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S06E06: Chairs | Inside the Factory

Gregg Wallace visits the Ercol factory in Buckinghamshire to follow the production of a Windsor chair. Meanwhile, Cherry Healey investiga...

S02E04: Bicycles | Inside the Factory

Gregg Wallace visits Britain's largest bicycle factory, which produces 150 folding bikes every day, and joins a production line to make...

Episode 1 | Design for Life

In an effort to find a new generation of design talent, Philippe Starck, one of the world's best known product designers, invites 12 hopefuls to ...

S06E07: Leather Boots | Inside the Factory

Gregg Wallace visits a boot factory in Wollaston, Northamptonshire to follow the production of a pair of Dr. Martens, while Cherry...

Sourcing and processing timber | Inside the Factory

Cherry investigates the source of wood used for making Windsor chairs, and the process it undergoes to make it ready for ...

The Designed World | The Learning Zone

An insight into the world of design through 12 stories, shot across a range of countries, ranging from product design to world class f...

Rams: Principles of Good Design

Dieter Rams has left an indelible mark on the field of product design. Why, at the age of 87, does he now regret ever taking up the profession?

S05E02: Wax Jackets | Inside the Factory

Gregg Wallace is in South Shields at a clothing factory where they produce 650 waxed jackets a day.

02: Away | Everyday Miracles: The Genius of Sofas, Stockings and Scanners

Mark Miodownik looks at how materials have enabled us to indulge our curiosity about the world arou...

Creating moulds | James May's Man Lab

James re-forms some impractical kitchen items into the perfect lemon squeezer in his very own foundry.

Pump Up the Hype | Short Circuit

Are sports shoes overpriced? How rigorously is scientific knowledge applied in their high-tech design?

Art and Design | Bitesize Secondary

Series supporting the Creative Arts diploma, focusing on fashion, textile, graphic and product design. It looks at areas as diverse as th...

Converting old chairs | Money for Nothing

Two old wooden chairs are turned into beautiful pieces fit for a new home.

Episode 2 | Design for Life

At the school of design in Paris the 10 surviving students are set a challenge by master of design, Philippe Starck. Tensions rise among the stud...

Episode 3 | Design for Life

Students compete for a placement with Philippe Starck. After a misunderstanding, everybody panics when they realise that there's just a day to tu...

Episode 4 | Design for Life

Students compete for a placement with Philippe Starck. After their failure to interpret the brief correctly, the students struggle yet again to g...

Episode 5 | Design for Life

Students compete for a placement with Philippe Starck. The four remaining students set out to meet Starck's model maker, but he is a hard man to ...

Episode 6 | Design for Life

It is the final and only Ilsa and Mike remain from the original 12 students. They have two weeks to finalise their products and come up with adve...

Jonathan Ive | Blue Peter

Barney meets Jonathan Ive, the British designer of the famous Apple products.

Making a chair (Part 1) | Inside the Factory

Gregg visits different parts of the factory to find out how the parts for his Windsor chair get made. First up cutting the diffe...