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A Matter of Colour
Rado’s head of research and development discusses the challenges of executing Le Corbusier’s colours in high-tech ceramic.
Re-routing the City launches on Disegno Podcasts
Disegno is delighted to announce the launch of a new three-part podcast series, Re-routing the City. The podcast navigates the complexity of moving through contemporary cities and has been produced in partnership with Applied, a spatial experience design practice.
LDF Diaries 2023: Day Five
Day five of Disegno’s exploration of the London Design Festival features new products from Hay, Mud Australia, Aram and others; a visit to POoR Collective’s group show; and experimental furniture from Chair of Virtue.
LDF Diaries 2023: Day Four
A fourth roundup from the London Design Festival sees Disegno’s editorial team visit Play by Art Practice Studio, the Material Matters trade fair, and Lasvit’s herbal chandelier at Sketch.
LDF Diaries 2023: Day Three
A furniture peep show, celebration of Vietnamese rope making, and self-initiated graduate show: it’s day three of Disegno’s time at the 2023 London Design Festival.
LDF Diaries 2023: Day Two
Disegno’s second day at the London Design Festival takes in a stop at Artek’s hacked celebration of Stool 60, a discussion of design residences at Stanley Picker Gallery, and Morag Myerscough’s installation for Mini.
LDF Diaries 2023: Day One
Throughout the London Design Festival, Disegno will be offering reflections on the installations, launches and initiatives that we see throughout the week: our first day takes in work from Rio Kobayashi, Fels and Jan Hendzel Studio.
Chairing the Woman’s Role
Ella Bulley shapes new narratives about women’s roles and the representation of their bodies through a family of three wooden chairs.
Disegno at LDF 2023
Join Disegno and Brompton Design District at LDF for a pair of panel discussions on the benefits of working together in design.
Learning from Failure with Stephen Burks
Stephen Burks reflects on what success truly means when the design industry resists diversity.
Terms of Address
ProxyAddress creator Chris Hildrey on designing a system to redistribute postal addresses to help people experiencing homelessness.
The Crit #31: It’s About Time Morris!
The hosts dive into a trio of reports on designing more sustainable cities and touring exhibitions in this episode of The Crit, which features an exclusive interview with Olivier Lacrouts of Studio d-o-t-s.
Seeing Through the Walls of Silicon Valley
Claude Dutson employs technology to snoop around the secretive headquarters of Silicon Valley, probing the methodological limits of proprietary architecture.
Never Break the Chain
Tracing the links between chair and jewellery design with the Transition chain necklace from Hall Haus.
Marble Dust in the Air
Eshwarya Grover documents the work of Studio Raw Material turning Makrana’s marble industry offcuts into furniture.
Economies of Objects
Michael Snyder visits industrial designer Fabien Cappello’s studio in Guadalajara, Mexico, where he collaborates with a local hojalata workshop to create handcrafted tin objects for the home.
Seen on Screen: Ekstrem
Bodies and chairs get extreme in Netflix’s Physical 100, with the arrival of Terje Ekstrøm’s Ekstrem.