Welcome to WOW’s fortnightly designer newsletter - a round up of news and inspiration curated especially for you.

March has been an exceptional month for WOW; our International exhibition opened at Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, Massachusetts, and tickets went on sale for this year's show. Another significant date is just around the corner, when the 2017 WOW Competition will close on 31 March. If you're planning to enter this year, please make sure you complete the required steps of our online entry process here.

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This year, one of the most visually stunning categories is returning to WOW in a blaze of colour and light – and it’s just one of several exciting sections that WOW designers can pick from in 2017.

Illumination Illusion, a section celebrating ultra-violet light, has been resting for a few years – something WOW does occasionally to keep things fresh. But it’s time to reignite it, WOW founder Dame Suzie Moncrieff says, and she’s chosen a theme of Float, Fly, and Flow to best bring out the qualities of dramatic black light. ...read more