There's a lot around at the moment about the importance of design, and it's worth thinking about where all these different kinds of design inspiration can come from, in tech and elsewhere. Lots of new ...

Designers have been playing with six-side patterns or gemstones cut into hexagonal shapes. By Ming Liu The jewelers’ love affair with Art Deco shapes shows no signs of slowing. And the latest form to ...

Taking a cue from nature, Rebecca Asquith’s Nectar Lamp reflects the beauty found in the naturally occurring hexagonal shapes of beehives. The fixture is made from lightweight felted polyester that is ...

Often when describing patterns, they are placed in one of two categories: organic or geometric. Organic designs are ones ...

Physicists at LMU Munich show that the shape of components is a major determinant of how quickly and efficiently complex structures self-assemble. Complex systems in nature, like their synthetic ...