Stories
Design Line: 6 – 12 January
This week on Design Line we get lost in a maze of transparent TVs; luxury paint spattered shoes; ugly lawns; charges of plagiarism and a proposal for charging infrastructure created from existing street furniture.
Death is in the Air
With Hollywood beset my movies about design, manufacture and marketing, Design Reviewed #2 invited Michael David Mitchell to review Air, the story of Nike’s breakthrough sneaker, and explore what lies beneath our 80s nostalgia.
Design Line: 24 – 30 June
The Young V&A opens the door for a playful mode of curation, Sabine Marcelis imagines a very personable Renault Twingo, and Barbie gives an Xbox a makeover on this week’s Design Line.
Design Reviewed #2
The second issue of Design Reviewed is now available for pre-order, with stories taking in Colombian ecosystems, design policies to improve access to football pitches, reusable diapers, and much more.
Design Line: 1 – 7 April
This week, Design Line features Nike’s period-proof football shorts for the Women’s World Cup, a mysterious installation from Studio Swine, and the best of the design world’s April Fools Day pranks.
Fibre to Form
Disegno reveals the secrets of Forward, Nike’s years-long confidential research project culminating in a new material made from plastic bottles.
A Clean B.I.L.L. of Health
A new robot from Nike cleans and repairs worn-out shoes, but should the brand’s entry into a new area of repair be seen as a service or an installation?
The Design Line: 16 - 22 July
Es Devlin builds a giant ring light in the desert, the Unicode Consortium launches the goose emoji, and Minecraft bans NFTs in this week’s Design Line.