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The hosts dive into a trio of reports on designing more sustainable cities and touring exhibitions in this episode of The Crit, which features an exclusive interview with Olivier Lacrouts of Studio d-o-t-s.
The 30th episode of The Crit features an interview with Timorous Beasties, alongside discussions of the allegations against David Adjaye, Meta’s Twitter challenger Threads, and the tumultuous opening of the Young V&A.
This episode of The Crit features an interview with Ilona Gaynor, along with a discussion of AR goggles, AI sofas, and an upcoming exhibition about emails.
In this Disegno podcast episode, India Block is joined by designers Marcel Wanders, Yves Béhar, Anahita Mekanik, Frederik Duerinck and Clark Scheffy to discuss how designers and brands can strike up purposeful partnerships with artificial intelligence.
Spying doorbells, political-architectural intrigue, rogue chatbots, and cats on chairs – welcome to this week’s Design Line.
Maison&Objet returns to Paris for 2023 with an enthusiastic message of caring for the environment and each other.
Disegno explores Supermodels, an exhibition from Piercy&Company that highlights the pleasures of architectural model making.
Aric Chen, Het Nieuwe Instituut’s artistic and general director, discusses transforming the institution into the world’s first zoöp: a body dedicated to ecological regeneration and representing non-human life.
From Disegno #26, Attua Aparicio Torinos creates emoji plates out of discarded porcelain from Jingdezhen and glass remnants.
From Disegno #26, the making of Matthias Winkler’s debut collection of non-binary boots made from deadstock material that includes old lederhosen.
Joe Lloyd reviews the return of Maison&Objet design fair, as an unseasonal heatwave bathes Paris in sunshine and a distinctly bon vivant atmosphere.
A recreation of Ettore Sottsass’s 1960s Casa Lana in the Triennale Milano offers a compelling portrait of the designer mid-career.
Balkrishna Doshi, architect of low-cost housing for the poor in India, has expressed his delight at winning a Royal Gold Medal at the age of 94.
The Swiss-Argentinian designer has created two editioned versions of the mechanical pencil that was first developed in 1929.
We share an article on ambient technology and the screen, published as part of Map Project Office’s e-paper about connected tech in the home.
Catherine Slessor has been named as the next president of the UK’s Twentieth Century Society.
A co-operative of street vendors from Barcelona have released a new line of sneakers after forming a streetwear brand, Top Manta.
Counterspace’s 2021 pavilion has opened in Hyde Park, formed from architectural elements sampled from around the city.
Pentagram’s Jon Marshall has returned to his back catalogue, designing a new version of the Velo bicycle navigation device.
The Lost Graduation Show at the 2021 Salone del Mobile aims to provide a public platform for the class of 2020-21 – those whose own graduation shows were cancelled by the pandemic.
Boeri will oversee a revised format that will allow the general public to attend the fair for its duration, and buy products at discounted prices.
The co-founder and former director of Vienna Design Week will head up MAK – Museum of Applied Arts from September 2021.
The Paris trade fair will take place from 9 to 13 September, with a programme spread between the physical fair and online.
The Spanish architect, educator and theorist has been given the highest accolade from the Venice Architecture Biennale, which opens on 22 May.
The US office furniture maker Herman Miller will buy its peer Knoll in a $1.8bn cash-and-stock deal, Reuters reports.
Proposals by Nima Sardar of studioN, and Morgan Trowland and Julian Maynard Smith, will both be constructed for the fifth edition of London's annual pavilion competition.
Lost Time, a print project launched last year, has returned to highlight the UK's 15.5 percent gender pay gap.
Disegno is delighted to announce the launch of a new three-part podcast series, Re-routing the City. The podcast navigates the complexity of moving through contemporary cities and has been produced in partnership with Applied, a spatial experience design practice.