moleskine capsule collection inspired by the cities that have shaped him - from Turks and Caicos, New York City, Tokyo, London, Paris, Milan and beyond.
Iacobucci HF Aerospace Introduces CAMBIANO
Iacobucci HF Aerospace has unveiled CAMBIANO, its brand new business class seat for mid-range in commercial aviation, designed in collaboration with Pininfarina.
Planning Granted for Royal Albert Wharf London Housing Scheme by Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios
Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios (FCBStudios) have received unanimous planning consent for a residential led, mixed use development at Royal Albert Wharf, which will form a brand new neighbourhood in East London: a vibrant, thriving and sustainable community in a historic riverside setting.
Reebok Growing Plant-based Footwear: Cotton + Corn
Reebok has today announced "Cotton + Corn," a new sustainability initiative led by the Reebok Future team to create shoes "made from things that grow."
Leading on Livability: Innovation for an Age-Friendly New York
AARP New York will gather prominent thought-leaders from academia, government, non-profits, and the philanthropic and aging advocacy networks to provide a first-hand look at the work that is making local communities more livable as New York moves toward becoming the first "age-friendly" state in the nation.
Unitron Wins Two 2017 Red Dot: Product Design Awards
Unitron has received two 2017 Red Dot: Product Design Awards for Moxi Now, world's smallest wireless receiver-in-canal (RIC) hearing instrument, and Stride M, the smallest member of Unitron's Stride family of behind the ear (BTE) hearing instruments.
CIN Releases 2017 Color Trends Catalogue
CIN has released its 2017 Color Trends Catalogue, 'Color Revelation.' The catalogue brings together a total of 40 colors chosen to reveal the beauty of the house and its walls.