Stories
Luca Nichetto launches podcast
Industrial designer Luca Nichetto has announced the launch of a new monthly podcast, Opinionated.
The Sum of All Constraints
The Bell chair sees Konstantin Grcic reflect on the importance of clear information and rigid constraints to the design process.
Design Holding opens new retail space in Copenhagen
The company behind design brands including B&B Italia, Maxalto, Flos, and Louis Poulsen has announced a new retail space in Copenhagen.
Antepavilion building targeted in police raid
Police raided the Hoxton Docks arts building in a bid to target Extinction Rebellion, who are tenuously connected to one of this year’s Antepavilion commissions.
The Real Feel
Connected, an exhibition of new home offices by AHEC and the Design Museum, raises questions around the opportunities and challenges of designing over FaceTime.
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.
Phyllida Barlow to install sculpture in Highgate Cemetery
Act will be installed in Highgate’s West Cemetery and explore ideas of memorialisation and Victorian society’s relationship to death.
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.
Catherine Slessor appointed president of C20 Society
Catherine Slessor has been named as the next president of the UK’s Twentieth Century Society.
Fluid Memories, Static Monument
An essay on the beheading of the Columbus statue in Boston’s North End and the political implications of monuments.
The Revolution Will Not Be Branded
A look at the phenomenon of woke-washing and the failure of many brands to meaningfully engage with social justice movements.
Barcelona’s street vendors launch new sneaker line
A co-operative of street vendors from Barcelona have released a new line of sneakers after forming a streetwear brand, Top Manta.
Counterspace’s 2021 Serpentine Pavilion opens in Hyde Park
Counterspace’s 2021 pavilion has opened in Hyde Park, formed from architectural elements sampled from around the city.
Velo 2 by Jon Marshall for Beeline
Pentagram’s Jon Marshall has returned to his back catalogue, designing a new version of the Velo bicycle navigation device.
A Graduation Show Restored
The Lost Graduation Show at the 2021 Salone del Mobile aims to provide a public platform for the class of 2020-21 – those whose own graduation shows were cancelled by the pandemic.
Do We Still Love Our Bookstores?
How have Amazon and its online competitors changed the way we buy books? With the launch of Bookshop.org, Disegno set out to investigate.
Job Vacancy – Assistant Editor
Disegno is recruiting a new assistant editor to join its team.
Situating Blackness
A roundtable about Blackness in the design industry and discussion of the ways in which the term collates disparate identities.