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25 July 2017
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21 July 2017
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19 July 2017
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17 July 2017
Americana Gone Sour
14 July 2017
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10 July 2017
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7 July 2017
That Interview
6 July 2017
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5 July 2017
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29 June 2017
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23 June 2017
Psychologically Unknown
22 June 2017
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20 June 2017
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20 June 2017
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Material Investigations
7 June 2017
Global Warming Funtime Island
2 June 2017
Somewhere Serious
1 June 2017
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24 May 2017

A Material History
17 July 2017
But is it Universal?
10 July 2017
Familiar Spaces
5 July 2017
Complementary Prisms
29 June 2017
Psychologically Unknown
22 June 2017
The 2017 Serpentine Pavilion by Diébédo Francis Kéré
20 June 2017
Ally Capellino subscription competition
20 June 2017
Disegno #15
16 June 2017
Global Warming Funtime Island
2 June 2017
Somewhere Serious
1 June 2017
The Subjectivity of Colour
18 May 2017
Founding Principles
12 May 2017
The Future of European Design: Education
12 May 2017
Strategic Partnership?
5 May 2017
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3 May 2017
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28 April 2017
An Emergent Field
13 April 2017
The Pacific Solution
11 April 2017
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29 March 2017
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22 March 2017

Curating the Body
19 July 2017
Americana Gone Sour
14 July 2017
That Interview
6 July 2017
Complementary Prisms
29 June 2017
Ally Capellino subscription competition
20 June 2017
Disegno #15
16 June 2017
Material Investigations
7 June 2017
Somewhere Serious
1 June 2017
The Subjectivity of Colour
18 May 2017
The Future of European Design: Education
12 May 2017
Strategic Partnership?
5 May 2017
As if by Magic
27 April 2017
Crafting a New York Story
18 April 2017
An Emergent Field
13 April 2017
What Follows: Nelly Ben Hayoun
28 March 2017
Disegno #14
22 March 2017
Disegno: Limited Subscription Offer
20 March 2017
Disegno x British Council
17 March 2017
The Vulgar: Fashion Redefined
15 March 2017
What Follows: Wakako Kishimoto
6 March 2017

26 July 2017
Hoax paper accepted into four academic journals
A blogger has managed to get a paper on "midi-chlorians" (a fictional concept from Star Wars) accepted for publication in four peer-reviewed academic journals. The blogger, who goes under the name Neuroskeptic, wished to highlight the rise of "predatory journals", which claim academic legitimacy while publishing substandard research.
26 July 2017
Trump announces new US Apple plants
Donald Trump has claimed that Apple's CEO has made a commitment to build “three big plants, beautiful plants” in the United States. If true, Trump's statement would signal a significant change of manufacturing base on the part of Apple. Commentators online have speculated that Trump has confused factories being built by Apple suppliers with Apple-owned factories.
26 July 2017
UK to ban sale of diesel and petrol cars from 2040
The UK has announced a commitment to banning all new petrol and diesel cars and vans from 2040, citing the health risk posed by rising levels of nitrogen oxide. “Poor air quality is the biggest environmental risk to public health in the UK and this government is determined to take strong action in the shortest time possible,” a government spokesman said.
26 July 2017
The V&A appoints Christopher Turner
The V&A has announced that it has appointed Christopher Turner as its new keeper of Design, Architecture and Digital. Turner is currently the director of the London Design Biennale and will replace Kieran Long, who joined Stockholm’s ArkDes earlier this year. In Long's absence, Corinna Gardner has served as the department's acting keeper.
25 July 2017
UK government announces drone safety rules
The UK government has announced that drones will have to be registered and users sit safety awareness tests. The tests will be compulsory for owners of drones weighing 250g and over. The government said the it was exploring registration through an app for drone users.
25 July 2017
Facebook acquires Source3
Facebook has announced the purchase of Source3, a startup that uses IP-tracking to catch users sharing other people's video content as their own. The purchase follows previous moves by Facebook to identify content shared without permission and to allow creators to claim ad revenue off illegitimately shared posts.
25 July 2017
India to ban driverless cars
India has expressed reservations over the rise of driverless cars out of fear that the technology could take away jobs. Nitin Gadkari, India's union road transport and highways minister, said: “We won’t allow driverless cars in India. I am very clear on this. We won’t allow any technology that takes away jobs. In a country where you have unemployment, you can’t have a technology that ends up taking people’s jobs.”
25 July 2017
Michael Kors agrees Jimmy Choo deal
The American fashion company Michael Kors has agreed a deal to buy shoe and bag brand Jimmy Choo for £896m. The deal means that Michael Kors will pay 230p per Jimmy Choo share – the brand's final offer unless a third party bid appears.
24 July 2017
Serota launches creative fund
Nicholas Serota, the chair of Arts Council England, has announced an Arts Council funding initiative for those in the creative industries hoping to work internationally in post-Brexit Britain. The Creative Practitioners’ Fund will be used to promote relationships between international design communities. “We’re leaving the EU but not Europe,” said Serota.
24 July 2017
OTB bids for Belstaff
OTB, the group behind fashion brands such as Diesel and Marni, is reported to have bid for ownership of the British heritage label Belstaff. The company was put up for sale in April by its current owners, the Reimann family, who also listed the shoe brand Jimmy Choo at the same time.
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