The Royal College of Art in London “Secret 2004” event allow anybody to buy a mini masterpiece for only £35!

Over 2,000 postcards have been donated by world renowned artists and designers such as Damien Hirst, Tracey Emin, Sir Peter Blake, Manolo Blahnik, film director Ken Loach, fashion designer Hussein Chalayan, Bill Viola, Mario Testino, Wallace & Gromit creator Nick Park, Sir Terence Conran, Richard Billingham, etc. They will go on sale beside the creations of aspiring RCA students and graduates. And the key to the sale is that the identity of the artist remains unknown until the piece of work is bought and the signature is revealed on the back.

Viewing Days: 19-25 November. Sale Days: 26 and 27 November.

What is good design? Is it about looks? Functionality? Innovation? Sustainability? Inclusivity? The Design Museum in London has asked twenty people, each with a particular perspective on design, to choose ten examples of what they think is good design. And nothing can cost more than £10.

Oscar Pena, creative director of Philips, chose six Raspberry Rock Meringues, costing £1.55 each. Brazilian furniture designers Fernando and Humberto Campana selected a pair of flip-flop; Cameron Sinclair, co-founder of Architecture for Humanity, prefered a biogradable cardboard toilet, etc.

“It is an interesting way to provoke debate,” says curator Sophie McKinlay. “A lot of museums spend their time looking at the high end of design, at design classics – a term I loathe, but which people are very hung up on. There is nothing wrong with the chaise longue by Le Corbusier, but design affects every aspect of our lives. It is also about the pencil and the paper clip, both beautifully designed but not terribly expensive.”

3 Dec 2004 – 27 Feb 2005. Details in The Independent.