Stories
The Design Line: 13 – 19 August
Solar-powered personal technology, the Nakagin Capsule Tower becoming an NFT, and discovering lost Cambodian treasures in architects photos feature in Design Line.
The Design Line: 30 July - 5 August
This week’s Design Line celebrates the appointment of Muyiwa Oki at RIBA, raises an eyebrow at the cancellation of Design Miami Paris, and delves into the role of sports bras in athletic success.
The Design Line: 23 - 29 July
The Design Line casts its eye over Morag Myerscough’s fort for Hadrian’s Wall; Dior’s appropriation of a mǎmiànqún skirt, the Instagram redesign, and much more.
The Design Line: 16 - 22 July
Es Devlin builds a giant ring light in the desert, the Unicode Consortium launches the goose emoji, and Minecraft bans NFTs in this week’s Design Line.
The Design Line: 9 - 15 July
This week on Design Line, what Jony Ive did next, how digital archaeologists could settle the Parthenon Marbles saga, and a historic bridge in Rotterdam faces down Jeff Bezos’ megayacht.
The Design Line: 2 - 8 July
The passing of Marcus Fairs, a car design from Kanye West, and Google’s move to protect abortion-seekers’ data feature on Design Line.
The Design Line: 25 June - 1 July
Pinch punch, first of the month, it’s Design Line, with the Design Parade winners, senior leadership on the move at The Met, and drama in Ghana over David Adjaye’s landmark project.
The Design Line: 18 - 24 June
The mid-summer Design Line is here, with a look at the US’s wave of unionisation, video game disaster simulations, and BIG’s mock-up mistake.
The Design Line: 10 - 17 June
Here comes the Design Line, featuring news from 3 Days of Design, the story of the scandal rocking The Bartlett, and the discovery of worms that eat plastic waste.
Enter the Zoöp
Aric Chen, Het Nieuwe Instituut’s artistic and general director, discusses transforming the institution into the world’s first zoöp: a body dedicated to ecological regeneration and representing non-human life.
A Meeting of Waste Streams
From Disegno #26, Attua Aparicio Torinos creates emoji plates out of discarded porcelain from Jingdezhen and glass remnants.
Old Skins for New Boots
From Disegno #26, the making of Matthias Winkler’s debut collection of non-binary boots made from deadstock material that includes old lederhosen.
Springtime in Paris
Joe Lloyd reviews the return of Maison&Objet design fair, as an unseasonal heatwave bathes Paris in sunshine and a distinctly bon vivant atmosphere.
A room within a room
A recreation of Ettore Sottsass’s 1960s Casa Lana in the Triennale Milano offers a compelling portrait of the designer mid-career.
The Design Line: 1-7 January, 2022
Calatrava’s slippery bridge, a health tracker for dogs and a country in crisis over cryptocurrency feature as part of Disegno’s new weekly feature: Design Line.
Doshi Takes Gold
Balkrishna Doshi, architect of low-cost housing for the poor in India, has expressed his delight at winning a Royal Gold Medal at the age of 94.
Alfredo Häberli designs new Fixpencil for Caran d’Ache
The Swiss-Argentinian designer has created two editioned versions of the mechanical pencil that was first developed in 1929.
Map publishes ambient technology e-paper
We share an article on ambient technology and the screen, published as part of Map Project Office’s e-paper about connected tech in the home.