It’s the fourth year that Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design (AAAD), Prague comes to Milan. This time the students and graduates were chosen by the art and design curator Tereza Bruthansová and AAAD’s Porcelain and Ceramics Studio head, Maxim Velčovský.

Coming up March 18-21, Design Days Dubai promises a strong exhibitor list, with a 30% increase over 2012. ARTS THREAD takes a first look at what to look for.

Material Matters: New Materials in Design from black dog publishing is an excellent up-to-date review of the materials available to today’s designer. Perfect for both the experienced and student designer, the range of materials referenced is divided by chemical composition – Metals, Glasses, Ceramics, Polymers, Composites and Material Futures.

Starting yesterday, Vienna Design Week continues until next Sunday October 07 2012. We take a look at this year’s Passionswege programme, that teams young designers with traditional craft manufacturers from the Vienna area.

This year 100% Design had a new section of the show called Emerging Brands. We walked down the central pathway to discover a wealth of new creative businesses.

Read about the winners of the New Designers Goldsmiths’ Company Awards and Pulse Award. Noeleen Logue of The National College of Art and Design (NCAD) won The New Designers Goldsmiths’ Company Silversmithing Award for her project which focuses on sculptural decorative metalwork.

ARTS THREAD went along to the private view last night of East Meets West: Art & Design Now! curated by Mokspace from ARTS THREAD portfolio members. Featuring new artists and designers from China, Taiwan, Korea and Japan, the gallery was full of intriguing new work.

Award-winning designer ShiKai Tseng graduated from the Royal College of Art, London after studying a masters in product design. Since leaving education he has exhibited internationally and established his own creative practice. He joins us at MOKSPACE next week where he will showcase his beautiful Bronze China. We caught up with ShiKai to learn more about his work.

With Milan Design Week starting tomorrow, we take a look at a selection of the projects due to be showcased by Konstfack at Spazio Rossana Orlandi under the title Design for a Liquid Society.

Last month ECAL/University of Art & Design Lausanne presented at Design Days Dubai a series of projects created by students on the Master of Advanced Studies in Luxury Industry & Design (MAS-Luxury).