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Paris gets sparkling new fountains, designed by the Bouroullec brothers

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The European Union flag: Symbol of democracy or bureaucracy?

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Why the artist behind the UK’s biggest bronze sculpture chose a woman as the subject

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London Design Biennale reveals theme and artistic director for 2020 event

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26.02.19

Grace Wales Bonner discusses her Serpentine exhibition, crossing cultures and her ultimate ambition

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What is the Independent Group?

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21.02.19

Karl Lagerfeld dies at 85, leaving design legacy in fashion, photography and furniture

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19.02.19

Seven designers for the future from Stockholm Design Week 2019

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08.02.19

The major flaw in the EpiPen’s design

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07.02.19

London Mayor Sadiq Khan launches plan to provide affordable artists’ studios

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Five big ideas that changed design

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From Modernism to Ikea mugs, how universality shaped design

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18.01.19

Reinventing the chair: Martino Gamper interview

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16.01.19

Designer explores our fractured world, using everything from barbed wire to burkhas

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04.01.19

Hussein Chalayan searches for ‘blind spots’ between design, fashion and sculpture

Design
17.12.18

Discover the work of the Design Museum’s new class of designers in residence

Design
14.12.18

Olafur Eliasson’s Ice Watch comes to London

Design
07.12.18

Robert Venturi’s ‘Ghost Houses’ are playful reminder of the great architect’s continuing influence

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04.12.18

Designer Ximi Li talks Shanghai’s multicultural past, changing present and prosperous future

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Eating in virtual reality: Fantasy restaurants and nightmarish meals

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Balfron Tower: Gutted east London fortress is a husk of a utopia

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Cape Town Furniture Week returns for its third edition with a record number of visitors

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Design House Stockholm presents Lisa Larson’s iconic Birds 1967 collection after being hidden from the public eye for decades

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