Stories
A Functional Rug
Studio AKFB design a rug for Mattiazzi that explores colour as cartography.
Inequalities
Triennale Milano’s 24th International Exhibition explores economic, social, biological and environmental inequalities through the lens of architecture and design.
Perfectly Stacked
Gunjan Gupta collaborates with artisans to create designs that embody the orderly chaos of day to day life in India.
A Difference in Framing
Curators Marketa Uhlirova and Dal Chodha discuss the new edition of the Fashion in Film Festival, whose Grounded theme tackles fashion, the body, and their entanglements with nature
Walk The House
Do Ho Suh’s replicas of his former homes explore the role of sentimentality in architecture and city planning.
Open Call: Freedom
Disegno is looking for contributions to our 40th issue, released in autumn 2025, which will be themed around ideas of “Freedom” in design.
Designing for a Changing World
Map Project Office leads a public panel talk exploring design’s potential to better reflect the complexity of a world undergoing rapid technological, social, political and environmental change.
The Crit #15: Nelly Ben Hayoun-Stépanian
Nelly Ben Hayoun-Stépanian joins The Crit to discuss the role of optimism and imagination in critical design.
Weaving Water
Aliki Van der Kruijs and Jos Klarenbeek’s project Kadans 2.0 turns oceanographical data into an ever-changing weaving pattern that captures the motion of the sea.
Floral Resistance
Alexandra Midal, curator of Ljubljana’s 28th Biennial of Design, discusses the events themes of flowers, concealed codes, and cunning in design.
Groomed Balloons
Roberto Benavidez’s surreal, sensual and eerie forms expand ideas of what a piñata can be.
Time and Time Again
Jamie Wolfond curates a horological typology show, with the results showing the variety, complements and contradictions encompassed within contemporary design.
The Crit #14: Jay Osgerby
Jay Osgerby joins The Crit to discuss designing public projects that are symbolic, ephemeral and site specific.
Inside Wonderland
Irenie Studio renovates an abandoned Victorian townhouse, turning it into an exhibition space and a winter market before handing it over to new owners.
Touch Machine
Soraia Gomes Teixeira’s Touch Machine allows users to give and receive touch anonymously and investigate their relationship with physical contact.
The Crit #13: Andu Masebo
Andu Masebo joins The Crit to discuss designing objects that tell stories about their own creation.