Icon 162: Electric dreams – out now  

In our latest issue, we meet the designers rethinking the aesthetics of technology and assess the architectural legacy of the European Union in Britain

Comment 01.11.16
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Istanbul Design Biennial

At a turbulent time for the Turkish city, this event’s rigour and independence of thought demonstrates the tenacity of its organisers
Review 02.11.16
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Dubai Design Week

With unbridled ambition and deep pockets, Dubai plans to refashion itself as a design powerhouse. But can design ever truly flourish in the world’s most opulent city?
Review 01.11.16
Balloons, wigs and fridge magnets have hitherto been underused resources in the world of soft diplomacy|||Official uniforms can be extremely boring. These buttons can spice things up a bit|Every country need it's own currency and it should be according to the rest of the identity so we did some prototyping|In order to make the identity more tactile we've chosen to add some simple shapes that can be made by hand|Why not use promotional post cards to send out once the new profile is in place?|We played around that Air Koryo would follow the branding of the country and brand their planes with polkadots and the heart|||

North Korea

Stockholm-based design agency Snask offers the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea a little help on the ‘democratic’ front
Rethink 01.11.16