Design News
Wacom Unveils New Intuos Pro, Intuos Pro Paper Edition and Small Bamboo Folio
Wacom has today unveiled the new generation of Intuos Pro and Intuos Pro Paper Edition pen and touch tablets for creatives, and the small Bamboo Folio smartpad for consumers, students and professionals on the go.
Hospitality Design Exposition & Conference 2017
The 2017 Hospitality Design Exposition & Conference will be held May 3-5 at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas. The 26th year of the premier show will host interior designers, architects, purchasing agents, owners, operators, brand executives, and other hospitality design professionals.
The Principal York by Goddard Littlefair
The Principal York, designed by Goddard Littlefair, has won the Gold Award for Hospitality Interior Design at the London Design Awards 2016, to be presented at a ceremony in March of this year.
Faraday Future Unveils FF 91
Faraday Future has unveiled its first production vehicle, FF 91, at the 2017 Consumer Electronics Show.
M+M Creative Studio Wins 2016 International Space Design Award for EdQuarters
M+M Creative Studio was recently awarded a 2016 International Space Design Award for its work on the new corporate headquarters of Edmunds.
Kérastase Hair Coach Powered by Withings
Withings has unveiled the world's first-ever smart hairbrush, developed in partnership with L'Oréal's Research and Innovation Technology Incubator.
SI Restaurant by 5 Star Plus Retail Design
5 Star Plus designed the interiors for the new Simply Italian Restaurant in Hong Kong. The restaurant offers antipasti, pasta, main courses and desserts prepared by their executive Chef Massimo Santovito in an open kitchen, and houses its own bar.
Paf Unveils New Headquarters
Paf recently unveiled its new headquarters in Åland. The facade and roof of the building is covered with solar panels to ensure that the head office is completely self-sufficient in terms of energy.
2016 Provincetown International Film Festival
CRASH+SUES was tapped to create the trailer for the 2016 Provincetown International Film Festival, with a brief to celebrate the event's status as America's Oldest Art Colony by paying tribute to the prolific artists that have called it home throughout the years.
Gaia Building by Leppanen + Anker
L+A Arquitectos recently completed a new 14-storey, 15,000 m2 mixed use building in Quito Ecuador. The building, Gaia, is located at a busy intersection within the city and is the first of many new urban projects in this area.
Interior Design Show Releases 2017 Design Trends Forecast
The Interior Design Show curators have released their forecast for some of the top trends for 2017 inspiring the direction of design for the year to come.
JOI-Design Creates a Spirited Sanctuary at a 13th Century Pilgrimage Site
JOI-Design has recently completed the refurbishment of a 13-bedroom annex to the Altenberger Hof, a bijou boutique hotel looking onto the 13th century Altenberg Cathedral and the verdant meadows and forests of Bergisches Land in central Germany.
SpeedX Unicorn: Smart Road Bike with Built-in Power Meter
SpeedX just launched its newest bike, the Unicorn, at CES and on Kickstarter. The SpeedX Unicorn features all hidden wire design, an integrated power meter, and a built-in 2.2 inch screen cycling computer - showing every data you need in real-time including: segment time, cadence, HBR, speed, calories, altitude, GPS, distance, weather, and slope.
J. Walter Thompson Brazil Creates Thanks Box for Coca-Cola
As part of a Christmas campaign for Coca Cola, J. Walter Thompson Brazil created the "Thanks Box," a reverse vending machine that lets users buy and send a Coke for a special person that deserves a special thank you this year.
2017 Siggraph Conference: Call for Submissions
2017 Siggraph, set for July 30 through August 3 in Los Angeles, has announced a call for submissions.
Hyundai Wins Two 2016 Good Design Awards
Hyundai has been honored with two 2016 Good Design Award for the Ioniq and Vision G Concept.
Ferrari J50 Limited Edition
Ferrari has unveiled J50 during a special celebration held at the National Art Center in Tokyo to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Ferrari in Japan.
Taxi Studio Rebrands Carlsberg Export
Taxi Studio created the rebranding for Carlsberg Export. Despite boasting a remarkably rich brand history originating in Denmark - the country, which remains home to Carlsberg - their premium beer was struggling to stand for anything in consumers' minds.
2017 AICE Awards: Call for Entries
Entries are now being accepted for the 2017 AICE Awards. The international post production trade association's annual competition will celebrate its 16th anniversary as it recognizes creative and craft excellence in a wide variety of categories.
Teknion Wins Seven 2016 Good Design Awards
Teknion has announced that seven of its products have been named 2016 GOOD DESIGN Award winners.
AIA Architecture Billings Index Ekes Out Another Small Gain
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) reported that the Architecture Billings Index (ABI) score for November was 50.6, essentially unchanged from the mark of 50.8 in the previous month.
Landini Associates Creates Burt's Bees New Retail Format Ahead of Expansion Into Asia
Landini Associates created the new retail format for US skincare brand Burt's Bees as they expand into Asia. The design has just been executed in three locations in Hong Kong.
Winners of 2016 Andreu World International Design Contest
Andreu World has announced the winners of its XVI International Design Contest. Participants were invited to design an item of furniture (seat or table) that integrates all the specifications outlined by Andreu World.
One New Ludgate Wins LEAF Awards for Developer Project of the Year
Fletcher Priest has won the Developer Project of the Year at the LEAF awards for One New Ludgate. New Ludgate is the transformation of a City block into a generous and lively new quarter for London.
2017 Arnold W. Brunner Grant
The Center for Architecture is currently accepting applications for the 2017 Arnold W. Brunner Grant.
2017 North American Copper in Architecture Awards
The Copper Development Association (CDA) is seeking the top architectural copper building projects from the United States and Canada for its North American Copper in Architecture (NACIA) awards program. Submissions are being accepted for the 2017 awards campaign through the end of January.
Greenbuild India and Greenbuild China: Call for Proposals
The Greenbuild International Conference and Expo is the largest and most influential green building conference in the world - and in 2017, for the first time ever, Greenbuild is coming to India and China.
TypeCon2017: Back to Boston
The Society of Typographic Aficionados has announced that Boston, Massachusetts will be the host city for TypeCon2017 next summer - August 23rd to 27th. The event will take place at Boston's iconic Park Plaza Hotel - situated in the heart of Back Bay.
Sky Villages by James Paulius
Sky Villages is an interactive installation by James Paulius at SPARK Brooklyn Children's Museum that invites children to build clusters of airborne villages on the wall.
Solaris Light Installation by Bardula
Gilles & Boissier tasked Bardula to create a monumental kinetic light installation in the entrance of Moncler's new flagship at 650 Madison Avenue, at 59th Street, Manhattan, launched last week.
Nude Brand Creation Wins Two Gold Awards at Spirits Design Masters 2016
Nude Brand Creation scooped two gold awards at the Spirits Design Masters 2016, winning the Gin category for The Newmarket Gin and the Scotch Whisky category for Ballantine's 21 Year Old Signature Oak Edition.
Sensual Purity: Gorden Wagener on Design
Sensual Purity - Gorden Wagener on Design, published by Condé Nast International, encapsulates modern luxury in book form.
COX Architecture's Design Selected for North Queensland Stadium in Townsville
COX Architecture's design for the new North Queensland Stadium in Townsville has been selected as the winner in an invited competition organized by the Queensland Government.
D&AD Next Photographer Award 2017
The 2017 D&AD Next Photographer Award will open for entries January 10. The Award aims to discover and showcase the next generation of talented photographers from around the world.
2017 International Andy Awards
Submissions are now open for the 2017 Andy Awards. As the most sought-after award for creative excellence, the ANDYs recognize the contributions of individuals and companies who continually innovate, experiment and inspire.
Things to Be and Huawei Design Honor Magic
Things to Be designed the recently-released HUAWEI Honor Magic mobile phone. The handset features a new type of operating system called Magic Live, which continuously learns about its user's behavior so it can provide assistance in a more natural way.
Additive World Conference 2017
The 5th Additive World Conference will be held March 15-16 at the High Tech Campus in Eindhoven. The Conference aims showcase the latest on industrial additive manufacturing from a broad perspective and offers a platform to exchange visions, knowledge, applications and experiences.
Lauckgroup Creates Family-friendly Workplace to Empower Women in Need
lauckgroup designed a custom space for WiNGS, Women in Need of Generous Support, a Dallas-based nonprofit dedicated to providing Dallas women and their families with a path to better life through financial management classes, micro-enterprise coaching, and women's health assistance.
Mountain View Double Gable Eichler Remodel by Klopf Architecture
Klopf Architecture, in partnership with Outer Space Landscape Architects, Sezen & Moon Structural Engineer and Flegels Construction updated a classic Eichler open, indoor-outdoor home.
Pensole Launches Master Class with Focus Primarily on Material Design Principles
Pensole has launched a hands-on, four-week, intensive design immersion program focused on material design principles.
HENN Wins Competition to Design Central Business District, Changchun
HENN won the first prize in the international competition for the design of the Central Business District (CBD) in Changchun.
POLO: The Polar Bear
Lazerian has created POLO, a 2.5m tall, 6m long and 1.8m wide aluminium polar bear. Painstakingly researched and lovingly assembled with equal parts handcraft, creative industrial techniques and computer modeling, Manchester's Winter Polar Bear has appeared in the bustling city centre to light up not only faces, but itself too.
Oi: The Knog Bike Bell Wins 2016 Victorian Premier's Design Award of the Year
Oi: The Knog Bike Bell, a revolutionary new take on the traditional bicycle bell designed and developed by Catalyst Design Group, has been awarded the 2016 Victorian Premier's Design Award of the Year, the highest honour for design and innovation in the state.
Morpholio Announces Products of the Year 2017
Morpholio has selected a group of inspired products for the year 2017. Morpholio chose an anti-iconic collection to reflect what we see emerging in culture and the moods of communities and people across the globe.
BMW HoloActive Touch
At this year's Consumer Electronics Show, BMW will unveil its HoloActive Touch system, an innovative interface between the driver and vehicle that acts like a virtual touchscreen.
Kobi Karp Designs Nautical Project in Yachting Capital of the World
Miami-based Kobi Karp is the architect for the new oceanfront Four Seasons Private Residences Fort Lauderdale.
2017 Interior Design Show Toronto
From January 19-22, the 2017 Interior Design Show will return to Toronto for its 19th year, showcasing hot-topic design trends and the most innovative of international and Canadian design.
DDSTUDIO Wins Three 2016 GOOD DESIGN Awards
DDSTUDIO has been recognized by GOOD DESIGN Awards for its work on SGI-DNA's BioXP 3200 System, Orison Tower and Orison Panel, and the Hoist Mi6 Home Gym.
Jaguar F-Pace Designer Edition
Jaguar's director of design Ian Callum recently created a unique F-PACE for charity.
What Clients Want: Volume 3 Explores Retail Design and the Consumer Experience
What Clients Want: Essential Conversations about Retail Design, the third in the acclaimed series focused on the unique relationship between clients and designers, is now available.
Branch Designs Stagg EKG for Fellow
Designed by Branch, Stagg EKG is a technologically advanced electric kettle for the modern kitchen.
Basaglia Rota Nodari Designs New Fixing Solutions for Pedrali
Alberto Basaglia and Natalia Rota Nodari designed new fixing solutions for Pedrali's suspension lamps L001, L002 and L004.
InstruMMents Introduces Pro App and 01Go
InstruMMents last week unveiled its Pro App, making 01 the world's most portable 3D curve scanner. 01 rolls over objects to capture contours, wirelessly connecting to smartphones.
Foscarini Aplomb Large by Lucidi & Pevere
Designed by Lucidi & Pevere for Foscarini, the new Aplomb Large suspension is produced by Italian artisans through a craft-based technique of concrete processing.
Guestroom Designs for Global Tribes: Sleep Set Competition Reveals New Ways of Looking at Hotel Design
Five uniquely imagined guestroom concepts were constructed for the hotel community at Sleep in November when designers from Europe and Asia unveiled their Sleep Sets in response to this year's 'Science of Tribes' competition.
La Belle Electrique by Hérault Arnod Architectes
Hérault Arnod Architectes has designed the new La Belle Electrique, a concert hall located in the City of Grenoble.
align Completes New Workspace Interiors for Eden McCallum
align recently created a sophisticated, grown-up workplace scheme for Eden McCallum in London's west end.
The Warehouse: Airbnb's New International Headquarters in Dublin
Airbnb's in-house Environments Team has partnered with Dublin-based heneghan peng architects to design a space that cultivates collaboration, interaction and a sense of community.
Vento Collection by Pininfarina Wins 2016 Good Design Award
Pininfarina has won a 2016 GOOD DESIGN Award for the VENTO collection. The Pininfarina team translated the unmistakable identity of the Ronbow brand into a variety of highly stylized and functional bathroom pieces.
Amsterdam Light Festival 2017-2018: Call for Concepts
Amsterdam Light Festival is an annual light art festival in the Netherlands that presents the rapidly developing concept of light art in all its forms. After five successful editions, the festival will return to Amsterdam's city center for the 2017-2018 edition.
Lume Beauty Atelier by ARRCC
ARRCC recently completed Lume Beauty Atelier, a boutique, high end salon located in the vibrant De Waterkant district of Cape Town.
SkB Architects Redesigns Wild Ginger Restaurant at Lincoln Square
SkB Architects has unveiled its designs for the new Wild Ginger restaurant to open in the Seattle area early next year.
LMN Unveils Design for Computer Science and Engineering Building, Phase 2 at University of Washington
LMN Architects has unveiled its design for the new Computer Science and Engineering Building, Phase 2 (CSE2) for the University of Washington.
Fiskars Wins 6 Good Design 2016 Awards for Design Excellence
Fiskars has been recognized in the 2016 Good Design Award for six of its products from the company's garden, craft, kids and school categories.
The Drum Design Awards 2017
The 2017 Drum Design Awards is now open for entries. Now in its fourth year, the Drum Design Awards recognize the industry's best design feats of the year.
île Blanche Residence by APPAREIL
APPAREIL Architecture recently renovated the interiors for the île Blanche Residence. The studio refined, optimized and modernized the space.
National Bank of Canada's New Montreal Trading Floor by Architecture49
Architecture49 has designed the New Montreal Trading Floor for National Bank of Canada. The trading floor is the financial institution's nerve centre, where traders complete transactions for the bank and its clients.
Miami's First Annual Hospitality Design Awards: Call For Entries
Submissions are now open for the inaugural Miami Hospitality Design Awards. The awards will showcase the design and architecture of Miami's hospitality sector, which have elevated the city's industry.
2017 Good Design Awards
The 2017 Good Design Awards are now open for entries. Managed by Good Design Australia, the Good Design Awards program is recognised by the World Design Organization (WDO) as Australia's peak design endorsement program and rewards excellence in design, innovation and creativity at a national and international level.
Hawkins Brown Unveils New Central London HQ for the UCL Bartlett School of Architecture
Hawkins Brown, in collaboration with the UCL Bartlett and UCL Estates, designed the new headquarters for the UCL Bartlett School of Architecture, one of the world's leading schools of architecture.
Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects Wins International Competition to Design the New Shanghai Library
Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects has won a two stage international competition to design the new city library for Shanghai, China.
New Monotype Office by Ben Adams Architects
Ben Adams Architects, with the collaboration of SEA Design, designed the new HQ for Monotype, located in London's centre of tech and creativity: Shoreditch.
Allford Hall Monaghan Morris Designs New Barbican Shop
The Barbican recently opened its new, larger, more accessible shop. Designed by Allford Hall Monaghan Morris, the 330 sqm shop is spread over two floors and provides ample room to host events and bring the Barbican's programme into its retail spaces.
Figma Launches Components
Figma, a design tool with real-time collaboration, has launched Components, a feature that allows designers to reuse existing parts of a design quickly throughout a file, solving a common, tedious problem frequently faced by UI and graphic designers.
Havre 77 by Francisco Pardo Arquitecto
Francisco Pardo Arquitecto, in collaboration with Julio Amezcua, transformed a derelict XIX century house to invigorate Mexico City's central neighborhood.
2017 Design Management Institute Symposium: Smart Innovation
The 2017 Design Management Institute Symposium will be held March 8-9 at the BMW Welt Business Center in Munich. The focus of the event is "Smart Innovation: Connecting Design to Strategy," an introduction into the value of design as a means to clarify business strategy, align organizations, and catalyze innovation.
Bulletproof Creates New Corporate Identity for Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts
The London office of Bulletproof has created a contemporary new corporate identity for Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts.
Johnnie Walker Blue Label Striding Man Edition
Johnnie Walker House has launched a limited four-bottle edition, featuring the brand logo's evolution from 1908 to 2015, to pay homage to the Striding Man logo.
The Alpinist: Eight Partnership Creates a New Dining Concept in Niseko
Eight has developed and designed The Alpinist, a new dining concept in Niseko, Japan, one of Asia's premiere ski destinations.
Winners of Science Island International Design Contest
Malcolm Reading Consultants has revealed three winning and five commended designs for the Science Island International Design Contest.
Branch Designs Plume Wifi Pods
Designed by Branch in partnership with Plume, Plume WiFi Pods are a fast, reliable WiFi solution that cover every inch of a home, without a router.
Mathematics: The Winton Gallery by Zaha Hadid Architects
Mathematics: The Winton Gallery brings together remarkable stories, historical artefacts and design to highlight the central role of mathematical practice in all our lives, and explores how mathematicians, their tools and ideas have helped build the modern world over the past four centuries.
Ubisoft Quebec City
Coarchitecture designed Ubisoft's new workspace in Quebec City. The lighting of these new spaces, designed to encourage creative projects, was at the heart of the conception and LumiGroup's expertise was called upon to achieve all the of the project's objectives.
Printone: Interactive Resonance Simulation for Free-form Print-wind Instrument Design
Autodesk Research and Dartmouth College have collaborated on a new research project to design and 3D print free-form wind instruments in a variety of different shapes with software they've named Printone.
Cliff Young 2017 Contemporary-Modern Furniture Student Design Competition
The Educational Foundation of IFDA (IFDA-EF) and Cliff Young have launched a student design competition for the 2016-2017 school year. The Foundation is asking educators to include the contest as part of their curriculum this fall for undergraduate students.
USGBC Announces International Rankings of Top 10 Countries for LEED 2016
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has announced the Top 10 Countries for LEED in 2016. The list highlights countries outside the United States that are making significant strides in sustainable building design, construction and market transformation.
Crayola and Qoros Win 2016 Design & Developer Challenge
Crayola and Qoros have won the 2016 AutoMobility LA Design & Developer Challenge with their autonomous vehicle concept "QC World." The design won both the Industry Pick and the People's Pick awards.
Teknion Sanna Lightbar by Pablo Pardo
Teknion has expanded the Teknion Sanna by Pablo collection of LED lamps and task lighting with the new Sanna Lightbar.
University of Cambridge Primary School by Marks Barfield Architects
Marks Barfield Architects has completed an innovative new primary school on behalf of the University of Cambridge, being this the first building to complete as part of the University's 150 hectare North West Cambridge Development.
Harrow Council's New Civic Centre in Wealdstone
Gort Scott Architects, in collaboration with Allies and Morrison and We Made That, have been appointed to develop designs for Harrow Council's new Civic Centre in Wealdstone.
Amandira Yacht by Deirdre Renniers
Deirdre Renniers recently completed the interior design for the custom-built 52 meter Amandira yacht for Aman Resorts.
Kossmann.dejong Designs Exhibition for Royal Shakespeare Company
Kossmann.dejong recently created the new immersive family-friendly exhibition, 'The Play's The Thing,' for and about the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC).
Wallpaper* Launches Danish Christmas Market in London
Wallpaper* has launched its 2016 Hygge Christmas Market to bring the best in Danish interiors, craft, fashion and food to London.
Seymourpowell Creates Interactive Smart Mirror for Superdry's Berlin Flagship Store
Seymourpowell has created a new interactive 'smart mirror' for British lifestyle brand Superdry's new flagship store in Berlin, which allows customers to 'digitally' try on the brand's new range of winter apparel before purchasing.
Querkopf Architekten Creates Sculpture-like Flying Roof for Hanse Merkur
Querkopf Architekten was tasked to create the new face for Hanse Merkur company in Hamburg. The existing building near the Dammtor train station was an inconsistent 'architectural mix.'
Computex d&i Awards 2017
The 10th Computex d&i Awards is now open for registrations in the following categories: Artificial Intelligence & Robotic; Internet of Things; AR / VR Devices + Content; Gaming Devices & Content of Games; Cloud Communication + Storage; Systems + Mobile Communication; (Computer) Hardware + Components; Audio / Video; and Peripherals + Accessories.
DesignThinkers Vancouver 2017
The 18th DesignThinkers, Canada's premier conference for visual communicators, will be held May 30 & 31 at the Vancouver Playhouse Theatre.
Red's True BBQ in Newcastle by DesignLSM
DesignLSM has recently completed the eighth site of the leading smokehouse brand Red's True BBQ in Newcastle's intu Eldon Square.
4th Boston Design Week: Call for Events
A 'Call for Events' has been issued for the 4th Annual Boston Design Week, a 12-day citywide design festival taking place March 29 - April 9, 2017. Non-profit organizations, government agencies, businesses, individuals and designer collaboratives are invited to propose events for Boston Design Week.
Huniford Design Studio Wins Prestigious Global Award for Eco-Friendly Penthouse
Huniford Design Studio was honored by the Americas Property Awards in the Interior Design Private Residence - New York category for its' 7 Bond Street residential project.