Stories
Less Volume, More Meaning
Polaroid’s new camera prompts reflection on changing standards around the speed of image creation.
Seen on Screen: Soft Inside
Ligne Roset’s celebrated Togo sofa appears in Raine Allen-Miller’s Rye Lane for a series of lessons about integrity, honesty, and the need to grow a backbone.
Glassware is like Onions
What do luxury glassware and Shrek have in common? This story draws unlikely comparisons to explore ideas of luxury, preconceptions and who is given a place at the proverbial table.
The Necessity of Uncertainty
A story of windows, Ukraine and architectural reuse in conflict zones.
Notes of Mustard
Casio is luring lapsed piano players back to the piano with a coat of yellow.
The Parthenon Rhymes with Cinderella Castle
Tetsuo Mukai draws comparisons between Greek classicism and Disney’s House of Mouse (aka Walt Disney World).
Keep It Clean
Hansgrohe and Lovehoney join forces to make a business case for pleasure through industrial bathroom fittings.
Lessons in a Flash(light)
A flashlight with many functions and lessons embedded into its charming form by Ambessa Play in collaboration with Jon Marshall of Pentagram.
Learning from Failure with Adam Nathaniel Furman
Adam Nathaniel Furman explains the challenges they faced when their Glowbules lighting collection began to be ripped off.
No Randomness: The Chocolate Bar
Oscar Lhermitte explains how chocolate gained its familiar bar form.
Never Static
Magnetism, cup-and-ball games and get Z lifestyles come together in Philippe Malouin’s lamp for Flos.
A Paris Correspondent
In January 2024, Disegno will produce a pair podcasts at Maison&Objet in Paris which will explore how design might use technology to create more sustainable products and spaces.
Sugar/No-Sugar
For Design Reviewed #3, Oli Stratford dives into the world of soft drink branding and redesigns, and the rise of zero-sugar formulations.
No Fidget Spinners
For Design Reviewed #2 Adrienne Brown takes part in a Mobile Makers workshop and reflects on the radical potential of breaking down barriers to entry into design.
Beyond The Pursuit of El Dorado
Simón Ballen Botero returns to Medelin in search of a newly designed relationship with Colombia’s ecosystems for Design Reviewed #2.