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Light Collective epitomises a collaborative practice
10 August 2015Veronica Simpson takes a look at the work of lighting design practice Light Collective, with its radical agenda on illumination.
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Summer spaces: Open-air pavilions, floating cinemas and more
13 July 2015Open-air pavilions and habitable sculptures are popping up everywhere, at festivals, in parks and in motorway underpasses. We talk to the architects and designers who are seizing the opportunities these temporary projects offer for creativity and playfulness.
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World Expo 2015 : Milan
7 July 2015Veronica Simpson writes from Expo 2015 in Milan, where she observes there’s no better place to discover the universality of good design.
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Brief Encounters
18 May 2015Veronica Simpson flies the flag for local makers, producers and entrepreneurs.
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Third Age Architecture
12 May 2015As the number of over-60s grows both in the UK and around the world, the provision of good quality accommodation is becoming vital, reports Veronica Simpson.
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Design recovery: Enlightening hospital design
20 April 2015Fancy spending a morning in Whittington Hospital’s Ambulatory Care centre? Thanks to some enlightened design and client thinking, you might not find it such a bleak place after all…
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The Jane, Antwerp
10 March 2015A disused military chapel has been reinvented as one of the hottest restaurants in town, thanks to the skills of Piet Boon and lighting specialist .PSLAB.
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Veronica Simpson on the Craft Council’s Make: Shift conference
24 February 2015Worried about the typical design student’s lack of knowledge and contacts with industry, one enterprising graduate has set out to catalogue all the talent that’s available in her back yard.
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Veronica Simpson on how design is making hospitals safer
10 February 2014Veronica Simpson praises a simple and resourceful design intervention that brings clarity to users of hospital A&E units – and reinforces its impact with hard data
