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Modern staircases are very rarely built to inspire awe or act as conversation pieces. Indeed, we're growing so lazy and indifferent as a species that we rarely take the stairs anymore, especially when there are more convenient options available....
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Generally speaking, staircases are more about the destination than the journey, little more than a convenient way of getting from A to B. London-based designer Paul Cocksedge, however, was inspired by the concept of taking a simple spiral staircase...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
The eight-episode Max Original limited series “The Staircase” debuted Thursday, May 5 on HBO Max. Inspired by a true story, “The Staircase” explores the life of Michael Peterson (Colin Firth), his sprawling North Carolina...
Posted by: The Darnell Works Agency
Four leading florists have created installations transformed numerous areas of the London restaurant Sketch into blooming gardens or woodland glades in order to celebrate the Chelsea Flower Show, which is taking place this week. The Mayfair...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
The Clerkenwell Design Week kicks off today (May 23) and runs until Thursday (25). Whilst there is far too much to cover in one article (we'll be running a more comprehensive trends piece at the end of the week), we thought we'd highlight 10 of the...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Home, the new Manchester arts centre, is set to open this weekend with a series of events curated by oscar winning director Danny Boyle. The centre is an architectural marvel from the Dutch firm Mecanoo, which has been designed to reconcile the needs...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
The Museum of Applied Arts in Berlin, which has been closed for three years, was reopened recently after a comprehensive renovation. The renovation has been underlined by Berlin-based design consultancy Double Standards, which has designed signage,...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Yesterday, Chime Communications posted pre-tax profits of £25 million for 2013. Operating income at the marketing services company, meanwhile, rose 8% year on year to £169.5 million. Annual operating profits, however, were flat, and the...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
by Ashley Morrison When I went to Sketch in London's Conduit Street recently for a rather posh birthday tea, the last thing I expected to be talking about over my cup of Darjeeling and my strawberry tart were the toilets. Usually, the only time I...
Posted by: Creativepool
The amphibious garment that could let humans breathe underwater Royal College of Art graduate Jun Kamei has built a garment that functions like gills, which could allow humans to survive when sea levels rise up and submerge the earth. Called...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Brothers and Sisters - Sunny Sunny, the online lender, is launching a new TV ad - the latest instalment in the brand’s on-going “Life Support” campaign. The ad, created by Brothers and Sisters, transports viewers to a faraway place...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Ever since I remember I was always obsessed with something. The first obsession I remember taking over me was collecting Lego sets at a very young age. It drove my dad insane, because living in post-communist Poland western Lego sets were pretty...
Posted by: Przemek
Now in its seventh year, designjunction has cemented its reputation as the place #wheredesignmeets. We’re proud to be part of #London's thriving creative community, acting as a platform which connects the industry during the London Design...
Posted by: designjunction
Founded in Hangzhou, China by Weng Shanwei and Yuan Jia-dai, AN-design aims to put aside the inertia of thinking, focusing instead on designs engrained with quick moving, cutting-edge fashions to provide visual space research, product and...
Posted by: Kate Lewin
Amongst my friends and family members, I've become known as something of a Scrooge when it comes to everything festive. Long gone are the days when the opening chords of “Merry Christmas Everyone” would ignite an ember of longing in my...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Airbnb is a relatively new company, having only been founded in 2008, but it's already changed the way many of us vacation, with the owner-focused apartment rental site having become larger in recent years than many established hotel brands, and with...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Six designs from six different teams were revealed this week for a new bridge over the River Avon in Bath. The Bath Quays Bridge will link a new development on the bank of the River Avon with Bath's UNESCO-protected city centre, which is renowned for...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Two famous upper-class London hangouts have been given a spit and polish recently. First up, the Soho-based Groucho Club has been redesigned by Michaelis Boyd Associates, who were tasked with updating the arts & media-focused private members club...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Havas officially opened the Havas Village Chicago this week at the freshly renovated 81,000 square foot office space in the River North area of the windy city; a trendy, urban neighbourhood that perfectly suits the global marketing and communication...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
With the 2020 Oscars right around the corner, Shutterstock has just officially unveiled its latest Oscar Pop! poster series. A tradition among Shutterstock’s design team, the series combines the vibrant and sometimes playful colours, styles and...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
The LEGO Roomba sweeps your LEGO up for you The Brick Wall has created an automatic vacuum cleaner to tidy up all of those stray LEGO pieces with swift ease. The hackers have called the robot the “LEGO Roomba.” The Brick Wall built the...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Despite the fact that they've been incredibly popular (by and large) with the public, the Thomas Heatherwick-designed double-decker buses will no longer be produced by Transport for London, reportedly because they simply cost too much. The...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
True North - Chester Storyhouse True North has named and branded the Storyhouse, a new £37 million arts development in Chester, which is being designed by Bennetts Associates. The Storyhouse will be the biggest cultural space outside of London,...
Posted by: Creativepool Editorial
Most of us have (at one point or another) dreamed of breaching the horizon and travelling into space, but the sad fact is that the vast majority of us (and that's putting it mildly) will never be able to experience space travel, especially now that...
Posted by: Benjamin Hiorns
Inspired by Yale School of Management’s reinvention of business school education and pioneering integrated curriculum, the new Edward P. Evans Hall combines world-class teaching facilities with inspirational social spaces. The design unites...
Posted by: Foster + Partners
London Design Festival is fully underway this week, with hundreds of events happening around the capital across nine days of aural excellence and networking a go-go. With more events happening than is humanly able to see, it's hard to know where to...
Posted by: Jessica Hazel
by John Fountain A long, long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, I was employed as a junior copywriter. Salary 4.5K. 1-month holiday a year. 1½ hours for lunch. I was not the only junior in the creative dept mind. There were three others and...
Posted by: Creativepool