Traditional techniques in contemporary design

Wood Awards 2017 – call for entries closes 26 May

Fabric: ‘Last year’s troubles made the club into a symbol of the UK’s beleaguered night-time economy’

The Jazz Age: ‘It seems timely now to look at a period that was so enriched by a large amount of immigration’

ob&b

ISH review: Texture, brassware and Japan-style washlets

Studio Swine: “If something can cross the line from being repulsive to desirable, then that is all the stronger”

Helen Yardley Studio

Herman Miller’s Aeron chair

The Kairos Collective: What makes a masterpiece?

Paul Cocksedge: “I have ideas and I need to start making”

Sebastian Bergne: “I am always amazed by what people will buy online”

Exhibition – Sir Peter Cook: 80 Years, 80 Ideas

Nika Zupanc: ‘Comfort is overrated – I don’t think all furniture is just about relaxing’

The proliferation of infographics reveals a deep crisis in news journalism

Maison & Objet 2017: Rising Talents

Vladimir Kagan: The unlikely champion of mid-century opulence

Eduardo Paolozzi at the Whitechapel Gallery: ‘His steadfast rejection of artistic conventions feels enormously fresh’

Bolon: ‘If we were to flirt with other businesses, they should really be fashion brands’

André Fu: ‘The guest’s journey is always the soul of my work’

Electrocraft: How designers are rethinking electronics