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Test drive

The Gravity Blanket: worth its weight or a tired fad?

The Gravity Blanket: worth its weight or a tired fad?

The makers of this wildly popular weighted duvet claim that it will improve the quality of your sleep. Bo Franklin snuggles up
Material values

Designers are potty about a surprising material

Why designers are potty about terracotta

There’s more to it than flower pots. Jill Krasny talks to the designers turning terracotta into furniture and buildings

There’s more to it than flower pots. Jill Krasny talks to the designers turning terracotta into furniture and buildings
I wish I’d done that

The building that turned architecture inside out

Amanda Levete on the Pompidou Centre

The building that turned the world of architecture inside out and upside down
Interiors

Four stylish vases which urn their keep

Pots of gold

Four stylish vases which urn their keep
Design

Writing women back into the history of the Bauhaus

From Bauhaus to Frauhaus

Women have been written out of the history of the Bauhaus. As the influential German design school turns 100, Naomi Wood puts them back in
House Style

A London house that makes a virtue of a tiny floor plan

A London house that makes a virtue of a tiny floor plan

A cramped patch of land has been turned into a serene piece of architecture. Jonathan Glancey goes inside
House Style

A timber house in Tokyo

Full beam

Kengo Kuma has designed Olympic stadiums and international museums. But as Jonathan Glancey explains, this modest house in Tokyo takes him back to his origins
I wish I’d done that

Yves Béhar on the Eames rocking chair

Yves Béhar on the Eames rocking chair

Few pieces of design reflect their era as successfully

Few pieces of design reflect their era as successfully
Robots

Why robots are getting cuter

Why robots are getting cuter

As they enter more parts of our lives, their makers are turning to movie animators to design them. Simon Willis explains why

As they enter more parts of our lives, their makers are turning to movie animators to design them. Simon Willis explains why

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