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Designposts Pay Tribute to London’s Neighborhoods + American Red Oak

Design Milk

The Designpost stands in Coal Drops Yard, less than 100 meters from the structures that inspired it. The sweeping curve of Regent Street inspired Daegyu Kim’s homage to the classical architecture of West London. Alba Elezi. Designed by Daegyu Kim. Daegyu Kim. The Design Museum. Made by Benchmark Furniture. Megan Makinson.

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Where I Work: Tom Dixon

Design Milk

An example is his own headquarters, The Coal Office, in London’s King’s Cross which were designed a few years ago. In addition to his studio/offices, there is also a showroom, flagship shop, and restaurant, all transformed to house Dixon’s entire operations. Do you have an inspiration board?

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Design inspiration: the best projects from January

Design Week

The different design collaborations are equally wide-ranging, from Pop Art-inspired (Jacky Tsai), an edgy graffiti look (Giovanni Ozzola) and a playful use of palm trees (from Bristol-based illustrator George Greaves). Installation: House of Dots, by Camille Walala. Rebrand: Botify, by Omobono.

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Meet the Jury of the 2025 AZ Awards!

Azure Magazine

Astrup’s perpetual emphasis on creating the best possible places for life all life is continuously manifested through inspiring and green urban spaces with living ecosystems that help create robust cities, better living environments for humans as well as biodiversity, and a higher quality of life.

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Café Royal Books: 15 years of documenting the UK

Creative Review

Café Royal Books is an independent publishing house that specialises in limited edition photographic books that focus on British documentary photography. This box set contains Janine’s important work documenting the jewellery quarter, the Black Country chainmaking, potteries, coal mining, iron and steel works and the drop forge.

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Snøhetta’s Orionis Planetarium Reaches for the Sky — and the Landscape  

Azure Magazine

Populated by sprawling coal mines and steel mills, the French region saw 204 billion tonnes of coal extracted from the ground before operations ceased in the late 20 th century. Snøhetta identified two principal inspirations: the Scarpe’s regional geography and the materials used in nearby buildings.

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On Thinking Like A Copywriter

Creative Review

Survey the copywriters in your immediate circle and I’d be surprised if all of them did not spend most of their creative time in the same spot, working with the same apparatus, trying to scrape inspiration from the same surroundings. This afternoon, burn down the house. Tomorrow, pour cold critical water upon the simmering coals.