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The Belgian biennial, renowned for its curated selection of exhibitors, was filled with wonderful, highly experimental furnishings and engaging installations, both at the show and off-site.

This risk-taking Dutch designer thrives on experimentation, and isn’t afraid to show his mistakes.

Boasting over 300 events, LDF transformed the capital into a stage for design and art. Here, Azure contributor Giovanna Dunmall picks her favourites – from Studio Job’s fighting cats to Naomi Paul’s crafted pendants.

For The Wish List, on now at the Victoria & Albert Museum, 10 iconic British designers – including Amanda Levete, Sir Norman Foster and Paul Smith – asked 10 up-and-coming talents to produce the furniture of their dreams.

One of the biggest events of the fall season, the London Design Festival, running September 13 to 21, encompasses the entire city. Here are our top picks for what to see and do.

Mathieu Lehanneur elevates the conference rooms at the Pullman Hotels and Resorts, and makes them as exciting as a game of poker.

One of the world’s oldest monuments finally gets a visitor centre. Designed by Australia’s Denton Corker Marshall, it’s light on the land, small in scale and wholly modern.

The Brazilian company behind the ever-popular Melissa shoe line launches a collection of chairs, tables and more – by such designers as Philippe Starck and Industrial Facility – that can by tweaked and finessed to the end-user’s whims.

SupperScene, a culinary extravaganza inside one of Milan’s most renowned design boutiques, brought out such talents as Patricia Urquiola and Lee Broom together – and an assortment of inventive tableware.

The British industrial designer explores how lighter, more malleable materials can spawn a range of furniture that is eco-friendly – and sexy.