Rival Chicago fairs to « lose ground » without cooperation says Design Days organiser
Rival Chicago design events NeoCon and Fulton Market Design Days must start working together for the benefit of the city, an organiser of one of the fairs has said. Read more
Assume Lack of Context
“The person you’re working with might not know what you know, might not see what you see. It’s tempting to begin where we are. But it’s more useful to begin where they are.” – Seth Godin
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The Guest House
This being human is a guest house. Every morning a new arrival. A joy, a depression, a meanness, some momentary awareness comes as an unexpected visitor. Welcome and entertain them all! Even if they’re a crowd of sorrows, who violently sweep your house empty of its furniture, still, treat each guest honorably. He may be …
Stone cellar in Estonian forest forms base for wooden Põro House
Architects Hanna Karits and Mari Hunt used locally sourced wood to create this house in Estonia, which sits on top of a disused cellar in a forest. Read more
« We need Heatherwick – he is unique in our generation »
Thomas Heatherwick has come in for criticism over his Humanise campaign, but here Aidan Walker mounts an impassioned defence of the British designer. Read more
Financial Times defends Adjaye sexual misconduct reporting after London CEO calls it « unfair »
The Financial Times has said it stands by its investigation of sexual misconduct allegations against David Adjaye, describing it as « carefully prepared », following criticism of its reporting by Adjaye Associates London CEO Lucy Tilley. Read more
Five Gay Times magazine covers that « balance visual impact with meaningful representation »
UK LGBTQ+ media brand Gay Times is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year. Here, senior art director Jack Rowe shares five key magazine covers with progressive design language. Read more
JEB Group unveils partitions « optimised for acoustics »
Promotion: acoustic partition brand JEB Group has enclosed a wood-lined meeting room with a sliding partition system, forming the centrepiece of an office in Hong Kong. Read more
Max Radford Gallery opens London showroom to get people « in front of real objects »
Max Radford Gallery has opened a permanent space in east London that shows collectible designs from its past shows, including pieces by Carsten in der Elst and Amelia Stevens. Read more
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