And what matters most to them right now? Design Voices by Anna Carnick seeks to answer these questions and more through engaging interviews with eight of today’s most prolific designers—Maarten Baas, Dror Benshetrit, Giulio Cappellini, Milton Glaser,...

Any female designers out there? Male dominance aside, here are some highlights. Stefan Sagmeister gives a dire forecast. "The still image will continue to lose its importance. Everything that can be animated will be animated. The printed book will die."

The items on exhibit were picked in conjunction with the fashion designer Yuichi Kobayashi, pottery artist Motoji Igarashi and glass artist Masahiro Ishikawa. Kakuda previously worked as a for Ross Lovegrove and as a product designer for Muji before...

Artist-designers are consistently called upon to reinterpret the scent bottle, the vital outer casing and attraction point in an overcrowded market. Ross Lovegrove’s water inspired flask for Narcisso Rodriguez’ second scent, Essence and Ora Ito’s...

Decor is a calming mix of wood fittings, cream walls, black lacquer and marble. Levels of comfort are suitably extraordinary. Large lacquer boxes at the foot of the bed contain pyjamas, yukata (kimono) and slippers. The desk lamp is a work of art by...