Stories
Live Edges
Marco Campardo’s Live Edges collection features hand-carved lines inspired by doodles he made on his daughter’s magnetic board.
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.
Ancestors in the Making
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.
Reloading the Canon
Jomo Tariku’s solo show aims to expand the design canon by displaying his furniture designs alongside the African artefacts which inspired them.
It Rings a Bell
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.
The Past is the Future
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.
Health and Safety
Liang-Jung Chen explores flexible barriers and their role demarcating public space as part of the Emerging Designer Commission at the V&A.
A Guardian
Textile artist Mair Cook reimagined USM’s Haller system as a soft lamp for breastfeeding at night for The Aram Gallery’s Adaptations exhibition.
Dazzle Camouflage Rhymes with Shipping Containers
Tetsuo Mukai draws comparisons between dazzle camouflage and shipping containers.
No Randomness: The London plane tree
Oscar Lhermitte explains why the London plane tree is so widely used in urban planning.
Just My Type
Design studio BNAG and type foundry ABC Dinamo flirted across disciplinary boundaries to create metal brackets which add typographic elements to furniture.
At All Scales
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.
Ties that Bind
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.
Folded Form
Pauline Loctin creates a floating, folded paper installation for Uncommon Holborn.
A Non-Light Light
Bocci's theatrical glowing orb breaks the conventions of portable design.
Fringe Benefits
Sarah Brunnhuber creates zero-waste garments with unexpected fringe details that illustrate her production process.
Dead Stock, Live Stock
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.