Studio Saar crafts a climate-sensitive community space for Udaipur.

How do designers infuse their objects with stories about the materials they are made from? Disegno’s talk series “Unearthing Narratives” at this year’s Stockholm Furniture Fair will explore this question and many more .

Ableton pushes the industrial design of musical instruments.

Polaroid’s new camera prompts reflection on changing standards around the speed of image creation.

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.

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.

Corinne Quin explores the curious phenomenon of online sizegivers.

A story of windows, Ukraine and architectural reuse in conflict zones.

Casio is luring lapsed piano players back to the piano with a coat of yellow.

Tetsuo Mukai draws comparisons between Greek classicism and Disney’s House of Mouse (aka Walt Disney World).

Alexandra Hakim and Beit Collective craft slices of relief for Lebanon.

Hansgrohe and Lovehoney join forces to make a business case for pleasure through industrial bathroom fittings.

A flashlight with many functions and lessons embedded into its charming form by Ambessa Play in collaboration with Jon Marshall of Pentagram.

Adam Nathaniel Furman explains the challenges they faced when their Glowbules lighting collection began to be ripped off.

A fairground ball inspires Ayzit Bostan’s collection of sparkling bags made from material leftovers.

Oscar Lhermitte explains how chocolate gained its familiar bar form.

Magnetism, cup-and-ball games and get Z lifestyles come together in Philippe Malouin’s lamp for Flos.

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.