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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.

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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.

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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.

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Floral Resistance

Alexandra Midal, curator of Ljubljana’s 28th Biennial of Design, discusses the events themes of flowers, concealed codes, and cunning in design.

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Time and Time Again

Jamie Wolfond curates a horological typology show, with the results showing the variety, complements and contradictions encompassed within contemporary design.

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Leftovers

Anouska Samms’s new collection, Leftovers, is inspired by housing insecurity and living in close quarters.

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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.

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Touch Machine

Soraia Gomes Teixeira’s Touch Machine allows users to give and receive touch anonymously and investigate their relationship with physical contact. 

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Padrinos

Sergio Mondragón’s exhibition El Listón Café turns a gallery into a Mexican American living room to celebrate the creativity of his community and his family.

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From the Ground Up

In Disegno #38, Christien Meindertsma and Dzek make Flaxwood, a form of linoleum which celebrates the material’s natural ingredients and proudly preserves scuffs and smells.

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Kyu-Ikeda-Tei

In Disegno #38, architect Yui Tezuka reflects on the childhood home her father designed and the influence it has had on her current practice.

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Colour Blur

Maharam’s new textile collection by fashion designer Sander Lak avoids recognisable patterns or images, and instead focuses on the sensory experience of colour.

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