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Monkeys, cats and clowns float in the Malaysian skyMore than 20 hot air balloons from 14 countries are participating in the fifth annual Putrajaya International Hot Air Balloon Festival in Malaysia this… 29/03/2013
What sums up your country’s history in one word?What does written history say about a country in as concise a way possible? It’s a question that Martin Elmer has tried to answer with his typographic map… 15/01/2013
Building the schools of tomorrow The way schools are designed can have a significant impact on the way children learn. Architects are now taking a fresh approach when it comes to creating… 14/08/2012
Moscow art exhibition for ‘Iron Curtain’ furniture Moscow’s Heritage art gallery believes that Soviet furniture is an art form all of its own. It has opened an exhibition called “Avant-Garde and post… 26/07/2012
Sounds of the future Life is full of little noises. The satisfying click when you know the lid is on right or the cacophony of sounds from your average kitchen appliance, but… 17/07/2012
Owen Jones design show in UAE The 19th century British architect Owen Jones is the subject of a new exhibition in the United Arab Emirates. Jones, one of the most influential design… 26/04/2012
Bremen’s bunker boom German architect Rainer Mielke has designed and built himself a luxurious, light-filled penthouse on top of a former World War II bunker, a bunker that his… 26/03/2012
Ancient and modern on the Tokyo catwalk At Tokyo Fashion Week the traditional kimono gets a touch of the modern with the designs of Jotaro Saito. See how he mixes the two influences in our… 22/03/2012
Fashion week continues in Milan Italian designer Ermanno Scervino has shown his autumn/winter 2012 collection in Milan. The designer says he was inspired by British country life for part of… 24/02/2012
Life is a bubble for some hotel guests in Paris How would you fancy drifting off to sleep under the glow of the stars with the romantic city of Paris just a few kilometres down the road. Not far away you… 28/09/2011
Portugal racks up second Pritzker prize Painter and illustrator Paula Rego’s museum – the House of Stories – is one of Portuguese architect Eduardo Souto Moura piece’s, the winner of this year’s… 01/04/2011
German scientists design metal sponge boat Ships were originally built from wood, metal then became the material of choice followed by fibreglass and various composites and even concrete but now a new… 30/11/2010
Eco-design: Sustainability with style It is a love affair between idea, form and environment. It is eco-design. A concept that has evolved over the years and today has come into its own. At… 29/11/2010
Seoul looks to soften its architectural image In the last 30 years, competing with Hong Kong, Singapore and Taiwan has made of South Korea a story of economic success. The capital, Seoul, has paid the… 05/10/2010
Oscar Niemeyer’s architectural gift to SpainThe celebrated Brazilian architect, Oscar Niemeyer, marked his 103rd birthday this week with the opening of the main dome of a new cultural centre in northern… 16/12/2010
Scooter show rolls into LisbonAn exhibition of antique scooters has just opened at the Museum of Design and Fashion in Lisbon. 29/07/2010
Polish Fashion WeekFashion Week in Lodz Poland attracted designers from Russia, Ukraine, France, Italy, Spain and Portugal as well as Poland. The director of Polish Fashion… 14/05/2010
Fashion world focusses on Portuguese talentThis week it has been Lisbon’s turn to be the focal point of the fashion world – with 19 Portuguese designers showing off their latest collections. 12/03/2010
Paris fashion: Leonard, Lanvin and ValliFrench label Leonard raided its archives for this year’s Paris Fashion Show. Designer Veronique Leroy stayed true to the brand’s trademark flowery… 11/03/2010
Waste not want not for recycling artistsThree Slovenian artists are transforming other peoples rubbish into art. The resourceful women share a concern for the environment and are constantly thinking… 22/02/2010
Experimenta Design in LisbonExperimenta Design, an exhibition in Lisbon, includes all kinds of objects. But as well as the displays, the expo is also about talks and discussions and the… 15/09/2009
Telling Tales at the V&AThe new exhibition at the V and A in London is called “Telling Tales: Fear and Fantasy in Contemporary Design” and looks at the darker side of contemporary… 27/08/2009
Berlin Wall mattressesThe Berlin Wall was famously covered in graffiti and slogans. “Nobody has the intention of building a wall” was one of the most famous. Now a team of… 30/07/2009
Celebrating Bauhaus- modern interiors meant for the massesThe largest ever exhibition of the Bauhaus design movement is being held in Berlin. Founded 90 years ago the Bauhaus school was a social experiment, a… 24/07/2009
