Design News
Michael Maltzan to Redesign Public Plaza of Segerstrom Center in Orange County, CA
The Segerstrom Center for the Arts announced plans for a transformation of their outdoor space to be designed by Michael Maltzan Architecture.
Emporium Design Completes Drexler's in NYC
Creative duo of Emporium Design, Robert Stansell and Timothy Welsh, recently completed Drexler's - the newest neighborhood bar encompassing inspiration from southern architecture.
The Concert Hall in Malmö Live by Schmidt Hammer Lassen
The Concert Hall in Malmö Live, designed by Schmidt Hammer Lassen architects, recently opened to the public.
FASH European Fashion Award 2016
There's only one week left to enter the 2016 FASH European Fashion Award. The contest is open to design students of all disciplines, but especially from the fashion and textile design areas.
Henning Larsen Foundation Announces Film Competition Winners
The Henning Larsen Foundation has announced the winners of its international competition on architecture and film. This year's theme was the experience of architectural space over time.
Pantone Launches Color on Color Campaign
Pantone, in partnership with Base Design, launched "Color on Color" campaign to announce 210 new color additions to their fashion, home furnishings and interior design color palette.
HOW International Design Awards 2015
The 2015 HOW International Design Awards are now open for entries. The competition recognizes excellence on a global scale.
Yamaha SLG200 Silent Guitar
Yamaha is now shipping the new SLG200 Silent Guitar series. The new series comes equipped with special SRT (Studio Response Technology) preamp and pickups, which models studio quality tones created with high-end microphones and top-quality Yamaha acoustic guitars to create the sonic illusion of playing a full-bodied acoustic guitar.
VELLO Bike by Valentin Vodev
The VELLO bike is a high-performance handmade bicycle designed especially for urban commuting.
Loyalkaspar Brands MOXI, The Wolf Museum of Exploration + Innovation
Loyalkaspar has developed the strategy and identity, including name and logo for MOXI, The Wolf Museum of Exploration + Innovation (MOXI), a new children's museum in Santa Barbara set to open in 2016. The mission of MOXI is to ignite learning through innovative, interactive experiences that empower curious minds.
CENTRO University in Mexico City Announces New Campus Designed by Enrique Norten
CENTRO has just announced its large-scale expansion with a new state-of-the-art campus designed by architect Enrique Norten of TEN Arquitectos and built for LEED Platinum certification.
Palissade by Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec for HAY
Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec unveiled Palissade, a collection of outdoor furniture conceived for Danish brand HAY.
Continuum Designs iluminage Skin-Smoothing Laser for Unilever
Continuum designed the iluminage Skin-Smoothing Laser for Unilever, an Internet-connected laser-the first FDA approved device to treat facial wrinkles in the home.
SBID Awards 2015 Finalists Announced
The Society of British Interior Design (SBID) has announced the finalists of its 2015 International Design Awards.
LumiGroup Provides Lighting for McGill University's Faculty of Dentistry
LumiGroup has provided the lighting for the new Faculty of Dentistry at McGill University in Montreal.
Moleskine Unveils Limited Edition Notebook Collection Celebrating 100th Anniversary of Coca-Cola Bottle
Moleskine has today unveiled a Limited Edition Notebook Collection celebrating the 100th anniversary of the iconic Coca-Cola glass bottle.
Andreu World International Design Contest 2015
Andreu World is calling for entries for its 15th International Design Contest. The competition is open both to design students and to professionals.
Monochrome Photography Awards 2015
The 2015 Monochrome Photography Awards, an annual competition for Professional and Amateur photographers, is now open for entries.
Hansgrohe Design Prize 2016 by iF
The sixth Hansgrohe Design Prize is now open for entries. The competition is open to student and recent graduates from all design disciplines to enter their creative concepts.
Greyp Unveils G12S Electric Bicycle
Greyp has today unveiled G12S, its new high-performance electric bicycle evolved from the iconic model G12.
A' Design Award 2016
The 2016 A' Design Award is now open for entries. The competition aims create a global awareness and understanding for good design practices and principles by highlighting the best designs.
Leftchannel Provides Animated Adventure for Rise & Sci
Leftchannel has completed animation for a vibrant open for Discovery Science, as well as a new logo/bug for the morning block of programming entitled "Rise & Sci."
International Visual Identity Awards 2015
The International Visual Identity Awards, the first independent international design competition dedicated solely to visual identity, now open for entries.
Butterton by LLI Design
LLI Design have recently completed a total redesign of the ground floor of a newly built detached house in Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom.
William Armstrong Directs Celebrity-studded Mercedes-Benz SUV Campaign
Mercedes-Benz launched a vibrant, celebrity-studded campaign to showcase its complete range of SUVs, which has been expanded this year to include the all-new GLE, GLE Coupé and GLC vehicles.
Epique by SAOTA
Saota designed the recently unveiled 75-villa residential estate located on the 2.6-hectare peninsula jutting into the Aegean Sea off Bodrum.
Makerspaces and Sustainable Development Workshop
Interest in the social, economic and environmental possibilities of makerspaces and the maker movement continues to grow. Amidst the claims and aims people bring to this collaborative flourishing of tool-based creativity is an argument that community-based workshops can become experimental spaces for the pursuit of sustainable developments.
Taipei Cycle D&I Awards 2016
The fifth Taipei Cycle D&I Awards is now open for entries. The renowned design and innovation competition accepts entries in four categories: Bicycles, Components + Parts, Peripherals + Accessories, and E-Bikes + Pedelecs.
Designing Affordability: Quicker, Smarter, More Efficient Housing Now
Opening at the Center for Architecture on October 1st, Designing Affordability: Quicker, Smarter, More Efficient Housing Now will examine how architects, engineers, planners, policy makers, tenants, and homeowners are crafting innovative ways to reduce the cost of housing and increase opportunities by rethinking how we build, maintain, and occupy structures.
Shenzhen Design Award for Young Talents 2015
The second edition of the Shenzhen Design Award for Young Talents is now open for entries. The competition, an initiative of Shenzhen, a UNESCO City of Design, aims to recognize the success and talent of young creators working in any of the 69 member cities of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network, plus Hong Kong.
867 De Bougainville by Bourgeois / Lechasseur Architects
Bourgeois / Lechasseur Architects recently remodeled a ground floor apartment in a building dating back to 1924, located in Quebec City's Montcalm neighbourhood.
NY vs LA Creativity Throwdown: Adobe Releases New Digital Index Report
NY vs LA Creativity Throwdown, Adobe's latest Digital Index report, examines the design trends unique to the West Coast vs. the East Coast.
Zotem: Swarovski Announces V&A Collaboration with Kim Thomé for LDF 2015
Swarovski has collaborated with emerging talent and RCA graduate, Kim Thomé on the landmark project - Zotem at the V&A as part of the London Design Festival 2015.
Concepts We Wish Were Real Awards
The Dieline has launched its first ever Concepts We Wish Were Real Awards.
Client & Architect: Developing the Essential Relationship
The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has today published outgoing RIBA President Stephen Hodder's special report, Client & Architect: developing the essential relationship.
2015-16 RSA Student Design Awards
The 2015-16 RSA Student Design Awards is now open for entries. The competition challenges young designers with project briefs based on complex issues facing society, the environment and business. Past winners include Sir Jonathan Ive, Chief Design Officer at Apple (RDI) and Richard Clarke, Global Vice President of Design at Nike.
Wildlife Creates Viral Social Marketing Campaign and Broadcast Spot for The Walking Dead: Road to Survival
Wildlife created an innovative viral marketing campaign across multiple social platforms to launch The Walking Dead: Road to Survival mobile game.
H. Allen Brooks Travelling Fellowship
The Society of Architectural Historians' prestigious H. Allen Brooks Travelling Fellowship will allow a recent graduate or emerging scholar to study by travel for one year.
De Rosa SK Pininfarina
De Rosa and Pininfarina have unveiled the De Rosa SK Pininfarina, an high-end racing bicycle that offer elegant lines, excellent aerodynamics, easy handling and speed.
Morpholio Journal: The Sketchbook Disrupted
Morpholio recently launched Journal, an infinite sketchbook app that lets photographers, artists, writers, or members of any creative culture to write, draw, sketch, collage, paint, or color on anything, anywhere.
thirty: Exhibition Celebrates 30th Anniversary of The Herb Lubalin Study Center of Design and Typography
thirty, an exhibition celebrating 30 years of one of the first archives devoted to graphic design, opens at the 41 Cooper Gallery on September 10.
Midas Awards 2015: Call for Entries
The 2015 Midas Awards is open for entries. The competition recognizes excellence in financial marketing and advertising on a global scale.
O'Reilly Design Conference: Design the Future
The inaugural O'Reilly Design Conference will explore the evolving role of design in both business and society January 20-22, 2016, at Fort Mason in San Francisco.
Spark Design Awards 2015
The 2015 Spark Design Awards are now open for entries. Competition categories include: Product, Health, Digital, Transport, Spaces, Experience and Concept & Student.
DesignPhiladelphia 2015
The 11th DesignPhiladelphia, a signature event of the Philadelphia Center for Architecture, will be held October 8-16.
Allongé: Zaha Hadid's High Line Installation Unveiled in New York
Zaha Hadid designed the new sculptural installation on the High Line entitled "Allongé."
New York City 2050 by Arvind Palep
1stAveMachine founder/director Arvind Palep has created a new short film that depicts a vision of New York City in the year 2050.
Align Converts BrandOpus HQ Into Home-from-Home Office Space
align have recently created a dynamic, 19,000 sq ft, three-storey suite of offices for fast-growing brand and packaging design specialists BrandOpus.
Design: The Definitive Visual History
Design: The Definitive Visual History lays out the complete evolution of design, from its origins in early cultures to the contemporary design - physical and digital - of today.
Endless Journey: The (Almost) Forgotten Historic Art of Myriorama
A popular form of novel storytelling since 1824, a myriorama consists of a set of printed cards that, when laid out in any formation, form a seamless scene.
Varoom 30: The Play Issue
The Play issue of Varoom is out now, and explores how illustrators and the commercial world use Play as a vital part of the creative process.
Think to Make Creates Branding for 1Kick Canned Mule
Think to Make worked on an integrated branding project for the innovative cocktail 1Kick.
2016 Vizzies Visualization Challenge
The National Science Foundation and Popular Science are accepting submissions for 2016 Vizzies Visualization Challenge.
Guggenheim Museum Releases New Free App for iPad
The Guggenheim Museum has released an iPad app that offers a unique exploratory experience from anywhere in the world.
Communication Arts 2016 Interactive Competition: Call for Entries
Communication Arts' 22nd annual Interactive Competition is now open for entries. The competition celebrates the best work being done for the Web, DVD, interactive kiosk and handheld devices. Student work is also being accepted.
Iris van Herpen: Transforming Fashion
In fall 2015, the High Museum of Art will become the first U.S. museum to present a major exhibition of work by visionary Dutch fashion designer Iris van Herpen, a cutting-edge artist inspired by diverse influences in the arts, sciences, music and philosophy.
VMODERN Furniture Design Competition
eVolo Magazine has launched a new furniture design competition that aims to create a forum for the discussion, debate and development of innovative design.
Greenbuild 2015
The 2015 Greenbuild conference will be held at the Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. from November 18-20.
Nendo Designs Twig for Alias
Nendo has designed a new aluminum chair collection for Alias. The chairs consist of four "twigs" and a seat.
2015 Vectorworks Design Scholarship
Nemetschek Vectorworks is calling for applications for the 2015 Vectorworks Design Scholarship program. Students from across all design disciplines around the world are encouraged to submit their best individual or group work.
Mile-End Service Centre of the Caisse Desjardins des Versants du mont Royal
Cardin Ramirez Julien has designed the Mile-End Service Centre for the Caisse Desjardins des Versants du mont Royal.
The RIBA Awards £35,000 to Support Architectural Research
The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has revealed the winners of the RIBA Research Trust Awards and the RIBA Boyd Auger Scholarship.
3D Printed Mojito Shoe by Julian Hakes
Julian Hakes, tired of repetitive shoe designs, was inspired to create a new type of shoe structure after observing how footprints appear in the sand.
How Creativity Works in the Brain
National Endowment for the Arts has released a new report, "How Creativity Works in the Brain," that examines links between arts, learning and neuroscience.
Dwell on Design NY 2015
The second Dwell on Design NY will be held October 2-4 at Skylight Clarkson Sq - located in the heart of SoHo.
100% Design 2015
The 21st edition of 100% Design, the UK's largest design trade show, will be held September 23-26 at Olympia London.
Law Winery by BAR Architects
BAR Architects recently completed the new Law Winery near Paso Robles, California.
Mulberry Paris Store by Universal Design Studio
Universal Design Studio recently designed the interior of Mulberry's new store on the prestigious Rue St Honore in Paris.
Not Invented Here: Cross-industry Innovation
Cross-industry innovation is a clever way to jump-start your innovation efforts by drawing analogies and transferring approaches between contexts, beyond the borders of your own industry, sector, area or domain.
Making It: Sculpture in Britain 1977-1986
The late 1970s and 1980s witnessed the emergence of a talented generation of UK-based artists, since acclaimed for producing diverse bodies of work that share a revived interest in sculpture as a material object and ideas around making.
Belleville Collection by Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec for Vitra
Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec recently unveiled their Belleville Collection for Vitra.
Behind Collections: Graphic Design and Promotion for Fashion Brands.
The fashion industry has always been a co-existing world for influential figures and fresh young talent, where these two sides relentlessly run into each other with their vision and talent.
Lightemotion Creates a Dynamic New Lighting Signature for Complexe Desjardins
Lightemotion has developed a new custom lighting for Complexe Desjardins - Montreal's largest mixed use development, totaling 4 million square feet.
Casa Rex Creates Identity and Packaging for CbyB
Casa Rex has created the visual identity and packaging for CbyB, the first range of chocolates by Brigaderia, the Brazilian confectionery boutique specializing in brigadeiro sweets.
Loyalkaspar Rebrands Peabody Awards
Loyalkaspar recently created a bold new strategy and identity for Peabody, a world-renowned institution dedicated to recognizing excellence in electronic media and storytelling.
Ware Malcomb Completes Nai Hiffman HQ
Ware Malcomb recently completed the NAI Hiffman corporate headquarters office located at One Oakbrook Terrace in Oakbrook Terrace, Ill.
DMI: 40th Anniversary Design Leadership Conference
DMI will host its 40th Anniversary Design Leadership Conference on September 27-29 in Boston. DMI conferences are renown for leading-edge content, and for their intimate size that allows easy discussions between current and emerging leaders.
World Design Capital 2018 Shortlisted Cities Announced
The International Council of Societies of Industrial Design (Icsid) has revealed the shortlist for the World Design Capital 2018.
BOKA Powell Completes Interior Design for Omnitracs' New HQ
BOKA Powell designed Omnitracs' new corporate headquarters, relocated from San Diego to downtown Dallas.
Lemay Designs New Artopex Showroom
Lemay recently completed the design for Artopex's new showroom in the heart of historic Old Montreal. The project is located in the prestigious former headquarters of the Royal Bank of Canada.
2015 Sean F. Mellon Memorial Scholarship
The Society of American Registered Architects New York Council is inviting students to apply for its 5th Annual Sean F. Mellon Memorial Scholarship.
Shelter: Rethinking How We Live in Los Angeles
On August 20, A+D Architecture and Design Museum will present Shelter: Rethinking How We Live in Los Angeles, featuring architects and designers' creative new residential solutions that respond to the city's increasing density, decreasing buildable land, new transit offerings, growing diversity, ballooning costs, and intense environmental challenges.
Measure at Storefront for Art and Architecture
To measure, to quantify the physical and intangible dimensions of a place, is to articulate facts in order to construct values. The pleasure and pressure to measure and be measured has become increasingly present in contemporary life.
TypeGallery2015: Call for Submissions
The Society of Typographic Aficionados is calling for entries for the TypeGallery2015 - the annual unjuried showcase of new typeface design.
M&C Saatchi Creates London's First Artificial Intelligence Poster
M&C Saatchi has created the world's first poster campaign created by artificial intelligence.
Gocycle G2 Wins 2015 Red Dot Prize for Product Design
Gocycle recently received a 2015 Red Dot Prize for Product Design for its G2 electric bicycle.
Architecture & Design Film Festival New York 2015
The nation's largest film festival celebrating architecture and design will return to NYC in two brand new locations in Chelsea.
SAH International Travel Grant Program
The Society of Architectural Historians is accepting applications for the 2016 SAH International Travel Grant Program.
DIFFA Picnic by Design 2015
Hosted by DIFFA as a sister event to Dining by Design, Picnic by Design is an exciting summer party that highlights design, food and fun for a good cause.
DMI:Design Value Awards
DMI is still accepting submissions for its Design Value Awards. The competition aims to honor the contributions of teams who have delivered significant value through Design or Design Management practices.
USGBC Releases International Rankings of Top 10 Countries for LEED Green Building
The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has released its international rankings of the Top 10 Countries for LEED.
Wonder Tale Student Design Competition
Sleep is calling for entries for a new competition aimed at spatial design students who are invited to create original concept images expressing 'Wonder Tale' and submit this via Pinterest.
Dubai Design Week
The inaugural Dubai Design Week will be held October 26-31, 2015. The event aims to place Dubai on the map as the emerging design capital of the world.
IIDA Advocacy Symposium
The International Interior Design Association (IIDA) will hold its first Advocacy Symposium in Austin, Texas, on September 11 - 13, 2015.
DesignThinkers 2015
The Association of Registered Graphic Designers (RGD) will host its 2015 DesignThinkers conference in Toronto on November 12 & 13.
Alumni Flatbush: A New Playground for the Sneakerhead Culture
et al. collaborative recently completed the design for a new retail boutique located on Church Ave.
Ultimaker Releases Three New Videos Highlighting the Capabilities of its 3D Printer Line
Ultimaker has released three new videos that illustrate the breadth and depth of projects its 3D Printer Line - Ultimaker 2, Ultimaker 2 Go, and Ultimaker 2 Extended - can produce.
A-Bike Electric Launches on Kickstarter
British inventor Sir Clive Sinclair launched A-Bike Electric, a lightweight and durable electric bike, on Kickstarter.
Formabilio Launches Go Living: 49th Contest for Talented Designers and Furniture Enthusiasts
Formabilio has launched Go Living, 49th international contest for talented designers from all over the world.
New Era Unveils New Retail Concept in Westfield Stratford by Checkland Kindleysides
Checkland Kindleysides has designed the new store for New Era located in Westfield, Stratford.