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On point(e)
Refreshing the brand identity of the Birmingham Royal Ballet
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Reimagining Damascus
Dioramas of Damascus, made from repurposed materials, tell the story of a fractured Syrian city
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From dawn to dust
Katie Paterson’s Requiem will change the way you think about dust
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Becoming the customer
DI Alumnus NB Studio refreshes the ID of one of the world’s largest media agencies
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Metaverse Multiples
Keiken’s interactive gaming installation uses tech to explore different states of being
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Unmissable monographs
We celebrate two titles by designers in the service of joy and collective wellbeing
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Make it snappy
Exploring how the built environment might respond to the harsh conditions of climate change.
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Rain on me
Tactus Design Workshop’s self-sustainable home of the future
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Exploring interspecies art
Alexandra Daisy Ginsberg has developed an algorithm that caters for pollinator preferences
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Curiosity thrilled the cat
Meet the purrrr-fect bionic spy robot for cat lovers
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Dazzling with design
How Yinka Ilori’s technicolour storytelling is taking over the world
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Morag Myerscough’s #CleanPower installation brightened up COP26
We chat to the designer about her recycled ocean plastic flags
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Former Design Indaba Speaker, Es Devlin presented her Conference of the Trees at COP26
The iconic stage designer planted a space for climate change conversations
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How 10 tech start-ups selected by COP26 will help us reach net zero targets
From combating climate change via AI, to Apps that reduce food wastage, these 10 companies champion tech for our planet
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We interview climate-conscious Riccardo Cenedella on upcycling carpet waste
The sustainable young designer shows new possibilities for waste materials
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#DI takes London Design Festival 2021
This year’s festival features former #DI Speakers and an array of sustainable projects
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No Waste Challenge winners announced!
Sixteen global waste-busters awarded top honours by What Design Can Do.
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Denouncing plastic, hair as art, African spirituality & the Bouroullec Brothers’s latest…
Design for people, by people.
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Spoon Archaeology examines plastic cutlery, hopefully, as a relic of the past
Kai Linke and Peter Eckart put 20 years of plastic cutlery on museum display.
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The high-speed Hyperloop by Zaha Hadid Architects will revolutionise land-based travel
Hyperloop and Zaha Hadid Architects on track to transport us into the future.
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South African Firm Counterspace’s Much-Anticipated Serpentine Pavilion Finally Opens to the Public
Postponed to 2021, Counterspace’s 2020 Serpentine Pavilion celebrates places of meeting.
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Get design’s latest: Louvre’s 1st female leader, PoAD opens, & Heatherwick floats Little Island…
Innovation, engagement, and leadership are our watchwords this week.
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#DI Global Graduate Ini Archibong Launches Travelling Pavilion at London Design Biennale, Directed by #DI Speaker Es Devlin
Pavilion of the African Diaspora is a travelling installation in three phases.
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#DI Speaker Hanif Kara’s Latest London Project, The Tide
The Tide, a feat of engineering, architecture, and art, transforms an industrial area.
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