Natalie Kane took a good long look through a pair of NReal Air spectacles to examine the hype around AR and technology for Design Reviewed #2.

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.

For Design Reviewed #2, Takt’s flat-pack furniture, designed to be perpetually repaired, is put to the test by a self-confessed fan of building manuals.

For Design Reviewed #2, Nathan Ma meets with Hella Jongerius amongst the faded lustre of porcelain.

For Design Reviewed #2, Lara Chapman talked tactics with Assemble’s plans to open up football pitches to more women and non-binary players.

Harnessing a love of the humble clamp, Isabel Alonso’s furniture collection Defocus makes a case for high-quality, flat-pack furniture.

For Design Reviewed #2, Piti Koshimura tours the public facilities of the Tokyo Toilet Project, raising questions about the social value of readily accessible bathrooms.

Disegno and Aram invite you to an evening discussion about legacy in design, and how design can sensitively honour, engage with, and reinterpret its own history.

For Design Reviewed #2, Ann Morgan trials a shift in her parenting approach with the introduction of Sumo, Luisa Kahlfeldt’s design for a reusable nappy.

Felix de Pass’s cutlery collection for Monoware makes a case for hands-on engagement with design.

The design of bricks made out of construction waste, as told by the architects, scientists and designers working to make materials more sensitive to their local and environmental context.

Rado’s head of research and development discusses the challenges of executing Le Corbusier’s colours in high-tech ceramic.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.