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In Disegno #38, Malika Leiper and Najha Zigbi-Johnson reflect on Stephen Burks Man Made’s Ancestors series, which uses design as a form of spiritual armour.
Jomo Tariku’s solo show aims to expand the design canon by displaying his furniture designs alongside the African artefacts which inspired them.
Map Project Office and Father explore sound, memory and ritual with a concept work that records and plays audio overlaid with the ringing of a bell.
In Disegno #37, Sheila Ngọc Phạm traces the history of written Vietnamese and explores the designers and type foundries working to make typefaces more inclusive.
Liang-Jung Chen explores flexible barriers and their role demarcating public space as part of the Emerging Designer Commission at the V&A.
Textile artist Mair Cook reimagined USM’s Haller system as a soft lamp for breastfeeding at night for The Aram Gallery’s Adaptations exhibition.
Tetsuo Mukai draws comparisons between dazzle camouflage and shipping containers.
Oscar Lhermitte explains why the London plane tree is so widely used in urban planning.
Design studio BNAG and type foundry ABC Dinamo flirted across disciplinary boundaries to create metal brackets which add typographic elements to furniture.
In Disegno #37, Evi Hall brought together a roundtable of designers and biologists to reflect on the opportunities and challenges of these disciplines meeting in the realm of bio-tech.
The State of Fashion 2024 biennale in the Netherlands used a decentralised curatorial structure to showcase work from the Global South that addresses the ongoing effects of colonialism and overconsumption on the fashion industry.
Sarah Brunnhuber creates zero-waste garments with unexpected fringe details that illustrate her production process.
A conversation with Reet Aus and Alexander Taylor about reducing material waste within fashion design and the ways in which global industry could better accommodate upcycling.
Disegno interviews Hanna Ter Meulen, co-founder of Early Majority, a technical outerwear brand addressing the pockets gender gap.
From Disegno #26, the making of Matthias Winkler’s debut collection of non-binary boots made from deadstock material that includes old lederhosen.
Sophie Tolhurst talks to designer Matty Bovan about fitting photos, the less glamorous yet more revealing behind-the-scenes images of creation in process.
A co-operative of street vendors from Barcelona have released a new line of sneakers after forming a streetwear brand, Top Manta.
Maharam’s new textile collection by fashion designer Sander Lak avoids recognisable patterns or images, and instead focuses on the sensory experience of colour.