Design News
Bohlin Cywinski Jackson Designs New Headquarters for Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Bohlin Cywinski Jackson recently designed the headquarters for the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) in San Francisco's China Basin neighborhood.
SBID Product Design Awards 2020
Submissions are now open for the 2020 SBID Product Design Awards. The Awards celebrate the finest design, innovation and functionality of products within the interior design sector.
Good Design Awards 2020
Good Design Australia is calling for Australian and international entries to the 2020 Good Design Awards. The annual Awards recognizes and celebrates excellence in cutting edge design and breakthrough innovation.
Future Architecture 2020: Call for Ideas
The 2020 Future Architecture is now open for submissions. The Future Architecture Platform invites multi-disciplinary emerging creatives from all over the world with transformative projects related to our living environment.
Vault49 Creates Logo and Packaging Design for Moon Cotton
Vault49 has designed the identity and visual language for slime brand Moon Cotton, including full un-boxing experience for the direct to consumer brand.
Precipice Design Reimagines NIOX VERO Asthma Detection and Management System
Precipice Design recently worked with specialist pharmaceutical company, Circassia, to reimagine the NIOX VERO, a 'gold standard' point-of-care medical device which detects nitric oxide levels, a marker of airway inflammation, in patients' breath, to help diagnose and manage asthma.
BoConcept Unveils Chelsea Lamps Designed by Karim Rashid
BoConcept has added two new lamps to its Chelsea collection. Designed by Karim Rashid for BoConcept, Chelsea is a minimal yet emotive collection compromising a sofa and a matching chair, as well as wall, floor standing, and pendant lamps.
FCA Designs New Liberty Property Trust Headquarters
Francis Cauffman Architects (FCA) recently designed the new Liberty Property Trust headquarters, an office geared to fit a variety of workstyles.
IS Instore Designs Gravity Defying Brand Experience for adidas
IS Instore has designed an immersive brand activation for the launch of adidas UltraBoost 20 sneaker, which marks a gravity-defying partnership with the International Space Station.
AIA NY New Practices New York 2020: Pause
The 2020 New Practices New York, a biennial competition since 2006, is now open for submissions. This juried portfolio competition serves as the preeminent platform to recognize and promote new and innovative architecture and design firms in NYC, and honors architects that utilize unique and innovative strategies, both in the projects they undertake and the practices they have established.
Adobe Updates Capture with New Colored Shapes and Pattern Builder Features
Adobe has released an update for Capture on iOS that includes the ability to capture color information in artwork and photos to create full-color vector shapes and use vector shapes to create layered patterns.
2020 North American Copper in Architecture Awards
Architects, designers and sheet metal contractors are invited to submit their copper building projects for the 2020 North American Copper in Architecture (NACIA) awards program. The program recognizes and promotes architectural copper and copper alloy structures in North America.
Spector Group Designs Waterfall Asset Management's New Headquarters in NYC
Spector Group recently designed the new NYC headquarters for Waterfall Asset Management, an investment management firm that specializes in structured credit and private equity investments.
Nissen Richards Studio Designs Forgotten Masters of Indian Painting for Wallace Collection
Nissen Richards Studio recently designed the new London exhibition at the Wallace Collection called Forgotten Masters: Indian Painting for the East India Company.
Kirei Adds Tartan Tiles to EchoPanel Series
Kirei has debuted EchoPanel Tartan Tiles, the newest addition to the company's EchoPanel series.
Experience Design 2020
The 2020 Experience Design will be held February 24-26 in Denver, CO. This year's event will no longer focus solely on UX design, but also push to explore the boundaries of what experience really means and how to use design to impact the end result. This includes the intersection of physical and digital, employee engagement, brand as an ecosystem, sensory and emotional experiences.
Brown Jordan Reissues Iconic Collection for 75th Anniversary
To celebrate its 75th Anniversary, Brown Jordan is reissuing its iconic mid-century 'Walter Lamb Aluminum Collection' with modern, elevated materials to withstand the elements.
Hem Debuts New Max Lamb Table
Hem has debuted the Max Table, designed by Max Lamb and crafted by a small family-run woodworking business in Padua, Italy.
Clariant ColorWorks Releases ColorForward 2021 Color Forecasting Guide
Clariant ColorWorks has released the 'ColorForward 2021,' the 15th edition of the annual Clariant color forecasting guide for the plastics industry.
Architecture Research Office Named 2020 Architecture Firm of the Year
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) has named Architecture Research Office (ARO) the 2020 Architecture Firm of the Year. The Firm Award is the highest honor the AIA bestows on an architecture practice.
Moto Designshop Wins Silver Medal for Jesuit Residence
Moto Designshop's Arrupe Hall Jesuit Community at Saint Joseph's University has won the Silver Medal from the American Institute of Architects, Philadelphia Chapter. Silver is the highest award given for an unbuilt project.
JCJ Architecture HQ at Historic Coltsville East Armory Building
JCJ Architecture relocated the headquarters of its national design practice to the fourth floor of the Coltsville East Armory Building, a historic factory complex for the manufacture of firearms.
Pininfarina and Roux Debut New Helmet Line
ROUX Helmets has debuted a new helmet line, designed in collaboration with Pininfarina of America, at this year's Performance Racing Industry (PRI) show.
AIA CA Launches 2020 Architecture at Zero Competition
The American Institute of Architects California (AIA CA) has launched the ninth annual Architecture at Zero competition. This competition strives to generate new, innovative ideas for zero net energy (ZNE) construction to help achieve California's goal for all new residential construction to be ZNE by 2020 and all new commercial construction to be ZNE by 2030.
Standard Black and Irving Farm Coffee Create Limited Blend to Benefit Charity
Irving Farm Coffee recently partnered with Standard Black to create a signature, limited-edition blend for the holiday season.
Grand Park Hotel Rovinj by 3LHD
3LHD recently completed the Grand Park Hotel Rovinj, located directly on the Adriatic coast, near the marina and the promenade.
nemaworkshop Designs Picnic Provisions & Whiskey in New Orleans
nemaworkshop recently designed a new New Orleans restaurant, Picnic Provisions & Whiskey.
Carnegie's Biobased Xorel Achieves Living Product Challenge Certification
Carnegie's Biobased Xorel, a groundbreaking high-performance textile sourced from sugar cane, achieved Living Product Challenge Certification.
Designers and Architects Talk 2020: A Series About Design and Its Impact on Client Success
IIDA and AIA Chicago have announced the 'Designers and Architects Talk: A Series About Design and Its Impact on Client Success' will return in spring 2020 after a highly successful inaugural series.
Autodesk Releases Maya 2020
Autodesk has released Maya 2020, featuring new improvements that empower animators, modelers, riggers, and technical artists to work faster and more efficiently throughout the production pipeline.
iF Design Talent Award 2020
Submissions are now open for the first phase of 2020 iF Design Talent Award. Design students from around the world are invited to submit ideas and concepts that address the most pressing challenges facing our society.
Fjord Launches 2020 Trends Report
Fjord has released its 2020 Trends Report, highlighting seven emerging trends expected to shape the business of experience.
GRAY Announces Winners of 2019 GRAY Awards
GRAY has announced the winners of the 2019 GRAY Awards, a cross-disciplinary design awards program focused on the Pacific Northwest.
Orhan Irmak Designs Travel Edition Packaging for Tadim
Orhan Irmak Tasarim recently designed travel edition packaging for Tadim, Turkey's leading packaged nuts and dried fruits brand.
New Old: Designing for our Future Selves
'New Old: Designing for our Future Selves' exhibition will be on view at the Pratt Manhattan Gallery from February 7 through May 23, exploring cutting-edge design solutions for our rapidly aging society. The design concepts are centered around six themes: Ageing, Identity, Home, Community, Working, and Mobility.
DesignTO Festival 2020
Entering its 10th year, DesignTO is Canada's largest annual celebration of design with over 100 exhibitions and events forming Toronto's design week, January 17-26, 2020. DesignTO brings to Toronto immersive installations, fantastic exhibitions, and engaging talks, taking art and design out of the studio and into the city.
Magnolia House by Rerucha Studio
Jill Rerucha of the Seattle-based Rerucha Studio recently designed the architecture and interiors for a transformative residential project 'Magnolia House.'
Hoedemaker Pfeiffer Renovates Continental Place
Hoedemaker Pfeiffer has completed the interior renovation of a Seattle condominium which captures the essence of the Pacific Northwest.
PB Creative Designs Sophisticated New Look for Toni & Guy
PB Creative has created a sophisticated new look for Toni & Guy. The agency has been working with the brand for the past five years and was responsible for creating the new Toni & Guy masterbrand 'lock up' by championing the ampersand and showcasing it as a key asset that represented the brand's bold personality.
Cactus Club Café by Assembledge+
Assembledge+ has designed the fifth Cactus Club Cafe location in Canada located in Burnaby at Station Square.
Heliotrope Architects Designs 'Lone Madrone' Retreat Nestled into the Landscape of Orcas Island
Heliotrope Architects recently designed a 1,600sf retreat in the San Juan Islands of Washington called Lone Madrone.
Jeffrey Hutchison & Associates Completes New Beauty Hall in Macau
Jeffrey Hutchison & Associates (JHA) recently completed an innovative reinvention of DFS's T Galleria Beauty Hall in the hub of the Four Seasons Hotel - Venetian development in Macau, China.
Watermark House by Barker Associates Architecture Office
Barker Associates Architecture Office recently completed the Watermark House in Brooklyn, New York.
Neil Tomlinson Architects Wins Gold at 2019 London Design Awards for Princes Mews
Neil Tomlinson Architects has won the GOLD Award for Residential Interiors at the London Design Awards 2019 for its Princes Mews project.
nemaworkshop Designs Interiors for The Drayton Hotel
nemaworkshop recently completed the interiors for The Drayton Hotel. Crafted and conceived with the building's storied history in mind, the 33,000 square-foot hotel occupies one of Savannah's oldest buildings.
Ross Lovegrove Designs 2019 British Fashion Awards Trophy
The British Fashion Council and Swarovski commissioned Ross Lovegrove to design this year's Fashion Awards trophy.
anySCALE Completes Porsche China's New Headquarters
anySCALE has completed Porsche China's new Headquarters in Shanghai at the Lu Jia Zui Financial Plaza.
Pascale Girardin Creates 'Contemplation' for Four Seasons Hotel Montreal
Pascale Girardin has created a site-specific sculpture for the Four Seasons Hotel Montreal.
nendo Designs &Drip for Coca-Cola Japan
nendo has designed a new home use capsule coffee machine for Coca-Cola Japan Company.
Pantone's 2020 Color of the Year is Classic Blue
Pantone has announced Classic Blue as the 2020 Color of the Year. PANTONE 19-4052 Classic Blue, a timeless and enduring blue hue, instills calm, confidence, and connection.
FLA Future of Branding Week 2020
Future London Academy's (FLA) 2020 Future of Branding Week will be held June 22-26 in London. This one-week learning adventure is for people who want to understand what differentiates a good brand from a great one, how to create a legacy and what you need to know to succeed globally. This program will help you to stay up-to-date with the newest trends in the industry, become better at what you do and find new ways to develop your career.
Riser Creates Brand Identity for 'Break a Leg Theater Works'
Riser recently created a new brand identity for 'Break a Leg Theater Works.' The non-profit organization was founded by two lifelong friends who sought to share their love of theater with kids, exposing them to the arts through performances, classes, and coaching.
Ruth Adler Schnee: Modern Designs for Living
'Modern Designs for Living,' a retrospective exhibition of the work of textile and interior designer Ruth Adler Schnee, still in active practice at age 96, affirms her pivotal role in the development of the modern interior.
Vollebak Debuts Deep Sleep Cocoon Jacket
Vollebak has debuted 'Deep Sleep Cocoon,' a 'self-contained microhabitat' designed to help you sleep anywhere.
Choeff Levy Fischman Completes Tropical Modern Home in Miami
Choeff Levy Fischman recently completed a two-story home in Miami. The residence leaves you in awe the moment you step onto its lavish motor court.
2020 Radical Innovation Award: Call for Entries
The 2020 Radical Innovation Award is now open for submissions. This competition challenges creative thinkers to pioneer compelling ideas in travel and hospitality.
iN STUDIO Completes New Offices for Canada Lands Company
iN STUDIO has designed Canada Lands Company's (CLC) new workspace on the 17th floor of Toronto's One University Office Tower.
The Switzer Group Redesigns AMC Networks' New NYC Headquarters
The Switzer Group recently redesigned and renovated AMC Networks' (AMCN) ten-floor corporate headquarters located at 11 Penn Plaza in New York City.
RIBA Publishes '2019 Business Benchmarking' Trends Report
The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has published its 2019 Business Benchmarking Report.
Penguin Random House and Anyways Creative Promote the Joy of Reading with New Holiday Campaign
Penguin Random House has collaborated with Anyways Creative for 'Books Make Us Better,' a fresh and engaging campaign to promote the joy of reading by gifting books during the holidays.
2020 Ray of Hope Prize
The Biomimicry Institute is looking for startups that have created products, services or technologies to be considered for the 2020 Ray of Hope Prize, a $100,000 prize competition that provides participants funding and tools to accelerate their path to commercial success.
World Illustration Awards 2020 Call for Entries Now Open
The Association of Illustrators (AOI) is now calling for entries for the 2020 World Illustration Awards. The Awards are open to professional and new talent illustrators living and working in any country.
B&B studio Designs Visual Identity for OATH
B&B studio a bold visual identity for functional drinks brand OATH. OATH has been released as a range of four ready-to-drink flavors, with organic ingredients carefully selected for their health and wellness benefits.
Shutterstock Reveals Fastest Growing Colors for 2020
Shutterstock has released its 2020 Color Trends report. By analyzing pixel data together with image download data, the report highlights the top three colors that customers are downloading most worldwide as well as local favorites in 24 countries around the world.
iN STUDIO Designs Spin Master's Innovative Offices
iN STUDIO recently designed an innovative office for disruptive children's toy and entertainment company Spin Master in Toronto, Canada.
The Magis Way: Magis Opens Pop-Up at Herman Miller NYC Flagship
Magis has opened a temporary 'pop-in' exhibition at Herman Miller's New York flagship. Designed by Note Design Studio, the pop-up space is the most robust and comprehensive presentation of the brand ever presented in North America.
The Freshly Store by CuldeSac Custom
CuldeSac Custom recently designed Freshly Cosmetics' first physical store in Portaferrissa 34, one of the main streets in Barcelona and the fifth busiest in Europe.
Singapore Good Design (SG Mark) 2020
Launched in partnership with the Japan Good Design Award (G Mark), Singapore Good Design (SG Mark) was established to set the benchmark for exceptional design quality that impacts businesses and communities in Singapore and beyond.
AIGA Releases New Issue of Eye on Design Magazine
AIGA has released the sixth issue of its Eye on Design Magazine, which explores the elusive concept of idealism in its many forms.
Williams Murray Hamm Designs New Look for FAB Awards
Williams Murray Hamm (WMH) has created a new identity for the international FAB Awards program, which recognizes the best in creative work for food, beverage and restaurant brands in over 60 countries.
Atwater Redesigns Interiors for Best Western Dry Creek Inn
Atwater has designed a refreshing, country-inspired look for the Best Western Dry Creek Inn, a two-building Mediterranean-style villa located in the heart of Healdsburg, California.
BIID and Houzz Release Results of 2019 Interior Designers Fees Research
The BIID and Houzz recently collaborated to create the most in-depth research of fees the interior design industry has ever seen.
Studio O+A Redesigns Library for Stevenson School
Studio O+A recently redesigned Stevenson School's library for the digital age, incorporating collaborative aspects drawn from the workplaces students will soon be entering.
Carl Hansen & Søn Reintroduces Huntsman Chair
Carl Hansen & Son is reintroducing Børge Mogensen's Huntsman Chair - to complement the Hunting Table.
Wilson Associates Designs Interiors for Niccolo Hotel Changsha
Wilson Associates recently designed the interiors for the Niccolo Hotel Changsha. Located within Hunan's premier Furong District tower, Changsha IFS Tower One, the Niccolo Changsha is the fourth luxury property of its kind from Hong Kong-based hospitality management company, Wharf Hotels.
FreelandBuck Creates 'Over View' Installation for Children's Museum of Pittsburgh's Museum Lab
FreelandBuck has designed a permanent site-specific ceiling installation at Museum Lab, the Children's Museum of Pittsburgh's expansion into the former Carnegie Free Library of Allegheny on Pittsburgh's historic North Side.
Hood Cliff Retreat by Wittman Estes
Wittman Estes recently completed Hood Cliff Retreat, a multi-family retreat, and series of cabins nestled into the landscape on the western shore of Hood Canal, Washington.
Actiu Wins German Design Award with Trim Chair
Actiu has won a German Design Award for its Trim chair in the 'Excellent Product Design - Office Furniture' category.
Moxon Architects Wins Design Competition for Sustainable Timber Bridge for Balingen
Moxon Architects has won an invited competition for a pedestrian and cycle bridge for the town of Balingen in southern Germany.
CLEVER°FRANKE Designs Visual Identity for 2020 Eurovision Song Contest
CLEVER°FRANKE has designed the visual identity for the 2020 Eurovision Song Contest. The data-driven design, which forms the visual basis for the three shows and the event in Rotterdam, symbolizes the celebration of the 65th anniversary of the contest, as well as the 41 countries that come together for it.
Switzer Group Designs New Office for Casanova//McCann
The Switzer Group has designed Casanova//McCann's newest outpost situated in The Hive - a creative campus in North Costa Mesa.
Young Professionals Application Day for 2020 Red Dot Product Design Award
Red Dot has announced the date for its 'Young Professionals Application Day,' which offers 50 young & upcoming designers free registrations for the 2020 Red Dot Award: Product Design.
Bluemarlin Rebrands Mooncup
Mooncup has undergone a complete brand refresh created by bluemarlin. The rebrand supports the period care company's shift from a discreet alternative to a confident category leader, strengthening its stand out in the growing menstrual cup market that it was instrumental in establishing.
Perkins and Will Designs Disruptive Retail Startup Spreetail's Austin Offices
Perkins and Will recently designed the new offices of Spreetail, a disruptive retail start-up on the cutting edge of e-commerce.
Center Est-Nord-Est by Bourgeois / Lechasseur Architects
Bourgeois / Lechasseur Architects recently designed a new building for Center Est-Nord-Est, in the quiet village of Saint-Jean-Port-Joli.
V&A Illustration Awards 2020
Submissions are now open for the 2020 V&A Illustration Awards. The Awards celebrate excellence in student illustration and three categories of contemporary practice: book cover design, book illustration and illustrated journalism.
Ferrier Marchetti Studio Completes Grand Central
Ferrier Marchetti Studio recently completed Grand Central, a landmark scheme adjacent to the Saint-Lazare Station, Paris.
Studio Output Rebrands Events Agency Wonder
Studio Output recently completed a brand refresh for London-based creative events agency Wonder.
Patrick Thompson Designs Bowlero Lanes & Lounge in Detroit
Patrick Thompson Design recently renovated Bowlero Lanes in Detroit. The team worked closely with David Zainea, co-owner of the Majestic Theatre in Midtown to bring a once-thought declining activity back into a relevant and celebrated past-time by treating it as a true hospitality venue.
Dubbeldam Designs New HQ for Azure Publishing
Dubbeldam Architecture + Design has designed a new headquarters for Azure Publishing, a leading global architecture and design media brand based in Toronto.
Depot Amsterdam Noord by cepezed
cepezed and cepezedinterieur have recently designed the 'Depot Amsterdam Noord,' a new repository for the capital's Stadsarchief, the city's archives. The depot almost doubles the existing archive facilities and is completely energy neutral.
//3877 Completes King Street Oyster Bar
//3877 recently completed the new King Street Oyster Bar in Washington DC. The bar fuses notes of traditional coastal aesthetics with a multifaceted floor plan that supports four distinct guest experiences, including an open kitchen, the eatery effortlessly imbues a lively atmosphere.
World Habitat Awards 2020
World Habitat, in collaboration with UN-Habitat, has announced the 2020 World Habitat Awards. The Awards recognizes and highlights innovative, outstanding and sometimes revolutionary housing ideas, projects and programs from across the world.
European Product Design Award 2020
The 2020 European Product Design Award is now open for entries. The Award recognizes the efforts of talented international product designers who aim to improve our daily lives with their practical, well-thought-out creations.
Communication Arts 2020 Illustration Competition
Submissions are now open for the Communication Arts' 2020 Illustration Competition. Selected by a nationally representative jury of distinguished designers, art directors and illustrators, the winning entries will be distributed worldwide in the Communication Arts Illustration Annual, in print and digital editions.
The Book Illustration Competition 2020
The House of Illustration and the Folio Society have announced their 10th Book Illustration Competition. The competition aims to identify and promote new talent in illustration.
International Reggae Poster Contest 2020
The 7th International Reggae Poster Contest is now open for submissions. Entrants are asked to create a poster about Reggae Music, with a focus on the messages that reggae and all the other genres of Jamaican popular music are spreading globally.
Boston Design Week 2020
The 2020 Boston Design Week will take place all across Greater Boston from March 25th to April 5th. The 7th edition of the 12-day citywide festival aims to draw more attention to the importance of Boston as a hub for design innovation, showcasing the prevalence of design in our day-to-day lives and to expand the design community, ultimately making information more accessible.
BuckleyGrayYeoman Completes Fred Perry's New York City Flagship Store
BuckleyGrayYeoman has completed Fred Perry's latest flagship store in Manhattan, melding the brand's British heritage with the iconic identity of New York City.
Dribbble Releases Results of 2019 Global Survey
Dribbble has released the results of its 2019 Global Survey. The survey offers insights into how and where designers are working, their salaries and education levels, areas for professional growth, hiring opportunities, and more.
