London
German-born designer and artist Rolf Sachs invites Crane.tv into his Fulham Broadway studio. The video reveals how an unlikely background in investment banking led him to a flourishing career in design.
Monocle have released their report from the Milan Furniture Fair 2011. They point out the the rise of LED lighting, specifically the Phillips booth, where they highlighted the broad possibilities of LED. The dominance of Phillips lead Monocle to question the role of Italian manufacturers in the future of lighting design.
Wonderful interview with Omer Arbel of Bocci, a Vancouver based design house. Arbel touches on the evolving role of the designers, hints at the future of luxury, and reveals the beauty of process in creating design objects.
Milan
Barnaba Fornasetti walks Crane.tv thorough his father's house, a place of imagination, creation and inspiration.
Check out our review of "Fornasetti: The Complete Universe"
Rachely Rotem and Phu Hoang joined forces to create an award-winning temporary installation, Exhale: Seven miles of reflective and phosphorescent rope, influenced by bioluminescent algae found amongst the Miami sea life, which they designed for the Oceanfront Pavilion at Art Basel Miami Beach 2010.
Back in December we posted some images of a festive and interactive light installation called ‘KISS’ by internationally acclaimed designer Paul Cocksedge.
In light of the most recent holiday here is a short video clip of ‘KISS’ that we thought you might enjoy.
In this video recently posted on TedTalks, renowned collector and emerging markets investor, Ravin Agrawai gives a presentation of his picks for the 10 most important young Indian artists to watch.
Working in a variety of media that merge the spheres of fine art and design, each of these contemporary artists draws on their local culture for inspiration in their innovative projects.
We were lucky enough to snag a few minutes in our studio with legendary designer Karim Rashid.
In conversation with Max Fraser, Rashid offers his views on the systems of consumption, the culture of celebrity, finishing off with a message to young designers.
As one of the leading names in the design industry, Spanish designer Jaime Hayon has eased his way to the top with a vast collection of works which exhibit unparalleled quality, imagination and variety.
For those who didn’t make it out to the Brompton Bike Tours during this year’s London Design Festival here’s a video JAM created of the event.
Danish architect Bjarke Ingels (BIG) gives a fascinating run down of his playful and practical approach to architecture.
Now that we have finally come to the end of editing all of our videos taken during this year’s Milan Design Week, we thought we would pull out some highlights for you – in case you missed them the first time round.
Dedicated to promoting design’s understanding, head design curator at the MoMA, Paola Antonelli talks with TheCrane.Tv about what makes good design.
The self-proclaimed nature nerd, Janine Benyus gives an inspiring talk on Biomimicry, looking at ways in which nature can inspire and inform design.

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