Stories
Redefining Plastic
The new Mini Polyfloss Machine is designed to process the plastic waste of makers small communities into usable fibres that resemble candyfloss.
A Chair for Today
Gubi’s new F300 chair is a re-editioned version of a 1960s design by Pierre Paulin which is simultaneously nostalgic and futuristic.
Cabinet of Curiosities
The new V&A Storehouse combines the functions of a museum and a warehouse and gives the public greater access to the museum’s collections.
Waffle Connectors
Unfold design studio reflects on the waffle as a symbol of Belgian national identity by creating a stool that is held together solely using waffle-shaped glass.
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.
Walk The House
Do Ho Suh’s replicas of his former homes explore the role of sentimentality in architecture and city planning.
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.
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.
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.
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.