Stories
Common Frequency
Radio Nopal, a Mexico City-based radio station, designs the broadcast tools needed for community dialogue.
The Crit #46: Freya Bolton
Freya Bolton, co-director of Mitre and Mondays, joins the podcast for a discussion about the value of hands-on fabrication for conceptual thinking, and the need to adapt to different project lifespans and constraints.
Personalised Inhaler
Hale, a new company designing cases for asthma inhalers, took inspiration from a prop used in a James Bond film.
The Soul of the Archive
Nicolau Carmenati brings to life the archive of his grandfather, architect Vincenzo Carmenati, by turning his private sculptures into lamps.
The Crit #45: Deborah Cook
Deborah Cook, head of costume at award-winning animation studio Laika, joins the show to discuss the challenges of designing for non-human anatomies and the importance of creating dark and eerie stories for children.
Four Moons From Home
Architect and artist Dima Srouji created windows filled with Palestinian flora for the Mosaic Rooms, a gesture she hopes will offer visitors portals to a free Palestine.
What’s In a Chair?
Yinka Ilori stages an exhibition of 20 years of chair designs, centred on the stories and personalities they contain.
The 21st-Century Highway and the City
Jaguar launches its new Type 01 in New York, in an event that prompts reflection on car design in the 21st century.
The Crit #44: Stephen Burks and Malika Leiper
Stephen Burks and Malika Leiper, the partners behind Stephen Burks Man Made, join the show to discuss running a nomadic studio and questioning what radical design means today.
Threading History
In Disegno #39, Bisila Noha travels to Dakar to see Aissa Dione’s work to preserve Senegal’s weaving traditions and revitalise the country’s textile industry.
Engineering the Bloom
Øivind Slaatto’s new lamp for Carl Hansen & Søn takes inspiration from the mathematical principles that characterise the growth of begonia flowers.
A Cartographical Statement
Onne is an interactive map which details the environmental and sociopolitical forces shaping the Swedish portion of Sápmi, an Arctic territory that is home to the Sámi people.
Gilding the Lily
Marcin Rusak’s studio on the outskirts of Warsaw explores the preservation and decay of plants using natural and synthetic resin, bioplastics, metalising and more.
The Tower and the Landscape
Pearce+’s wildlife infrastructure tower proposes a model of hyper-local design and construction.
The Crit #43: Alexandra Gerber
Alexandra Gerber visits the studio for a discussion about gendered objects, spontaneous design solutions and the allure of biomaterials.
LDF 2026 Round Up
Disegno’s London Design Festival 2026 round up includes spinning maquettes, lilac orbs, a storytelling forest, a fictional flat, a surreal parlour, and much more.
Evolving Craft
The second edition of the Craft x Tech initiative explores Japan’s Tokai region, and places its culture of craft into fresh relationships with contemporary designers.