Interviews
New UK passport “likely to become a defining symbol of Britain’s new identity”
“Simplicity is the key to excellence” says Dieter Rams
“Seriousness” dominates Designs of the Year as nominees respond to global events
David Adjaye “embarrassed as a male” that women still need to fight for gender equality
“I was not completely surprised when Trump won” says Rem Koolhaas
IKEA Foundation CEO says adapting refugee shelter is “like playing with Lego”
“Design is about form and art is more about ideas” says David Shrigley
“Design has gone viral, but design community is stranded” say Istanbul Design Biennial curators
Italian design needs to go back to its origins, says Cappellini
“I grew up in a hot-rod culture” says Tom Kundig
“Design is always political” says What Design Can Do founder
Brexit could be “like a heart attack” for UK design firms says consultant
BMW working with psychologists to help robot cars befriend passengers
Brazil’s dictatorship caused lasting damage to architecture education, says Paulo Mendes da Rocha
“I feel embarrassed by some of my buildings” says Kengo Kuma
New York’s latest skyscrapers are “disrespectful to the whole city” says Richard Meier
“I threw more than 200 prototypes out of a bathroom window” says G-Shock inventor
London needs to address its profit-and-loss skyline, says Antony Gormley
Dalí was “the most exciting and clever person I’ve met” says collaborator Oscar Tusquets Blanca
New York’s supertall towers “damage the city fabric” says Elizabeth Diller
“Above all, design has to be comfortable” says Soho House founder Nick Jones
UNHCR teams up with MIT’s D-Lab to overhaul “very top-down” refugee design strategy
“Mexico is a booming growth market for design and architecture” says Luteca
