Can getting design on the government's agenda really benefit working designers? We ask 7 presenters at next week's WDC2014 Design Policy Conference to weigh in.

French designer Matali Crasset has designed a quirky collection of wall clocks for DesignerBox.

Curator Christine Eyene tells us about her selection of experimental artists from Africa whose work was part of London's recent "Africa Utopia" festival.

Frank Tjepkema's latest body of work conveys solidity even as it seems to be melting away.