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Artists and designers are pushing their imaginations to the limit with unconventional explorations of material and form; the results mislead the viewer, creating a world of intrigue and subverted expectations.

2024 Design Direction, PROVENANCE. Applications in Furniture, Textiles, Retail, Rugs and Accessories

Veering from octopus tentacles to rain filled clouds, lighting at this year’s Milan Design Week was sculptural and immersive, with inspiration drawn directly from art.

The importance of lighting in Scandinavia cannot be understated and is seen as a fundamental factor in the region’s physical and emotional wellbeing.

The recent death of high priestess of plaid Vivienne Westwood, and the V&A’s current celebration of Scotland’s proudest textile, has turned attention once again to tartan.

Swedish design studio Front has managed to pull off an enviable balance, producing highly innovative, experimental work alongside commercially successful projects for some of the biggest names in design.

For the past 15 years, Colombian artist

We cannot have colour without light. Here, we look into the technical aspects of working with colour in different artificial lights and asks the question, how does lighting affect our perception?

Could designers play a role in finding solutions to the food waste crisis?