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Disegno at Milan Design Week 2023
A complete list of Disegno’s talks, launches and publications for this year’s Milan Design Week, including the arrival of Disegno #35.
Du français au russe en français
Jasper Morrison’s Raami project for Finnish design brand Iittala prompts consideration of the history of informal dining and convivial tableware.
A Brick is Born
From Disegno #23, an interview with Hella Jongerius’ on her year of looms and weaving for her project Interlace, textile research.
A Radical Reduction
Swedish design studio Form Us With Love has developed a powder-to-liquid soap to cut down on plastic waste.
Gesamtkunsthandwerk in Coromandel
A summer of collaboration between designers, potters and artists at Driving Creek Railway and Potteries on New Zealand’s Coromandel peninsula.
Queer Refusal
Queer voices in design and urbanism explore architecture as a site of disobedience in a roundtable to mark the publication of Queer Spaces: An Atlas of LGBTQIA+ Places and Stories.
A Neotenic State of Mind
From Disegno #22, Justin Donnelly unpacks the science behind super-cute furniture that makes your subconscious squee.
Learning from Failure
Designer Ineke Hans shares what she learnt from the second life of her recycled plastic chair Rex in Learning from Failure.
Better Sensation
Johanna Agerman Ross travels to Burgundy to interview designer Erwan Bouroullec at La Grange, the rural retreat that’s transforming his practice.
To Be Clear
Phone (1) by tech startup Nothing is a transparent smartphone that’s a direct response to the industry’s obsession with black box design and programmed obsolescence.
Embrace the Weird
Sophie Tolhurst reviews Weird Sensation Feels Good, and asks what gets sanitised when an internet phenomena is embraced by traditional design institutions.
Politically Erect
Photographer Alastair Philip Wiper documents the rigorous testing processes at Worlds Best Condom Factory in Denmark.
A Belief in Kindness
For Seen on Screen, Sharon Lam breaks down how the googly eye motif became the emotional through-line of Everything Everywhere All At Once.
Essential Forms
How some downtime watching Netflix provided the moment of inspiration for Julien Renault to design the Pastis chair and table for Hay.
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.
Caring is Sharing
Maison&Objet returns to Paris for 2023 with an enthusiastic message of caring for the environment and each other.
Delft Blue Rhymes with Fake Handbags
Eighteenth-century pottery meets knock-off Gucci in this column from Tetsuo Mukai mapping the history of designing and making fakes.
Clinging On
Grab your backpack and trail mix, Tom Chung has gone full gorpcore with Piton, a portable lamp inspired by outdoor adventure gear for Muuto.