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Superficial design

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Superficial design

Rotterdam – A new exhibition examines the role of exterior textures and finishes in design.

Haptic Illusion : Het Nieuwe Instituut : The Things And The Materials

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Endless road

London – Honda’s latest advertisement goes on forever, in a good way.

Honda : Endless Road : The Immortal Brand

Bring me sunshine: Indoor fittings recreate natural light indoors

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Bring me sunshine: Indoor fittings recreate natural light indoors

Como, Italy – CoeLux offers authentic natural light indoors with a range of fittings that bring in the sunshine.

CoeLux : Indoor Lighting : Haptic Illusion

Design Miami/ 2014: Gridlocked installation creates optical illusion

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Design Miami/ 2014: Gridlocked installation creates optical illusion

Miami – Minneapolis studio RO/LU collaborated with design companies Various Projects and Print It All Over Me to create a graphic installation in h...

Vectorism : Design Miami/ 2014 : Optical Illusion

Seeing is believing: Apple’s new advert offers a different perspective

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Seeing is believing: Apple’s new advert offers a different perspective

US – For its latest advert, technology brand Apple has jumped on the trend for using smart optical illusions.

Apple : Haptic Illusion : Advertising

Tricky time: Music video explores break-ups using optical illusions

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Tricky time: Music video explores break-ups using optical illusions

Brooklyn – OK Go's latest single, The Writing's on the Wall, is an ode to that moment when a person realises his or her relationship is an unhappy ...

Music Video : Trompe L'oeil : Haptic Illusion

Frieze New York 2014

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Frieze New York 2014

For the third year, the global art crowd flocked to New York’s blossom-lined Randall’s Island, home to a white bivouac tent containing ar...

Frieze Art Fair : Foodscapes : Haptic Illusion

Milan 2014: Part 1

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Milan 2014: Part 1

Texture and surface design were explored through material manipulation at this year’s Salone Internazionale del Mobile

Milan : Milan Salone : Salone Internazionale Del Mobile

Salone Internazionale del Mobile Milan 2014 Part 2: Top 5 products

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Salone Internazionale del Mobile Milan 2014 Part 2: Top 5 products

Another year, another fresh wave of new designs, products and prototypes for the design world to sit up and take notice of.

Surface Design : Geology : Futurist Montage

In the air: Designer’s illusion could inspire retail spaces

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In the air: Designer’s illusion could inspire retail spaces

Seoul – Artist Kyung Woo Han’s installation, Green House, appeared to be a flooded room filled with floating furniture, when in reality it was cl...

Optical Illusion : Retail Space : Interiors

Salone Internazionale del Mobile Milan 2014 Preview

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Salone Internazionale del Mobile Milan 2014 Preview

The global design calendar’s main event, Salone Internazionale del Mobile, is set to descend on Milan for the show’s 53rd year. The city becomes ...

Milan : Milan Salone : Salone Internazionale Del Mobile

Magic touch: A retail interior to reflect on

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Magic touch: A retail interior to reflect on

Sydney – For his first stand-alone store, Australian designer Dion Lee turned to interior design agency Akin Creative to translate his minimalist a...

Dion Lee : Akin Creative : Sydney

London Fashion Week A/W14

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London Fashion Week A/W14

Texture and colour played an important role this season, while other looks subtly referenced the great outdoors.

Issa : Peter Pilotto : Roksanda Ilincic

Shades of grey: Salon creates illusion of light

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Shades of grey: Salon creates illusion of light

Tokyo – The GreeM salon in Tokyo is not an ideal space for a business where good lighting is considered pivotal. But Takara Space Design, which des...

Functional : GreeM Salon : Trompe-l'oeil

Seeing is believing: Honda ad plays with reality

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Seeing is believing: Honda ad plays with reality

London – Classic optical illusion trickery provided the inspiration for Honda’s latest advertisement, An Impossible Made Possible.

Surrealism : Advert : Campaign

Power of touch: Designer creates haptic experience

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Power of touch: Designer creates haptic experience

London – Royal College of Art graduate Eunhee Jo has been on LS:N Global’s One to Watch list since we reported on her work in our RCA show review i...

Interaction : Wall-embedded : London Design Museum

Warm glow: Malleable light doubles as a pillow

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Warm glow: Malleable light doubles as a pillow

Berlin – Designer Simon Frambach has created Soft Light, a spongy lamp that can be pushed into crevices and cracks, and even used as a headrest.

Lamp : Soft Furnishing : Pillow

Blank slate: A colourless clubhouse in China

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Blank slate: A colourless clubhouse in China

Zhengzhou, China – Japanese studio Noiz Architects has designed a clubhouse for a large private company in Zhengzhou using only white, cream and gr...

Wallpaper : Clubhouse : Monochrome

New York Design Week 2013: Top 10 products

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New York Design Week 2013: Top 10 products

Each year, more and more design showcases and product launches are organised to coincide with New York’s International Contemporary Furniture Fair ...

Design : Kaleido-metric : NY

All an illusion: Storage design distorts perspective

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All an illusion: Storage design distorts perspective

Iceland – Icelandic designer Thorunn Arnadottir has created a set of storage units that look natural and yet are made from artificial material...

Office : Tables : Iceland

Shining example: Concrete given a light touch

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Shining example: Concrete given a light touch

Germany – Designers Miriam Aust and Sebastian Amelung have re-imagined the possibilities of concrete, creating lightweight, paper-like lamps from it.

Concrete : Like Paper : Sebastian Amelung

A cut above: Geo rug works on different levels

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A cut above: Geo rug works on different levels

London – UK designer Ella Doran has created the Geo Carved Rug for carpet retailer WovenGround.

Texture : WovenGround : Ella Doran

Going potty: New vessels are not what they seem

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Going potty: New vessels are not what they seem

Amsterdam – Amsterdam-based designer Siba Sahabi has used an unconventional material to create a collection of Greek-inspired vessels.

Amsterdam : Between Two Rivers : Carafes

Maison et Objet 2012

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Maison et Objet 2012

The second Maison & Objet of 2012 was a playful and evocative event. In the autumn/winter show in Paris colour palettes remained vibrant, but desig...

Surreal : Black Magic : Haptic Illusion

Lightbulb moment: Squeezable rubber lighting to be unveiled at Milan

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Lightbulb moment: Squeezable rubber lighting to be unveiled at Milan

Lightbulb moment: Squeezable rubber lighting to be unveiled at Milan

Booo! : Milan Design Week : Spazio Rossana Orlandi

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