Can you take a photograph without a camera? Can a simple matchbox be considered a collectors item? These are the questions the young designers at Toegepast 17 at Z33 Gallery, Hasselt in Belgium aim to answer.

For those of you who have been in and around London during the 2012 Olympics, you may have spotted a few unusual installations dotted around the city. These pieces are works created by students from the University of Westminster’s architecture course as part of a program presented by the Greater London Authority and Mayor of London.

For four short days in July, this year’s ArtEZ alumni put on an incredible show full of vivacious paintings, innovative product designs and smart artwork. ARTS THREAD’s Jainy Gans picks out some of the highlights from the Fine Arts department.

Graduates of the Gerrit Rietveld Academie wowed visitors during a five day long exhibition earlier this month. ARTS THREAD selects a few of the strongest projects from across the school’s many disciplines.

Frankfurt recently celebrated Luminale 2012; light projects set around the city that complemented the Light + Building trade show. ARTS THREAD takes a look at some of the highlights. Be sure to view the below videos for full effect!

Design 2012, a multi-disciplinary exhibition displaying the work of over a dozen designers from the UK and beyond opened at the Dreamspace Gallery last night.

The ten finalists for this year’s Design Indaba MBOISA (Most Beautiful Object in South Africa) award as chosen by a mixture of top design journalists and cultural commentators including Laureen Rossouw, editor of ELLE Decoration and Chris Roper, editor of the Mail & Guardian online will go on display at the Design Indaba Expo in the Cape Town International Convention Centre next month.

The winners of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) student awards were revealed in December 2011.