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Dezeen Wire: “Software is the most important material we have come across in the last 100 years,” said Matt Jones of London studio BERG at yesterday’s Designed in Hackney Day of talks and discussions with some of the most interesting designers and architects from Dezeen’s local borough, curated in collaboration with Beatrice Galilee. (more…) View the full article

Here’s the line-up for our Designed in Hackney Day on 1 August. This event is FREE! Click here to register now and read on for more details… (more…) View the full article

We’re reporting live from Designed in Hackney Day all day today, featuring talks and performances from the best and most interesting architects, designers and makers in the east London borough of Hackney that Dezeen calls home. We’ll be compiling the best tweets from the event here so check back as the day unfolds. (more…) View the full article

After the first allocation of tickets sold out within 24 hours, we have increased capacity and released another limited batch of tickets for our Designed in Hackney Day on 1 August. Click here to register now for this FREE event and read on for more details… (more…) View the full article

Designed in Hackney: Banksy is now the world’s best known graffiti artist but he became famous for his work in Hackney and we’ve created a map to chart the locations of his stencil work in the borough. (more…) View the full article

Designed in Hackney: next up in our series of stories about Hackney fashion design is the A-Lu-Ha collection by Lu Flux, combining vintage patchwork with Hawaiian details. (more…) View the full article

Designed in Hackney: this week’s focus on classics from design company SCP in the heart of Shoreditch continues with the Balzac armchair by Matthew Hilton. (more…) View the full article

Designed in Hackney: today’s instalment in our Designed in Hackney series is Bateman’s Row, a Stirling Prize-nominated home and studio that architects Theis and Khan designed for themselves in Shoreditch. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Designed in Hackney: these chandeliers by Hackney designer Stuart Haygarth were painstakingly assembled from found objects like discarded spectacles, plastic bottles or party-poppers. (more…) View the full article

Designed in Hackney: we’re stepping into the fashion world for Designed in Hackney this week so every day we’ll be showcasing fashion designers who are based in the borough. We start with Gareth Pugh‘s sculptural designs for new ballet Carbon Life, which had its premier at the Royal Opera House last month. (more…) View the full article

Designed in Hackney: Dalston designers Kay + Stemmer present this collection of benches, side tables and stools for Shoreditch design brand SCP at MOST in Milan this week. (more…) View the full article

Designed in Hackney: today’s featured designers from the London borough of Hackney are graphic designers Multistorey, who created the geometric interiors and branding for accessories boutique Darkroom. (more…) View the full article

Designed in Hackney: Hoxton-based designer Michael Marriott created a landscape of cardboard tubes to display items on show at this year’s Designs of the Year exhibition at London’s Design Museum. (more…) View the full article

Designed in Hackney: this week’s first iconic project designed in the London borough of Hackney is Dirty House, a black-painted art studio and apartment building in Shoreditch with a brightly illuminated roof completed by architect David Adjaye in 2002. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Designed in Hackney: these side tables by Haggerston designers Warm feature deep round trays supported on tubular steel legs that make them resemble snare drums. (more…) View the full article

Designed in Hackney: Donna Wilson‘s Frank, Ernest and Henry Pouffes conclude our week focussed on designs that were developed in studios above SCP‘s Shoreditch shop. (more…) View the full article

Designed in Hackney: we’re kicking off this week’s set of iconic projects designed in the London borough of Hackney with a Stirling Prize-nominated museum of fine art in Denmark by Shoreditch firm Tony Fretton Architects. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Designed in Hackney: a renovated 1960′s residence that the Royal Institute of British Architects named best new house in the UK last year is today’s instalment in our showcase of projects designed in the London borough of Hackney. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Designed in Hackney: continuing this week’s focus on Shoreditch design company SCP, here’s the Josiah pendant lamp by Terence Woodgate, first created in 2008. (more…) View the full article

Designed in Hackney: we conclude our week of fashion design from Hackney with Hussein Chayalan and his dresses that emit laser beams. (more…) View the full article

Designed in Hackney: scribbled faces on fabric masks feature in the latest collection from young designers Leutton Postle, who continue this week’s look at Hackney fashion designers. (more…) View the full article

Designed in Hackney: Hackney designer Gitta Gschwendtner is best known for her anthropomorphic furniture and lamps, and this movie by Justin Anderson brings them to life in a surreal living room setting. (more…) View the full article

Designed in Hackney: we’re kicking off our new Designed in Hackney initiative today, showcasing world-class architecture and design created in the borough that’s home to Dezeen’s offices and one of the five host boroughs for the London 2012 Olympic Games. First up is the London 2012 Olympic Torch by BarberOsgerby. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article

Designed in Hackney: accessories like lamps and dividers attach to this desk system by Tomás Alonso through a gap in the surface of the table. (more…) View the full article

Designed in Hackney: the Pigeon Light by Ed Carpenter is next up in our Designed in Hackney showcase of design talent from the London borough that Dezeen calls home. (more…) </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> </img> View the full article