London Design Festival
20,000 Reactive LEDs Mimic Bioluminescent Corals
Shine a torch at Universal Assembly Unit's 'Light Pollination' and it will respond with bursts of illumination.
How Patterns Connect Our World
In the 'Patternity' archive, the world is made of stripes and dots and squares and waves.
Biohack Your Sleep with Electronic Mask, 'Napz'
An electronic sleep mask and a video game tackling domestic violence emerge at the V&A's Digital Design Weekend.
Arabic Calligraphy Explores Identity and Loss
London-based designer Dia Batal gives Palestine's plight a visual form with her stylized scripts and sculptures.
15-Ton Sculpture Balances Upside Down in London
Sculptor Alex Chinneck's latest installation is a feat of engineering.
A Giant Crystal Totem Pole Animates a Rainbow
600 oversized Swarovski crystals create an optical illusion at the London Design Festival.
A Swarm of Handmade Bugs Is Buzzing in London
Mischer’traxler's 'Curiosity Cloud' contains hundreds of insects in glass globes that react to V&A Museum visitors' movements.
Dream As You Cruise Inside This Stained Glass Driverless Car
Designer Dominic Wilcox's "Stained Glass Driverless Sleeper Car of the Future" imagines a future in which sleeping in driverless cars isn't just convenient—it's stylish.
Edgar Allan Poe's "Dream-Land" Inspired These Hybrid Creature Sculptures
Art and design collective The T/Shirt Issue 3D-scanned pieces from the V&A Museum to create these fabric sculptures that nod towards Poe's 1844 poem.
"Candela" Is A Rotating Disk That Creates A Streaming Afterglow Of Soothing Green Light
A motorized wheel housed in the V&A Museum creates a serene and calm environment while emitting a constant ebb and flow of glowing patterns.
Six Unique Prototypes On The Fringe Of The Internet Of Things
From interactive taxidermy to a wearable device that alerts you to nearby film locations, the REACT Objects Sandbox Project showcases some outsider, interconnected objects.
Vast Mirrors Reflect And Distort Renaissance Art At London's V&A Museum
Designers Barber Osgerby create a vast kinetic artwork that offers visitors a fresh perspective on the V&A's Raphael Gallery.