Stories
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.
It Has Pockets
Disegno interviews Hanna Ter Meulen, co-founder of Early Majority, a technical outerwear brand addressing the pockets gender gap.
Old Skins for New Boots
From Disegno #26, the making of Matthias Winkler’s debut collection of non-binary boots made from deadstock material that includes old lederhosen.
Fitting Photos
Sophie Tolhurst talks to designer Matty Bovan about fitting photos, the less glamorous yet more revealing behind-the-scenes images of creation in process.
Barcelona’s street vendors launch new sneaker line
A co-operative of street vendors from Barcelona have released a new line of sneakers after forming a streetwear brand, Top Manta.