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Everything you need to know about the world of design, from furniture to fashion and craft to architecture. Expect fresh stories, new finds and designers and all the latest news from the world’s most exciting studios.

1 DAY AGO

Dubai Design Week

Nic Monisse recaps highlights from the 10th iteration of Dubai Design Week, an event that continues to cement the city’s status as the region’s design hub. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

30 min
6 DAYS AGO

‘A Present/Absent Mudhif’

The titular pavilion is on show as part of this year’s Dubai Design Week. The structure’s Iraq-based architect, Ola Saad Znad, discusses the shelter that is inspired by the floating houses found in the Mesopotamian Marshes of southern Iraq. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

7 min
5 NOV

November issue preview

With our latest issue set to hit newsstands this month, we preview some of our favourite stories from a design special that features interviews with industrial designers Cecilie Manz and Ini Archibong. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

29 min
31 OCT

Sheryl Leysner

The interior-and-lighting designer, Sheryl Leysner, discusses her approach to upcycled materials and reuse in her East Amsterdam studio. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

6 min
29 OCT

Tallinn Architecture Biennale, formations in clay furniture, Cathay Pacific’s Aria Suites

We report from the Tallinn Architecture Biennale and meet one of the designers behind Cathay Pacific’s new Business Class suites. Plus: an exhibition in London explores the role of ceramics in furniture design. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

31 min
24 OCT

Tubelight

Boaz Cohen, co-founder of Amsterdam-based studio BCXSY, shares the development process behind the Tubelight, the practice’s playful, award-winning take on fluorescent lights. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

6 min
22 OCT

Rooms Studio, Ghost Signs, ‘Zaha Hadid: Paper Museums’

We visit a design practice in Tbilisi, take a tour of faded signs of east London with Sam Roberts and learn about paper models at the Zaha Hadid Foundation. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

31 min
17 OCT

Mobile Phone Museum

We meet the co-founder of the virtual Mobile Phone Museum to discuss the rich history and design diversity of these portable devices. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

9 min

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Nic Monisse

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Everything you need to know about the world of design, from furniture to fashion and craft to architecture. Expect fresh stories, new finds and designers and all the latest news from the world’s most exciting studios.