Design News
Making Policy Public: Call for Designers
The Center for Urban Pedagogy's (CUP) is calling for applications for its Making Policy Public program.
PWW Designs GSK's Consumer Healthcare Offices
PWW has designed GlaxoSmithKline's Consumer Healthcare Offices, following their recent joint-venture with Novartis.
Studio VARA Transforms Retail Building into New Open Office Space
Studio VARA recently transformed a commercial box buildings into a light-filled courtyard office space specifically outfitted for a discerning, high-end residential builder with an exclusive clientele.
RGD Accessibility For All: New Resources Help Make the Web More Accessible
The Association of Registered Graphic Designers (RGD) has launched an initiative that promotes understanding and compliance with accessible website requirements.
3rd Annual IIDA Best of Asia Pacific Design Awards
The International Interior Design Association (IIDA) is calling for entries for the 2015 IIDA Best of Asia Pacific Design Awards.
Is Original Design Good Business?
Be Original Americas will host a dynamic panel at Las Vegas Market Center on August 2, 2015.
Winners of the 2015 RIBA Wren Insurance Association Scholarships
The Royal Institute of British Architects has revealed the five winners of the 2015 RIBA Wren Insurance Association Scholarships.
6th Annual Typography Competition: Call for Entries
Communication Arts is calling for entries for its 6th Annual Typography Competition. The competition celebrates the best use of typography as the primary visual element in design and advertising, plus new typeface designs, calligraphy and handlettering.
Autodesk Within: Generative Design Optimized for 3D Printing
Autodesk has launched Within, a new set of generative design software solutions to help engineers create and 3D print lightweight designs for automotive, aerospace, industrial equipment and medical implants.
The Innovation Premium: New Study Reveals Importance of Innovation to Consumers
Lab42 has released the results of its new study that took an in-depth look at innovation, revealing what it means to consumers, which sectors and brands people consider innovative, and whether innovation motivates them to purchase.
DesignLSM Redesigns Bombay Brasserie
DesignLSM have recently completed work on the redesign and relaunch of the iconic fine dining Indian restaurant - Bombay Brasserie.
UK Government Announces New Measures to Help Designers Protect Their Rights
Currently, when registering IP rights in a design, designers are required to mark the product with the word "registered," along with the associated details. This can represent a significant cost to design businesses who must re-mark their products whenever the rights status changes.
Glen & Co. Architecture Renovates Empellón Cocina
Glen & Co. Architecture recently completed renovation of the East Village's Empellón Cocina.
HOW Interactive Design Conference Series
HOW will host a series of Interactive Design Conferences in San Francisco, Chicago, and Boston from September 20, 2015.
Premier's Design Awards 2015
The 2015 Victorian Premier's Design Awards are now open for entries. The Premier's Design Awards celebrate and reward both designers and clients for excellence in the development and use of design and design-led innovation.
Design to Touch: Engraving History, Process, Concepts and Creativity
Design to Touch is a beautifully produced, comprehensive visual and technical guide to engraved printing, written for students of graphic arts as well as curious professionals.
eVolo 2016 Skyscraper Competition
eVolo Magazine has launched the 2016 Skyscraper Competition, open to architects, students, engineers, designers, and artists from around the globe. Established in 2006, the annual Skyscraper Competition is one of the world's most prestigious awards for high-rise architecture.
Results of Concordia Lighthouse Competition
matterbetter has announced the results of its Concordia Lighthouse Competition. Participants were asked to redefine a contemporary lighthouse typology and take into consideration advances in technology, development of sustainable systems and its metaphorical value which has made it one of the most inspiring structures in the world.
Greenspace Rebrands Wilkinson Eyre
Greenspace has recently completed the design of a new brand identity and website for Wilkinson Eyre Architects.
IC Design Brands London's Second Cat Café
IC Design has created the branding and interim phase of a website for Ginger & Tom's, London's second cat café set to open in West Hampstead this Autumn.
Absolut Colours: Limited Edition Absolut Bottle in the Pride Flag
Absolut has unveiled Absolut Colours, a new limited edition bottle which is sleeved with the iconic Gilbert Baker rainbow flag.
Maison Terrebonne by La Shed Architecture
La Shed Architecture recently completed Maison Terrebonne. Born from an extreme transformation of a typical 90's bungalow, the new residence is located on a vast wooded plot of land.
IIDA Healthcare Interior Design Competition 2015
The 2015 IIDA Healthcare Interior Design Competition is now open for entries. The competition aims to honor and celebrate outstanding originality and excellence in the design and furnishings of healthcare interior spaces.
Volvo Unveils XC90 Excellence Child Seat Concept
Volvo has today unveiled the XC90 Excellence Child Seat Concept, Volvo's re-imagination of the way small children should travel.
Emma Donnersberg Interiors and Michel Amar Complete Design for Hotel Royal
Emma Donnersberg Interiors and Michel Amar have recently designed Hotel Royal, located in the heart of Paris, next to the neighborhood of Saint Germain. The hotel features an elegant, cozy, and contemporary design.
The Duck and Rice Restaurant in London by Autoban
Autoban recently completed the design for The Duck and Rice, a pub with a Chinese kitchen that sits on two levels in the vibrant Soho neighbourhood in central London.
Creative Sector Employs Nearly 300,000 in NYC, 7 Percent of All Jobs Citywide
Nonprofit arts and for profit creative industries were among the fastest growing segments of New York City's economy over the past decade, according to a new report released by the Center for an Urban Future.
Nescafé Azera and Tesco Embrace New Creative Talent with Psona 12's Help
PSONA 12 has developed a multichannel campaign to create impactful limited edition designed tins for Nescafé Azera by working with emerging design talent.
Moleskine Releases New Art & Photo Book on Legendary Designer Vivienne Westwood
Moleskine has released Vivienne Westwood Fashion Unfolds, a new book chronicling the creative process of the legendary fashion designer behind such iconic pieces as the Anarchy Shirt and the Buffalo Hat immortalized by Pharrell Williams.
Oleg Klodt Transforms a Stalinist-era Moscow Building Into an English Gastropub
Oleg Klodt has recently completed the transformation of a grand, Stalinist-era 1950s building into Queen V, an English-style gastropub located in the heart of Moscow.
Keenpac Carrier Bag for Oasis V&A Fashion Collection
Oasis and the Victoria and Albert Museum have collaborated on an exclusive capsule fashion collection - born out of our mutual love of print, pattern and color.
DesignLSM Completes the Interior Design for Chai Ki in Canary Wharf
DesignLSM has recently completed the interior design for Chai Ki in Canary Wharf. This is the second restaurant for owner Rohit Chugh - the first being Roti Chai located on Portman Mews South, London.
The Form of Design: Deciphering the Visual Language of Mass Produced Objects
Bispublishers has released The Form of Design, an all-encompassing book about the visual language of man-made products.
Le 205 by Atelier Moderno
A designer, his two sons, and their tireless terrier Winston share a small 1950's building that stands rather unnoticed among its neighbors in the Mile-Ex district. The robust walls of this former workshop, however, hide a jewel conversion within.
Beauty Library by Nendo
Designed by Nendo, Beauty Library is a composite store that consists of a specialty boutique for organic cosmetics and a café, tucked away on a street behind Aoyama-Street.
Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects Revitalizes Boiler Central in Vejle
Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects has recently completed the 1,200 square meter large refurbishment project of The Boiler Central, an old boiler building from the '40s in the unique, historic industrial complex in Vejle, Denmark.
Autodesk Exchange Apps Store Reaches 1 Million Downloads
Autodesk Exchange Apps, a web-based design and engineering app store created for the Autodesk community, reached its one-millionth app milestone this week with a customer download of the coolOrange threadModeler for Autodesk Inventor.
Beaubien by Lambert & Fils
Lambert & Fils recently unveiled its new lightning fixture Beaubien. Made of aluminum, powder coated steel and brass, the Beaubien is situated in an industrial and graphic aesthetic inspired by traditional Chinese screens.
iF Public Value Award 2016
iF launched a new competition which seeks projects that actively aim at improving living conditions, promoting peaceful coexistence or preserving the environment - in other words, creating a public value - including businesses' social projects, environmental initiatives,and innovative approaches from the public sector..
SBID International Design Awards 2015
The 2015 SBID International Design Awards are now open for entries. The competition recognizes, rewards and celebrates design excellence from high-end luxury projects to innovative design and new talent on limited budgets.
TypeCon2015: Condensed
The 2015 TypeCon will be held August 12-17 in Denver, Colorado. TypeCon is an annual conference presented by the non-profit Society of Typographic Aficionados (SOTA), an international organization dedicated to the promotion, study, and support of typography and related arts.
SEGD Xlab 2015
The 2015 SEGD Xlab, a design + technology conference focused on the future of user/customer experience, will be held November 5-6 in NYC.
BLOOOM Award by WARSTEINER 2015
The BLOOOM Award by WARSTEINER is a stepping-stone for emerging artists. Sponsored by the family-owned brewery Warsteiner, the competition was created to offer young creatives a chance to get their start in the international art market.
Ikanos Restaurant by BlazysGérard
BlazysGérard designed the new Ikanos - an Old Montreal restaurant with Mediterranean flair. The concept is based on a reinterpretation of the characteristic architecture of Greece and neighbouring countries.
BuckleyGrayYeoman Completes 9 Henrietta Street for Fred Perry in Covent Garden
BuckleyGrayYeoman recently completed Fred Perry's new shop and gallery at 9 Henrietta Street, Covent Garden.
A Modern Boathouse in a Canadian Landscape
Kevin Weiss of Weiss Architecture & Urbanism recently designed a private boathouse and docking facility located on one of the many islands dotting The Archipelago in Georgian Bay, Ontario.
Design PhD Conference 2015
The 2015 Design PhD Conference will be held July 2-3 in the LICA Building, Lancaster University. The conference will offer an opportunity to meet, exchange knowledge and ideas, and learn about the latest developments in design thinking, methods and research projects.
Radici by Studio3877
Studio3877 recently completed Radici - an authentic Italian marketplace and cafe in Washington, D.C. The 1,600 square-foot-market and cafe, adjacent to the district's popular Eastern Market in the Capitol Hill neighborhood, features imported gourmet Italian products such as bread, meats, cheeses, wine, and coffee.
Veranda House by Blouin Tardif Architecture
Blouin Tardif recently designed the Veranda house - a single-family home, located in a new forest development, designed to be intimate and discreet.
Autoban Designs Babaji Restaurant in London
Autoban recently completed the design for Babaji, a new Turkish restaurant in London's Soho from renowned restauranteur Alan Yau.
Sheridan&Co Creates Retail Strategy and Visual Merchandising for 1Rebel
Sheridan&Co created the retail strategy and visual merchandising for 1Rebel - a new gym concept that is set to disrupt the way City dwellers keep fit for the better.
The Compass Lofts
The Compass Lofts is a newly renovated, 10-story adaptive reuse residential and commercial building located in Manhattan's Financial District.
Ssense Head Office by Humà Design
Designed by Humà Design the new Ssense office is situated at the top of 333 Chabanel in Montreal. Humà took an entire floor of a former textile factory and transformed the space into a modern office space, studio and warehouse.
Coffee Bar Kearny by jones | haydu
Designed by jones | haydu, Coffee Bar Kearny is a tiny cafe in the heart of downtown San Francisco that brings epicurean level coffee at a rate and speed to meet the Financial District's demands while simultaneously revitalizing a stretch of sidewalk that has been fallow for over twenty years.
HM6 Space Pirate Wins the Red Dot: Best of the Best Prize
The MB&F HM6 Space Pirate has been named "Best of the Best" in the Red Dot Award: Product Design 2015.
Material (R)evolution Report: Connected
Material ConneXion released Connected, the third installment of the Material (R)evolution report series.
European Hotel Design Awards 2015: Call for Entries
The 2015 European Hotel Design Awards is now open for entries. Internationally recognized as the leading pan-European competition to focus on excellence in hotel architecture and design, the Awards are organized by Sleeper Magazine and attract the hospitality industry's brightest stars competing across a variety of categories.
BIID Annual Conference 2015: Who Do We Think We Are?
The British Institute of Interior Design (BIID), which marks its 50th anniversary this year, will hold its 2015 Annual Conference with the theme of 'Who Do We Think We Are?' on June 18 with the help of practitioners, expert commentators, leaders and innovators from across the design spectrum.
H&M Lookbook Autumn/Winter Men 2015
H&M has unveiled its Autumn/Winter 2015 collection for men. Silhouette and fabrics are the focus for men at H&M for AW15, with an emphasis on coats, jackets and knitwear both fine and textured.
5th Annual Architecture at Zero Competition
The fifth annual Architecture at Zero competition for zero net energy (ZNE) building design is now open for submissions from students and professionals worldwide. The competition engages architecture, engineering and planning experts in the pursuit of designing energy efficient buildings.
City of Melbourne Adopts IFI Interiors Declaration
The International Federation of Interior Architects/Designers (IFI) along with the Design Institute of Australia (DIA) announced the official adoption of the IFI Interiors Declaration by the City of Melbourne.
World Design Impact Prize 2015-2016
The World Design Impact Prize is seeking nominations for the 2015-2016 competition. The World Design Impact Prize is a biennial award created to celebrate, recognize, and encourage impact design projects from around the world.
Ze World's Next Best 3D CAD Artist
FourSplines will launch a worldwide 3D modeling competition on May 24, 2015. Open to all champions and 3D modeling enthusiasts, the event will be held in network across the world through live broadcast on NOMADLive.tv and in person at the premises of La Gare.
Kids Design Award 2015
The 2015 Kids Design Award is now open for entries. The competition seeks outstanding concepts and designs for children's items and furniture that are inventive and futuristic in terms of their function and design.
Call for Papers: SAH 69th Annual International Conference
The Society of Architectural Historians is now accepting abstracts for its 69th Annual International Conference in Pasadena/Los Angeles, April 6-10, 2016.
Gallipoli: Myth and Memory
Philip Simpson Design has created a bold and immersive setting for an exploration of the fictions and facts surrounding one of World War I's most infamous Allied defeats.
The 20th Annual ASFD Pinnacle Awards
The 20th Annual ASFD Pinnacle Awards are open for entries. The Awards were created in April 1995 by the American Society of Furniture Designers board of directors to promote design quality and encourage the recognition of furniture designers within the retail home furnishings industry.
Late Architect and Designer Michael Graves Receives National Design Award for Lifetime Achievement
Michael Graves (1934 - 2015), the late celebrated architect and designer and founder of Michael Graves Architecture & Design has won the National Design Award for Lifetime Achievement from the Cooper Hewitt.
Graphis Annual Reports 2014/2015: Call for Entries
Graphis is calling for entries for its Annual Reports 2014/2015 competition. The competition will feature the top annual reports submitted from some of the best international design firms.
Postdigital Artisans: Craftmanship with a New Aesthetic in Fashion, Art, Design and Architecture
Frame has just released a book about a return to craft and tactility in the digital age, and how people are looking for more than touch screens in order to be touched.
Typographics: A Design Conference on Contemporary Typography Comes to New York City
Typographics is an ambitious two-day typography conference, surrounded by two weeks of workshops and events, planned for this June at The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art in New York City. Organized by Cooper's Type@Cooper and the Herb Lubalin Study Center of Design and Typography, the conference provides a platform for designers to share broad perspectives on where typography is today and where it is going.
iF Design Award 2016
The 2016 iF Design Award is now open for entries. This year, the awards will be given in seven categories: product, communication, packaging, interior architecture, professional concept, architecture, and service design.
3D Printshow New York
3D Printshow, to be held April 16-19, will bring the world's most disruptive technology back to New York City for four days of business, tech and creativity.
solidThinking Evolve 2015
solidThinking has today released solidThinking Evolve 2015, packed with features that make 3D concept creation and modeling faster, easier, and more realistic.
Moleskine Batman Limited Edition Notebook Collection
Moleskine has today unveiled the Batman Limited Edition Notebook Collection.
Art Deco Museum Releases New Book Honoring Gabriel Voisin
The Mullin Automotive Museum announced the exclusive U.S. release of its latest book, VOISIN: La Différence, a modern retrospective on Gabriel Voisin and his avant garde designs and pioneering inventions.
Lead Belly Box Set by Visual Dialogue
From his discovery in prison to his genre-defying repertoire to his influence on musicians that continues to this day, Huddie Ledbetter - better known as Lead Belly - is one of the most fascinating characters in American music.
Magisso Cool-ID Tumbler Wins Red Dot Design Award
The new self-cooling Magisso Cool-ID Tumbler for beer and other beverages has been awarded with the 2015 Red Dot Product Design Award.
Results of the Red Dot Award: Product Design 2015
The Red Dot Award: Product Design 2015 jury awarded the sought-after seal of quality for good design to 1240 products.
Duffy & Partners Creates New Brand Identity for Meals on Wheels America
Duffy & Partners designed the new brand identity for the Meals on Wheels Association of America, including logo design, typography, iconography, co-branding for other programs and state associations, promotional items and collateral.
Lines, Grid & Blocks by Scholten & Baijings
Lines, Grid & Blocks - an environmental installation by Dutch design duo Scholten & Baijings - will be on display at Herman Miller's National Design Center at Corso Garibaldi 70 in Milan from 14-19 April.
SOAR: 101 Inspiring Ideas for Creative Professionals in Design, Branding & Marketing
HOW Design Live released a new white paper, "SOAR: 101 Inspiring Ideas for Creative Professionals in Design, Branding & Marketing." The free white paper offers valuable advice and tips from some of the top creative minds in design, branding and marketing.
LEAOS Carbon Urban E-Bike Wins 2015 Red Dot Product Design Award
LEAOS Carbon Urban E-Bike has won the 2015 Red Dot Product Design Award. LEAOS is the first E-Bike with a consequent unbroken designline including handlebar and fork.
St-Philippe Residence by Atelier Général
Atelier Général recently converted a duplex into a cottage for a young professional couple wishing to adapt the layout to their needs.
MoMu Museum Explorer
The Fashion Museum of Antwerp (MoMu) unveiled Momu Museum Explorer, an interactive wall to unlock the Museum's hidden treasures locked away in huge archives.
ASID Launches Business Strategy Courses for Interior Designers
The American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) has launched a new online business strategy training series.
The Design Competition Conference
Co-hosted with Harvard University's Graduate School of Design on April 23-24, the Design Competition Conference will assess the current state of competitions and propose ways to creatively engage broader communities, develop innovative incentives for greater designer participation, and address issues aimed at improving people's daily lives.
Adobe Comp CC for iPad
Adobe has just released Comp CC, a free iPad app that allows users to quickly layout design concepts for mobile, Web and print.
Dusty Film & Animation Festival 2015
The 26th Dusty Film & Animation Festival will be held in New York City, Saturday, May 9 through Tuesday, May 12, 2015. The four-day event will showcase more than 100 films and animations from students graduating this spring.
Truly Open Eichler Home by Klopf Architecture
Klopf Architecture, Arterra Landscape Architects, and Flegels Construction updated a classic Eichler open, indoor-outdoor home.
Ten Images for Ithaca 2015
This year, the annual Ten Images for Ithaca will be held July 13-17 in the island of Ithaca, Greece.
Chop Bloc & Bloc Bar by DesignLSM
DesignLSM recently designed Chop Bloc & Bloc Bar, a new high-end steak and burger restaurant and bar based in Chelmsford.
Noneli by Formabilio: Simple and Harmonious
Noneli, designed by Auriga Studio for Formabilio, is a LED floor lamp with a simple and harmonious shape unveiling a charming personality.
11th European Academy of Design Conference: The Value of Design Research
The 11th European Academy of Design Conference will be held April 21-24 in Paris. The theme of the conference is "The Value of Design Research."
Volvo Wins Red Dot Best of the Best Product Design Award for XC90
Volvo has been awarded the 2015 Red Dot 'Best of the Best' Product Design Award for its XC90 luxury SUV.
Waternest 100: The First Ecological Floating Habitat for Different Uses
Waternest recently unveiled WaterNest 100, an eco-friendly floating housing unit concept, exclusively designed by the renown Italian architect Giancarlo Zema.
Core77 Design Awards 2015
Core77 is still accepting entries for its 2015 Design Awards. A celebration of excellence in all areas of design, the Design Awards program enlists an international jury of design experts to honor those who present creative, innovative and forward thinking designs across 14 traditional and progressive categories.
Ann Taylor Spring Summer 2015 Collection
Ann Taylor has recently unveiled its Spring/Summer 2015 collection. Inspired by stylish women on the street, the collection features what will be spring's hottest trends such as polka dots, refined stripes, florals, and mesh.
Red Dot Award: Communication Design 2015
The 2015 Red Dot Award: Communication Design is now open for entries. Red Dot invites designers, agencies, freelancers and companies to submit their projects to the scrutiny of the international jury.
IIDA 2015 Best Interiors of Latin America & the Caribbean Competition
The International Interior Design Association (IIDA) is accepting submissions for the 2015 Best Interiors of Latin America & the Caribbean Competition.